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“Welcome to Summer Bay”: Rewatching the early years.
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 197934" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 180-186</span></u></p><p></p><p></p><p>The suddenness with which Alf and Ailsa’s re-wedding happened was startling. After the reprise of Alf putting his proposition (or re-proposal) to Ailsa, there’s an immediate dissolve to the ceremony itself. Once again, the event is held in Alf and Ailsa’s living room, though there is at least dialogue to explain that this was what Ailsa wanted.</p><p></p><p>It seems surprising that they would choose to renew their vows immediately, with Alf’s granddaughter kidnapped and his daughter worried sick. Perhaps, though, that’s the key reason for the low key approach to the ceremony. Although it is important enough to be attended by the entire main cast.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/1GmtGE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/gEBM9b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/JPiB3h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>More than once recently, characters have discussed the bad fortune of the Stewart family this year. Martha’s disappearance proves something of the last straw for Celia whose faith is shaken.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In a nice touch it’s Ailsa who convinces Celia not to give up her faith. The interactions between these two have been enjoyable recently, with Ailsa saying Celia should keep the store if she wants to, and Celia seeming somewhat excluded now that Ailsa and Roo are bonding a little.</p><p></p><p>The topic of faith coming up has made me curious about Ailsa’s faith. She said to Celia that she went to church occasionally but it didn’t mean much, and she commented that she envied Celia’s faith. So I guess she’s agnostic. But I’d love to learn some more about various characters’ beliefs (or lack thereof) outside of the more devout characters.</p><p></p><p>Celia says a little prayer which is answered when Martha is safely returned. But not before Roo has contemplated suicide. After isolating herself and having numerous characters out looking for her, Roo’s salvation comes when she stumbles into Summer Baby House, finds kindly Pippa alone with baby Christopher and is overcome when Pippa entrusts her with her child.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/ik2liI.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Note-for-note, it’s a scenario that will be re-enacted with a different character just a couple of short episodes later. With even more moving results.</p><p></p><p>Following her epiphanic moment, Roo has also reaches a decision which causes uproar with Stewarts and Macklins both:</p><p></p><p>But Roo’s mind is made up. And Brett, worn down into tiredness and submission, tells her he’ll agree with whatever she decides, so long as he doesn’t have to stick around.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/qJwvyF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><em>continued...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 197934, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 180-186[/SIZE][/U] The suddenness with which Alf and Ailsa’s re-wedding happened was startling. After the reprise of Alf putting his proposition (or re-proposal) to Ailsa, there’s an immediate dissolve to the ceremony itself. Once again, the event is held in Alf and Ailsa’s living room, though there is at least dialogue to explain that this was what Ailsa wanted. It seems surprising that they would choose to renew their vows immediately, with Alf’s granddaughter kidnapped and his daughter worried sick. Perhaps, though, that’s the key reason for the low key approach to the ceremony. Although it is important enough to be attended by the entire main cast. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/1GmtGE.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/gEBM9b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/JPiB3h.jpg[/IMG] More than once recently, characters have discussed the bad fortune of the Stewart family this year. Martha’s disappearance proves something of the last straw for Celia whose faith is shaken. In a nice touch it’s Ailsa who convinces Celia not to give up her faith. The interactions between these two have been enjoyable recently, with Ailsa saying Celia should keep the store if she wants to, and Celia seeming somewhat excluded now that Ailsa and Roo are bonding a little. The topic of faith coming up has made me curious about Ailsa’s faith. She said to Celia that she went to church occasionally but it didn’t mean much, and she commented that she envied Celia’s faith. So I guess she’s agnostic. But I’d love to learn some more about various characters’ beliefs (or lack thereof) outside of the more devout characters. Celia says a little prayer which is answered when Martha is safely returned. But not before Roo has contemplated suicide. After isolating herself and having numerous characters out looking for her, Roo’s salvation comes when she stumbles into Summer Baby House, finds kindly Pippa alone with baby Christopher and is overcome when Pippa entrusts her with her child. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/ik2liI.jpg[/IMG] Note-for-note, it’s a scenario that will be re-enacted with a different character just a couple of short episodes later. With even more moving results. Following her epiphanic moment, Roo has also reaches a decision which causes uproar with Stewarts and Macklins both: But Roo’s mind is made up. And Brett, worn down into tiredness and submission, tells her he’ll agree with whatever she decides, so long as he doesn’t have to stick around. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/qJwvyF.jpg[/IMG] [RIGHT][I]continued...[/I][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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