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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 185389" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>#720</strong></span></p><p></p><p>You know, I was dreading the arrival of Janice. She’s a character I associate with the hollow quirkiness of the series in its latter days. The first time round I saw the injection of comedic characters - along with bland young things such as Craig and Debbie - as a conscious effort to <em>Neighbourise</em> the series: a move to emulate the popularity enjoyed by Seven’s recently lost property.</p><p></p><p>Whatever the motives behind it (and bear in mind I could have been way off, since at this point <em>Neighbours</em> had only just begun running on Channel Ten and was still a little way off peaking in popularity), the arrival of Janice in particular does bring a change in tone.</p><p></p><p>Janice is a caricature in many ways. Her very first scene had her adopting a cartoony martial arts pose when facing off with Andy. She’s the comedy spinster archetype, complete with thick glasses and grey cardie.</p><p></p><p>What’s surprised me, though, is how on viewing this time I feel her arrival has added a special something rather than detracting from things. She <em>is</em> quirky, but she’s the kind of character we’d have seen on <em>Number 96 </em>during its heyday. Other characters’ reactions to her have been priceless. And the pairing with Fiona is proving a gem. Fiona is a character that I’ve struggled with over the last couple of seasons. But it’s occurred to me that in every scene with Janice, Fiona been enjoyable: spirited, resistant, nonplussed. There’s none of her bulldozing and little of her tendency to go into overwrought theatrics. She’s just Aunt Fiona again. Literally.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/115130138/how-rima-te-wiata-gets-it-done">this very recent interview with Rima Te Wiata</a> has helped cement Janice as a character I could really enjoy this time round.</p><p></p><p>The plot with the characters suddenly interested in an old house for differing reasons would have made sense in <em>Neighbours</em>, which is about community, but seems forced here. Even so, everyone seemed to be having so much fun with it I can overlook that. May has arrived (hence a new, semi-permanent reminder of Fiona's days as a sex worker. No bad thing). She's another "quirky" character without too much else at the moment, but it shows a little promise too.</p><p></p><p>Jess has gone. Donna and Tim look like they're on the way out. This is all for the good. Janice and May are like a tonic after the endless stream of long lost young Palmer nephews and nieces. Perhaps, rather than the problem, these new quirky characters are the solution after all.</p><p></p><p>Wayne threw Alison in the pool and Barbara smirked all the way through their next scene together then exited and guffawed off camera just loudly enough for Alison to hear.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Beryl knows that Alison is Patricia. But Alison's turned the tables by threatening Beryl and David with prison for concealing their knowledge of her whereabouts from the police.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 185389, member: 23"] [SIZE=7][B]#720[/B][/SIZE] You know, I was dreading the arrival of Janice. She’s a character I associate with the hollow quirkiness of the series in its latter days. The first time round I saw the injection of comedic characters - along with bland young things such as Craig and Debbie - as a conscious effort to [I]Neighbourise[/I] the series: a move to emulate the popularity enjoyed by Seven’s recently lost property. Whatever the motives behind it (and bear in mind I could have been way off, since at this point [I]Neighbours[/I] had only just begun running on Channel Ten and was still a little way off peaking in popularity), the arrival of Janice in particular does bring a change in tone. Janice is a caricature in many ways. Her very first scene had her adopting a cartoony martial arts pose when facing off with Andy. She’s the comedy spinster archetype, complete with thick glasses and grey cardie. What’s surprised me, though, is how on viewing this time I feel her arrival has added a special something rather than detracting from things. She [I]is[/I] quirky, but she’s the kind of character we’d have seen on [I]Number 96 [/I]during its heyday. Other characters’ reactions to her have been priceless. And the pairing with Fiona is proving a gem. Fiona is a character that I’ve struggled with over the last couple of seasons. But it’s occurred to me that in every scene with Janice, Fiona been enjoyable: spirited, resistant, nonplussed. There’s none of her bulldozing and little of her tendency to go into overwrought theatrics. She’s just Aunt Fiona again. Literally. Oh, and [URL='https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/115130138/how-rima-te-wiata-gets-it-done']this very recent interview with Rima Te Wiata[/URL] has helped cement Janice as a character I could really enjoy this time round. The plot with the characters suddenly interested in an old house for differing reasons would have made sense in [I]Neighbours[/I], which is about community, but seems forced here. Even so, everyone seemed to be having so much fun with it I can overlook that. May has arrived (hence a new, semi-permanent reminder of Fiona's days as a sex worker. No bad thing). She's another "quirky" character without too much else at the moment, but it shows a little promise too. Jess has gone. Donna and Tim look like they're on the way out. This is all for the good. Janice and May are like a tonic after the endless stream of long lost young Palmer nephews and nieces. Perhaps, rather than the problem, these new quirky characters are the solution after all. Wayne threw Alison in the pool and Barbara smirked all the way through their next scene together then exited and guffawed off camera just loudly enough for Alison to hear. Oh, and Beryl knows that Alison is Patricia. But Alison's turned the tables by threatening Beryl and David with prison for concealing their knowledge of her whereabouts from the police. [/QUOTE]
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