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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 194935" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 111-119</span></u></p><p></p><p>Barbara has proven to be a gentle breath of fresh air to the series, changing the dynamics slightly. It’s interesting that she arrived after Morag had finished her first stint, so we haven’t yet seen all four Stewart siblings together.</p><p></p><p>Barbara’s “call it as it is” directness is proving enjoyable to watch, and what’s interesting is the equality with which she dispenses her opinions. She had a great exchange with Roo in which she pulled no punches laying out exactly why Roo’s deception was so hurtful to Alf. And then Alf opened up to her and again Barbara was happy to play Devil’s Advocate:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I love the irony of Ailsa risking her marriage to Alf to save his relationship with Roo. Much like Fallon and Krystle, Roo’s relationship with her stepmother is evolving. In this case it’s managing to be heartwarming without nauseating.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/57Eb3I.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p> In fact it has a nice bit of bite to it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The summing up of her three siblings in her first meeting with Ailsa is typical of the direct “call it as it is” manner we’ve seen Barbara display consistently in her time on the series:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Which covers another aspect of Barbara’s arrival. Donald’s initial outrage and then growing respect for Barbara as a relief teacher at the school has shown us some great colours on him. He’s been shown to admit when he’s wrong and to give praise where due. It’s also increasingly apparent that he still has feelings for her. And there was a delightfully awkward little exchange with Donald and Ailsa prior to the latter’s first meeting with Barbara, in which he seemed implicitly perturbed by two of his old flames coming into contact with one another.</p><p></p><p>Barbara and Donald's awkward dinner again cast Fisher in an attractive new light. He's clearly invested and seems doomed to get shot down every time he shows his human side. </p><p></p><p>Ailsa, too, is as straight talking as ever. As ever, it’s Celia who cops it:</p><p></p><p></p><p>A lighter thread in recent episodes has been Celia becoming convinced that Floss is in league with the Devil. A delusion that Roo is happy to fuel:</p><p></p><p>Cue Celia seeing Barbara’s astrology group moving round their campfire under cover of darkness, while at the same time Floss, Neville and a stray sheep emerge from bushes. After bubbling along nicely in its own silly way when Lance and Martin played a practical joke by releasing a couple of animals in Celia’s house. Floss and Neville arrived to try to make peace, only to find Celia terrified and clutching her Bible:</p><p></p><p>Floss follows Celia’s gaze and we get a close up of the toad.</p><p></p><p>It’s a lovely bit of mild blasphemy, something which seems to be a strength of the series.</p><p></p><p>In other news, there’s been an SFX extravaganza with Carly’s twin sister Samantha coming to hide out at the caravan park. Sharyn Hodgson seems to have fun playing the bitchy sister. It’s surprisingly watchable and actually pretty well done.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/7nA3jB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/b0NRCp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Not that she’s saved all her zingers for Samantha. Carly got a nice comeback to Steven in an exchange that has never quite left my collective memory:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There was a scene at the beginning of #115 (after Frank’s discovery of Bobby’s feelings for him) where the camera follows Ailsa and Bobby from the doorway of her store to the water and you can see exactly how close the shop is to the beach.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/3bse4p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/iEZygl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/he9TIp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/CBQCWY.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/DKEhkc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Likewise, towards the end of #119, Alf is at the surf thinking about Roo, and Ailsa’s store can be seen very close behind him.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/NGOVSI.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/WeVVDo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 194935, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 111-119[/SIZE][/U] Barbara has proven to be a gentle breath of fresh air to the series, changing the dynamics slightly. It’s interesting that she arrived after Morag had finished her first stint, so we haven’t yet seen all four Stewart siblings together. Barbara’s “call it as it is” directness is proving enjoyable to watch, and what’s interesting is the equality with which she dispenses her opinions. She had a great exchange with Roo in which she pulled no punches laying out exactly why Roo’s deception was so hurtful to Alf. And then Alf opened up to her and again Barbara was happy to play Devil’s Advocate: I love the irony of Ailsa risking her marriage to Alf to save his relationship with Roo. Much like Fallon and Krystle, Roo’s relationship with her stepmother is evolving. In this case it’s managing to be heartwarming without nauseating. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/57Eb3I.jpg[/IMG] In fact it has a nice bit of bite to it. The summing up of her three siblings in her first meeting with Ailsa is typical of the direct “call it as it is” manner we’ve seen Barbara display consistently in her time on the series: Which covers another aspect of Barbara’s arrival. Donald’s initial outrage and then growing respect for Barbara as a relief teacher at the school has shown us some great colours on him. He’s been shown to admit when he’s wrong and to give praise where due. It’s also increasingly apparent that he still has feelings for her. And there was a delightfully awkward little exchange with Donald and Ailsa prior to the latter’s first meeting with Barbara, in which he seemed implicitly perturbed by two of his old flames coming into contact with one another. Barbara and Donald's awkward dinner again cast Fisher in an attractive new light. He's clearly invested and seems doomed to get shot down every time he shows his human side. Ailsa, too, is as straight talking as ever. As ever, it’s Celia who cops it: A lighter thread in recent episodes has been Celia becoming convinced that Floss is in league with the Devil. A delusion that Roo is happy to fuel: Cue Celia seeing Barbara’s astrology group moving round their campfire under cover of darkness, while at the same time Floss, Neville and a stray sheep emerge from bushes. After bubbling along nicely in its own silly way when Lance and Martin played a practical joke by releasing a couple of animals in Celia’s house. Floss and Neville arrived to try to make peace, only to find Celia terrified and clutching her Bible: Floss follows Celia’s gaze and we get a close up of the toad. It’s a lovely bit of mild blasphemy, something which seems to be a strength of the series. In other news, there’s been an SFX extravaganza with Carly’s twin sister Samantha coming to hide out at the caravan park. Sharyn Hodgson seems to have fun playing the bitchy sister. It’s surprisingly watchable and actually pretty well done. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/7nA3jB.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/b0NRCp.jpg[/IMG] Not that she’s saved all her zingers for Samantha. Carly got a nice comeback to Steven in an exchange that has never quite left my collective memory: There was a scene at the beginning of #115 (after Frank’s discovery of Bobby’s feelings for him) where the camera follows Ailsa and Bobby from the doorway of her store to the water and you can see exactly how close the shop is to the beach. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/3bse4p.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/iEZygl.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/he9TIp.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/CBQCWY.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/DKEhkc.jpg[/IMG] Likewise, towards the end of #119, Alf is at the surf thinking about Roo, and Ailsa’s store can be seen very close behind him. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/NGOVSI.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/WeVVDo.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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