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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 196337" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 133-147</span></u></p><p></p><p></p><p>Just when I’d started to grow weary of Alan’s smirking and stirring with Donald, his stunts to get his father sacked have been exposed and he was temporarily banished from Summer Bay by Barbara. Even before the truth came out, Donald had made his feelings on the matter very plain:</p><p></p><p>Now Alan has returned to the Bay, tail between his legs and eager to humbly make amends with the town in general and Donald in particular. Suddenly he elicits my empathy again. It’s Ben McPhee all over again.</p><p></p><p>There’s also something of the Max and Danny Ramsay to Donald and Alan’s relationship: the father and son who are doomed to never quite see the other’s perspective. This is no bad thing. This situation is more complex than the Ramsays’, since it was easy to make sense of the <em>Neighbours</em> situation once the full picture was seen. On <em>Home and Away</em> - so far, at least - we’re not aware of the bigger picture. Perhaps there’s nothing to see. Perhaps it’s a relationship based on instincts rather than events. Something that can’t be explained or seen with the eye.</p><p></p><p>More explainable - and yet more fascinating - is the Donald/Barbara dynamic. I find myself willing them to reach an understanding. Like Donald, I’d really like them to become friends. And, from there, who knows what? But it never quite crosses that line. Like two strange cats sharing territory, Barbara will tolerate him most of the time. From the outside things look as though they’re getting on. And then something seemingly insignificant will cause her to lash out, swiping at him to bring him down to size:</p><p></p><p>There’s the sense that Barbara herself is confused and disappointed. In Donald. In the relationship. Perhaps in herself. When she reaches into the past to explain her present, it’s compelling:</p><p></p><p></p><p>More strained Stewart relationships: The Macklin Group’s planned Sands Resort - soon to become H&A’s very own Lassiters or Lotus Point - is currently proving to be the series’ Takapa. With Alf and Ailsa as an Antipodean Jock and Ellie Ewing.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/4BHZYA.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The big difference here is that Ailsa knows Alf is backing the project.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/M35k6k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/vFgvFk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Ailsa’s irritation was perfectly understandable considering the big pitch for The Sands Resort was held in the opulence of Alf and Ailsa’s living room. It feels very <em>Sons and Daughters </em>that the characters should go all out with their glamorous makeovers, then be confined to the same familiar sets while playing out their romantic imbroglios and trading barbs with one another.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/gJa3sr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/RYp35f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/UE5l6U.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/UlGpn1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Seeing Frank and Steven in tuxes is reminiscent of when John and Kevin Palmer started wearing suits. But then, rather than a new direction it's currently just one night out that everyone's excited about, so nothing's really changed besides the imagery.</p><p></p><p>In a regressive move, Roo is delighted about Alf and Ailsa’s lack of marital harmony and doing all she can to enhance it. But at the party she’s got her hands full. First she has Brett on her case over her drinking alcohol while carrying his Macklin heir (shades of JR Ewing. Or at the very least Wayne Hamilton).</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/SNHkL5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>There’s even a moment in which Roo produces a cigarette from her bedroom dresser and prepares to spark up. It seems completely random and out of character, but thinking about it, this was done quite deliberately in front of Brett. It’s likely it was something Roo was doing to irritate him or simply to get his attention. She is, after all, still a teenage schoolgirl, despite her current storylines.</p><p></p><p>The Roo/Frank/Bobby triangle has gone into overdrive. There’s also some role reversal going on, with heavily pregnant Roo feeling frumpy and derro Bobby getting a glam makeover thanks to input from Barbara (the tailoring) and Carly (the hairdo). Naturally this has given some nicely soapy scenes, such as Roo opening the door to be confronted with the new look Bobby. And Roo’s later attempt to get Frank to herself quickly kiboshed by Bobby.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/KuguXT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/wnTgcJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Things have got even messier thanks to Brett’s attraction to post-makeover Bobby. So that’s two of Roo’s exes floating round Bobby all evening. Even funnier, Bobby was completely repelled by Brett.</p><p></p><p>Brett’s interest gave us some more Bobby backstory. This time through the prism of her classmate-stroke-mortal-enemy:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Frank, meanwhile, has gently brushed off Bobby’s advances again. They’re really getting their money’s worth out of this on/off business.</p><p></p><p>In other news, Pippa’s left “just in case” letters with Floss in preparation for her imminent possible death. And Matt has departed. Not that you’d notice. Curiously, Carly said she’d known Matt “almost a year”. By my reckoning it’s been about six months of screen time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 196337, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 133-147[/SIZE][/U] Just when I’d started to grow weary of Alan’s smirking and stirring with Donald, his stunts to get his father sacked have been exposed and he was temporarily banished from Summer Bay by Barbara. Even before the truth came out, Donald had made his feelings on the matter very plain: Now Alan has returned to the Bay, tail between his legs and eager to humbly make amends with the town in general and Donald in particular. Suddenly he elicits my empathy again. It’s Ben McPhee all over again. There’s also something of the Max and Danny Ramsay to Donald and Alan’s relationship: the father and son who are doomed to never quite see the other’s perspective. This is no bad thing. This situation is more complex than the Ramsays’, since it was easy to make sense of the [I]Neighbours[/I] situation once the full picture was seen. On [I]Home and Away[/I] - so far, at least - we’re not aware of the bigger picture. Perhaps there’s nothing to see. Perhaps it’s a relationship based on instincts rather than events. Something that can’t be explained or seen with the eye. More explainable - and yet more fascinating - is the Donald/Barbara dynamic. I find myself willing them to reach an understanding. Like Donald, I’d really like them to become friends. And, from there, who knows what? But it never quite crosses that line. Like two strange cats sharing territory, Barbara will tolerate him most of the time. From the outside things look as though they’re getting on. And then something seemingly insignificant will cause her to lash out, swiping at him to bring him down to size: There’s the sense that Barbara herself is confused and disappointed. In Donald. In the relationship. Perhaps in herself. When she reaches into the past to explain her present, it’s compelling: More strained Stewart relationships: The Macklin Group’s planned Sands Resort - soon to become H&A’s very own Lassiters or Lotus Point - is currently proving to be the series’ Takapa. With Alf and Ailsa as an Antipodean Jock and Ellie Ewing. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/4BHZYA.jpg[/IMG] The big difference here is that Ailsa knows Alf is backing the project. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/M35k6k.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/vFgvFk.jpg[/IMG] Ailsa’s irritation was perfectly understandable considering the big pitch for The Sands Resort was held in the opulence of Alf and Ailsa’s living room. It feels very [I]Sons and Daughters [/I]that the characters should go all out with their glamorous makeovers, then be confined to the same familiar sets while playing out their romantic imbroglios and trading barbs with one another. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/gJa3sr.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/RYp35f.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/UE5l6U.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/UlGpn1.jpg[/IMG] Seeing Frank and Steven in tuxes is reminiscent of when John and Kevin Palmer started wearing suits. But then, rather than a new direction it's currently just one night out that everyone's excited about, so nothing's really changed besides the imagery. In a regressive move, Roo is delighted about Alf and Ailsa’s lack of marital harmony and doing all she can to enhance it. But at the party she’s got her hands full. First she has Brett on her case over her drinking alcohol while carrying his Macklin heir (shades of JR Ewing. Or at the very least Wayne Hamilton). [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/SNHkL5.jpg[/IMG] There’s even a moment in which Roo produces a cigarette from her bedroom dresser and prepares to spark up. It seems completely random and out of character, but thinking about it, this was done quite deliberately in front of Brett. It’s likely it was something Roo was doing to irritate him or simply to get his attention. She is, after all, still a teenage schoolgirl, despite her current storylines. The Roo/Frank/Bobby triangle has gone into overdrive. There’s also some role reversal going on, with heavily pregnant Roo feeling frumpy and derro Bobby getting a glam makeover thanks to input from Barbara (the tailoring) and Carly (the hairdo). Naturally this has given some nicely soapy scenes, such as Roo opening the door to be confronted with the new look Bobby. And Roo’s later attempt to get Frank to herself quickly kiboshed by Bobby. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/KuguXT.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/wnTgcJ.jpg[/IMG] Things have got even messier thanks to Brett’s attraction to post-makeover Bobby. So that’s two of Roo’s exes floating round Bobby all evening. Even funnier, Bobby was completely repelled by Brett. Brett’s interest gave us some more Bobby backstory. This time through the prism of her classmate-stroke-mortal-enemy: Frank, meanwhile, has gently brushed off Bobby’s advances again. They’re really getting their money’s worth out of this on/off business. In other news, Pippa’s left “just in case” letters with Floss in preparation for her imminent possible death. And Matt has departed. Not that you’d notice. Curiously, Carly said she’d known Matt “almost a year”. By my reckoning it’s been about six months of screen time. [/QUOTE]
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