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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 198685" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 200-206</span></u><em> (continued…)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Bobby’s amnesia is selective, we’ve been clearly told. I’ve had no personal experience with amnesia, but I’d hazard a guess that Bobby has soapy amnesia, which bears no resemblance to anything in the real world. All the same, it has its moments. Amnesia, by its very nature, is about tying the past to the present. And this run of episodes has been abundant with nods to the series’ history. One such being when Bobby remembers a scene from the Pilot:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/yZt3SD.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There’s also a nice scene where Carly tentatively comes to visit, unsure if Bobby will remember her (she does).</p><p></p><p>More than anything, the amnesia storyline is a device to tear down Bobby and Frank so they can reunite stronger than ever. And this is actually the least gripping angle. She can’t remember him. He’s upset. He plays her <em>Untold Moments</em> and she cries (who wouldn’t). He tries to kiss her and she sends him away.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/hAAL2U.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>She plays <em>Untold Moments</em>. Again. And cries. Again. Then comes the inevitable soapy miracle where Bobby shows up away from the hospital:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/CwrRRV.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/VFa7ZP.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/rDC2RF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Which takes us back to Donald walking in to the news. And this is when the selective amnesia becomes compelling. As ever, there’s an incredibly special chemistry to this relationship. It’s fragile, combative, respectful, challenging. All of which makes for a frisson of energy. More than anyone else - Tom, Pippa, Frank or Ailsa - it’s Donald who seems most determined to bring out the best in Bobby who has (selectively) forgotten the progress she’s made in the classroom:</p><p></p><p>Gauntlet thrown down and taken up, we’re given another throwback to the series’ past as Donald and Bobby revisit the book they memorably discussed in Episode 52: seven months and over 150 episodes earlier (and post #19 by this thread):</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/4Qmggz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Another one-time enemy of Bobby’s is persuaded to administer tough love to Bobby. And so it is that a returnee to the series makes a dramatic entrance in the school corridor on the morning of the exam:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/wplBFN.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And as the exam starts, it’s Donald and Roo who take the time to look hopefully at Bobby as though they’re willing her to succeed.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/BcOoid.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><em>continued…</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 198685, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 200-206[/SIZE][/U][I] (continued…)[/I] Bobby’s amnesia is selective, we’ve been clearly told. I’ve had no personal experience with amnesia, but I’d hazard a guess that Bobby has soapy amnesia, which bears no resemblance to anything in the real world. All the same, it has its moments. Amnesia, by its very nature, is about tying the past to the present. And this run of episodes has been abundant with nods to the series’ history. One such being when Bobby remembers a scene from the Pilot: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/yZt3SD.jpg[/IMG] There’s also a nice scene where Carly tentatively comes to visit, unsure if Bobby will remember her (she does). More than anything, the amnesia storyline is a device to tear down Bobby and Frank so they can reunite stronger than ever. And this is actually the least gripping angle. She can’t remember him. He’s upset. He plays her [I]Untold Moments[/I] and she cries (who wouldn’t). He tries to kiss her and she sends him away. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/hAAL2U.jpg[/IMG] She plays [I]Untold Moments[/I]. Again. And cries. Again. Then comes the inevitable soapy miracle where Bobby shows up away from the hospital: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/CwrRRV.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/VFa7ZP.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/rDC2RF.jpg[/IMG] Which takes us back to Donald walking in to the news. And this is when the selective amnesia becomes compelling. As ever, there’s an incredibly special chemistry to this relationship. It’s fragile, combative, respectful, challenging. All of which makes for a frisson of energy. More than anyone else - Tom, Pippa, Frank or Ailsa - it’s Donald who seems most determined to bring out the best in Bobby who has (selectively) forgotten the progress she’s made in the classroom: Gauntlet thrown down and taken up, we’re given another throwback to the series’ past as Donald and Bobby revisit the book they memorably discussed in Episode 52: seven months and over 150 episodes earlier (and post #19 by this thread): [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/4Qmggz.jpg[/IMG] Another one-time enemy of Bobby’s is persuaded to administer tough love to Bobby. And so it is that a returnee to the series makes a dramatic entrance in the school corridor on the morning of the exam: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/wplBFN.jpg[/IMG] And as the exam starts, it’s Donald and Roo who take the time to look hopefully at Bobby as though they’re willing her to succeed. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/BcOoid.jpg[/IMG] [RIGHT][I]continued…[/I][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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