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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 199607" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 216-221 </span></u><em>(...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, back at Summer Bay High, Carly has entered with her own surprise date:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/JgJmWu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The dress Matt sent for Carly to wear gave us a true <em>Dynasty</em> moment when it turned out to be identical to the “one of a kind” dress Alison had persuaded Lance to buy her.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/h5q72c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Alison plans to throw a drink over Carly but gets the wrong target thanks to clumsy Lance.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/79mtEF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/KZlaLj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then, in among the frivolity and borderline camp, comes a moment of poignance, made even more powerful by being unexpected, as Donald opens the envelopes with the award results:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/uPVUXH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/By7YrD.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/ApTl6e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I particularly appreciated the long pause before Donald said Alan’s name, during which a quiet descended over the entire scene. It gave Norman Coburn the space to deliver what is yet another perfectly pitched moving and subtle performance. He’s stood out to me during this rewatch as an actor whom I’d greatly undervalued before. What he can do with very little dialogue is incredible, and he has such presence and emotion. The cuts between wide shots and close ups of his face, eyes moist, show perfectly the balance Donald strikes of detached professionalism and parental pride. It’s beautiful.</p><p></p><p>There was a foot wrong in this scene. It went too quickly to cheesy comedy with Alison muttering under her breath (she had designs on the award herself), then a put-down from her bitchy friend and a guffaw from Lance. It needed a few moments longer to resonate and ideally more of a build-up back to the less substantial stuff.</p><p></p><p>The scene then goes on to quietly acknowledge the forward steps in another of Donald’s tempestuous relationships:</p><p></p><p>Naturally, this isn’t so much about Bobby’s academic success as it is about the journey in the relationship between Bobby and Donald. There’s a lovely moment in which he proffers his hand, just as Steven did to Samuels. Instead of a perfunctory shake, she looks at his hand for a few moments, shrugs and throws her arms round him. It’s a sweet little scene, and gets even better when watched with an understanding of the bigger picture.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/JPlkTR.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Kyr5EE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/rKRMvC.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I appreciated that the detente was just temporary. Indeed, first thing next morning, Bobby was getting up Donald’s nose by burning her school books during a fire ban.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/cooUBB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Two steps forward. One step back.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The series’ key love triangle up to this point is also present at the social and also shows signs of growth, as Roo makes her peace with Frank and Bobby:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/yB7DL8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Even having seen evidence that Roo appears to have grown. And that she has a date. And a serious boyfriend in Melbourne, there’s an edge to this. It’s hard to truly trust Roo with her track record. So we’re on the same page with Frank and Bobby while truly <em>wanting</em> to believe the best.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Martin keeping Roo out late on the night of the social turns out to be just the start of Alf’s concerns. And he joins Frank as the series’ Devil’s Advocate when it’s clear he has a problem with Roo’s long-concealed new boyfriend, David Lee, being Asian:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/hjPcKE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/L5clJS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Naturally, Celia is firmly on Alf’s side. Happily, this turn of events not only allows her to flap, it also gives us Celia’s views on two faiths that differ from her own:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 199607, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 216-221 [/SIZE][/U][I](...continued)[/I] Meanwhile, back at Summer Bay High, Carly has entered with her own surprise date: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/JgJmWu.jpg[/IMG] The dress Matt sent for Carly to wear gave us a true [I]Dynasty[/I] moment when it turned out to be identical to the “one of a kind” dress Alison had persuaded Lance to buy her. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/h5q72c.jpg[/IMG] Alison plans to throw a drink over Carly but gets the wrong target thanks to clumsy Lance. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/79mtEF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/KZlaLj.jpg[/IMG] Then, in among the frivolity and borderline camp, comes a moment of poignance, made even more powerful by being unexpected, as Donald opens the envelopes with the award results: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/uPVUXH.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/By7YrD.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/ApTl6e.jpg[/IMG] I particularly appreciated the long pause before Donald said Alan’s name, during which a quiet descended over the entire scene. It gave Norman Coburn the space to deliver what is yet another perfectly pitched moving and subtle performance. He’s stood out to me during this rewatch as an actor whom I’d greatly undervalued before. What he can do with very little dialogue is incredible, and he has such presence and emotion. The cuts between wide shots and close ups of his face, eyes moist, show perfectly the balance Donald strikes of detached professionalism and parental pride. It’s beautiful. There was a foot wrong in this scene. It went too quickly to cheesy comedy with Alison muttering under her breath (she had designs on the award herself), then a put-down from her bitchy friend and a guffaw from Lance. It needed a few moments longer to resonate and ideally more of a build-up back to the less substantial stuff. The scene then goes on to quietly acknowledge the forward steps in another of Donald’s tempestuous relationships: Naturally, this isn’t so much about Bobby’s academic success as it is about the journey in the relationship between Bobby and Donald. There’s a lovely moment in which he proffers his hand, just as Steven did to Samuels. Instead of a perfunctory shake, she looks at his hand for a few moments, shrugs and throws her arms round him. It’s a sweet little scene, and gets even better when watched with an understanding of the bigger picture. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/JPlkTR.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Kyr5EE.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/rKRMvC.jpg[/IMG] I appreciated that the detente was just temporary. Indeed, first thing next morning, Bobby was getting up Donald’s nose by burning her school books during a fire ban. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/cooUBB.jpg[/IMG] Two steps forward. One step back. The series’ key love triangle up to this point is also present at the social and also shows signs of growth, as Roo makes her peace with Frank and Bobby: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/yB7DL8.jpg[/IMG] Even having seen evidence that Roo appears to have grown. And that she has a date. And a serious boyfriend in Melbourne, there’s an edge to this. It’s hard to truly trust Roo with her track record. So we’re on the same page with Frank and Bobby while truly [I]wanting[/I] to believe the best. Meanwhile, Martin keeping Roo out late on the night of the social turns out to be just the start of Alf’s concerns. And he joins Frank as the series’ Devil’s Advocate when it’s clear he has a problem with Roo’s long-concealed new boyfriend, David Lee, being Asian: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/hjPcKE.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/L5clJS.jpg[/IMG] Naturally, Celia is firmly on Alf’s side. Happily, this turn of events not only allows her to flap, it also gives us Celia’s views on two faiths that differ from her own: [/QUOTE]
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