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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 205308" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 294-295 </span></u> <em> (...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The morning after Frank’s “resurrection” has one of those great kinetic scenes in Summer Bay House. It’s full of energy. Tom looks for a quote he’s lost; Pippa delivers cereal to the table and scolds Steven when he asks for more toast “you’ve got legs, it’s over here”. Sally frets because Christopher is crying (he’s offscreen, so the sounds are deliberately there for “ambience”); Bobby and Frank wear Tom and Pippa’s clothes. Everyone talks over one another.</p><p></p><p>There’s chaos. But it’s a happy chaos. The resumption of a degree of normality in a large family. It feels implicitly upbeat and hopeful. People are used to having Frank around again, and he’s explained why he wasn’t in the flat:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Tom and Frank drive to work on a sunny day and chat. And then comes the introduction of a slightly ominous note:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/TNerbx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The sight of Phil’s car, quietly parked, raised on a jack with its front wheel missing calls to mind the discovery of an empty pickup in <em>Halloween</em>. Or Ben Gardner’s empty boat in <em>Jaws</em>. There’s a story there. And it feels dark, despite the sunny visual.</p><p></p><p>Heading back home, Tom phones Stacey who tells him Phil had rung her the previous night to say both the tyre and the spare tyre were flat and he was going to stay over.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/xpY4kY.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>He’d phoned from the store.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The second of the two episodes hits a number of the same notes as the first, and particularly in Steven’s case. Once again, Tom and Pippa fret over telling Steven the news. Once again, he starts to work out what’s happened when he sees the deceased’s visibly upset partner. Once again, Tom starts in on Steven with the “we’ve got some bad news, mate” bit. And once again Steven reacts violently. This time he runs off and, when Martin tries to stop him, Steven breaks Martin’s arm.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/FDPUSH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Incidentally, there’s a very impressive example of actors getting involved in stunts here when Steven runs in front of the speeding car that Lance is driving. The car does a handbrake 180° turn dangerously close to Adam Willits. Both Peter Vroom and Craig Thomson leap out of the car immediately and without any cuts. It’s only on pausing that I can see that the appropriately named Vroom (who was supposed to be driving) actually emerged from the <em>back</em> of the car, behind the driving seat. But hats off to all three for being anywhere near that car.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/MKbhFU.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/mjvev0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/XzwdaJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/kvZgYJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Adam Willits has a fairly limited range, but he’s done nice work here. I suspect the writers know how to write for his strengths and around his weaknesses at this point. Sandie Lillingston, too, has given a nice performance in Stacey’s grief and shock. Including a daring close up of her eyes as she spoke:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/PDBKka.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/nOpDXN.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>In the aftermath of the fire, residents have got down to practicalities. Such as insurance:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Wa5foH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Or helping out those affected:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Particularly appreciated have been little touches that have reinforced how the loss of a shop affects a small community like this. Such as business study Martin saying the shop was the CBD (Central Business District) of Summer Bay.</p><p></p><p>My favourite implicit reference was a throwaway comment from Pippa when Steven was preparing bread:</p><p></p><p>(With the benefit of hindsight, it’s perhaps also somewhat inappropriate. But this was in the glow of Frank’s resurrection, so it’s forgiveable).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Celia has decided to go and stay with Barbara for a few days. In the process she name-checked an unseen character who is directly related to a departed character:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 205308, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 294-295 [/SIZE][/U] [I] (...continued)[/I] The morning after Frank’s “resurrection” has one of those great kinetic scenes in Summer Bay House. It’s full of energy. Tom looks for a quote he’s lost; Pippa delivers cereal to the table and scolds Steven when he asks for more toast “you’ve got legs, it’s over here”. Sally frets because Christopher is crying (he’s offscreen, so the sounds are deliberately there for “ambience”); Bobby and Frank wear Tom and Pippa’s clothes. Everyone talks over one another. There’s chaos. But it’s a happy chaos. The resumption of a degree of normality in a large family. It feels implicitly upbeat and hopeful. People are used to having Frank around again, and he’s explained why he wasn’t in the flat: Tom and Frank drive to work on a sunny day and chat. And then comes the introduction of a slightly ominous note: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/TNerbx.jpg[/IMG] The sight of Phil’s car, quietly parked, raised on a jack with its front wheel missing calls to mind the discovery of an empty pickup in [I]Halloween[/I]. Or Ben Gardner’s empty boat in [I]Jaws[/I]. There’s a story there. And it feels dark, despite the sunny visual. Heading back home, Tom phones Stacey who tells him Phil had rung her the previous night to say both the tyre and the spare tyre were flat and he was going to stay over. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/xpY4kY.jpg[/IMG] He’d phoned from the store. The second of the two episodes hits a number of the same notes as the first, and particularly in Steven’s case. Once again, Tom and Pippa fret over telling Steven the news. Once again, he starts to work out what’s happened when he sees the deceased’s visibly upset partner. Once again, Tom starts in on Steven with the “we’ve got some bad news, mate” bit. And once again Steven reacts violently. This time he runs off and, when Martin tries to stop him, Steven breaks Martin’s arm. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/FDPUSH.jpg[/IMG] Incidentally, there’s a very impressive example of actors getting involved in stunts here when Steven runs in front of the speeding car that Lance is driving. The car does a handbrake 180° turn dangerously close to Adam Willits. Both Peter Vroom and Craig Thomson leap out of the car immediately and without any cuts. It’s only on pausing that I can see that the appropriately named Vroom (who was supposed to be driving) actually emerged from the [I]back[/I] of the car, behind the driving seat. But hats off to all three for being anywhere near that car. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/MKbhFU.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/mjvev0.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/XzwdaJ.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/kvZgYJ.jpg[/IMG] Adam Willits has a fairly limited range, but he’s done nice work here. I suspect the writers know how to write for his strengths and around his weaknesses at this point. Sandie Lillingston, too, has given a nice performance in Stacey’s grief and shock. Including a daring close up of her eyes as she spoke: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/PDBKka.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/nOpDXN.jpg[/IMG] In the aftermath of the fire, residents have got down to practicalities. Such as insurance: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Wa5foH.jpg[/IMG] Or helping out those affected: Particularly appreciated have been little touches that have reinforced how the loss of a shop affects a small community like this. Such as business study Martin saying the shop was the CBD (Central Business District) of Summer Bay. My favourite implicit reference was a throwaway comment from Pippa when Steven was preparing bread: (With the benefit of hindsight, it’s perhaps also somewhat inappropriate. But this was in the glow of Frank’s resurrection, so it’s forgiveable). Celia has decided to go and stay with Barbara for a few days. In the process she name-checked an unseen character who is directly related to a departed character: [/QUOTE]
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