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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 206239" data-attributes="member: 23">Episode 313-323    (...continued)As if Morag wasn’t unpopular enough, in the aftermath of her cruelty to Celia - and with no Nigel to confide in - Morag finds that Summer Bay can be a very cold place indeed.First to make this clear is Morag’s niece, and Morag responds in kind:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/tknAyu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />It’s a tad funny when you consider that Roo has already had her dramatic exit from Morag’s home and cut ties with her. So she really just stormed back in so that she could storm out again. That’s not to say it’s out of place, though. It’s a very Roo thing to do, plus this time it was Morag who more explicitly told Roo to leave, reinforcing that she’s creating her own isolation.But this is just the start of a series of knockbacks. And when Morag starts inviting people to dinner (Friday at 7:30pm, in case you’re wondering), they come thick and fast. Her first stop is the diner:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/uaaruG.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />From there she goes to Summer Bay High:And, with a whiff of desperation, she goes to Summer Bay House and shocks Pippa:While we don’t see that visit, we hear enough about it to know that Tom was right on trend:Morag finally gives up after one last phone call:And her only visitor is unwelcome:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/Pmehin.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Gj2Ahj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/5xQyBe.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/MGt9Yb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Donald adds his own perspective to balance out Bobby’s views. His masculine living room feels like a very comfortable place to be, with an established richness to it. And even more so during the evening, by lamplight. It makes the dialogue-heavy scene feel grown-up and important:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/UUi9lT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Bobby is initially sceptical and is convinced he must be exaggerating:Bobby takes on what’s said enough to feel she owes Morag a chance, but Ailsa is quick with the concern:Bobby arrives arrives to find Morag collapsed on the floor, having been overwhelmed with it all.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/K6VY1y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/7pXMjF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />While Bobby’s on the phone to Ailsa, there’s a scene which I found slightly unintentionally comical, because Morag suddenly pops into view from behind the sofa, sitting up and looking dazed. It looked for all the world like a satire of that scene in Halloween where Michael Myers sits up behind Jamie Lee Curtis. But she eventually makes it onto the sofa.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/PavJK0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In my favourite scene of recent episodes, Morag gets an unexpected visitor:Ailsa turns to walk away, but Morag immediately reaches out and touches Ailsa’s shoulder to stop her:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/xMjBNU.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/KA4KBd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/nlwms6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/GNBk6V.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As with the Donald/Bobby scenes, this touching little moment is even more meaningful because of the mutually antagonistic history of these two characters. From the moment she says “Hey, come in”, Morag seems human, approachable and friendly. I like to think the chemistry of a real-life good friendship comes through to help this scene reach a satisfying conclusion.In the next episode, Ailsa is staying over to keep Morag company, and the two women chat in front of the fireplace. It’s as close to a Barbara Hamilton/Irene Fisher buddy scene as we’ve been given from these two, though Morag still keeps her edge here, barking instinctively a couple of times.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/PyZ9rn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/8zaPBI.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />After Morag sacks her comedy housekeeper, Ailsa decides what Morag needs is someone who doesn’t mind being pushed around. So she brings her another comedy housekeeper:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/lMvjxG.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And when Marilyn promptly smashes an antique vase, Morag bellows at her that she will dock $50 per week from Marilyn’s salary And Marilyn must remain in Morag’s employment until the vase is paid for. Morag storms away, her clipped words resonating in the air. In the silence that follows, Marilyn sits down, breathes out and turns to Ailsa:After enjoying Nigel and Morag’s banter and tempestuous friendship far more than I expected, I can’t say I relish the thought of Morag being reduced to a straight man, gurning in despair at Marilyn’s latest zany antics. It seems somehow beneath her. But I’ll keep an open mind.continued...</blockquote>

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