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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 207522" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 331-336</span></u> <em>(...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Perhaps more than any departing character to date, Frank embarks on a series of long goodbyes:</p><p></p><p>Over at Summer Bay House, there are definitive farewells to his foster family:</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/klhf5W.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/2vkzDp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/PmGnLc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/lbxgcZ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/oMNDsq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>And with that parting shot, Frank flies the nest, but we we stay with him, this time on location at the house exterior for his goodbye to Sally while Tom waits in the car:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/mxDUwl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/kFhus2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/DoFdwJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>We next see Frank at the Macklin interior where he hands over to Tom. We see Frank pick up a framed picture of Bobby and appears to put it in the box to take with him (though he could possibly have just put it into the drawer).</p><p></p><p>As they stand in the reception area in front of the lifts, Tom and Frank have a moment:</p><p></p><p></p><p>The moment is interrupted by Celia:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When Celia complains, Tom comments that some of what Frank said made sense. Indeed, it’s one of those scenes in which everyone actually makes some very valid points, even if they struggle to see beyond one side of it.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/5Sh1uY.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/VQlhUL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>In anticipation of this ending, there’s been something of a flashback trend in recent episodes. In particular, elements of the Bobby/Frank/Roo triangle have returned. In general I’m not a fan of flashbacks, but they have been used judiciously here. Importantly, it feels like the characters - rather than the series itself - are reflecting. Sometimes nostalgically. Sometimes regretfully. Always seeking answers to find themselves in the present moment.</p><p></p><p>Frank had another series of connected flashbacks which began with he and Bobby telling Narelle they’re an item outside the store, after drenching each other (Narelle is seen for the entire flashback, but doesn’t speak); this segues to Bobby and Frank kissing on the beach; Bobby coming to the flat to accept his proposal; their wedding vows, and clip from after they got together of Bobby telling Frank not to let her down again or he’ll be sorry.</p><p></p><p>The final flashback is Bobby’s as she remembers the “lifetime of fish and chips” scene. There are three key elements that make this the most powerful flashback yet. Firstly, Bobby herself sits at the same spot in the persent moment as she remembers. Secondly is the recent botched picnic in the same spot being fresh in the mind as a contrasting reminder of how things have fallen apart. Thirdly is the most beautiful piano rendition of Mike Perjanik’s haunting theme for Bobby that plays out over the flashback.</p><p></p><p>Then, in the present,. Frank says her name, startling her back to the reality of today:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Gz3wAf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/xyhPYV.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/FH6Abu.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></p><p></p><p></p><p>I appreciated the flashes of anger from Bobby and would have expected nothing else. In a nice touch, she’s holding a piece of wood as she stands up and the posture looks a little threatening. As she walks off, she throws the wood away and it feels as though she’s symbolically casting away so much more.</p><p></p><p>The last moments of the episode feel like an Aussie teen tribute to ABBA - circa <em>Knowing Me, Knowing You - </em>as Bobby walks off through the wood while Frank turns and walks in the opposite direction. She glances back briefly over her shoulder before turning and walking purposefully away. Frank watches her, turns and walks and then glances back again, looking at the spot where he had everything. And where he threw it away.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Jcd4pM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/2pvevq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/ZxTwWs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/jFokoz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/AHQsfu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/f637e2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 207522, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 331-336[/SIZE][/U] [I](...continued)[/I] Perhaps more than any departing character to date, Frank embarks on a series of long goodbyes: Over at Summer Bay House, there are definitive farewells to his foster family: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/klhf5W.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/2vkzDp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/PmGnLc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/lbxgcZ.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/oMNDsq.jpg[/IMG] And with that parting shot, Frank flies the nest, but we we stay with him, this time on location at the house exterior for his goodbye to Sally while Tom waits in the car: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/mxDUwl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/kFhus2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/DoFdwJ.jpg[/IMG] We next see Frank at the Macklin interior where he hands over to Tom. We see Frank pick up a framed picture of Bobby and appears to put it in the box to take with him (though he could possibly have just put it into the drawer). As they stand in the reception area in front of the lifts, Tom and Frank have a moment: The moment is interrupted by Celia: When Celia complains, Tom comments that some of what Frank said made sense. Indeed, it’s one of those scenes in which everyone actually makes some very valid points, even if they struggle to see beyond one side of it. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/5Sh1uY.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/VQlhUL.jpg[/IMG] In anticipation of this ending, there’s been something of a flashback trend in recent episodes. In particular, elements of the Bobby/Frank/Roo triangle have returned. In general I’m not a fan of flashbacks, but they have been used judiciously here. Importantly, it feels like the characters - rather than the series itself - are reflecting. Sometimes nostalgically. Sometimes regretfully. Always seeking answers to find themselves in the present moment. Frank had another series of connected flashbacks which began with he and Bobby telling Narelle they’re an item outside the store, after drenching each other (Narelle is seen for the entire flashback, but doesn’t speak); this segues to Bobby and Frank kissing on the beach; Bobby coming to the flat to accept his proposal; their wedding vows, and clip from after they got together of Bobby telling Frank not to let her down again or he’ll be sorry. The final flashback is Bobby’s as she remembers the “lifetime of fish and chips” scene. There are three key elements that make this the most powerful flashback yet. Firstly, Bobby herself sits at the same spot in the persent moment as she remembers. Secondly is the recent botched picnic in the same spot being fresh in the mind as a contrasting reminder of how things have fallen apart. Thirdly is the most beautiful piano rendition of Mike Perjanik’s haunting theme for Bobby that plays out over the flashback. Then, in the present,. Frank says her name, startling her back to the reality of today: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Gz3wAf.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/xyhPYV.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/FH6Abu.jpg[/IMG] I appreciated the flashes of anger from Bobby and would have expected nothing else. In a nice touch, she’s holding a piece of wood as she stands up and the posture looks a little threatening. As she walks off, she throws the wood away and it feels as though she’s symbolically casting away so much more. The last moments of the episode feel like an Aussie teen tribute to ABBA - circa [I]Knowing Me, Knowing You - [/I]as Bobby walks off through the wood while Frank turns and walks in the opposite direction. She glances back briefly over her shoulder before turning and walking purposefully away. Frank watches her, turns and walks and then glances back again, looking at the spot where he had everything. And where he threw it away. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Jcd4pM.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/2pvevq.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/ZxTwWs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/jFokoz.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/AHQsfu.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/f637e2.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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