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“Welcome to Summer Bay”: Rewatching the early years.
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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 211983" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><u>Episodes 375-390</u></span> <em>(...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The second curly haired brunette to join the series in this run of episodes is also the most impactful.</p><p></p><p>As I’ve watched him, several analogous characters have sprung to mind which represent different aspects of his character and backstory: from <em>Dynasty’s</em> Nick Toscanni through <em>Knots Landing’s </em>Chip Roberts and Peter Hollister to<em> Sons and Daughters’ </em>Luke Carlyle and Paul Sheppard.</p><p></p><p>We first meet Danny as the boy next door type, enquiring at the diner about a place to say. Bobby directs him to the caravan park, which he takes up. Carly and Ailsa tease Bobby about the crush Danny seems to have on Bobby.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/I8aUp9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/GBQ0cB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>But it’s no coincidence that Danny’s arrival in town comes very shortly after Morag has begun receiving threatening phone calls and even a night visitor to her new offices:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/OrNYKy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><em>*Incidentally, thank you to the props department for taking my previous complaint about the greengrocer's apostrophe seriously enough to white it out this time round.*</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Morag is quick to blame Bobby for the harassment. After all, Bobby had made no secret of her disgust for the way Morag had represented the Keatings. Not to mention that she couldn’t stand Morag in the first place. And Donald’s assurance that Morag had it wrong wasn’t going to reach her:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But - as you’ve probably guessed - Bobby isn’t behind it. Indeed, she looks set to become a victim in the situation, as the real culprit helpfully soliloquys in his darkened caravan, as all good sociopaths must:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/fLouhV.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I love the direction of this scene. The extreme close up of Danny with the darkened background, his eyes sparkling with vengeance are great. But then we dissolve to Bobby in the diner, getting ready for her first date with him and interacting playfully with Ailsa and Carly. We don’t hear what they say. Instead, Danny’s soliloquy continues over the image, adding an enjoyable juxtaposition, before we return to Danny as he finishes his soliloquy.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/YKkZ7q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>On the date, there are some rather unsubtle hints about Danny’s state of mind after he swerves to avoid a dog:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It’s a little comical that Bobby seems unfazed by the turn the conversation takes. But it’s been a long day in the diner after all. And while Bobby’s wits let her down, serendipity doesn’t. First, Danny gets a flat tyre. And with a 4-way hex nut spanner to hand, he improvises Plan B.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/BS0AtR.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/mQd2IF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>But as he's about to strike, unsuspecting Bobby - her back to him - shares some of her backstory:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Plan C is to approach Morag herself with a pitch to be her assistant:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/p6SsDc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And it’s not long before he’s discovered her Achilles’ heel. So she receives a reconciliatory bouquet of flowers from “Richard”. Her surprise and hope as she reads the card are quite touching. She acts immediately:</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.vgy.me/kqwWAg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/WCIxtm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/uhBtNn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/BMHx83.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/mjXYtT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/niZ0Nl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/PV83Jj.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 style="text-align: right"><em>continued...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 211983, member: 23"] [SIZE=6][U]Episodes 375-390[/U][/SIZE] [I](...continued)[/I] The second curly haired brunette to join the series in this run of episodes is also the most impactful. As I’ve watched him, several analogous characters have sprung to mind which represent different aspects of his character and backstory: from [I]Dynasty’s[/I] Nick Toscanni through [I]Knots Landing’s [/I]Chip Roberts and Peter Hollister to[I] Sons and Daughters’ [/I]Luke Carlyle and Paul Sheppard. We first meet Danny as the boy next door type, enquiring at the diner about a place to say. Bobby directs him to the caravan park, which he takes up. Carly and Ailsa tease Bobby about the crush Danny seems to have on Bobby. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/I8aUp9.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/GBQ0cB.jpg[/IMG] But it’s no coincidence that Danny’s arrival in town comes very shortly after Morag has begun receiving threatening phone calls and even a night visitor to her new offices: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/OrNYKy.jpg[/IMG] [I]*Incidentally, thank you to the props department for taking my previous complaint about the greengrocer's apostrophe seriously enough to white it out this time round.*[/I] Morag is quick to blame Bobby for the harassment. After all, Bobby had made no secret of her disgust for the way Morag had represented the Keatings. Not to mention that she couldn’t stand Morag in the first place. And Donald’s assurance that Morag had it wrong wasn’t going to reach her: But - as you’ve probably guessed - Bobby isn’t behind it. Indeed, she looks set to become a victim in the situation, as the real culprit helpfully soliloquys in his darkened caravan, as all good sociopaths must: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/fLouhV.jpg[/IMG] I love the direction of this scene. The extreme close up of Danny with the darkened background, his eyes sparkling with vengeance are great. But then we dissolve to Bobby in the diner, getting ready for her first date with him and interacting playfully with Ailsa and Carly. We don’t hear what they say. Instead, Danny’s soliloquy continues over the image, adding an enjoyable juxtaposition, before we return to Danny as he finishes his soliloquy. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/YKkZ7q.jpg[/IMG] On the date, there are some rather unsubtle hints about Danny’s state of mind after he swerves to avoid a dog: It’s a little comical that Bobby seems unfazed by the turn the conversation takes. But it’s been a long day in the diner after all. And while Bobby’s wits let her down, serendipity doesn’t. First, Danny gets a flat tyre. And with a 4-way hex nut spanner to hand, he improvises Plan B. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/BS0AtR.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/mQd2IF.jpg[/IMG] But as he's about to strike, unsuspecting Bobby - her back to him - shares some of her backstory: Plan C is to approach Morag herself with a pitch to be her assistant: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/p6SsDc.jpg[/IMG] And it’s not long before he’s discovered her Achilles’ heel. So she receives a reconciliatory bouquet of flowers from “Richard”. Her surprise and hope as she reads the card are quite touching. She acts immediately: [CENTER][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/kqwWAg.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/WCIxtm.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/uhBtNn.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/BMHx83.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/mjXYtT.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/niZ0Nl.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/PV83Jj.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [RIGHT][I]continued...[/I][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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