Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Awards
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Telly Talk Soaps
UK Soaps Forum
The Brothers (1972 - 1976)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 216598" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>[ATTACH=full]21037[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>When it comes to the US prime time soaps I usually have no idea who wrote what, but since every episode of THE BROTHERS start with the "episode title X written by N.J. Crisp" I noticed that the first episode of series 6 was <em>not</em> written by N.J. Crisp.</p><p>And episode 2 and 3 are also written by different writers.</p><p></p><p>In the series 5 cliffhanger, Edward received the news that the mother of the baby (currently fostered by the Hammonds) had changed her mind about the adoption.</p><p>The series 6 premiere starts with a little time-jump and apparently the biological mother had changed her mind again.</p><p>But there's still time before the custody issue will be settled legally, so she can change her mind again and again. And it's exactly the uncertainty of it all that has turned Jennifer Kingsley Hammond into a nervous wreck.</p><p>From that point of view I can understand why they sort of adjusted the cliffhanger story, it shouldn't end too soon.</p><p></p><p>Brian has been released from the sanitarium and after a holiday in Italy (during that time-jump) he makes a second surprise return.</p><p>Paul Merroney re-appoints him as the company accountant and he's expected to attend the board meetings but he's not allowed to say <em>anything</em>.</p><p>So funny.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, the biological mother of baby William decides that she's not giving him up for adoption, and Jennifer goes full on Claudia Blaisdel.</p><p>"Maybe they'll <em>die</em> and then they have to give him back to us!"</p><p>But it's interesting that there <em>had to</em> be a baby in the first place. Jennifer already has Barbara and when she and Edward dated it never became a topic of conversation.</p><p>Maybe she wanted to have a child with Ted to overwrite the history she's had with his father, and make her marriage to the son look like the "real thing" - an official family.</p><p></p><p>Another interesting detail is that William's mother has recently married, and the husband (not the baby's father) works for Hammond Transport Services Ltd.</p><p>Now that itself isn't so extremely interesting, come to think of it, except that the resident soap-doctor Dr. Ivan shares this information with Ted.</p><p>The logic behind this reveal is hilarious: Jennifer, who's becoming more and more unhinged, should <em>never</em> find out who the parents are. And then Ted tells Bill Riley and Bill tells his wife Gwen, for exactly the same reason: to keep it a secret.</p><p>Completely unnecessary, a secrecy-conspiracy is born.</p><p></p><p>Edward has always been the rational one during all this baby drama, but when he's talking to Gwen about all the clothes and toys that should be given to the parents when they come to the house to pick the baby up he clearly struggles with his emotions, and it just feels more poignant than Jennifer's big moments.</p><p></p><p>Soap meets soap. Mother Mary Hammond has bought a dishwasher, and while she and son Brian are trying to figure out how much detergent needs to go into the dishwasher they also discuss Sir Neville's interest in Mary. Is he going to pop the question? "Oh don't be so silly, Brian! Then again, it would solve some problems".</p><p>[ATTACH=full]21038[/ATTACH]</p><p>It's just so wonderful.</p><p></p><p>David gets involved with a dangerous Francaise and Bill Riley never says nothing, he says "nowt".</p><p>Paul Merroney is conflicted about his loyalty to the bank now he's become more and more personally involved with the Hammonds and their company.</p><p>That's all very nice and lovely but it's only a vulnerability in spoken words. I don't need to see a nicer Paul Merroney but I'd love to see more frustration. The frustation of a pre-eighties yuppie who has underestimated the soapy byproducts of his Hammonds project.</p><p>Nevertheless, he's part of the gang now so I kinda like him anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 216598, member: 8"] [ATTACH=full]21037[/ATTACH] When it comes to the US prime time soaps I usually have no idea who wrote what, but since every episode of THE BROTHERS start with the "episode title X written by N.J. Crisp" I noticed that the first episode of series 6 was [I]not[/I] written by N.J. Crisp. And episode 2 and 3 are also written by different writers. In the series 5 cliffhanger, Edward received the news that the mother of the baby (currently fostered by the Hammonds) had changed her mind about the adoption. The series 6 premiere starts with a little time-jump and apparently the biological mother had changed her mind again. But there's still time before the custody issue will be settled legally, so she can change her mind again and again. And it's exactly the uncertainty of it all that has turned Jennifer Kingsley Hammond into a nervous wreck. From that point of view I can understand why they sort of adjusted the cliffhanger story, it shouldn't end too soon. Brian has been released from the sanitarium and after a holiday in Italy (during that time-jump) he makes a second surprise return. Paul Merroney re-appoints him as the company accountant and he's expected to attend the board meetings but he's not allowed to say [I]anything[/I]. So funny. Eventually, the biological mother of baby William decides that she's not giving him up for adoption, and Jennifer goes full on Claudia Blaisdel. "Maybe they'll [I]die[/I] and then they have to give him back to us!" But it's interesting that there [I]had to[/I] be a baby in the first place. Jennifer already has Barbara and when she and Edward dated it never became a topic of conversation. Maybe she wanted to have a child with Ted to overwrite the history she's had with his father, and make her marriage to the son look like the "real thing" - an official family. Another interesting detail is that William's mother has recently married, and the husband (not the baby's father) works for Hammond Transport Services Ltd. Now that itself isn't so extremely interesting, come to think of it, except that the resident soap-doctor Dr. Ivan shares this information with Ted. The logic behind this reveal is hilarious: Jennifer, who's becoming more and more unhinged, should [I]never[/I] find out who the parents are. And then Ted tells Bill Riley and Bill tells his wife Gwen, for exactly the same reason: to keep it a secret. Completely unnecessary, a secrecy-conspiracy is born. Edward has always been the rational one during all this baby drama, but when he's talking to Gwen about all the clothes and toys that should be given to the parents when they come to the house to pick the baby up he clearly struggles with his emotions, and it just feels more poignant than Jennifer's big moments. Soap meets soap. Mother Mary Hammond has bought a dishwasher, and while she and son Brian are trying to figure out how much detergent needs to go into the dishwasher they also discuss Sir Neville's interest in Mary. Is he going to pop the question? "Oh don't be so silly, Brian! Then again, it would solve some problems". [ATTACH=full]21038[/ATTACH] It's just so wonderful. David gets involved with a dangerous Francaise and Bill Riley never says nothing, he says "nowt". Paul Merroney is conflicted about his loyalty to the bank now he's become more and more personally involved with the Hammonds and their company. That's all very nice and lovely but it's only a vulnerability in spoken words. I don't need to see a nicer Paul Merroney but I'd love to see more frustration. The frustation of a pre-eighties yuppie who has underestimated the soapy byproducts of his Hammonds project. Nevertheless, he's part of the gang now so I kinda like him anyway. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Who played JR Ewing?
Post reply
Forums
Telly Talk Soaps
UK Soaps Forum
The Brothers (1972 - 1976)
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top