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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 104948" data-attributes="member: 23">There&#039;s a definite feeling of building excitement as we near the end of Series Three. Each of the three series so far has been better than the one before. Series Three has been perfection, with a wonderful mix of comedy and poignancy. With the huge gap between Series Three and Four, I can only imagine that there was the possibility of this being the final couple of episodes. The writing certainly suggests things are coming to a head. First there was Ria confiding in her old schoolfriend about Leonard. In scenes where said friend came into Ria&#039;s home discussing it blatantly there was a degree of suspense, knowing that there were others in the house. It was interesting to see Ria going to anger and ordering the woman from her home. And just when I thought Ria was going to be alone with her secret again, Adam heard everything. Adam&#039;s response to the situation was interesting. It felt a little strange to see a son quite so laid back about his mother&#039;s affair, even before she justified it by saying that &quot;nothing&quot; had happened. But it was right in character for him to be laid back about it, especially given his attitude towards sex, and showed a depth to the character that we haven&#039;t seen much of before, particularly when he revealed he&#039;d had a relationship with an older, married woman. Between this and Russell&#039;s brush with fatherhood I feel the characters have been so rich this year. And now Leonard has asked to see Ria before he goes away. I can&#039;t remember how I felt when watching this when I was young, but I can imagine the audience giving much brain time to the upcoming meeting in the week that passed between the penultimate episode and the final one of the series. Even now, I can see this was a daring move for a sitcom of the era.&nbsp; I&#039;m a little excited about seeing what happens next.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 104948, member: 23"] There's a definite feeling of building excitement as we near the end of Series Three. Each of the three series so far has been better than the one before. Series Three has been perfection, with a wonderful mix of comedy and poignancy. With the huge gap between Series Three and Four, I can only imagine that there was the possibility of this being the final couple of episodes. The writing certainly suggests things are coming to a head. First there was Ria confiding in her old schoolfriend about Leonard. In scenes where said friend came into Ria's home discussing it blatantly there was a degree of suspense, knowing that there were others in the house. It was interesting to see Ria going to anger and ordering the woman from her home. And just when I thought Ria was going to be alone with her secret again, Adam heard everything. Adam's response to the situation was interesting. It felt a little strange to see a son quite so laid back about his mother's affair, even before she justified it by saying that "nothing" had happened. But it was right in character for him to be laid back about it, especially given his attitude towards sex, and showed a depth to the character that we haven't seen much of before, particularly when he revealed he'd had a relationship with an older, married woman. Between this and Russell's brush with fatherhood I feel the characters have been so rich this year. And now Leonard has asked to see Ria before he goes away. I can't remember how I felt when watching this when I was young, but I can imagine the audience giving much brain time to the upcoming meeting in the week that passed between the penultimate episode and the final one of the series. Even now, I can see this was a daring move for a sitcom of the era. I'm a little excited about seeing what happens next. [/QUOTE]

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