The job of a penultimate episode is to provide a springboard to the finale, I felt that this episode did a great job of doing so. The episode kicks off on 11 August 1989, the day after the events at the end of the previous episode. Dale goes to a restaurant to meet with Richard, only to find Lindsay sitting
Read moreThe episode touches on racism – both on a macro and micro level, and Dale’s declining mental health state and escalating resentment towards Lindsay. The episode kicks off on 4 August 1989, with Dale and Helen watching a Full Frontal-esque skit which parodies both of them and their news reading styles. Helen finds it hilarious, whilst Dale puts on a
Read moreNow that we’re at the halfway point of the season, it’s time for a turning point with both the show and its characters. The episode kicks off on 26 May 1989, with Helen in another therapy session with her therapist, Marcia, who encourages her to be mindful of her emotions and to try to stop herself from immediately reacting to
Read moreNow that the premiere has come and gone, the season can really get underway. The episode kicks off on 27 March 1989, a week after the events of the previous episode, with Dale tanning himself in his own in-home tanning bed, receiving a phone call from Helen apologising for an article. Dale rushes out of the bed to find the
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs for the season and continue any arcs set up in the previous season’s finale. This premiere did a great job. This season premiere is one of few I’ve watched knowing that it was a show’s last. With this in mind, I’m watching and now reviewing the show with
Read moreI’m carrying on my annual tradition with this blog post – buying the Previews edition of TV Week and blogging about what shows look good to watch this year (and that I’ll possibly review). Starting with shows that I am currently reviewing that will be airing again, RFDS’ third season will hopefully be airing this year (it appeared in the
Read moreNow that I’ve finished reviewing and analysing Pixar’s Experimental Era, the next era I will be exploring is the current era, the Personal Era. The Personal Era currently consists of seven animated feature films and kicked off in 2020: The Personal Era so far has been known for its film releases being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, its films being
Read moreNow that I’ve finished reviewing and analysing Disney’s Silver Age, the next era I will be exploring is the Bronze Age. The Bronze Age consisted of eight animated feature films, and lasted for eighteen years from 1970 to 1988: The Bronze Age is also known the “Dark Age”, as the films during this era were the first ones made after
Read moreAfter six years, I finally hit the 500 completed writing topics mark in my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics challenge. Just like when I hit the previous milestones, I wanted to publish a blog post to record my progress and also record the fact that I’m on the home stretch with 100 writing topics left to complete. As I stated
Read moreWrite a speech for a person of high status who is suddenly interrupted in the middle of it (Alan Aykbourn)** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to go, to begin the same speech she gives to new students at the beginning of every school year. “Good morning students, and welcome
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