This episode was the second part of Speechless‘ first two-part story arc, an arc which was pulled off beautifully. I’ve been talking about each aspect of JJ’s life as a special needs child being revealed to the viewer layer-by-layer, like a metaphorical onion being peeled. I believe the reason why a two-part story arc has only been explored now is
Read moreThis episode comprised of two great mysteries, which made it a solid penultimate episode and a great springboard for next week’s season finale. The two mysteries were obvious–What was Olivia’s downfall going to be in her attempt to run in the by-election, and what was Yasmine up to? The A story of Olivia’s attempt to run in the by-election was
Read moreSo this episode peeled back another layer of the metaphorical onion, this time, JJ’s independence–both in the present and in the future, but I’ll get to that. The A story of JJ “cheating” on tests was interesting but not spectacular. I liked the reveal of JJ’s cheating consisting of Kenneth giving him the answers, as well as the reveal of
Read moreI recently reviewed an episode of American sitcom, Speechless, where the episode was set in one location and character-by-character stories unfolded and were related to this one location. My verdict on that episode was favourable due to this setting, and I feel the same way about this episode of Here Come the Habibs. This episode was set mostly at one
Read moreSo here we are again…another Love Child finale where the series’ future is uncertain. For those keeping score on the continuity front, it’s 2 December 1972 and Gough Whitlam has won the Federal election. It’s been three months since Laura passed away, just short of three months old. Other than the amount of time that passed between last season and
Read moreThis episode was different to the others…it was understated. Usually the episodes have clear A and B stories and revolve around a scheme (usually Toufic’s) gone awry. However this episode focused purely on one story, with the jokes pulled back. Perhaps this is due to the serious subject matter. Unfortunately I found the premise of the episode predictable—I knew that
Read moreThis was a unique episode due to the fact it was in one location and since it was unique, this review will also be unique as I will be doing it character by character. Maya, Ray and Heather–The episode kicks off with Maya trying to squeeze into a tough parking spot, although she successfully does so, she leaves little room
Read moreI think this was the best episode so far. I’ve come to this conclusion due to the extensive amount of character development in this episode. I especially enjoyed the character development between Kenneth and Jimmy. While Kenneth’s role when he is not attending to JJ has been explored in previous episodes, this is the first time that the dynamic, or
Read moreSo here we are again, at the penultimate episode of a Love Child season. This season has been a rollercoaster, the acting has been superb and the writing has been mostly solid but also undermined with continuity errors. The job of the penultimate episode is to build up the drama and tension to lead into the finale, and this episode
Read moreThis episode was a definite improvement to last week. I believe this episode had the most character development in the series to date. The A story focused on Mariam and Fou Fou’s marital dynamic, and Jack and Mariam’s friendship. With the B story the focus is on Layla’s campaign for school captain, and the unlikely and until now unexplored dynamic
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