I’ve said in my reviews throughout the season, in particular the first three episodes, that the writing has been off kilter, and it was in this episode however in a different way. Rather than the writing of the plots being off kilter, in this episode it was the writing of the characters. Almost every character strayed from their true selves
Read moreI think this episode was one of the series’ strongest. I believe this due to the simple but strong writing–there are clear A and B stories, solid interactions between the main characters, and a minor mystery. The A story of Fou Fou and Olivia joining forces to get Joey Chau out of their homes was well done. Despite their differences,
Read moreWho’s the biggest friend you ever had?** I wouldn’t say that there is one person who is the biggest friend I’ve ever had, lots of people make that list. Throughout my life, I’ve had many great and close friends, the ones who stand out are: Sarah Zadow–my best friend all through primary school. Gabriella Kompos Trumble–one of my closest friends
Read moreWrite a piece which shows your real self, your public self, and your imagined self.** Real Self My name is Rachel Loveday, I’m 26 years old and I live in Wollongong. I graduated with a double degree, Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing)-Bachelor of Journalism in 2014, and I currently work as an administration assistant. While I believe I am
Read moreThis episode had an equal amount of humour and heart. It’s typical Maya to sneak into a country club so JJ can do his physiotherapy in their pool, however I loved how it lead to Ray discovering and enjoying the benefits of the club and wanting to stay. I did enjoy Ray and Maya finding something in common to bond
Read moreI found that this was a sweet episode and not just because it focused on Valentine’s Day and JJ’s sugar addiction. This episode has an A, B and C story–The A story being Maya and Jimmy trying to rediscover their “heat”, the B story being Dylan trying to catfish Ray, and the C story being the discovery of JJ’s sugar
Read moreWhat a rollercoaster this one was! The repercussions of Simon’s actions were explored in this episode. Thankfully I was wrong and Ed wasn’t killed off, since we’ve had two deaths this season another one would be excessive. Like Simon, I was also expecting the truth to come out and major consequences to be dished out, however, for now, there were
Read moreWhat a great way to kick off a season. Here Come the Habibs was subjected to controversy before it even aired last year with accusations that it was a racist show. However the show turned out to be a success and was thankfully renewed. With the questionable television landscape these days, mostly involving reality shows, as far as I’m concerned
Read moreI rather enjoyed this episode as it was on the lighter side and focused more on how the DiMeos work as a family, rather than JJ’s disability. This episode starts off by exploring how the DiMeos handle illnesses. Kenneth is temporarily exiled when he develops the flu, but not quickly enough to prevent him from passing it on to almost
Read moreAfter last week’s heartbreaking episode, it was nice for this episode to be on a slightly lighter side. I did appreciate the focus on Elena and Martha this week rather than having Joan front and centre. I did appreciate that Joan’s grief was touched upon but kept in the background, especially as it’s not very often that the show has
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