Author Archives: Rach Loveday

Disney Era Analysis – Melody Time

As mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The second era is the Wartime Era, which ran from 1943 to 1949 and started with Saludos Amigos. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Wartime Era is also known as the “package era” as the

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Disney Era Analysis – Fun and Fancy Free

As mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The second era is the Wartime Era, which ran from 1943 to 1949 and started with Saludos Amigos. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Wartime Era is also known as the “package era” as the

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The Newsreader – Season 2 Finale (Fireworks)

The job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the next season (if there is one). I feel that this finale mostly did its job and I’m going to review it character by character. Dale and Gerry – The episode kicks off with Dale being interviewed solo on Gerry’s show

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The Newsreader – Season 2, Episode 5 (A Model Daughter)

This episode is all about Kay Walters and again lives up to its title. This episode picks up where we were left off by kicking off the day after the events of the previous one. Helen and Dale are on-air interviewing Kylie Minogue as part of a special feature. After they go off air, the tension can definitely be seen

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The Newsreader – Season 2, Episode 4 (The Hungry Truth)

This episode touched on the Indigenous perspective of the Bicentennial, gave an insight into Kay’s drug addiction and early life, and Dale planning an elaborate marriage proposal to Helen. The episode kicks off on 4 December 1987, with the News at Six crew rehearsing a song-and-dance number to promote their upcoming Bicentennial coverage. We then move forward to 12 December

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The Newsreader – Season 2, Episode 3 (Greed and Fear)

This episode certainly lived up to its title. The episode kicks off with Helen and Dale going to Gerry’s house on 17 October 1987, where they meet his wife, Carla, and their daughter, Alison. It’s there that Helen and Dale find out that Gerry and Carla met on a cruise ship, and that Carla knows about Gerry’s bisexuality. Carla also

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The Newsreader – Season 2, Episode 2 (People Like You and Me)

This episode was all about the Hoddle Street Massacre, ethical dilemmas, and judgement calls. The episode kicks off with Lindsay, Dale, Helen, Rob, and Gerry having dinner at Charlie’s house on 9 August 1987, where they talk about the upcoming Bicentennial. Charlie unveils a new promo for it, and Lindsay reveals that Dale will cover pageantry, and Helen will cover

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