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
Read moreThis 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
Read moreThis 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
Read moreAs 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
Read moreThis was the best and ultimately the most heartbreaking episode of the season, and once again I’ll be reviewing it character by character. Wayne, Matty, Mira, Darren, Taylor, and Timmy – The episode kicks off with Wayne going on a run and listening to a voicemail from Timmy, informing him that he will be going camping with the boys for
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs for the season and continue any that were established in the previous season’s finale. This premiere definitely did a great job. The previous season ended in April 1986, with Helen and Dale’s personal and professional relationship uncertain, Geoff leaving the network and burning the bridges he spent over
Read moreThe 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 did a great job, with a couple of twists thrown in the mix. I’m going to review the finale character by character. Joyce, Doug, Tina, and Constance – The
Read moreThis episode had skydiving drama, an exploration of Indigenous medicine, and callbacks to the previous season. I’m going to review this episode, which I’m assuming is the halfway point of the season, character by character. Wayne and Mira – Mira is experiencing morning sickness and Wayne, ironically, infantilises her throughout the episode. When Timmy figures out on his own that
Read moreThis episode had many reveals and once again, I’m going to review it character by character. Eliza and Pete – Eliza and Pete are forced to work together on the retrieval of a little boy, Otis, who is possibly suffering from a head injury or snake bite. Eliza and Pete constantly argue about the diagnosis on the way back to
Read moreThe penultimate episode of a season usually provides springboards for the season finale, and this penultimate episode definitely delivered. These springboards were provided at the right time in the season and were a natural progression of what has unfolded over the previous six episodes, however due to the shorter length of this season, some of them did feel rushed. I’m
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