Last year, I wrote a blog post about the passing of Australian author, John Marsden, and the influence he had (and still has) on me as a writer and how I fell in love with his work. In the blog post, I wrote that I made the decision to read his books in order, and write about them. Therefore, this
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to conclude the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the next season (if there is a new one). This finale mostly did its job. This episode takes a different approach by kicking off in Vienna, where we see an orchestra consisting of teenage musicians, performing. The camera immediately focuses on trumpeter,
Read moreThe penultimate episode of a season is designed to provide a springboard for the finale, and it managed to do so, although only towards the end. The episode kicks off with Janet receiving a phone call from Greenvale Crematorium, who are informing her that Ash’s ashes are still awaiting collection. Janet doesn’t say a word, hangs up and blocks their
Read moreThis episode is all about narratives – Taylor’s, Mary’s, Brooke’s, and Lillian’s. The episode kicks off showing Taylor being tested as a baby with the reveal that she has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Her parents are told that she won’t live beyond her early 20s, however a montage shows Taylor trying to live her best life as she copes
Read moreWe’re now at the halfway point of the season and this episode offers Jordan’s and Brooke’s perspective. The episode kicks off with Jordan washing dishes in prison, spilling water on himself, before seeing his solicitor. His solicitor shows him the viral video of Mary confronting Brooke, and tells Jordan that Mary has been stood down from work because of it,
Read moreNow that the pilot has come and gone, this episode and the rest of the season can dig a little deeper with its character development and story arcs. The episode kicks off with a party, showing Ash’s murderer, Jordan Bancroft, and his girlfriend, Brooke, getting high on ice. This leads to Brooke smashing her arm through a window and going
Read moreThe purpose of a pilot is to establish the show’s premise and characters. This show, one with a heavy, sensitive, and complex subject matter, did its job perfectly. The pilot kicks off with joyous vibes as a group of friends celebrate New Year’s Eve, with Ash proposing to his girlfriend, Lillian (Brooke Satchwell) on their apartment balcony, as the New
Read moreThis analysis series will explore the evolution of Australian singer-songwriter, Delta Goodrem, over the course of six of her studio albums: Innocent Eyes, Mistaken Identity, Delta, Child of the Universe, Wings of the Wild, and Bridge Over Troubled Dreams. Although she released the album, Only Santa Knows, in 2020, between Wings of the Wild and Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, as
Read moreThis new analysis series will explore the evolution of Australian singer-songwriter, Delta Goodrem, over the course of six of her studio albums: Innocent Eyes, Mistaken Identity, Delta, Child of the Universe, Wings of the Wild, and Bridge Over Troubled Dreams. Although she released the album, Only Santa Knows, in 2020, between Wings of the Wild and Bridge Over Troubled Dreams,
Read moreAt a local book fair earlier this year, I came across a random find that I thought was a fun little novelty (pardon the slight pun), How it Works…The Computer. The image on the book’s cover alone let me know that it was published in the past, and I was right, it was published in 1979, and was a revised
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