This episode was a simple one, focusing on the concept of death via the death of Chloe’s beloved pet turtle, Hannibal. The episode kicks off with Chloe practising her archery in the backyard, just as she is aiming her arrow, Sophie calls out to her, startling her, to inform her that Hannibal smells. When the family goes in to inspect
Read moreIn the previous episode we saw things through the eyes of the main characters, in this episode we are given the chance to see things through the eyes of the supporting players. The previous episode ended with Michael kicking off attempt #3 of his experiment, with Shawn believing he was still on his second attempt. This episode explores the eventual
Read moreOnce again, I’ll be reviewing this episode character by character. Meryl – As this episode had a large focus on her, I thought it’d best to start with her. The episode opens with Meryl going to see her solicitor about her fraud case. When the solicitor informs her that she’ll have to do jail time, she insults him and storms
Read moreThis episode was all about trivia and alcohol. While the Butler family have spent the last two episodes being paired off, interestingly, this episode focuses more on Greg, Em, Terry, Marlo, Luna and the other parents, than it does on the family as a whole, especially with the absence of Chloe. The trivia night that Greg talked about in the
Read moreI’m going to review this episode character by character. Ajax, Hayley and Tom – While they weren’t necessarily the biggest focus of the episode, this episode did jump start two story arcs focusing on them: Hayley cheating on Ajax, and Ajax developing a gambling problem. Once again Hayley is taken for granted by everyone in the family when Hugh dumps
Read moreNow that the premiere has aired, the fun can really begin. This episode was once again set in realistic circumstances with the family split up but not entirely paired off. Greg and Chloe were stuck with each other in the house all day on a Saturday as both Em and Sophie were at work. Chloe has been struggling to sleep
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs and subplots for the season. I felt that this season premiere did a decent but not perfect job. As I wrote the review of the season 2 finale on 13 April 2020 (over a year ago), I had to remind myself where we (the viewers) were left off
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish story arcs and subplots for the season and this premiere did its job perfectly. In fact, I think this was one of the best season premieres I’ve ever seen due to what I feel was flawless writing. I felt the writers’ choice to have the premiere have a non-linear structure by
Read moreNow that the premiere has come and gone, the season can well and truly get underway. Like with last week’s review, I’m going to review this episode character by character. Wes and Kassie – Despite the fact that they are new characters to the show, as they were the episode’s biggest focus, I thought I’d start with them. Wes makes
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs and subplots for the season, as well as address any loose ends that were left in the previous season’s finale. This premiere did its job perfectly. Generally when I am reviewing the season premiere of a show, I re-read the review I wrote on the previous season’s finale,
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