So here we are again, at the penultimate episode of a Love Child season. This season has been a rollercoaster, the acting has been superb and the writing has been mostly solid but also undermined with continuity errors. The job of the penultimate episode is to build up the drama and tension to lead into the finale, and this episode
Read moreThis episode was a definite improvement to last week. I believe this episode had the most character development in the series to date. The A story focused on Mariam and Fou Fou’s marital dynamic, and Jack and Mariam’s friendship. With the B story the focus is on Layla’s campaign for school captain, and the unlikely and until now unexplored dynamic
Read moreThis week I’m quite happy to eat my words from last week’s review–this episode was incredible. Usually I write my reviews by plot, but for the second time, due to the intensity of the episode, I’m going to write this review by character. Joan and Lawrence–Not a fan of their romance due to the speed at which it’s moving and
Read moreThe reason why my review is a little late is because I found it difficult to decide how I felt about the episode. Rather than evenly splitting the A and B stories, this episode was really 95 percent A story and 5 percent B story. Unfortunately this week, I didn’t enjoy the A story for two reasons–the story itself was
Read moreThis is the first episode in quite some time to peel back another layer of the metaphorical onion that I’ve written about in my previous reviews. This is the first episode to explore how the DiMeos interact with other special needs families and as a viewer, we are given a glimpse into the lives of special needs families and their
Read moreI’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 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
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