So we’ve now reached the end of the fifth season. Season finales tend to go one way or the other due to their unpredictable nature. If a show isn’t renewed, all loose ends have to be tied up and the ending has to be satisfying (although you can’t please everyone). If the show is renewed, there has to be enough
Read moreSo now the focus is on Lewis as a Councillor. Lewis has won the district bi-election and can now “clean up council” or so he thinks, the reality of Lewis actually ending up on the bottom of the council pecking order was obvious and I like how the writers subtly but surely showed that reality. I found the fact that
Read moreSince the network decided to air two episodes at once, I’ve decided to review both episodes in the one post. After months of promotion and weeks of dragging it out, Delta Goodrem or as she’s known in the House Husbands world, Izzy Dreyfus, finally arrived! A little tip to the producers (if you by chance read this) don’t drag out
Read moreAfter the dramas of Nick’s secret coming out over the last few episodes, a light episode with simple A and B stories was necessary. The A story of Angie winning a family trip to Disneyland was sweet and light-hearted without being corny. I did enjoy the opening scene of Angie calling the radio station, although I question the realism of
Read moreLast week’s episode focused on the fallout of Nick’s secret being revealed to the guys. This episode shifted focus to the fallout with Rachel. Despite my stated hatred for Rachel in previous reviews, I have also admitted that it’s obvious that the writers have chosen to make her a permanent character. Due to this choice, the writers have focused on
Read moreSo this episode explored the ramifications of Nick’s secret coming out, just as I thought it would, or at least with the guys. I felt that the guys alternating between resenting and helping Nick was realistic and done well, displaying how much their friendship with him has grown. While Nick certainly had to tell Rachel the truth, I felt that
Read moreSo we’re nearing the halfway point of the season which means that a story arc usually reaches it peak. In this episode, I’d say that the major story arc–Nick’s secret gambling–is starting to reach its peak. Throughout the episode there’s a build up of Nick’s desperation to pay back a gambling debt, which I felt was rushed a little since
Read moreThis is the first episode that I’ve actually enjoyed this season. While the previous three episodes weren’t bad, I feel that they have fallen flat and been a bit underwhelming. Inevitably this episode was going to focus on the fallout of the revelation that Bernie wasn’t Mark’s biological father and that Mark would subsequently look for him. I felt that
Read moreThis episode fell a little flat for me. While I’m glad that it wasn’t overly melodramatic, despite the subject matter, and the writing was mostly solid, I felt that this episode like last week’s, was a filler to build up major story arcs and later episodes. I felt that the ashes subplot was a little cliche–losing the ashes, the battle
Read moreThis episode was purely about Mark’s parents visiting to build up to the impending reveal that Mark is apparently adopted or not his “father”, Bernie’s, son. Although the reveal didn’t happen in this episode, thanks to the ads, we know it’s coming. I wasn’t really sympathetic towards Liz, although I feel she was the most honest and interesting character in
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