So here we are again…another Love Child finale where the series’ future is uncertain. For those keeping score on the continuity front, it’s 2 December 1972 and Gough Whitlam has won the Federal election. It’s been three months since Laura passed away, just short of three months old. Other than the amount of time that passed between last season and
Read moreSo 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 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.
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 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
Read moreAfter last week’s heartbreaking episode, it was nice for this episode to be on a slightly lighter side. I did appreciate the focus on Elena and Martha this week rather than having Joan front and centre. I did appreciate that Joan’s grief was touched upon but kept in the background, especially as it’s not very often that the show has
Read moreThis episode took an unexpectedly dark turn. While the promos had been indicating that something horrible would happen to baby Laura, I know from previous experiences that the promos have been misleading and what you think is going to happen almost never happens. This was one of the rare times where what I thought was going to happen actually happened.
Read moreAfter Patty’s death and the subsequent fallout being explored in the previous two episodes, it was nice for this episode to be on the lighter side. I liked the choice by the writers to break the episode up with three smaller stories–A, B, and C. The A story focusing on Joan’s struggles in trying to return to work, the B
Read moreInevitably this episode was going to deal with the fallout of Patty’s death. I liked how the episode focused on the unanswered questions of Patty’s death rather than the emotions. While the emotional reactions and grief were addressed, it was done with subtlety. With Martha feeling guilty, Viv feeling sadness and disbelief, Matron lashing out in anger, and Joan feeling
Read moreWell this season opener was filled with shocking moments. The purpose of a season premiere is similar to the purpose of a season finale. The season finale’s job is to conclude the season’s story arcs and set up potential new arcs for the next season. The season premiere’s job is to commence new story arcs for the new season and
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