The job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the next season (if there is one). I felt this finale did most of the job but not all of it. The episode kicks off with Miranda waking up after hooking up with Findlay and sneaking out. As she is wandering
Read moreWe’ve reached the penultimate episode of the season and the caravan park story arc is escalating. The episode kicks off with the caravan park residents being evicted, including Stone, who tells Miranda he’ll have to move in with his mum and that he no longer has access to his vegetable garden. Meanwhile both Laura and Miranda ask Bob what’s going
Read moreThis episode focuses on the annual fishing competition. The episode kicks off with Anna going on holidays and leaving Lillian in charge. The first thing Lillian has to deal with is a fight between two men over an esky. In the process of dealing with this, Lillian discovers that the Fishing Club President, Phil Tran, is missing. It then cuts
Read moreLove is in the air at Pearl Bay with Kevin and Phrani’s long-awaited wedding. Frankly I was surprised that their wedding was written in considering Phrani’s determination not to marry Kevin in the original series due to her traumatic dowry experience with her first husband. However people change a lot over 20 years, including their minds.
Read moreThis episode is quirkier than the previous ones. After concluding the adoption subplot, this episode focuses on Bucket’s possessions, which are for sale now that he has passed away. Ben tries to get rid of Bucket’s old chair but Laura and the rest of the town warn him of the bad luck that will come to him if he does,
Read moreThis episode has a lot of truths come out and a new arrival. The episode starts with Laura discovering that the adoption hearing is happening. Despite Miranda pleading Laura to stay out of the courthouse, she goes in with Joe, and tells the magistrate, an old friend of hers, that she will be applying for custody of Joe, which naturally
Read moreNow that the premise and characters of the show have been established, the show can really get underway. This episode focuses on one of Pearl Bay’s many eccentricities, specifically the shimmery moon–a phenomenon that reveals hidden truths and brings people together according to Miranda. The episode kicks off with Kevin kissing a photo of Phrani and sending it off in
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish a show’s premise, characters and story arcs for the season. The Seachange reboot is in the unique position of continuing a premise that was established in its original series over 20 years ago, but also having to establish its premise for new viewers. I felt this pilot really only did half the
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