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Weekly Reviews
> Episodes 4445-4449 by Steve
UK Broadcast: Monday 10th May – Friday
14th May 2004
Written by: Graham Hartley, Ben Marshall, Peter Mattessi,
Judith Colquhoun, Jeff Truman
Directed by: Jeffrey Walker, Gary Conway
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couple of surprise proposals caught two residents off-guard,
while someone else found himself forced to flee for
his life…
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Toadie was forced to face the possibility that Scott
may be suffering from ADHD this week, and this situation
led to problems for several other neighbours. Problems
began when Scott was up in court after being arrested
for streaking at the footie. Having failed to tell Toadie,
who was representing him, about his two previous convictions,
the case almost fell apart. Toadie was forced to explain
about Scott’s suspected ADHD, as well as offering to
be his full-time guardian and make sure that he attended
school. Scott was unhappy with these developments, but
could see that he had little choice in the matter. However,
when Karl attempted to bring drugs into Scott’s treatment,
the young man refused to go down that route. Susan heard
about it, and took the opportunity to take a swipe at
her estranged husband. Afterwards, the couple realised
that they’d have to work together to help Scott, and
Susan began to tutor him at home, while also making
sure that he ate plenty of vegetables. Scott’s relationship
with Serena was also moving along nicely, as it seemed
that she was softening toward her admirer…
The way that the character of Scott has quickly found
himself integrated in so many different storylines,
while also affecting characters like the Kennedys and
Sindi, has been great to watch. The developing relationships
that Scott has with both Sindi and Susan are particularly
entertaining.
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Given all his problems with Scott, the last thing Toadie
needed, it would seem, was to become involved with the
girlfriend of a gangster. However, there was little
that Sindi and Toadie could do to avoid each other as
she decided to support Scott at his court case. In the
end, they could resist no longer and ended up sharing
a kiss. Meanwhile, Rocco, aware of the growing friendship
between Toadie and Sindi, decided that the only way
to keep his girlfriend was to propose to her and divorce
his wife. Sindi had little choice as the ring was placed
on her finger, while Toadie, as Rocco’s lawyer, suddenly
realised who Sindi’s married boyfriend was. This could
have been another dull soapie love triangle, but the
history between these three characters, as well as the
obvious chemistry between Marisa Warrington and Ryan
Moloney, has really added something to the plot. Hopefully
they can maintain this interest as the story continues…
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Lou found that his financial problems had really caught
up with him this week, and was forced to take drastic
action. Beginning the week with the awkward repercussions
of his over-zealous hug with Susan, Lou found himself
feeling more and more isolated from his friends on the
street. Realising that Susan had told Lyn everything,
Lou found that he couldn’t face anyone. He also realised
that he was going to be unable to repay Rocco the money
he owed him, but the Italian was one step ahead and
made Lou an offer. With Lou having shares in a racehorse,
Rocco asked him to switch his horse with one with longer
odds, meaning that they could put a huge bet on and
rake in the money. Lou, despite knowing that this practice
was illegal, realised that he had no other choice but
to get involved in the scam. Karl then informed Lou
that the government was about to approve the periwinkle
extract that they had used months ago to help with baldness,
and so Lou decided to buy $50,000 of shares. However,
by the end of the week, Lou was left with nothing, and
with Rocco breathing down his neck, he decided that
he had little choice but to leave Erinsborough for good.
After weeks of seemingly hitting rock bottom time and
time again, this storyline finally picked up pace this
week, with Lou finally having no way out. Tom Oliver’s
performances tend to range from corny to believable,
but it’s still great to have one of the oldest characters
at the front of the action.
Connor and Michelle found their relationship altering
as the week went on. After he split up with Carmella,
Miss Cammeniti placed the blame squarely at Michelle’s
door and headed over there to deliver a slap. Hearing
what Connor had done, Jack was forced to mention Connor’s
dalliance with Lori while Michelle was in New York.
During a heated exchange in the pub, Michelle made it
clear to Connor how hurt she was about his actions and
more so, the fact that he hadn’t told her straight away.
However, after he explained what had happened with Lori
and her supposed abortion, it seemed to bring a new
understanding between the couple. With Kate Keltie only
back on the show for a few weeks, it’s quite obvious
that this story won’t have a happy ending for everyone
concerned. However, the show’s new habit of bringing
back past characters and using past storylines as springboards
for new ones, is proving to be very interesting.
And finally, Steph decided that the time was right
to make an honest man of Max, so she proposed. Max was
only too happy to accept, and the couple threw an engagement
party in the pub. Unfortunately, Gus wasn’t too happy
about this new bond in Max’s life, and even less happy
by the interest Karl was showing in Izzy, leading to
an awkward and embarrassing display by Karl in the pub,
where he made his romantic feelings for Ms. Hoyland
perfectly clear. With Gus also confusing Izzy by blowing
hot and cold, and trying to get closer to Summer and
Boyd, it seems that his true colours can’t stay hidden
for much longer…
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