The Ten Network recently announced that Offspring, the Australian drama starring Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart and Deborah Mailman has been picked up for a third season. The show has consistently delivered strong ratings especially in the much desired 18-49 demographic.
Production on the third season will begin later this year.
You can read more on this exciting news either at Encore Magazine or Digital Spy:
Encore Magazine: http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/offspring-announces-third-series-8834
Digital Spy: http://www.digitalspy.com/australian-tv/news/a323942/offspring-to-return-for-third-season.html
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 2.6
Offspring
Series Two, Episode Six
Original Air Date: June 13, 2011
Jimmy and Tammy are going ahead with their plans to get married and Nina rallies the Proudman family together to be supportive of Jimmy. However, things don't go exactly as planned and Jimmy receives some distressing news. Billie, Mick and Andrew go forward with their plans.
Nina is elected to call Jimmy. She leaves a message for him saying they want to work things out and asking him not to cut the family off. Mick doesn't want to get involved in the situation with Jimmy, something Geraldine and Billie doesn't understand.
Nina enters a room of the hospital to find Patrick holding a towel to his bleeding face. As she is tending to his injury, she asks how he got it and when he doesn't answer asks if it has something to do with his sister's situation. They bicker lightly about their personality traits.
The Proudman family and Cherie have dinner to discuss how they can reach out to Jimmy. Billie suggests saying Ray has been calling out for him every night even though Ray can't say Jimmy's name. Geraldine wants to tell him Rocket is dead, much to Mick's displeasure causing him to get up and leave saying he needs to be with Rocket at this time. Cherie calls Jimmy and leaves a message to say she misses and loves him. He calls her not long after she sits back down and wants to meet with her the following morning.
Billie takes her temperature and finds it's up and tells Mick it's time to call Andrew. Mick thought they weren't doing this until next month but she's ready now as she's been setting things up with Andrew already. Mick wants to know when they will talk about the big things such as the arrangement and work everything. She calls Andrew with the code they developed. When Andrew arrives at their house, Billie wants Mick to ask him how things will go but he's uncomfortable doing that. Andrew gives them a scenario and asks how it sounds to them.
At the hospital, Cherie finds Nina and tells her Jimmy and Tammy are getting married that day at the City Registry Office at 2:30. Nina goes to where Jimmy and Tammy are staying to speak with him. He's still angry at her. She asks if she can make it up to Tammy if he will let her come to their wedding. They go to where Tammy is having her hair done and he speaks with Tammy for a few minutes then invites Nina in. Nina tells her she feels terrible that she didn't feel welcome. Tammy says she understands that Nina is single and older and Jimmy is the man in her life but she wanted them to be sisters. Nina says that is what she wants, too and if Tammy can forgive her she wants to be at the wedding--the entire family, even Billie, want to be there.
Nina calls Billie to tell her Jimmy is getting married and that she said the family would be there. Cherie contacts Nina who asks her to swing by Billie and Mick's house to get a hold of them for her. Nina then calls Darcy to tell him of the plans and asks him to get Geraldine and bring her to the Registry Office. He wants to have a gentle family conversation with Jimmy but she tells him it's beyond that. Jimmy and Tammy exit the building where they've been staying and he asks what the family had to say. Nina tells him once everyone heard he was getting married everything "faded away".
In Nina's car, Tammy tells her she has a problem. Her ex-fiance has arrived in town and keeps texting her and is saying he will crash the wedding and wants Nina to promise she will not tell Jimmy.
Cherie knocks on Mick and Billie's door. When Billie answers, Cherie tells her Jimmy is getting married in an hour. Andrew brings the bowl of sperm and the turkey baster out of the kitchen. Billie takes it and she and Mick go back upstairs as Andrew ushers Rocket back outside with Cherie. She calls Nina to tell her Mick and Billie are at that moment trying for a baby. Darcy arrives at Geraldine's house and finds her sitting in a car outside as prospective buyers tour it. He gets in the car and asks for her phone then tells her about Jimmy. The news doesn't make her happy but she agrees with the plan he sets out for her.
At Nina's apartment, Tammy shows her some of the texts she's received from her ex. The buzzer sounds and Tammy says it's probably him. She gave him Nina's address so they could argue there instead of the wedding. When Tammy opens the door Fraser is there. Her ex arrives as Nina and Fraser are preparing to go out to the balcony. She sees him and he has lost a lot of weight, something he said he did for her. When he grabs Tammy to hug her Fraser steps forward to ask him not do to it and he takes a swing at Fraser saying she's his wife. Nina and Fraser watch Tammy and her ex from the balcony. Fraser brought Nina a card thanking her and apologizing for everything. Tammy's ex interrupts them to apologize for his "moment" and for calling Tammy his wife. He tells them Tammy is thinking it's probably best to not go through with the wedding today everything considered. Nina goes to talk to her and Tammy says it isn't she won't marry Jimmy ever. Her ex overhears this and confronts her saying Tammy told him something different. She wants Nina to tell Jimmy she's sorry and will see him tonight. Nina refuses telling her to say the words to Jimmy and deal with the fallout.
Geraldine and Darcy are the first to arrive for the wedding and hug their son. Cherie and Mick arrive next and both hug Jimmy. Billie is still in the car off her feet. She calls and talks to Mick and asks if their mum is there and how she looks. Nina and Tammy arrive and when Nina asks if she's ready, Tammy wants her to bring Jimmy outside as she doesn't think she can face the entire family. Nina goes in to get Jimmy. When they get back out to her car Tammy is gone. Billie, who is still on the phone with Mick and is on speaker, is giving everyone a play-by-play of what is happening as she can see it from the car. Everyone leaves the office. Nina is forced to tell Jimmy that Tammy can't marry him. He walks away.
Darcy, Geraldine, Billie and Mick have a drink and talk about what has happened. Nina arrives and tells the family Cherie found Jimmy and is bringing him there. She tells them what happened with Tammy and cautions them to not lecture him or say "told you so". As they are talking, Cherie arrives with Jimmy who is incredibly depressed. The family look to Nina to start things off and she tells Jimmy Cherie walked in on Mick and Billie doing the turkey baster. He smiles slightly. Darcy continues and tells them that when Geraldine was getting ready she started to disrobe in front of a Sri Lankan family forgetting it was an open house. Jimmy starts to cry and Billie and Geraldine get up to hug him. Later, Mick gets up to sing the song he was asked to write for the wedding "It's Beautiful to See You In Love". He did some quick rewrites and changed it into a humorous song about what is the use to falling in love making Jimmy smile.
During the song Nina gets an unknown call. She goes outside to answer it and it's Patrick. He admits his injuries were because of his sisters situation and apologizes for some of the things he said.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Series Two, Episode Six
Original Air Date: June 13, 2011
Jimmy and Tammy are going ahead with their plans to get married and Nina rallies the Proudman family together to be supportive of Jimmy. However, things don't go exactly as planned and Jimmy receives some distressing news. Billie, Mick and Andrew go forward with their plans.
Nina is elected to call Jimmy. She leaves a message for him saying they want to work things out and asking him not to cut the family off. Mick doesn't want to get involved in the situation with Jimmy, something Geraldine and Billie doesn't understand.
Nina enters a room of the hospital to find Patrick holding a towel to his bleeding face. As she is tending to his injury, she asks how he got it and when he doesn't answer asks if it has something to do with his sister's situation. They bicker lightly about their personality traits.
The Proudman family and Cherie have dinner to discuss how they can reach out to Jimmy. Billie suggests saying Ray has been calling out for him every night even though Ray can't say Jimmy's name. Geraldine wants to tell him Rocket is dead, much to Mick's displeasure causing him to get up and leave saying he needs to be with Rocket at this time. Cherie calls Jimmy and leaves a message to say she misses and loves him. He calls her not long after she sits back down and wants to meet with her the following morning.
Billie takes her temperature and finds it's up and tells Mick it's time to call Andrew. Mick thought they weren't doing this until next month but she's ready now as she's been setting things up with Andrew already. Mick wants to know when they will talk about the big things such as the arrangement and work everything. She calls Andrew with the code they developed. When Andrew arrives at their house, Billie wants Mick to ask him how things will go but he's uncomfortable doing that. Andrew gives them a scenario and asks how it sounds to them.
At the hospital, Cherie finds Nina and tells her Jimmy and Tammy are getting married that day at the City Registry Office at 2:30. Nina goes to where Jimmy and Tammy are staying to speak with him. He's still angry at her. She asks if she can make it up to Tammy if he will let her come to their wedding. They go to where Tammy is having her hair done and he speaks with Tammy for a few minutes then invites Nina in. Nina tells her she feels terrible that she didn't feel welcome. Tammy says she understands that Nina is single and older and Jimmy is the man in her life but she wanted them to be sisters. Nina says that is what she wants, too and if Tammy can forgive her she wants to be at the wedding--the entire family, even Billie, want to be there.
Nina calls Billie to tell her Jimmy is getting married and that she said the family would be there. Cherie contacts Nina who asks her to swing by Billie and Mick's house to get a hold of them for her. Nina then calls Darcy to tell him of the plans and asks him to get Geraldine and bring her to the Registry Office. He wants to have a gentle family conversation with Jimmy but she tells him it's beyond that. Jimmy and Tammy exit the building where they've been staying and he asks what the family had to say. Nina tells him once everyone heard he was getting married everything "faded away".
In Nina's car, Tammy tells her she has a problem. Her ex-fiance has arrived in town and keeps texting her and is saying he will crash the wedding and wants Nina to promise she will not tell Jimmy.
Cherie knocks on Mick and Billie's door. When Billie answers, Cherie tells her Jimmy is getting married in an hour. Andrew brings the bowl of sperm and the turkey baster out of the kitchen. Billie takes it and she and Mick go back upstairs as Andrew ushers Rocket back outside with Cherie. She calls Nina to tell her Mick and Billie are at that moment trying for a baby. Darcy arrives at Geraldine's house and finds her sitting in a car outside as prospective buyers tour it. He gets in the car and asks for her phone then tells her about Jimmy. The news doesn't make her happy but she agrees with the plan he sets out for her.
At Nina's apartment, Tammy shows her some of the texts she's received from her ex. The buzzer sounds and Tammy says it's probably him. She gave him Nina's address so they could argue there instead of the wedding. When Tammy opens the door Fraser is there. Her ex arrives as Nina and Fraser are preparing to go out to the balcony. She sees him and he has lost a lot of weight, something he said he did for her. When he grabs Tammy to hug her Fraser steps forward to ask him not do to it and he takes a swing at Fraser saying she's his wife. Nina and Fraser watch Tammy and her ex from the balcony. Fraser brought Nina a card thanking her and apologizing for everything. Tammy's ex interrupts them to apologize for his "moment" and for calling Tammy his wife. He tells them Tammy is thinking it's probably best to not go through with the wedding today everything considered. Nina goes to talk to her and Tammy says it isn't she won't marry Jimmy ever. Her ex overhears this and confronts her saying Tammy told him something different. She wants Nina to tell Jimmy she's sorry and will see him tonight. Nina refuses telling her to say the words to Jimmy and deal with the fallout.
Geraldine and Darcy are the first to arrive for the wedding and hug their son. Cherie and Mick arrive next and both hug Jimmy. Billie is still in the car off her feet. She calls and talks to Mick and asks if their mum is there and how she looks. Nina and Tammy arrive and when Nina asks if she's ready, Tammy wants her to bring Jimmy outside as she doesn't think she can face the entire family. Nina goes in to get Jimmy. When they get back out to her car Tammy is gone. Billie, who is still on the phone with Mick and is on speaker, is giving everyone a play-by-play of what is happening as she can see it from the car. Everyone leaves the office. Nina is forced to tell Jimmy that Tammy can't marry him. He walks away.
Darcy, Geraldine, Billie and Mick have a drink and talk about what has happened. Nina arrives and tells the family Cherie found Jimmy and is bringing him there. She tells them what happened with Tammy and cautions them to not lecture him or say "told you so". As they are talking, Cherie arrives with Jimmy who is incredibly depressed. The family look to Nina to start things off and she tells Jimmy Cherie walked in on Mick and Billie doing the turkey baster. He smiles slightly. Darcy continues and tells them that when Geraldine was getting ready she started to disrobe in front of a Sri Lankan family forgetting it was an open house. Jimmy starts to cry and Billie and Geraldine get up to hug him. Later, Mick gets up to sing the song he was asked to write for the wedding "It's Beautiful to See You In Love". He did some quick rewrites and changed it into a humorous song about what is the use to falling in love making Jimmy smile.
During the song Nina gets an unknown call. She goes outside to answer it and it's Patrick. He admits his injuries were because of his sisters situation and apologizes for some of the things he said.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 2.5
Offspring
Series Two, Episode Five
Original Air Date: June 6, 2011
Nina must deal with the situation with Fraser King but doesn't know how to go about it. Billie and Mick have dinner with Andrew and the evening ends in disaster. Jimmy learns how his entire family feels about Tammy and vows to marry her despite how they feel because he loves her. Nina must make a decision about her relationship with Fraser.
Nina worries over Fraser's mistake and wonders if she's putting her feelings for him ahead of their professional relationship. She sits in her car at work wondering how she will work through the situation when Patrick surprises her. He asks about Fraser and she tells him she tried calling him three times last night as she would any student. He asks if she wants him to take care of it but she says it's her responsibility. When she arrives at the nurses desk, Cherie and Kim are talking about how excited they are about the Fundraising Ball. Zara walks up and asks if Fraser is there yet. As Patrick walks past, Zara asks if he will be coming to the Fundraising Ball and he replies he doesn't want to miss the drama and debauchery they'll be talking about tomorrow. Clegg asks Nina for a word in his office. He tells her they need to determine if Dr. King has what it takes to be a surgeon. If he has Nina's confidence, he has Clegg's.
Patrick asks Nina if she's spoken to Fraser yet but he hasn't arrived to work. She asks him if he went to Clegg about Fraser and he admits that Clegg did ask his opinion. As she's telling Patrick that Fraser is her responsibility Fraser walks up to them. He admits his mistake and that the thought it through and is confident it will never happen again and thanks them for their support and for saving him. When Patrick is gone, Fraser tells Nina he isn't something she will have to constantly sort out as she does everything else in her life. She asks why he didn't return her calls last night and he says he tried calling but he didn't know if she'd be on his side or angry and he didn't want things to be strange.
Billie asks Mick about Andrew. He asks if she's sure she wants to use Andrew as their donor as with an anonymous donor they get the sperm without the estranged brother. She thinks an anonymous donor would be like getting a dog from the pound and Andrew would be like a pedigree puppy from a breeder. Mick doesn't want her to be disappointed if Andrew says 'no'. She calls Andrew that morning to confirm their dinner date that evening. Billie comments to Darcy that Tammy is annoying and wrong and draining the life out of Jimmy but Darcy says he likes her. While Mick and Jimmy are working, Jimmy asks if Billie has said anything about Tammy, a question Mick doesn't want to answer. He tells Jimmy that Billie is protective of him and if Tammy makes him happy that's all that matters.
Billie and Jimmy have breakfast with their mother who tells them she's selling the house. Jimmy isn't happy about the decision and Billie is a bit more supportive of her mother. The conversation turns to Tammy and Jimmy accuses them of hating her. Geraldine says they don't hate her they just want him to be sure about her causing him to leave going back to Nina's to complain.
Cherie agrees to share a car to the Ball with Dr. Clegg. Once she and Nina are alone, she asks if she was able to speak with Fraser and Nina tells her he is convinced his mistake was a one-time thing. Fraser asks Nina to the Fundraising Ball and she reluctantly agrees.
Geraldine and Darcy are at the house while prospective buyers tour it because she can't bear to not be able to hear the comments people make about it. Darcy asks her about Jimmy and he tells her in a roundabout way that she has no right deciding what is right for Jimmy.
Nina watches as Fraser does an ultrasound on a patient. Everything goes good until the woman asks if everything is fine and he tells her they will do a Cesarean, something that cannot be done as the woman has drug allergies. Fraser uncomfortably leaves the room. Nina notes that Fraser froze in a consultation which wasn't even a crisis and goes looking for him. She finds him sitting alone with his head bowed.
Darcy goes to see Jimmy and finds Tammy at home alone. She insists he comes in and she talks constantly about how Jimmy tries hard but he just drifts. When Jimmy arrives, Darcy asks if he's alright about the house. He says he is and Tammy interjects that it's a shame and she can't believe Geraldine is getting rid of it. Darcy tells Jimmy he knows he's annoyed at his mum's and Billie's thoughts on the house and they should all get together and have a chat about it. Darcy really means Tammy and Jimmy understands. When Jimmy meets with Geraldine and Darcy, she tells her son that she wants him to be sure. Jimmy states that she doesn't like Tammy and she tells him flat-out that Tammy is wrong for him and she doesn't like her. If he marries her he will make the biggest mistake of his life. Jimmy angrily tells his parents he loves Tammy and he will marry her then leaves.
Nina sees Fraser and Patrick talking and questions Patrick as to what he said to him. He tells her he wanted to know if he could help and Nina asks why Fraser left. She tells him she will handle things to which he replies she isn't the only person who works with him and the only one who cares how things turn out. She tells him to back off and not go near Fraser causing him to ask if she's too emotionally involved.
Mick looks over some old family photos which he hides quickly when Billie arrives home. She's worried about what Andrew's answer will be and Mick maintains he doesn't know Andrew well enough to know what the answer will be.
As Nina is getting ready for the Ball Jimmy arrives and asks her directly if she likes Tammy. She reluctantly tells him she doesn't warm to Tammy that easily but if he loves her that is all that matters. When he leaves, she has a drink and thinks about how she will sort the problem with Fraser both professionally and personally. She and Fraser arrive at the hospital for the Ball and he gives her a bracelet as a 'thank you' telling her he hopes he'll become half the doctor she is and that she will have the patience to stick with him until he does.
Mick and Billie meet with Andrew and she asks him about his decision straight off. He tells them he has some questions and they need to talk but he is very much open to helping them. Andrew and Billie talk about him while Mick has a drink. The conversation turns into an argument between Mick and Andrew about their father. Andrew tells them he doesn't think this will work out, thanks Billie for dinner and leaves. She gets up and leaves soon after him. Later that night, Mick goes to see Andrew and tells him while there are things they need to sort out as brothers, he loves Billie and wants to have a baby with her but can't do it without him. Andrew agrees to help Billie and Mick.
At the Ball, Nina, Fraser, Cherie, Dr. Clegg, Zara and Kim are seated at a table together. Cherie listens as Clegg talks until Kim's girlfriend asks her if she thinks Kim turns into another person at one of these events. Fraser is drinking and is noticeably unhappy. Nina excuses herself to go freshen up as Patrick enters, alone. He compliments her then asks about Fraser. Cherie gets up from the table and asks Nina to dance and drags her onto the dance floor. Kim and Zara get up to dance. Nina is uncomfortable on the dance floor as she knows she should be talking with Fraser. He walks onto the floor and asks her if they can go talk. Clegg comes onto the floor and starts dancing with the girls.
Fraser tells Nina he feels she isn't into him anymore as she's been cold to him since they arrived. She stammers an answer but he wants honesty. She tells him she doesn't think they have a future together. Kim pulls her away at an inopportune moment for "photo time". As everyone is dressing up for photos, Nina tells Fraser he's had too much to drink and pulls him away from everyone else. He asks how she can be his teacher in the morning if she breaks up with him now. She wants to avoid the discussion but he asks her to just say it and if she thinks he's cut out to be an obstetrician. She tells him she doesn't think he has what it takes. He kisses her and she tries to push him away. Patrick steps in and Fraser takes a swing at him and falls. Patrick and Nina take a drunk Fraser home. Patrick offers to take her home but she wants to sit with Fraser for a bit.
When Nina arrives home Jimmy is moving out and won't tell her where he's going. Mick tells Billie she needn't be upset as Andrew said he would do it.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Series Two, Episode Five
Original Air Date: June 6, 2011
Nina must deal with the situation with Fraser King but doesn't know how to go about it. Billie and Mick have dinner with Andrew and the evening ends in disaster. Jimmy learns how his entire family feels about Tammy and vows to marry her despite how they feel because he loves her. Nina must make a decision about her relationship with Fraser.
Nina worries over Fraser's mistake and wonders if she's putting her feelings for him ahead of their professional relationship. She sits in her car at work wondering how she will work through the situation when Patrick surprises her. He asks about Fraser and she tells him she tried calling him three times last night as she would any student. He asks if she wants him to take care of it but she says it's her responsibility. When she arrives at the nurses desk, Cherie and Kim are talking about how excited they are about the Fundraising Ball. Zara walks up and asks if Fraser is there yet. As Patrick walks past, Zara asks if he will be coming to the Fundraising Ball and he replies he doesn't want to miss the drama and debauchery they'll be talking about tomorrow. Clegg asks Nina for a word in his office. He tells her they need to determine if Dr. King has what it takes to be a surgeon. If he has Nina's confidence, he has Clegg's.
Patrick asks Nina if she's spoken to Fraser yet but he hasn't arrived to work. She asks him if he went to Clegg about Fraser and he admits that Clegg did ask his opinion. As she's telling Patrick that Fraser is her responsibility Fraser walks up to them. He admits his mistake and that the thought it through and is confident it will never happen again and thanks them for their support and for saving him. When Patrick is gone, Fraser tells Nina he isn't something she will have to constantly sort out as she does everything else in her life. She asks why he didn't return her calls last night and he says he tried calling but he didn't know if she'd be on his side or angry and he didn't want things to be strange.
Billie asks Mick about Andrew. He asks if she's sure she wants to use Andrew as their donor as with an anonymous donor they get the sperm without the estranged brother. She thinks an anonymous donor would be like getting a dog from the pound and Andrew would be like a pedigree puppy from a breeder. Mick doesn't want her to be disappointed if Andrew says 'no'. She calls Andrew that morning to confirm their dinner date that evening. Billie comments to Darcy that Tammy is annoying and wrong and draining the life out of Jimmy but Darcy says he likes her. While Mick and Jimmy are working, Jimmy asks if Billie has said anything about Tammy, a question Mick doesn't want to answer. He tells Jimmy that Billie is protective of him and if Tammy makes him happy that's all that matters.
Billie and Jimmy have breakfast with their mother who tells them she's selling the house. Jimmy isn't happy about the decision and Billie is a bit more supportive of her mother. The conversation turns to Tammy and Jimmy accuses them of hating her. Geraldine says they don't hate her they just want him to be sure about her causing him to leave going back to Nina's to complain.
Cherie agrees to share a car to the Ball with Dr. Clegg. Once she and Nina are alone, she asks if she was able to speak with Fraser and Nina tells her he is convinced his mistake was a one-time thing. Fraser asks Nina to the Fundraising Ball and she reluctantly agrees.
Geraldine and Darcy are at the house while prospective buyers tour it because she can't bear to not be able to hear the comments people make about it. Darcy asks her about Jimmy and he tells her in a roundabout way that she has no right deciding what is right for Jimmy.
Nina watches as Fraser does an ultrasound on a patient. Everything goes good until the woman asks if everything is fine and he tells her they will do a Cesarean, something that cannot be done as the woman has drug allergies. Fraser uncomfortably leaves the room. Nina notes that Fraser froze in a consultation which wasn't even a crisis and goes looking for him. She finds him sitting alone with his head bowed.
Darcy goes to see Jimmy and finds Tammy at home alone. She insists he comes in and she talks constantly about how Jimmy tries hard but he just drifts. When Jimmy arrives, Darcy asks if he's alright about the house. He says he is and Tammy interjects that it's a shame and she can't believe Geraldine is getting rid of it. Darcy tells Jimmy he knows he's annoyed at his mum's and Billie's thoughts on the house and they should all get together and have a chat about it. Darcy really means Tammy and Jimmy understands. When Jimmy meets with Geraldine and Darcy, she tells her son that she wants him to be sure. Jimmy states that she doesn't like Tammy and she tells him flat-out that Tammy is wrong for him and she doesn't like her. If he marries her he will make the biggest mistake of his life. Jimmy angrily tells his parents he loves Tammy and he will marry her then leaves.
Nina sees Fraser and Patrick talking and questions Patrick as to what he said to him. He tells her he wanted to know if he could help and Nina asks why Fraser left. She tells him she will handle things to which he replies she isn't the only person who works with him and the only one who cares how things turn out. She tells him to back off and not go near Fraser causing him to ask if she's too emotionally involved.
Mick looks over some old family photos which he hides quickly when Billie arrives home. She's worried about what Andrew's answer will be and Mick maintains he doesn't know Andrew well enough to know what the answer will be.
As Nina is getting ready for the Ball Jimmy arrives and asks her directly if she likes Tammy. She reluctantly tells him she doesn't warm to Tammy that easily but if he loves her that is all that matters. When he leaves, she has a drink and thinks about how she will sort the problem with Fraser both professionally and personally. She and Fraser arrive at the hospital for the Ball and he gives her a bracelet as a 'thank you' telling her he hopes he'll become half the doctor she is and that she will have the patience to stick with him until he does.
Mick and Billie meet with Andrew and she asks him about his decision straight off. He tells them he has some questions and they need to talk but he is very much open to helping them. Andrew and Billie talk about him while Mick has a drink. The conversation turns into an argument between Mick and Andrew about their father. Andrew tells them he doesn't think this will work out, thanks Billie for dinner and leaves. She gets up and leaves soon after him. Later that night, Mick goes to see Andrew and tells him while there are things they need to sort out as brothers, he loves Billie and wants to have a baby with her but can't do it without him. Andrew agrees to help Billie and Mick.
At the Ball, Nina, Fraser, Cherie, Dr. Clegg, Zara and Kim are seated at a table together. Cherie listens as Clegg talks until Kim's girlfriend asks her if she thinks Kim turns into another person at one of these events. Fraser is drinking and is noticeably unhappy. Nina excuses herself to go freshen up as Patrick enters, alone. He compliments her then asks about Fraser. Cherie gets up from the table and asks Nina to dance and drags her onto the dance floor. Kim and Zara get up to dance. Nina is uncomfortable on the dance floor as she knows she should be talking with Fraser. He walks onto the floor and asks her if they can go talk. Clegg comes onto the floor and starts dancing with the girls.
Fraser tells Nina he feels she isn't into him anymore as she's been cold to him since they arrived. She stammers an answer but he wants honesty. She tells him she doesn't think they have a future together. Kim pulls her away at an inopportune moment for "photo time". As everyone is dressing up for photos, Nina tells Fraser he's had too much to drink and pulls him away from everyone else. He asks how she can be his teacher in the morning if she breaks up with him now. She wants to avoid the discussion but he asks her to just say it and if she thinks he's cut out to be an obstetrician. She tells him she doesn't think he has what it takes. He kisses her and she tries to push him away. Patrick steps in and Fraser takes a swing at him and falls. Patrick and Nina take a drunk Fraser home. Patrick offers to take her home but she wants to sit with Fraser for a bit.
When Nina arrives home Jimmy is moving out and won't tell her where he's going. Mick tells Billie she needn't be upset as Andrew said he would do it.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 2.4
Offspring
Series Two, Episode Four
Original Air Date: May 30, 2011
Nina struggles with how she will work with Patrick but soon learns there is more to his situation than meets the eye. Fraser makes a mistake at work that could prove fatal for a patient. Billie awakens to find Mick isn't home and is worried about him. Mick's brother Andrew comes back into his, and Billie's life. Tammy makes things clear to Nina that whether the Proudman's like her or not, she's there to stay.
Nina is struggling with how she will be able to work with Patrick knowing he abuses his wife. At work, Fraser tells Nina he wants to be with her when she speaks to Clegg about Patrick. Nina goes to see Clegg alone and meets Patrick coming out of his office. Once alone with Clegg, she informs him she and the other staff suspect Patrick of violence toward his wife, something Clegg insists didn't happen as Kate wasn't Patrick's wife, she is his sister and he's doing everything he can to get her away from her abuser. Fraser and Kim get in Patrick's way in the hall as Nina and Clegg round the corner. They call the two down and Clegg takes Patrick back to his office while Nina takes Kim, Zara and Fraser aside to tell them they were wrong about Patrick. Jolene, a woman who has had four children at St. Francis, and is in for baby #5 has been admitted for delivery. Patrick catches Nina and Fraser kissing in an empty room. She and Fraser follow him and Nina apologizes for the previous misunderstanding. The conversation moves from an easily accepted apology to Patrick feeling they are blaming him for the misunderstanding even thought they are just trying to understand the situation.
Zara catches up to Nina to ask why she requested an emergency resuscitation team for one of two Cesareans she has scheduled for that afternoon. She maintains she didn't ask for the team and, after looking at the schedule, goes to Patrick to inform him it's her job to assess whether they need the resuss team. He tells her she lets her personal life interfere with her professional life, something she denies. At the worst possible time, Kim tells her she has a call from her sister. Later, Fraser tells Nina he has a friend that works at a hospital where Patrick used to work. She reckons their opiate supplies had a habit of disappearing and she feels Patrick is an addict. Nina tells him it's speculation and isn't helpful but he says he will be keeping an eye on him.
Nina, Fraser and Cherie watch as Patrick gives Jolene an epidural and Nina thinks how caring Patrick is with the patient. Cherie takes Nina aside for a word and tells her that while she really likes Fraser, she isn't sure about him in the 'doctor department'. Nina isn't pleased with what she is hearing and wonders what's wrong with everyone and why no one wants to work as a team. While scrubbing up for a procedure, Nina tells Patrick she cannot be effective unless he trusts her judgment. He replies that when her judgment gets better, he will trust it. Fraser delivers Jolene's baby and, when wrapping up the delivery, makes a mistake that causes Jolene to begin bleeding at a dangerous rate. Fraser freezes and Kim orders Cherie to get Nina. Nina and Patrick come in and Fraser is still frozen leading Patrick to tell Cherie to take him elsewhere to help him get cleaned up. Later, Nina tells the nurses Jolene is fine and asks about Fraser. Cherie tells her he's gone and she doesn't know where. As she's leaving, she calls Fraser asking him to call her back. At the elevator, Patrick stops her and explains about the resuss team. At home, Nina again gives Fraser a call asking him to get back to her. She and Tammy talk and Tammy says she knows Nina's family hates her as they're scared she'll steal Jimmy away. She tells Nina she's the best thing that ever happened to Jimmy and he's the best thing that ever happened to her and like her or not, she's there to stay. Once she's gone, Nina again calls Fraser.
Billie awakens to find Mick isn't in bed next to her and calls Nina with her worries. The two had a discussion the night before where he told her he wouldn't let her miss out on being someones mum and it might have to be a little patchwork person meaning they should get a donor. They get online to look for a donor but find none that appeal to them. Later, while making jokes about things, Mick is feeling guilty and Billie makes a joke about Mick's masculinity thinking they were still joking. She calls Jimmy to ask if he's seen Mick but he hasn't. After finding out what music Mick was last listening to, Jimmy says he thinks Mick went out for a man-walk to have a man-think and to leave it to him. At work, Billie confides in her father that she loves Mick and didn't mean what she said to him the night before.
Geraldine calls to tell Billie if she has anything in her house claim it now before she throws it in the bin. Nina and Billie to go Geraldine's house to claim their belongings before she tosses them. They discuss Jimmy and Tammy and Geraldine asks Nina to speak with him as he'll marry Tammy just to spite his mother if she talks to him. Nina asks Billie about Mick and she confesses to her mother and sister she wished she'd never heard of sperm donors. Geraldine asks about Mick's brother.
Jimmy calls Billie to tell her he's acquired the target. When she asks where he is, he tells her to sit tight as it's a man-secret. Jimmy and Mick talk and Jimmy tells him what he thinks the measure of a man is and what he thinks they both would do if they were men. Tammy wants Jimmy to have a bit of waxing done and Mick must ask his brother Andrew to be a sperm donor for him. Mick accompanies Jimmy to have the waxing done then later goes to see Andrew. After an uncomfortable conversation, Mick leaves without asking Andrew anything. He and Jimmy, both wearing kilts, go for a drink at the pub. Andrew shows up at Mick's and talks to Billie. She invites him in and he tells her she's nothing like the woman he thought Mick would have been with. Later, when Jimmy shows Tammy the waxing he had done, she tells him he had the wrong part of his body waxed. Billie and Andrew are playing a game when Mick arrives home. She tells him if he lives to be 1,000 years old he will never know how much she loves him.
Darcy and Geraldine discuss Jimmy's engagement to Tammy and, while Darcy is fine with Jimmy being in love, Geraldine doesn't want their son rushing headfirst into another reckless decision. She informs him that they are getting a divorce and he will be moving out leading him to move back in with Cherie and Ray. Later, when Darcy stops by to talk with Geraldine, she tells him she's selling the house. He wants her to think it through but she's made up her mind causing Darcy to realize it really is over between them. He offers to list the house but she declines not wanting the kids to know just yet.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Series Two, Episode Four
Original Air Date: May 30, 2011
Nina struggles with how she will work with Patrick but soon learns there is more to his situation than meets the eye. Fraser makes a mistake at work that could prove fatal for a patient. Billie awakens to find Mick isn't home and is worried about him. Mick's brother Andrew comes back into his, and Billie's life. Tammy makes things clear to Nina that whether the Proudman's like her or not, she's there to stay.
Nina is struggling with how she will be able to work with Patrick knowing he abuses his wife. At work, Fraser tells Nina he wants to be with her when she speaks to Clegg about Patrick. Nina goes to see Clegg alone and meets Patrick coming out of his office. Once alone with Clegg, she informs him she and the other staff suspect Patrick of violence toward his wife, something Clegg insists didn't happen as Kate wasn't Patrick's wife, she is his sister and he's doing everything he can to get her away from her abuser. Fraser and Kim get in Patrick's way in the hall as Nina and Clegg round the corner. They call the two down and Clegg takes Patrick back to his office while Nina takes Kim, Zara and Fraser aside to tell them they were wrong about Patrick. Jolene, a woman who has had four children at St. Francis, and is in for baby #5 has been admitted for delivery. Patrick catches Nina and Fraser kissing in an empty room. She and Fraser follow him and Nina apologizes for the previous misunderstanding. The conversation moves from an easily accepted apology to Patrick feeling they are blaming him for the misunderstanding even thought they are just trying to understand the situation.
Zara catches up to Nina to ask why she requested an emergency resuscitation team for one of two Cesareans she has scheduled for that afternoon. She maintains she didn't ask for the team and, after looking at the schedule, goes to Patrick to inform him it's her job to assess whether they need the resuss team. He tells her she lets her personal life interfere with her professional life, something she denies. At the worst possible time, Kim tells her she has a call from her sister. Later, Fraser tells Nina he has a friend that works at a hospital where Patrick used to work. She reckons their opiate supplies had a habit of disappearing and she feels Patrick is an addict. Nina tells him it's speculation and isn't helpful but he says he will be keeping an eye on him.
Nina, Fraser and Cherie watch as Patrick gives Jolene an epidural and Nina thinks how caring Patrick is with the patient. Cherie takes Nina aside for a word and tells her that while she really likes Fraser, she isn't sure about him in the 'doctor department'. Nina isn't pleased with what she is hearing and wonders what's wrong with everyone and why no one wants to work as a team. While scrubbing up for a procedure, Nina tells Patrick she cannot be effective unless he trusts her judgment. He replies that when her judgment gets better, he will trust it. Fraser delivers Jolene's baby and, when wrapping up the delivery, makes a mistake that causes Jolene to begin bleeding at a dangerous rate. Fraser freezes and Kim orders Cherie to get Nina. Nina and Patrick come in and Fraser is still frozen leading Patrick to tell Cherie to take him elsewhere to help him get cleaned up. Later, Nina tells the nurses Jolene is fine and asks about Fraser. Cherie tells her he's gone and she doesn't know where. As she's leaving, she calls Fraser asking him to call her back. At the elevator, Patrick stops her and explains about the resuss team. At home, Nina again gives Fraser a call asking him to get back to her. She and Tammy talk and Tammy says she knows Nina's family hates her as they're scared she'll steal Jimmy away. She tells Nina she's the best thing that ever happened to Jimmy and he's the best thing that ever happened to her and like her or not, she's there to stay. Once she's gone, Nina again calls Fraser.
Billie awakens to find Mick isn't in bed next to her and calls Nina with her worries. The two had a discussion the night before where he told her he wouldn't let her miss out on being someones mum and it might have to be a little patchwork person meaning they should get a donor. They get online to look for a donor but find none that appeal to them. Later, while making jokes about things, Mick is feeling guilty and Billie makes a joke about Mick's masculinity thinking they were still joking. She calls Jimmy to ask if he's seen Mick but he hasn't. After finding out what music Mick was last listening to, Jimmy says he thinks Mick went out for a man-walk to have a man-think and to leave it to him. At work, Billie confides in her father that she loves Mick and didn't mean what she said to him the night before.
Geraldine calls to tell Billie if she has anything in her house claim it now before she throws it in the bin. Nina and Billie to go Geraldine's house to claim their belongings before she tosses them. They discuss Jimmy and Tammy and Geraldine asks Nina to speak with him as he'll marry Tammy just to spite his mother if she talks to him. Nina asks Billie about Mick and she confesses to her mother and sister she wished she'd never heard of sperm donors. Geraldine asks about Mick's brother.
Jimmy calls Billie to tell her he's acquired the target. When she asks where he is, he tells her to sit tight as it's a man-secret. Jimmy and Mick talk and Jimmy tells him what he thinks the measure of a man is and what he thinks they both would do if they were men. Tammy wants Jimmy to have a bit of waxing done and Mick must ask his brother Andrew to be a sperm donor for him. Mick accompanies Jimmy to have the waxing done then later goes to see Andrew. After an uncomfortable conversation, Mick leaves without asking Andrew anything. He and Jimmy, both wearing kilts, go for a drink at the pub. Andrew shows up at Mick's and talks to Billie. She invites him in and he tells her she's nothing like the woman he thought Mick would have been with. Later, when Jimmy shows Tammy the waxing he had done, she tells him he had the wrong part of his body waxed. Billie and Andrew are playing a game when Mick arrives home. She tells him if he lives to be 1,000 years old he will never know how much she loves him.
Darcy and Geraldine discuss Jimmy's engagement to Tammy and, while Darcy is fine with Jimmy being in love, Geraldine doesn't want their son rushing headfirst into another reckless decision. She informs him that they are getting a divorce and he will be moving out leading him to move back in with Cherie and Ray. Later, when Darcy stops by to talk with Geraldine, she tells him she's selling the house. He wants her to think it through but she's made up her mind causing Darcy to realize it really is over between them. He offers to list the house but she declines not wanting the kids to know just yet.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
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AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 2.3
Offspring
Series Two, Episode Three
Original Air Date: May 23, 2011
Nina makes a decision about her relationship with Fraser King. Billie and Mick move forward in their quest to have a child together only to receive heartbreaking news. Cherie and Sam's relationship ends. Darcy and Geraldine come to a decision about getting re-married. Jimmy makes an announcement to his family.
Nina has a sex dream about Fraser King causing her to vow that she will nip the situation between the two of them in the bud because "she's a professional woman". At work, they see the abusive husband Fraser had a run-in with previously with Dr. Clegg and wonder if his wife has been re-admitted or filed a complaint. She talks to him about the kiss telling him she doesn't think it can happen again and that she did enjoy it and find him attractive and under different circumstances things could be different. She explains she is in a position of responsibility and it is about priorities and timing. He assures her he would never take advantage of his personal feelings for her in a professional context. Later, while looking at an ultrasound, Nina tells Fraser she might have over thought the situation between them and suggests if they set a few boundaries they could go out for a drink or meal. He starts to kiss her and she stops him saying it would be a date with boundaries. She and Fraser have a quiet dinner together that leads to them going back to her apartment for a night together. As Nina is enjoying the sight of a naked Fraser in her kitchen, Tammy and Jimmy, both naked, come downstairs. Nina stands in front of Fraser and makes the introductions before they go back to her bedroom. At work, Nina feels somewhat awkward with Fraser and he tells her he'll make sure it will stay just between them if that's what she wants.
Billie and Mick go for an appointment with their fertility doctor who shows them how to use the injection pen and Billie gives herself the first dose. She is to inject herself once a day and, with luck, in 12-14 days they will be harvesting her eggs. Mick is concerned about the side effects of the injections but Billie doesn't seem to give them much thought at all. As the days pass, she continues the injections and her behavior does start to change. She starts out excited and gets increasingly more agitated. Mick makes Billie call Nina because she is having a lot of side effects from the hormone injections. Billie thinks they are normal symptoms but her "girlfriend" Mick thinks she shouldn't be feeling so poorly so quickly. They run down the list of symptoms for Nina and she asks if Billie has had any chest pains or if her wee has changed color, which she hasn't. She warns that while some things are normal, everyone is different and she must keep a close eye on her symptoms and if things get worse she needs an ultrasound. Billie calls Nina while she's with Fraser because she's gotten sicker wanting Nina to help. Nina takes her to the fertility clinic for an ultrasound and Billie realizes Nina has had "death bed" sex. At the clinic while waiting for the doctor, Billie questions Nina about the sex she had. Mick arrives in time for the ultrasound where they learn Billie has ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome, an uncommon and sometimes fatal reaction. They must stop the treatments immediately. Billie asks if they can try again and the doctor says they must focus on getting her back up and running again. Nina assures Billie she'll be fine and leaves her in her "girlfriend's" capable hands. Before she leaves, Billie asks Nina to say nothing to the family. The doctor tells Billie her body has rejected the drugs and they must stop fertility treatments and it won't be possible for them to conceive a child together.
Cherie tells Nina she cannot make sense of her feelings for Sam at all. She knows he's everything she could ever ask for but, at other times, she wants to punch him in the face. She finds it irritating that he walks around in his white fronts all the time, that he chews with his mouth open and talks while he's chewing and that he looks at what is in his glass every single time he takes a drink. The conversation goes from Cherie and Sam to Nina and she confesses that she kissed Fraser. Cherie urges her to stop thinking so much and have a crack and living for a minute. Cherie and Sam's love life is less than spectacular. On the way to Geraldine and Darcy's re-commitment dinner, Cherie breaks up with Sam.
Darcy wants Nina to write a speech commemorating the 1980's for he and Geraldine's re-commitment dinner. Geraldine knows Darcy is up to something and he has the kids involved but she worries why no one seems to care what she wants. She worries if she tells Darcy how she feels he will have another heart attack and die. Billie isn't crazy about Darcy wanting her to write a speech about the seventies as she was just a baby then and what she does remember her mum would probably want to forget. She tells him the speech idea is perhaps the worst idea he's ever had including the time he got Geraldine a female stripper for their anniversary. Before the kids arrive for the dinner, Geraldine breaks down and tells Darcy that she loves him but cannot marry him again.
At the dinner, Cherie tells everyone she broke up with Sam. To cheer her up, Billie announces to everyone that Nina has been having sex, an issue Nina admits to but quickly moves away from. After Tammy makes a toast to Darcy and Geraldine, they stand up and announce they have decided they will finally be getting a divorce. Jimmy announces that he proposed to Tammy and she accepted.
Nina is called away from the dinner for a delivery and is given the details of the case by Zara. While she and Fraser are with the woman, Dr. Clegg enters the room and introduces them to their new colleague, Patrick, the abusive husband Fraser butted heads with earlier.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
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Series Two, Episode Three
Original Air Date: May 23, 2011
Nina makes a decision about her relationship with Fraser King. Billie and Mick move forward in their quest to have a child together only to receive heartbreaking news. Cherie and Sam's relationship ends. Darcy and Geraldine come to a decision about getting re-married. Jimmy makes an announcement to his family.
Nina has a sex dream about Fraser King causing her to vow that she will nip the situation between the two of them in the bud because "she's a professional woman". At work, they see the abusive husband Fraser had a run-in with previously with Dr. Clegg and wonder if his wife has been re-admitted or filed a complaint. She talks to him about the kiss telling him she doesn't think it can happen again and that she did enjoy it and find him attractive and under different circumstances things could be different. She explains she is in a position of responsibility and it is about priorities and timing. He assures her he would never take advantage of his personal feelings for her in a professional context. Later, while looking at an ultrasound, Nina tells Fraser she might have over thought the situation between them and suggests if they set a few boundaries they could go out for a drink or meal. He starts to kiss her and she stops him saying it would be a date with boundaries. She and Fraser have a quiet dinner together that leads to them going back to her apartment for a night together. As Nina is enjoying the sight of a naked Fraser in her kitchen, Tammy and Jimmy, both naked, come downstairs. Nina stands in front of Fraser and makes the introductions before they go back to her bedroom. At work, Nina feels somewhat awkward with Fraser and he tells her he'll make sure it will stay just between them if that's what she wants.
Billie and Mick go for an appointment with their fertility doctor who shows them how to use the injection pen and Billie gives herself the first dose. She is to inject herself once a day and, with luck, in 12-14 days they will be harvesting her eggs. Mick is concerned about the side effects of the injections but Billie doesn't seem to give them much thought at all. As the days pass, she continues the injections and her behavior does start to change. She starts out excited and gets increasingly more agitated. Mick makes Billie call Nina because she is having a lot of side effects from the hormone injections. Billie thinks they are normal symptoms but her "girlfriend" Mick thinks she shouldn't be feeling so poorly so quickly. They run down the list of symptoms for Nina and she asks if Billie has had any chest pains or if her wee has changed color, which she hasn't. She warns that while some things are normal, everyone is different and she must keep a close eye on her symptoms and if things get worse she needs an ultrasound. Billie calls Nina while she's with Fraser because she's gotten sicker wanting Nina to help. Nina takes her to the fertility clinic for an ultrasound and Billie realizes Nina has had "death bed" sex. At the clinic while waiting for the doctor, Billie questions Nina about the sex she had. Mick arrives in time for the ultrasound where they learn Billie has ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome, an uncommon and sometimes fatal reaction. They must stop the treatments immediately. Billie asks if they can try again and the doctor says they must focus on getting her back up and running again. Nina assures Billie she'll be fine and leaves her in her "girlfriend's" capable hands. Before she leaves, Billie asks Nina to say nothing to the family. The doctor tells Billie her body has rejected the drugs and they must stop fertility treatments and it won't be possible for them to conceive a child together.
Cherie tells Nina she cannot make sense of her feelings for Sam at all. She knows he's everything she could ever ask for but, at other times, she wants to punch him in the face. She finds it irritating that he walks around in his white fronts all the time, that he chews with his mouth open and talks while he's chewing and that he looks at what is in his glass every single time he takes a drink. The conversation goes from Cherie and Sam to Nina and she confesses that she kissed Fraser. Cherie urges her to stop thinking so much and have a crack and living for a minute. Cherie and Sam's love life is less than spectacular. On the way to Geraldine and Darcy's re-commitment dinner, Cherie breaks up with Sam.
Darcy wants Nina to write a speech commemorating the 1980's for he and Geraldine's re-commitment dinner. Geraldine knows Darcy is up to something and he has the kids involved but she worries why no one seems to care what she wants. She worries if she tells Darcy how she feels he will have another heart attack and die. Billie isn't crazy about Darcy wanting her to write a speech about the seventies as she was just a baby then and what she does remember her mum would probably want to forget. She tells him the speech idea is perhaps the worst idea he's ever had including the time he got Geraldine a female stripper for their anniversary. Before the kids arrive for the dinner, Geraldine breaks down and tells Darcy that she loves him but cannot marry him again.
At the dinner, Cherie tells everyone she broke up with Sam. To cheer her up, Billie announces to everyone that Nina has been having sex, an issue Nina admits to but quickly moves away from. After Tammy makes a toast to Darcy and Geraldine, they stand up and announce they have decided they will finally be getting a divorce. Jimmy announces that he proposed to Tammy and she accepted.
Nina is called away from the dinner for a delivery and is given the details of the case by Zara. While she and Fraser are with the woman, Dr. Clegg enters the room and introduces them to their new colleague, Patrick, the abusive husband Fraser butted heads with earlier.
Offspring airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
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Monday, May 16, 2011
AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 2.1 & 2.2
Offspring
Series Two, Episodes 2.1 & 2.2
Original Air Date: May 16, 2011
Nina Proudman is living a happy life in Baltimore, Maryland when she receives word her father has had a heart attack. She returns to Australia and finds she must make a choice about whether to return to the United States or remain in Australia with the family and job she loves. Meanwhile, Billie and Mick are trying to have a baby but receive disheartening news.
Nina looks out upon Baltimore thinking of her life there thus far. She's been in Baltimore for five months, had zero panic attacks, has delivered 68 babies, has 3 1/2 new friends, has had 3 flings with quite nice men (no major sparks but at least the men were unmarried and not her sisters ex and refrained from blowing anything up) and her sexual performance while in the U.S. is an 8. She's grounded, centered and living in the moment confident she can hang onto it when she receives a text to ring home as her father has had a heart attack.
Nina returns to Australia and is met at the airport by Billie. On the way to the hospital, she tells Nina they've done another battery of tests on Darcy and they're just waiting to hear. Their mother is stoic then just falls apart. She's left messages for Jimmy online in hopes of contacting him as he's still overseas. Billie tells her to check out what she's been doing in the backseat. Nina retrieves a folder where her sister has been organizing a family archive containing key documents, photographs and family memories. Billie can't identify one of the photos and makes a note to ask Darcy, something Nina questions if the time is right for or not. Billie advises that Nina doesn't need to return and take charge as she's been the one holding the fort while Nina has been away and Jimmy's been up the Amazon. As her sister is talking, Nina closes her eyes and remembers her life in Baltimore and how she felt while she was there until Billie stops the car hard upon arriving at the hospital.
Nina goes to her father's room and gives him a hug and kiss. He apologizes for her having been dragged back home. He tells her how the heart attack happened. He took Ray to the park and while playing a game with him he played with the other Proudman children the heart attack happened. He asks her to do him two favors: stop Billie hassling him about photos and papers as it's making him feel as if he's already dead and most important, go to Geraldine's house and fish her wedding ring out of the S-bend. She tossed the ring in there 15 years previous after finding out about one of his affairs. Now, he wants to ask Geraldine to renew their wedding vows and he needs the ring. Billie enters the room and straight away asks Darcy to identify some pictures. She tells Nina to find the cardiologist as she should be their medical translator.
Nina leaves the room and sees Cherie in the hall. The two women hug and Cherie tells her Ray is at day care as she's starting back to work. As Cherie is giving Nina a Rescue Remedy, she sees the cardiologist coming down the hall and points him out to her. Nina and Dr. Forbes discuss her father's condition as Billie and Cherie look on. Nina returns to the ladies to tell them it looks like Darcy might need another procedure and Dr. Forbes will make that decision this afternoon. Billie is shocked at how calm Nina apparently is over their father possibly needing a bypass and as she's giving her sister a talking to about her 'detached attitude' Nina zones out to Baltimore once again. Billie asks her what she's doing and Nina tells her she's using her imagination as her ally as she needs techniques to survive re-entering the family. Nina wants to go home and get a shower and meet Billie later to talk properly. Billie warns her sister to pay no attention to the boxes and musical instruments all over her flat as she and Mick have been living there the past few weeks as part of the plan to do things the right way. She can't get pregnant until they have enough of a deposit for their own place so Mick has been taking extra gigs and landscaping jobs and they've sublet his place to some French-Canadian acrobats.
In the lift, Nina contemplates going to obstetrics to visit her old coworkers. The thought of running into Chris Havel crosses her mind but she decides to go anyway. She receives a warm welcome from everyone, including Dr. Klegg. Kim, who is sleeping under the nurses station is awakened to feed her baby. As she's listening to the group talk about Dr. Klegg's willingness to have hormone injections so he could share in the breastfeeding (something he points out isn't beyond the realms of possibility, anatomically speaking), Nina looks around hoping to catch a glimpse of Chris Havel. Zara asks if she's back for good and she explains she's there because her father is sick and has been invited to stay on in Baltimore to participate in some fascinating research projects. She has great options and hasn't decided yet. Klegg tells her it's a shame she missed Chris Havel before he left. He moved to Brisbane last Tuesday as his wife got a job there. Nina, shocked by the news of Chris' leaving excuses herself saying she needs to make a call and goes out to the balcony where she stood so many times to think. Zara follows her out to tell her they all figured Chris had stayed in contact with her and asks if she's alright. Nina says she is and when Zara goes back inside, she tells herself she is and goes back to Baltimore in her mind. She's drawn back to reality by her phone ringing. It's a clearly distraught Jimmy asking about their father. After finding out Darcy is still alive, he asks Nina if she can come downstairs and rescue him. She goes down and finds he owes the cab drive $80, which Nina pays. Jimmy gets out of the cab and gives his sister a hug while a girl he brought home with him gets out and retrieves their luggage. Jimmy quickly helps the girl throw their bags out of the trunk and Nina tells him to go upstairs and she'll take care of the bags. Jimmy kisses his girlfriend then goes up to see his father. The girl introduces herself to Nina as "Tammy".
In Darcy's room, Jimmy reads his father a note he scrawled in the margins of a newspaper after learning of his heart attack, crying as he reads. Darcy tries to get Jimmy to stop reading but he continues anyway. In the hall, Tammy tells Nina how when she saw Jimmy she knew he was the one she was put on earth to be with. Nina stares off into space for a second thrilling Tammy as Jimmy said Nina 'goes into her head', something Tammy thinks is cool because she's doing it right in front of her. Jimmy steps into the hall to tell Nina their father wants to ask her something. Darcy whispers to his daughter to get Jimmy out of there as he's reading him the eulogy from his funeral and not to forget Geraldine's wedding ring. Nina takes Jimmy out of the room telling him their dad needs to rest up.
At a table outside Nina asks how long the two have known one another. Jimmy says he first saw Tammy two weeks ago. She had just broken up with the guy she was traveling with and a week later, the two of them were canoeing through the Amazon when Jimmy got the message about Darcy.
Nina is walking along the sidewalk talking to Billie on the phone when she runs into Mick. The two hug and continue walking. He tells her Billie missed her a lot while she was away almost like when Rocket punishes him for going away. Billie looks up from her work on the family archive and sees Nina and Mick walking together and laughing. The three go to a cafe where Billie begins to nag Mick about not being late for a gig as it pays serious money. When Nina comments that something Mick said wasn't in sarcasm, Billie remarks that Nina of all people is defending Mick. Mick jumps on Billie's comment and she must produce a voucher for him, which he tears up. Billie explains the actions in that they didn't want his sex with Nina to be a constantly oozing sore in the relationship so they developed a containment method. He issued her 10 vouchers. One could be used every time Billie played the "sex with Nina" card against him. After the batch they currently have, there will be no more playing the "sex with Nina" card.
Geraldine arrives in her kitchen to find Nina under the sink digging the wedding ring from the S-bend. She hugs her daughter and asks why she was in the S-bend.
In Darcy's hospital room, Mick is playing the guitar for him as Darcy looks over some of his music. Darcy asks Mick if he kicks the bucket, will he finish writing the songs for him, which he promises he will. Darcy tells him that he knows Billie is hard work but it will be a big relief for him to know Mick will stick with her. Mick tells Darcy he is going to.
Geraldine knows Darcy is after the wedding ring. She thinks the heart attack is her fault as he had chest pains after their last fairly vigorous encounter and she laughed it off as heartburn. Nina assures her mother it isn't her fault. Geraldine begs her daughter to talk Darcy out of making the romantic declaration, something Nina doesn't want to be asked to do. Her mother asks if she's seen Chris Havel yet and Nina informs her he's moved to Brisbane. Geraldine suggests Nina lie down there for a few hours but Nina leaves saying she has something to do.
Nina takes the wedding ring to her father and asks if he should hold off proposing for the moment causing him to ask if Geraldine said something. She tells him he's all churned up at the moment and that she can be the guardian of the ring for now. He gives it back to her and she puts it on her finger.
In the lift, Nina drops the wedding ring and the handsome young man in the lift with her, Dr. Fraser King (Jay Ryan), picks it up. He asks if she's Nina Proudman and when she confirms, he introduces himself. They make small talk about their first weeks on the job and her press around the department. She drops the ring again and she starts talking and cannot stop. She tells him about her parents being estranged, or were since they started having sex again and that her father wants to propose to her mother again. As he compliments a paper she wrote on gestitational diabetes, she imagines him standing in the lift, completely naked and holding a file folder in front of him. When the lift stops, he steps into the hall telling her he'd love to chat with her about the whole Baltimore experience.
She returns to her flat and is met by Rocket. She hears Billie and Mick having sex and, as she walks through the room, hears another couple. She realizes it's Jimmy and Tammy. She thinks about how in the face of death rampant sex is understandable with the urge to connect to some primal force. She goes in to take a bubble bath and wonders who she will cast in her own fantasy. She first thinks of Dr. Andrew Rochford but he's not the right choice as she needs the fantasy to feel more earthy and achievable. The second guy is turned down because if he talks in the fantasy he'll wreck it. Third, Zara shows up and, while Nina would love to make the play, she sadly turns it down. Fourth, she opens the door to find Chris Havel standing there and then immediately closes the door again. The next time the door is opened Dr. Klegg is standing there to let her know the offer is still there. Next, the handsome cardiologist, Dr. Forbes. He's a maybe but it feels wrong since he's her father's doctor. Lastly, she sees Dr. King and he kisses her passionately. She enjoys the fantasy even though it definitely feels wrong as he's too young.
After her bath, Nina looks through the mail and finds a letter from Chris Havel. He didn't want to disappear without an explanation and tells her an opportunity came up for Alice in Brisbane and he decided to take a job there as well. He thought it would be easier for everyone, including her. She'll always be very special to him and he wishes her much happiness. She sits by the window crying as Billie and Mick come downstairs. He's on his way to a gig and he orders him to ring her when he arrives so she knows he made it. She changes her mind and wants him to ring her halfway there but only if he pulls off the road because he can't crash and die on her. Mick kisses Billie and leaves the flat with Rocket. When he's gone, Billie sees Nina has been crying and Nina hands her Chris' letter. She reads over it then tells her sister she should have had sex with Chris a while back and flushed him out of her system as the sex could never have been as good in real life as it would have been in her fantasies. She insists Nina now needs to cut the cord and burn Chris' letter, something Nina doesn't want to do. Nina's phone rings and it is Cherie telling her Darcy had another heart attack.
The girls arrive at the hospital and Nina is met at the lift by Kim. They need her help in obstetrics as they are short on doctors and Dr. King, who is still under review, is the only one there to deal with a breach birth. She drags Nina to the room where she helps Dr. King deliver the baby safely. She then runs to Darcy's room and arrives to find the rest of the family there and Darcy gone. Cherie tells her they've taken him for tests. Billie wishes she hadn't sent Mick away as he really loved Darcy and would want to be there; she needs him to be there. Geraldine runs into the room and Tammy points up saying "he's gone" leading her to think he died. Nina corrects her and comforts her mother. Rocket runs into the room next and Mick follows shortly telling Billie they need to revise the plan as life is short and he should be with her at times like this. Later, Dr. Forbes enters the room to tell the family they cleared the blood clot and, while they were there, managed to stint the other lesion. There's no need for a bypass and Darcy is fine. Everyone is overjoyed and Nina, who is sitting on Darcy's bed, begins to cry uncontrollably. Billie comforts her sister while Sam arrives to lend support to Cherie. A very drugged Darcy is brought back into his room where he takes the opportunity to propose to Geraldine. After a few moments of apparent thought, she eventually agrees.
The family celebrate later at the pub where Nina gets very drunk. Billie again tells her to burn the letter and Nina says she'll file it away in the defunct relationship archive as it doesn't feel right to burn it and throws the letter in the trash. While it isn't as much fun as burning, Billie thinks it's a wise decision. When Billie gets up, Nina pulls the letter out of the trash. She lays down on the couch she's sitting on and decides she doesn't to give up delivering babies and wants to say 'yes' to being sucked back into the Proudman family vortex. Jimmy covers Nina up as she smiles happily thinking "I'm home".
Nina remembers her childhood when her mother went to the doctor because she was pregnant with Jimmy. Geraldine allowed both of her daughters to come into the room and listen to the babies heartbeat. Billie was uninterested but Nina was fascinated and decided right then and there she wanted to be an obstetrician. She relates the story to Frasier King over coffee.
Mick arrives at the doctors appointment at a fertility clinic with Billie. She wants to do the talking as she told them they were trying to get pregnant for six months instead of two weeks so she could get the appointment.
Nina gives Frasier tips on how to introduce himself to women and their husbands. She watches as he confidently walks in and greets a woman there to have her baby.
Billie, as planned, does the talking with the fertility doctor until the lifestyle questions are asked. Neither Billie or Mick answer very well when she asks about exercise. Then, Mick tells the doctor he's on anti-inflammatory medication after breaking his wrists last year. Mick then offers the information he used to smoke joints, a lot of them in his younger days, when she asks if either of them smoke. The doctor suggests they do a semen analysis, something Billie says they can do today.
The woman's labor intensifies and as Cherie is calming her, Nina continues to instruct Fraser. When it's obvious the figures aren't what they should be, Frasier informs the woman they'll need to do a Cesarean and Nina tells her in 15 minutes she'll be holding a perfectly healthy baby. After the procedure, Nina and Cherie step out onto the balcony where Dr. Fraser King is the subject of conversation. Nina thought it would be distracting having a student but she feels she makes better choices knowing he's there and watching. When she's at the store choosing something to eat she, at first, chooses something unhealthy. After imagining the look on Fraser's face at her choice, she puts it back and chooses something healthy.
The next morning, Fraser catches up to Nina as she's arriving at work and gushes to her over a case he is working on. When he walks away, Zara and Kim both comment to her that he really wants her.
Mick starts working on collecting the sample for the fertility doctor when he's interrupted by a call from Billie. She hangs up and he continues and is interrupted yet again by Jimmy and Tammy at the door. They want to stay there but he tells them 'no' and goes back to what he was doing.
Nina is having a meal with Cherie and Sam who are arguing about the fact Sam wants Cherie and Sam to move in with him. Cherie turns her attention to Nina telling her there were some major 'love eyes' going from Fraser that morning. Nina changes the subject back telling Cherie it would be good to tell Darcy that night she and Sam want to move in together.
Billie arrives at Geraldine's house to take Darcy to the cardiologists. Darcy suggests that the family sing seven songs, as a family, covering the history of the marriage at the re-commitment ceremony. Billie asks her parents if they were heavy pot smokers when they were young. Darcy says he didn't care for it but Geraldine liked the occasional smoke which angers Billie.
Mick gets ready to take the sample back to the fertility clinic but his vehicle won't start. He calls Billie who can't come get him and tells him to run the sample to the clinic. Mick, who is wearing thongs, does as she instructs.
At Dr. Forbes' office, he needs another 10 minutes before their meeting. While he's out, Billie calls Mick. He answers but can only breathe heavily from all the running he did. She asks if he made it but he cannot answer. She asks him to give her one big wheeze if he made it, which he does.
Fraser and Nina talk on the balcony at the hospital and he talks to her about how everyone told him being in obstetrics would kill off his love life. He comments on her as she's beautiful, crazy smart and could have anyone she wanted. He asks if she'd wished she'd chosen something a bit saner. She sometimes does but there are moments at work that make her remember why she loves her job. He tells her that Kim and Zara re-enacted Nina's relationship with Chris Havel for him. She tells him hooking up with someone from work can bring up a whole set of problems and he asks what if she's really smart about it, which she thinks sounds like a pick up line. Her phone rings saving her from the conversation. It's Billie calling to say she's found Nina's future husband. Dr. Forbes is the male version of her and obsessed with her and she's arranged a date for he and Nina and she and Mick for the following day.
At Nina's flat, Billie points out what she should wear for the date. She explains how Dr. Forbes is the perfect man for her. The first sign was when she saw an owl on a shelf behind his desk. Then, during the checkup, he asked detailed questions about the family to suss out if Nina is single. She implied subtly Nina is unattached. Finally, she asked him to dinner the next night with she, Mick and Nina. When he got nervous, stumbled and used more words than necessary Billie knew it was perfect.
Darcy is playing with Ray at Geraldine's when Cherie chooses to tell him Sam wants her and Ray to move in with him. Darcy gives his blessing while Geraldine sits outside smoking.
Billie arrives home to find Mick watching television with his bandaged feet up. He tells her the swimmers are in and they should get a call in a couple of days. Billie informs him they're having dinner tomorrow night with Nina's future husband. He picks her up and carries her upstairs.
Nina and Fraser are walking and having a coffee talking about work when Dr. Forbes runs up to speak with Nina. Fraser introduces himself to Dr. Forbes who mentions the date they have that night. On the obstetrics floor, Fraser questions Nina about not recommending workplace dating. She explains that it isn't a date as Dr. Forbes is her father's cardiologist and technically, they don't work in the same place. Cherie comes out of a woman's room and brings Nina and Fraser up to date on the patient. She then tells them she saw bruising on the woman's back when she was changing into the gown and the couple are hardly speaking. Fraser asks Nina what they do and she answers their first priority is to deliver a healthy baby for now they focus on that. They enter the room and Nina speaks with the woman but her husband answers all the questions.
At the pub, Mick receives a call from the fertility doctor. She wants to see both he and Billie to discuss the results of the semen analysis. She thinks it might be good to speak with them individually at first and she prefers to discuss things in person.
Fraser tells Nina the bruises visible through the back of the gown are really bad. He asks if they call in the social worker but she tells him they can't do that yet because before anyone can do anything Kate needs to acknowledge the bruises were inflicted so they are going to wait for the husband to leave the room. The two of them will leave and since Kate has spent the most time with Cherie they will see if she will open up to her. Fraser is clearly unhappy with how the situation is being handled. Later, Cherie tells them she got Kate to speak but she claimed she was getting out of the bath, slipped and hit her back on the taps. Nina goes into the room and sits down with Kate telling her she's in a safe place and they're all there for her; she's there for her if she needs any kind of help. Kate tells her she just wants to have the baby leaving Nina few options. Nina goes back into the hall and tells Fraser they need to prep for an epidural. He's angry they can't deal with the situation head on as he knows the woman is being abused. Her husband walks up behind Fraser and asks if everything is alright and Fraser comments 'you tell me, mate'. Nina pulls Fraser away telling him to go do rounds as he's no longer part of the delivery and goes back to the room with the husband.
When Nina takes Fraser home that evening she gets out of the car and tells him she understands his feeling of wishing he could do more. But, they always can't do more. He starts to walk away and she asks what he would have done as she genuinely wants to talk it through. He admits he doesn't know. He's still angry and comments he didn't know they also had to protect wife bashers as well as deliver the baby. He starts to walk away but turns back and apologizes and takes her into his arms and kisses her. She pushes away and he tells her she knocked him out the first second he saw her and every day it gets more and more intense. He takes her in his arms again and kisses her and she returns the kiss. She pulls away citing her date with her father's cardiologist. Fraser asks how they are leaving things but she only tells him she'll see him at work.
Billie arrives home from a run and starts to run upstairs but Mick stops her. She asks why he isn't changed for their dinner date and he tells her he was called into the fertility place with his results and they've got problems--he's got problems.
Nina arrives for dinner with Dr. Forbes and finds Billie and Mick aren't there. The two of them talk and have a drink and Nina and thinks Dr. Forbes reminds her of her when she likes someone. They talk and realize they have a lot in common. She calls Billie to see why she's late. Her phone rings and when she answers it it is Dr. Fraser saying he's at home and can't stop thinking about her and asks if she can come over. She almost drops the phone and turns to see Billie and Mick walking in. The four sit down at the table and Mick and Billie are clearly having a problem. Billie starts to cry. She gets her composure and starts making conversation again. Mick tells the others they just found out he has dud sperm, drawing a reprimand from Billie. Billie starts crying again and Nina comforts her while Dr. Forbes watches the scene before him. Nina's phone rings and she's called into work by Zara. Dr. Forbes walks Nina to the hospital and he asks her how long she thinks she'll stick with obstetrics as most change fields. He comments she must get tired of screaming, hysterical women.
Billie confesses to Mick that she had two abortions when she was 17 and 19 and she's always feared someone would tell her she can't get pregnant. Mick asks if his problem is a deal breaker for them and she tells him the point is they both have pasts and she loves him.
Dr. Forbes tells Nina he'd love to catch up again when they can find a night without a birth or family crisis, something she comments counts out most nights for her. He sympathizes with her on the family front as he has a bi-polar brother, an alcoholic father and a mum who was a 1970's bikini model. He strictly limits seeing them to Christmas, Easter and his mum's birthday. When they arrive at the hospital, he asks if she knows when she might be free. She thinks that while he's charming, rich and interesting he's dismissive of obstetrics and doesn't like crazy families. She says she might have to let him know and they part ways. She enters the hospital and goes about her routine thinking of what she will say to Ben Forbes.
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Series Two, Episodes 2.1 & 2.2
Original Air Date: May 16, 2011
Nina Proudman is living a happy life in Baltimore, Maryland when she receives word her father has had a heart attack. She returns to Australia and finds she must make a choice about whether to return to the United States or remain in Australia with the family and job she loves. Meanwhile, Billie and Mick are trying to have a baby but receive disheartening news.
Nina looks out upon Baltimore thinking of her life there thus far. She's been in Baltimore for five months, had zero panic attacks, has delivered 68 babies, has 3 1/2 new friends, has had 3 flings with quite nice men (no major sparks but at least the men were unmarried and not her sisters ex and refrained from blowing anything up) and her sexual performance while in the U.S. is an 8. She's grounded, centered and living in the moment confident she can hang onto it when she receives a text to ring home as her father has had a heart attack.
Nina returns to Australia and is met at the airport by Billie. On the way to the hospital, she tells Nina they've done another battery of tests on Darcy and they're just waiting to hear. Their mother is stoic then just falls apart. She's left messages for Jimmy online in hopes of contacting him as he's still overseas. Billie tells her to check out what she's been doing in the backseat. Nina retrieves a folder where her sister has been organizing a family archive containing key documents, photographs and family memories. Billie can't identify one of the photos and makes a note to ask Darcy, something Nina questions if the time is right for or not. Billie advises that Nina doesn't need to return and take charge as she's been the one holding the fort while Nina has been away and Jimmy's been up the Amazon. As her sister is talking, Nina closes her eyes and remembers her life in Baltimore and how she felt while she was there until Billie stops the car hard upon arriving at the hospital.
Nina goes to her father's room and gives him a hug and kiss. He apologizes for her having been dragged back home. He tells her how the heart attack happened. He took Ray to the park and while playing a game with him he played with the other Proudman children the heart attack happened. He asks her to do him two favors: stop Billie hassling him about photos and papers as it's making him feel as if he's already dead and most important, go to Geraldine's house and fish her wedding ring out of the S-bend. She tossed the ring in there 15 years previous after finding out about one of his affairs. Now, he wants to ask Geraldine to renew their wedding vows and he needs the ring. Billie enters the room and straight away asks Darcy to identify some pictures. She tells Nina to find the cardiologist as she should be their medical translator.
Nina leaves the room and sees Cherie in the hall. The two women hug and Cherie tells her Ray is at day care as she's starting back to work. As Cherie is giving Nina a Rescue Remedy, she sees the cardiologist coming down the hall and points him out to her. Nina and Dr. Forbes discuss her father's condition as Billie and Cherie look on. Nina returns to the ladies to tell them it looks like Darcy might need another procedure and Dr. Forbes will make that decision this afternoon. Billie is shocked at how calm Nina apparently is over their father possibly needing a bypass and as she's giving her sister a talking to about her 'detached attitude' Nina zones out to Baltimore once again. Billie asks her what she's doing and Nina tells her she's using her imagination as her ally as she needs techniques to survive re-entering the family. Nina wants to go home and get a shower and meet Billie later to talk properly. Billie warns her sister to pay no attention to the boxes and musical instruments all over her flat as she and Mick have been living there the past few weeks as part of the plan to do things the right way. She can't get pregnant until they have enough of a deposit for their own place so Mick has been taking extra gigs and landscaping jobs and they've sublet his place to some French-Canadian acrobats.
In the lift, Nina contemplates going to obstetrics to visit her old coworkers. The thought of running into Chris Havel crosses her mind but she decides to go anyway. She receives a warm welcome from everyone, including Dr. Klegg. Kim, who is sleeping under the nurses station is awakened to feed her baby. As she's listening to the group talk about Dr. Klegg's willingness to have hormone injections so he could share in the breastfeeding (something he points out isn't beyond the realms of possibility, anatomically speaking), Nina looks around hoping to catch a glimpse of Chris Havel. Zara asks if she's back for good and she explains she's there because her father is sick and has been invited to stay on in Baltimore to participate in some fascinating research projects. She has great options and hasn't decided yet. Klegg tells her it's a shame she missed Chris Havel before he left. He moved to Brisbane last Tuesday as his wife got a job there. Nina, shocked by the news of Chris' leaving excuses herself saying she needs to make a call and goes out to the balcony where she stood so many times to think. Zara follows her out to tell her they all figured Chris had stayed in contact with her and asks if she's alright. Nina says she is and when Zara goes back inside, she tells herself she is and goes back to Baltimore in her mind. She's drawn back to reality by her phone ringing. It's a clearly distraught Jimmy asking about their father. After finding out Darcy is still alive, he asks Nina if she can come downstairs and rescue him. She goes down and finds he owes the cab drive $80, which Nina pays. Jimmy gets out of the cab and gives his sister a hug while a girl he brought home with him gets out and retrieves their luggage. Jimmy quickly helps the girl throw their bags out of the trunk and Nina tells him to go upstairs and she'll take care of the bags. Jimmy kisses his girlfriend then goes up to see his father. The girl introduces herself to Nina as "Tammy".
In Darcy's room, Jimmy reads his father a note he scrawled in the margins of a newspaper after learning of his heart attack, crying as he reads. Darcy tries to get Jimmy to stop reading but he continues anyway. In the hall, Tammy tells Nina how when she saw Jimmy she knew he was the one she was put on earth to be with. Nina stares off into space for a second thrilling Tammy as Jimmy said Nina 'goes into her head', something Tammy thinks is cool because she's doing it right in front of her. Jimmy steps into the hall to tell Nina their father wants to ask her something. Darcy whispers to his daughter to get Jimmy out of there as he's reading him the eulogy from his funeral and not to forget Geraldine's wedding ring. Nina takes Jimmy out of the room telling him their dad needs to rest up.
At a table outside Nina asks how long the two have known one another. Jimmy says he first saw Tammy two weeks ago. She had just broken up with the guy she was traveling with and a week later, the two of them were canoeing through the Amazon when Jimmy got the message about Darcy.
Nina is walking along the sidewalk talking to Billie on the phone when she runs into Mick. The two hug and continue walking. He tells her Billie missed her a lot while she was away almost like when Rocket punishes him for going away. Billie looks up from her work on the family archive and sees Nina and Mick walking together and laughing. The three go to a cafe where Billie begins to nag Mick about not being late for a gig as it pays serious money. When Nina comments that something Mick said wasn't in sarcasm, Billie remarks that Nina of all people is defending Mick. Mick jumps on Billie's comment and she must produce a voucher for him, which he tears up. Billie explains the actions in that they didn't want his sex with Nina to be a constantly oozing sore in the relationship so they developed a containment method. He issued her 10 vouchers. One could be used every time Billie played the "sex with Nina" card against him. After the batch they currently have, there will be no more playing the "sex with Nina" card.
Geraldine arrives in her kitchen to find Nina under the sink digging the wedding ring from the S-bend. She hugs her daughter and asks why she was in the S-bend.
In Darcy's hospital room, Mick is playing the guitar for him as Darcy looks over some of his music. Darcy asks Mick if he kicks the bucket, will he finish writing the songs for him, which he promises he will. Darcy tells him that he knows Billie is hard work but it will be a big relief for him to know Mick will stick with her. Mick tells Darcy he is going to.
Geraldine knows Darcy is after the wedding ring. She thinks the heart attack is her fault as he had chest pains after their last fairly vigorous encounter and she laughed it off as heartburn. Nina assures her mother it isn't her fault. Geraldine begs her daughter to talk Darcy out of making the romantic declaration, something Nina doesn't want to be asked to do. Her mother asks if she's seen Chris Havel yet and Nina informs her he's moved to Brisbane. Geraldine suggests Nina lie down there for a few hours but Nina leaves saying she has something to do.
Nina takes the wedding ring to her father and asks if he should hold off proposing for the moment causing him to ask if Geraldine said something. She tells him he's all churned up at the moment and that she can be the guardian of the ring for now. He gives it back to her and she puts it on her finger.
In the lift, Nina drops the wedding ring and the handsome young man in the lift with her, Dr. Fraser King (Jay Ryan), picks it up. He asks if she's Nina Proudman and when she confirms, he introduces himself. They make small talk about their first weeks on the job and her press around the department. She drops the ring again and she starts talking and cannot stop. She tells him about her parents being estranged, or were since they started having sex again and that her father wants to propose to her mother again. As he compliments a paper she wrote on gestitational diabetes, she imagines him standing in the lift, completely naked and holding a file folder in front of him. When the lift stops, he steps into the hall telling her he'd love to chat with her about the whole Baltimore experience.
She returns to her flat and is met by Rocket. She hears Billie and Mick having sex and, as she walks through the room, hears another couple. She realizes it's Jimmy and Tammy. She thinks about how in the face of death rampant sex is understandable with the urge to connect to some primal force. She goes in to take a bubble bath and wonders who she will cast in her own fantasy. She first thinks of Dr. Andrew Rochford but he's not the right choice as she needs the fantasy to feel more earthy and achievable. The second guy is turned down because if he talks in the fantasy he'll wreck it. Third, Zara shows up and, while Nina would love to make the play, she sadly turns it down. Fourth, she opens the door to find Chris Havel standing there and then immediately closes the door again. The next time the door is opened Dr. Klegg is standing there to let her know the offer is still there. Next, the handsome cardiologist, Dr. Forbes. He's a maybe but it feels wrong since he's her father's doctor. Lastly, she sees Dr. King and he kisses her passionately. She enjoys the fantasy even though it definitely feels wrong as he's too young.
After her bath, Nina looks through the mail and finds a letter from Chris Havel. He didn't want to disappear without an explanation and tells her an opportunity came up for Alice in Brisbane and he decided to take a job there as well. He thought it would be easier for everyone, including her. She'll always be very special to him and he wishes her much happiness. She sits by the window crying as Billie and Mick come downstairs. He's on his way to a gig and he orders him to ring her when he arrives so she knows he made it. She changes her mind and wants him to ring her halfway there but only if he pulls off the road because he can't crash and die on her. Mick kisses Billie and leaves the flat with Rocket. When he's gone, Billie sees Nina has been crying and Nina hands her Chris' letter. She reads over it then tells her sister she should have had sex with Chris a while back and flushed him out of her system as the sex could never have been as good in real life as it would have been in her fantasies. She insists Nina now needs to cut the cord and burn Chris' letter, something Nina doesn't want to do. Nina's phone rings and it is Cherie telling her Darcy had another heart attack.
The girls arrive at the hospital and Nina is met at the lift by Kim. They need her help in obstetrics as they are short on doctors and Dr. King, who is still under review, is the only one there to deal with a breach birth. She drags Nina to the room where she helps Dr. King deliver the baby safely. She then runs to Darcy's room and arrives to find the rest of the family there and Darcy gone. Cherie tells her they've taken him for tests. Billie wishes she hadn't sent Mick away as he really loved Darcy and would want to be there; she needs him to be there. Geraldine runs into the room and Tammy points up saying "he's gone" leading her to think he died. Nina corrects her and comforts her mother. Rocket runs into the room next and Mick follows shortly telling Billie they need to revise the plan as life is short and he should be with her at times like this. Later, Dr. Forbes enters the room to tell the family they cleared the blood clot and, while they were there, managed to stint the other lesion. There's no need for a bypass and Darcy is fine. Everyone is overjoyed and Nina, who is sitting on Darcy's bed, begins to cry uncontrollably. Billie comforts her sister while Sam arrives to lend support to Cherie. A very drugged Darcy is brought back into his room where he takes the opportunity to propose to Geraldine. After a few moments of apparent thought, she eventually agrees.
The family celebrate later at the pub where Nina gets very drunk. Billie again tells her to burn the letter and Nina says she'll file it away in the defunct relationship archive as it doesn't feel right to burn it and throws the letter in the trash. While it isn't as much fun as burning, Billie thinks it's a wise decision. When Billie gets up, Nina pulls the letter out of the trash. She lays down on the couch she's sitting on and decides she doesn't to give up delivering babies and wants to say 'yes' to being sucked back into the Proudman family vortex. Jimmy covers Nina up as she smiles happily thinking "I'm home".
Nina remembers her childhood when her mother went to the doctor because she was pregnant with Jimmy. Geraldine allowed both of her daughters to come into the room and listen to the babies heartbeat. Billie was uninterested but Nina was fascinated and decided right then and there she wanted to be an obstetrician. She relates the story to Frasier King over coffee.
Mick arrives at the doctors appointment at a fertility clinic with Billie. She wants to do the talking as she told them they were trying to get pregnant for six months instead of two weeks so she could get the appointment.
Nina gives Frasier tips on how to introduce himself to women and their husbands. She watches as he confidently walks in and greets a woman there to have her baby.
Billie, as planned, does the talking with the fertility doctor until the lifestyle questions are asked. Neither Billie or Mick answer very well when she asks about exercise. Then, Mick tells the doctor he's on anti-inflammatory medication after breaking his wrists last year. Mick then offers the information he used to smoke joints, a lot of them in his younger days, when she asks if either of them smoke. The doctor suggests they do a semen analysis, something Billie says they can do today.
The woman's labor intensifies and as Cherie is calming her, Nina continues to instruct Fraser. When it's obvious the figures aren't what they should be, Frasier informs the woman they'll need to do a Cesarean and Nina tells her in 15 minutes she'll be holding a perfectly healthy baby. After the procedure, Nina and Cherie step out onto the balcony where Dr. Fraser King is the subject of conversation. Nina thought it would be distracting having a student but she feels she makes better choices knowing he's there and watching. When she's at the store choosing something to eat she, at first, chooses something unhealthy. After imagining the look on Fraser's face at her choice, she puts it back and chooses something healthy.
The next morning, Fraser catches up to Nina as she's arriving at work and gushes to her over a case he is working on. When he walks away, Zara and Kim both comment to her that he really wants her.
Mick starts working on collecting the sample for the fertility doctor when he's interrupted by a call from Billie. She hangs up and he continues and is interrupted yet again by Jimmy and Tammy at the door. They want to stay there but he tells them 'no' and goes back to what he was doing.
Nina is having a meal with Cherie and Sam who are arguing about the fact Sam wants Cherie and Sam to move in with him. Cherie turns her attention to Nina telling her there were some major 'love eyes' going from Fraser that morning. Nina changes the subject back telling Cherie it would be good to tell Darcy that night she and Sam want to move in together.
Billie arrives at Geraldine's house to take Darcy to the cardiologists. Darcy suggests that the family sing seven songs, as a family, covering the history of the marriage at the re-commitment ceremony. Billie asks her parents if they were heavy pot smokers when they were young. Darcy says he didn't care for it but Geraldine liked the occasional smoke which angers Billie.
Mick gets ready to take the sample back to the fertility clinic but his vehicle won't start. He calls Billie who can't come get him and tells him to run the sample to the clinic. Mick, who is wearing thongs, does as she instructs.
At Dr. Forbes' office, he needs another 10 minutes before their meeting. While he's out, Billie calls Mick. He answers but can only breathe heavily from all the running he did. She asks if he made it but he cannot answer. She asks him to give her one big wheeze if he made it, which he does.
Fraser and Nina talk on the balcony at the hospital and he talks to her about how everyone told him being in obstetrics would kill off his love life. He comments on her as she's beautiful, crazy smart and could have anyone she wanted. He asks if she'd wished she'd chosen something a bit saner. She sometimes does but there are moments at work that make her remember why she loves her job. He tells her that Kim and Zara re-enacted Nina's relationship with Chris Havel for him. She tells him hooking up with someone from work can bring up a whole set of problems and he asks what if she's really smart about it, which she thinks sounds like a pick up line. Her phone rings saving her from the conversation. It's Billie calling to say she's found Nina's future husband. Dr. Forbes is the male version of her and obsessed with her and she's arranged a date for he and Nina and she and Mick for the following day.
At Nina's flat, Billie points out what she should wear for the date. She explains how Dr. Forbes is the perfect man for her. The first sign was when she saw an owl on a shelf behind his desk. Then, during the checkup, he asked detailed questions about the family to suss out if Nina is single. She implied subtly Nina is unattached. Finally, she asked him to dinner the next night with she, Mick and Nina. When he got nervous, stumbled and used more words than necessary Billie knew it was perfect.
Darcy is playing with Ray at Geraldine's when Cherie chooses to tell him Sam wants her and Ray to move in with him. Darcy gives his blessing while Geraldine sits outside smoking.
Billie arrives home to find Mick watching television with his bandaged feet up. He tells her the swimmers are in and they should get a call in a couple of days. Billie informs him they're having dinner tomorrow night with Nina's future husband. He picks her up and carries her upstairs.
Nina and Fraser are walking and having a coffee talking about work when Dr. Forbes runs up to speak with Nina. Fraser introduces himself to Dr. Forbes who mentions the date they have that night. On the obstetrics floor, Fraser questions Nina about not recommending workplace dating. She explains that it isn't a date as Dr. Forbes is her father's cardiologist and technically, they don't work in the same place. Cherie comes out of a woman's room and brings Nina and Fraser up to date on the patient. She then tells them she saw bruising on the woman's back when she was changing into the gown and the couple are hardly speaking. Fraser asks Nina what they do and she answers their first priority is to deliver a healthy baby for now they focus on that. They enter the room and Nina speaks with the woman but her husband answers all the questions.
At the pub, Mick receives a call from the fertility doctor. She wants to see both he and Billie to discuss the results of the semen analysis. She thinks it might be good to speak with them individually at first and she prefers to discuss things in person.
Fraser tells Nina the bruises visible through the back of the gown are really bad. He asks if they call in the social worker but she tells him they can't do that yet because before anyone can do anything Kate needs to acknowledge the bruises were inflicted so they are going to wait for the husband to leave the room. The two of them will leave and since Kate has spent the most time with Cherie they will see if she will open up to her. Fraser is clearly unhappy with how the situation is being handled. Later, Cherie tells them she got Kate to speak but she claimed she was getting out of the bath, slipped and hit her back on the taps. Nina goes into the room and sits down with Kate telling her she's in a safe place and they're all there for her; she's there for her if she needs any kind of help. Kate tells her she just wants to have the baby leaving Nina few options. Nina goes back into the hall and tells Fraser they need to prep for an epidural. He's angry they can't deal with the situation head on as he knows the woman is being abused. Her husband walks up behind Fraser and asks if everything is alright and Fraser comments 'you tell me, mate'. Nina pulls Fraser away telling him to go do rounds as he's no longer part of the delivery and goes back to the room with the husband.
When Nina takes Fraser home that evening she gets out of the car and tells him she understands his feeling of wishing he could do more. But, they always can't do more. He starts to walk away and she asks what he would have done as she genuinely wants to talk it through. He admits he doesn't know. He's still angry and comments he didn't know they also had to protect wife bashers as well as deliver the baby. He starts to walk away but turns back and apologizes and takes her into his arms and kisses her. She pushes away and he tells her she knocked him out the first second he saw her and every day it gets more and more intense. He takes her in his arms again and kisses her and she returns the kiss. She pulls away citing her date with her father's cardiologist. Fraser asks how they are leaving things but she only tells him she'll see him at work.
Billie arrives home from a run and starts to run upstairs but Mick stops her. She asks why he isn't changed for their dinner date and he tells her he was called into the fertility place with his results and they've got problems--he's got problems.
Nina arrives for dinner with Dr. Forbes and finds Billie and Mick aren't there. The two of them talk and have a drink and Nina and thinks Dr. Forbes reminds her of her when she likes someone. They talk and realize they have a lot in common. She calls Billie to see why she's late. Her phone rings and when she answers it it is Dr. Fraser saying he's at home and can't stop thinking about her and asks if she can come over. She almost drops the phone and turns to see Billie and Mick walking in. The four sit down at the table and Mick and Billie are clearly having a problem. Billie starts to cry. She gets her composure and starts making conversation again. Mick tells the others they just found out he has dud sperm, drawing a reprimand from Billie. Billie starts crying again and Nina comforts her while Dr. Forbes watches the scene before him. Nina's phone rings and she's called into work by Zara. Dr. Forbes walks Nina to the hospital and he asks her how long she thinks she'll stick with obstetrics as most change fields. He comments she must get tired of screaming, hysterical women.
Billie confesses to Mick that she had two abortions when she was 17 and 19 and she's always feared someone would tell her she can't get pregnant. Mick asks if his problem is a deal breaker for them and she tells him the point is they both have pasts and she loves him.
Dr. Forbes tells Nina he'd love to catch up again when they can find a night without a birth or family crisis, something she comments counts out most nights for her. He sympathizes with her on the family front as he has a bi-polar brother, an alcoholic father and a mum who was a 1970's bikini model. He strictly limits seeing them to Christmas, Easter and his mum's birthday. When they arrive at the hospital, he asks if she knows when she might be free. She thinks that while he's charming, rich and interesting he's dismissive of obstetrics and doesn't like crazy families. She says she might have to let him know and they part ways. She enters the hospital and goes about her routine thinking of what she will say to Ben Forbes.
Offspring airs on Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
AUS Television: Offspring Return Date
The much-anticipated second series premiere of Offspring will be on 16th May, 2011.
Time to mark your calendars for the return of Nina, "Doc Hottie", Billie, Mick and the rest of the cast we all love so much. I know I have!
Time to mark your calendars for the return of Nina, "Doc Hottie", Billie, Mick and the rest of the cast we all love so much. I know I have!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
AUS Television: "Tangle" Returning for 3rd Season
It was announced in mid-December 2010 that the Showtime Australia drama Tangle was renewed for a 3rd season. It has been confirmed that Justine Clarke (Ally), Catherine McClements (Christine) and Kat Stewart (Nat) will be in the third season which will begin production in June of this year.
The new season will look at the separation of generations from one another and the stretching of family ties.
To read more about this exciting news, check out the TV Tonight article.
The new season will look at the separation of generations from one another and the stretching of family ties.
To read more about this exciting news, check out the TV Tonight article.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
AUS Television: Offspring Coming Back for Season Two in 2011
The Ten Network has announced their plans for 2011 and my and your favorite Australian drama/comedy series Offspring will be returning next year for a second season! This is fantastic news as we will get to see just what will happen with Chris Havel and Nina Proudman in front of that lift. Will they get in it, ride down to the ground floor then go their separate ways, she to Baltimore and he to a life with Alice and Lucy? Will things finally work out like one of Nina's fantasies and they will retire to a balloon-filled room?
To read the entire run-down of Ten's 2011 plans: http://www.throng.com.au/ten/network-ten-has-something-everyone-2011
Update, 8th May, 2011: Offspring will be returning on 16th May, 2011.
To read the entire run-down of Ten's 2011 plans: http://www.throng.com.au/ten/network-ten-has-something-everyone-2011
Update, 8th May, 2011: Offspring will be returning on 16th May, 2011.
AUS Television: Offspring, Episodes 1.12 & 1.13
Offspring
Series One, Episodes Twelve & Thirteen, Season Finale
Original Air Date: November 21, 2010
In this two-part season finale, the entire Proudman family, Cherie, Mick, and Chris Havel are all dealing with the fall-out of Mick and Nina having spent one night together and revealing that secret to Billie. That one secret has torn everyone apart. Nina has a chance at a new life in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. It will be a fresh start for a whole new Nina. Will she take the job and say goodbye to everyone and everything she's ever known and loved?
Part I:
Nina has been leaving messages for Billie but they have all gone unanswered. At work, Dr. Clegg is critiquing Kim for the way she answers the phone. Apparently, her voice isn't as friendly and sing-songy as Zara's. Nina is given a case of a woman carrying a child for her sister and is 33 weeks along into her pregnancy. She has presented with acute bleeding. Her sister is there with her. The woman will have to have an emergency Cesarean because the baby is in distress. As Nina watches the two sisters comforting one another, she imagines her and Billie in a similar situation: Nina carrying a baby for Billie.
Cherie tells Darcy she has a man coming over that night and she wants Sam to meet Darcy and Ray. Nina talks with Mick about Billie. He has been staking out Geraldine's place as Billie is avoiding him as well. When Mick arrives home, Jimmy questions him about what is wrong. Mick wants to drop the issue but Jimmy persists and Mick eventually tells him about his night with Nina. Jimmy goes to Geraldine's to see Billie and ends up letting things slip to Geraldine about Mick and Nina, something she didn't know about.
Jimmy calls Nina at the hospital and tells her to come to their mum's and wear something bulletproof. Nina arrives at her mum's and finds broken dishes and her mother standing there waiting for her. Nina explains that her night with Mick was a terrible accident and even asks if that was her way of telling Billie she was worthless and could take anything that belonged to her or that she just had contempt for her. Geraldine calls Nina "pure Darcy Proudman" because she feels what Nina did is exactly the same shallow thing her father would have done. When Nina tries to make a joke to lighten the moment, her mother calls her on that as well that that behaviour was her father too.
Nina and Mick once again talk on the phone about Billie. He has temporarily lost her in his never-ending campaign of following her. He's trying Proudman Realty to see if she has gone to work. Both Mick and Nina, who are now going under the code names "Captain Shapiro" and "Big Sally", feel horrible about what has happened and Mick has decided to wander the streets until he finds Billie. At the hospital, Nina and Chris are preparing for the emergency Cesarean and Nina cannot stop thinking about Billie.
Geraldine goes to see Darcy at the realty office and accuses him of stealing her youth from her then tells her that Nina and Mick have been carrying on behind Billie's back. She accuses him further of setting a bad example for their children. When Cherie and Ray arrive, Geraldine sets in on her and asks if it ever crossed her mind when she slept with Darcy on the cruise ship that he might have been married. After Cherie stands up to Geraldine and sets her straight about how things were, Geraldine leaves.
Jimmy finds Billie and talks to her. Billie has been trying to figure out what to say to both Nina and Mick. Jimmy encourages her to listen to what they have to say. She accuses him of always being partial to Nina and he brings up the fact that Nina was always there when Billie was usually off sniffing glue. She ends up slapping him and leaving.
Cherie goes to the hospital to see Nina and tells her about Geraldine's behavior at the realty office. While they are talking, Cherie looks over Nina's shoulder and announces that Billie is there. Nina's fantasizing goes into overdrive and she imagines the coming confrontation with Billie mixed in with Fireman Sam and two other men from "Man Up" dancing in the halls of the hospital. Billie tells Cherie to get out of her face as fast as she can and snaps at her further when Cherie asks what is wrong. Billie questions Nina about what vodka she drank with Mick in front of Dr. Clegg, Kim, Zara and Cherie. Nina wants to talk about it elsewhere but Billie presses the matter. She wants the details. Nina tells her the brand of the vodka and what kind of ice cream and that both of them were drunk. She wants to know who touched who first and where. She wants to know every single detail including who the condoms belonged to. Nina tells Billie she's happy to give her any detail she wants but she doesn't want to talk about it at work. Billie warns everyone there not to leave Nina alone with their husbands and storms out. Nina knows there will be further confrontation with Billie.
Billie goes to work and Darcy tries talking to her. He tells her sometimes sex can mean nothing at all and doesn't have to be that big of a deal. Billie angrily questions him about different sexual situations and asks if that is when it means nothing. Mick and Nina speak again. Billie finally took one of his calls. She answered and called him a "prick". Mick sees it as a good sign because Billie finally spoke to him. After Mick and Nina are off the phone, Jimmy says something to him about what happened. Mick asks if they are OK. Jimmy tells him that as soon as he can figure out the destination, he's getting on a plane out of there.
Chris heard about Billie's visit and asks Nina if she is alright. Nina lashes out at Chris further making matters worse. He tells her she loves it when her life is a mess because she's so terrified of happiness. After he leaves, tries rallying herself so she can right everything that is going wrong. She calls Jimmy and even he is angry with her making her feel even worse.
Chris meets Alice and Lucy for lunch while Nina pays a visit to the woman who had had the Cesarean. They talk about their sisters. Nina tries calling Billie again and begs her to see her again in private. She wants to talk everything through.
Sam arrives at Cherie and Darcy's and meets Darcy and Ray. Sam seems to take to Ray right off. Nina tries working even though she's got a mountain of problems. Alice visits Chris at his new home to thank him for everything he's done for her. She kisses him then leaves. Darcy heads out and leaves the place to Cherie and Sam. She doesn't want Sam to be disappointed with their first night together.
Nina struggles with how she can mend the damage that has been done to her family. Darcy goes to Cherie's room the next morning and hears her and Sam. He knocks and tells her it's time for Ray's feed. Cherie asks Darcy if things are getting weird between them and if it might be time for her to move out like they planned when she first moved in.
Dr. Clegg awakens Nina who fell asleep at her desk. When he asks for a word with her she apologizes that her private life has disrupted the professionalism of the hospital. He asks if she's ever heard of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. One of the obstetricians has taken a leave and he has recommended Nina to fill the position. She wants to stay in Australia and fix things with her family but Clegg tells her she needs the change. She starts to think that going far away where she can't hurt anyone she loves and giving them time to heal is exactly what she should do. Nina's divorce papers are delivered to her at the hospital. She awakens with Kim and Zara standing over her. She had passed out with a high temperature.
She arrives home to find Billie there. Nina tells her that she is going away to the States. Billie reminds Nina of some presents and cards Nina had given her or made for her, pictures and letters throughout their lives. Billie had them all in a box, torn and broken. She leaves Nina's apartment taking her owls. Billie goes to see Mick and takes him to the house she wanted to buy with him. She has Nina's owls placed all over the house where everything of theirs would have been placed in the house. They argue over the night he spent with Nina. She tells him the worst part is the poisonous little voice that wonders what secret attraction the two have for one another and if he's thinking of Nina when he's with her. He tells her he loves her and will never lie and that's why he wanted her to know about he and Nina.
Jimmy goes in search of where he will be going in future, Darcy stands outside drinking coffee while Cherie and Sam are upstairs in her room with Ray bouncing on Cherie's lap. Billie wheels Nina's owls to the curb in a rubbish bin. Chris tries calling Nina but she doesn't answer.
Part II:
Nina starts packing everything up for her move to Balitmore. She's looking at it being a new start for "New Nina". While throwing bags of some of her belongings into a bin for the Australian Red Cross, she accidentally drops her purse in as well. Dr. Clegg walks up behind her while she's crawling into the bin for her purse. He wants her to remember that what she does, the job, is a very sacred thing.
Nina goes into work, taking her cat with her in a carrier, and when she meets Chris, tells him she needs to talk to him about a decision she's made. Clegg interrupts them and, before Nina can tell Chris about her moving to Baltimore, Clegg drops the news on him. Chris is stunned. Clegg mentions it's only a six month program. Chris wishes her good luck and tells her it is good news but it's clear he's upset.
Billie arrives home to find Mick planting flowers, what he calls "an unconditional horticultural love offering" and part of the 12-step program for cheating scumbags. She doesn't want him to help her move her stuff in and she refuses to let him play a song he wrote for her.
Nina is still trying to find a new home for her cat. She asks Jimmy if he'll look after it while she's overseas and he tells her he can't because he's hunting for a cheap plane ticket to anywhere because too much family can stunt your growth--including Nina. The cat gets lose and Nina ends up elbowing Jimmy in the face while trying to recover the kitty. Of course, the cat walks right back into the carrier on its own after that.
Billie pays a visit to the owner of Pinnacle Realty about moving to a new agency. He has been wanting to lure her to Pinnacle for a while because he likes her style. He wants her consider her moving to his office as a chance to graduate from the family business. He invites her upstairs to show her the new computers they've had put in.
Alice, Chris and Lucy enjoy a family meal at a restaurant when Alice suggests the three of them live under one roof as a family. Chris agrees to the suggestion feeling it is worth a try. Jimmy goes to see Cherie to say goodbye and she wants to have a get-together, a barbecue, to say goodbye to everyone. It might help heal the family wounds. Jimmy doesn't think it's that good of an idea. Billie tells Darcy she is seriously thinking of saying "yes" to the offer from Pinnacle. She thinks it might be best to keep work and family separate with the way things are at the moment. After Billie has gone, Nina drops in to Darcy's office looking for her. She asks him to take the cat and he turns her down as well. Darcy and Geraldine talk about what has gone wrong with the family and the mistakes they've both made.
Nina, still looking for a new home for the cat, runs into Chris, Alice and Lucy. Nina vows that she won't start crying in front of them once she realizes they are looking for a house together. As she's sitting and thinking about Chris, Clegg calls her to the hospital. He, Kim and Zara are waiting on her with a cake and balloons. He wants her going to Baltimore with the knowledge she's an excellent doctor and admirable person. He asks about Billie and if she mentioned him (the confrontation and Billie's actions with Clegg really stuck in his mind!)
Billie arrives home to find Mick sitting on her porch playing a song. She unplugs his keyboard telling him "A song can't fix this" and goes inside. Darcy and Geraldine look through old family photo albums and reminisce. Nina talks to Chris about her leaving and him moving in with Alice. She tells him she thinks she's in love with him. He feels the same way. None of the family would come to the barbecue for Cherie but Jimmy assures her he can get everyone there. He calls everyone with excuses tailored to each of them to get them to the barbecue.
Still with the cat in tow, Nina arrives at the barbecue. When Billie arrives, she and Nina talk. Nina is trying to apologize but Billie keeps turning things around and nothing goes right. When Darcy tries starting the barbecue, he trips over the tank and cuts his leg. He prefers that Geraldine play nurse instead of Nina. Everyone realizes that Darcy and Geraldine have had sex. They finally get the barbecue going about the time a massive rain storm hits drenching them all and ending the party.
Everyone gets out of the rain hoping it will stop. When it doesn't, some decide it's time they go. Cherie bursts into tears about how she loves the family so much and how everything is wrecked. Jimmy suggests they all go to the pub for a drink to wrap things up. They all go to the pub and Nina wonders if things could be any worse. A call from Chris comes in and Cherie tells him where the family is and that he should come down to the pub.
Mick is at the pub and Billie tells him that maybe now is his chance to play the song he wrote as a love offering. That was just for her and not for public performance as he meant it as a jokey thing. Nina tells him to play the song. When Mick sings the song, it is hilarious! The song is all about having sex with Nina and it even states that sex with her was "a six, at most and maybe even less". The best line: "it's difficult to stay aroused when you're surrounded by a thousand owls". Billie smiles and everyone else laughs and snickers while Nina stands there listening to the song humiliating her. Jimmy puts his arms around her and tells her everyone still loves her, trying to make her feel better. Billie goes through the bag Nina gave her and sees the blouse, her earring and the watch. The sisters end up hugging each other while Mick continues his oddly awesome love song to Billie. Jimmy pours a pitcher of beer over Mick's head to avenge his sisters honor.
Kim goes to Nina and tells her that her water has broken and the baby's head has actually crowned. They put Kim on the pool table to deliver the baby. Mick and Billie make up to the sounds of Kim screaming in labor in the background. Chris arrives and helps Nina with the delivery of Kim's baby. The baby is a little girl.
Nina and Chris stand and wait for the lift to arrive. The doors open and they don't step onto the lift. Nina is thinking how much she wants him. Chris is thinking that he wishes he knew what was going on inside her head. She tells him she wants him so badly and can't help it. They go into a room there at the hospital that is full of balloons where they finally have the moment together they've been waiting for all season. BUT, that was all in Nina's head. In reality, the lift doors open and Nina and Chris look at one another.
What an awesome end to the first season! Sneaky, Cherie! She went to such lengths to get everyone back together. Things were pretty tense for Nina and Billie there for a good part of the show. Things were tense between Nina and everyone for a nice part of the show. I'm glad that Nina and Billie finally made up. It was almost painful to see the animosity between the two of them. Same with Billie and Mick. And speaking of Mick, could his love song to Billie have been any funnier? It's no surprise that did the trick and softened up Billie's anger. Mick just has a way about him, doesn't he?
The bad news is that this was the final show of the first season. The good news is that Offspring will be back for a brand new season in 2011. I can't wait! How about you?
Offspring airs on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Series One, Episodes Twelve & Thirteen, Season Finale
Original Air Date: November 21, 2010
In this two-part season finale, the entire Proudman family, Cherie, Mick, and Chris Havel are all dealing with the fall-out of Mick and Nina having spent one night together and revealing that secret to Billie. That one secret has torn everyone apart. Nina has a chance at a new life in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. It will be a fresh start for a whole new Nina. Will she take the job and say goodbye to everyone and everything she's ever known and loved?
Part I:
Nina has been leaving messages for Billie but they have all gone unanswered. At work, Dr. Clegg is critiquing Kim for the way she answers the phone. Apparently, her voice isn't as friendly and sing-songy as Zara's. Nina is given a case of a woman carrying a child for her sister and is 33 weeks along into her pregnancy. She has presented with acute bleeding. Her sister is there with her. The woman will have to have an emergency Cesarean because the baby is in distress. As Nina watches the two sisters comforting one another, she imagines her and Billie in a similar situation: Nina carrying a baby for Billie.
Cherie tells Darcy she has a man coming over that night and she wants Sam to meet Darcy and Ray. Nina talks with Mick about Billie. He has been staking out Geraldine's place as Billie is avoiding him as well. When Mick arrives home, Jimmy questions him about what is wrong. Mick wants to drop the issue but Jimmy persists and Mick eventually tells him about his night with Nina. Jimmy goes to Geraldine's to see Billie and ends up letting things slip to Geraldine about Mick and Nina, something she didn't know about.
Jimmy calls Nina at the hospital and tells her to come to their mum's and wear something bulletproof. Nina arrives at her mum's and finds broken dishes and her mother standing there waiting for her. Nina explains that her night with Mick was a terrible accident and even asks if that was her way of telling Billie she was worthless and could take anything that belonged to her or that she just had contempt for her. Geraldine calls Nina "pure Darcy Proudman" because she feels what Nina did is exactly the same shallow thing her father would have done. When Nina tries to make a joke to lighten the moment, her mother calls her on that as well that that behaviour was her father too.
Nina and Mick once again talk on the phone about Billie. He has temporarily lost her in his never-ending campaign of following her. He's trying Proudman Realty to see if she has gone to work. Both Mick and Nina, who are now going under the code names "Captain Shapiro" and "Big Sally", feel horrible about what has happened and Mick has decided to wander the streets until he finds Billie. At the hospital, Nina and Chris are preparing for the emergency Cesarean and Nina cannot stop thinking about Billie.
Geraldine goes to see Darcy at the realty office and accuses him of stealing her youth from her then tells her that Nina and Mick have been carrying on behind Billie's back. She accuses him further of setting a bad example for their children. When Cherie and Ray arrive, Geraldine sets in on her and asks if it ever crossed her mind when she slept with Darcy on the cruise ship that he might have been married. After Cherie stands up to Geraldine and sets her straight about how things were, Geraldine leaves.
Jimmy finds Billie and talks to her. Billie has been trying to figure out what to say to both Nina and Mick. Jimmy encourages her to listen to what they have to say. She accuses him of always being partial to Nina and he brings up the fact that Nina was always there when Billie was usually off sniffing glue. She ends up slapping him and leaving.
Cherie goes to the hospital to see Nina and tells her about Geraldine's behavior at the realty office. While they are talking, Cherie looks over Nina's shoulder and announces that Billie is there. Nina's fantasizing goes into overdrive and she imagines the coming confrontation with Billie mixed in with Fireman Sam and two other men from "Man Up" dancing in the halls of the hospital. Billie tells Cherie to get out of her face as fast as she can and snaps at her further when Cherie asks what is wrong. Billie questions Nina about what vodka she drank with Mick in front of Dr. Clegg, Kim, Zara and Cherie. Nina wants to talk about it elsewhere but Billie presses the matter. She wants the details. Nina tells her the brand of the vodka and what kind of ice cream and that both of them were drunk. She wants to know who touched who first and where. She wants to know every single detail including who the condoms belonged to. Nina tells Billie she's happy to give her any detail she wants but she doesn't want to talk about it at work. Billie warns everyone there not to leave Nina alone with their husbands and storms out. Nina knows there will be further confrontation with Billie.
Billie goes to work and Darcy tries talking to her. He tells her sometimes sex can mean nothing at all and doesn't have to be that big of a deal. Billie angrily questions him about different sexual situations and asks if that is when it means nothing. Mick and Nina speak again. Billie finally took one of his calls. She answered and called him a "prick". Mick sees it as a good sign because Billie finally spoke to him. After Mick and Nina are off the phone, Jimmy says something to him about what happened. Mick asks if they are OK. Jimmy tells him that as soon as he can figure out the destination, he's getting on a plane out of there.
Chris heard about Billie's visit and asks Nina if she is alright. Nina lashes out at Chris further making matters worse. He tells her she loves it when her life is a mess because she's so terrified of happiness. After he leaves, tries rallying herself so she can right everything that is going wrong. She calls Jimmy and even he is angry with her making her feel even worse.
Chris meets Alice and Lucy for lunch while Nina pays a visit to the woman who had had the Cesarean. They talk about their sisters. Nina tries calling Billie again and begs her to see her again in private. She wants to talk everything through.
Sam arrives at Cherie and Darcy's and meets Darcy and Ray. Sam seems to take to Ray right off. Nina tries working even though she's got a mountain of problems. Alice visits Chris at his new home to thank him for everything he's done for her. She kisses him then leaves. Darcy heads out and leaves the place to Cherie and Sam. She doesn't want Sam to be disappointed with their first night together.
Nina struggles with how she can mend the damage that has been done to her family. Darcy goes to Cherie's room the next morning and hears her and Sam. He knocks and tells her it's time for Ray's feed. Cherie asks Darcy if things are getting weird between them and if it might be time for her to move out like they planned when she first moved in.
Dr. Clegg awakens Nina who fell asleep at her desk. When he asks for a word with her she apologizes that her private life has disrupted the professionalism of the hospital. He asks if she's ever heard of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. One of the obstetricians has taken a leave and he has recommended Nina to fill the position. She wants to stay in Australia and fix things with her family but Clegg tells her she needs the change. She starts to think that going far away where she can't hurt anyone she loves and giving them time to heal is exactly what she should do. Nina's divorce papers are delivered to her at the hospital. She awakens with Kim and Zara standing over her. She had passed out with a high temperature.
She arrives home to find Billie there. Nina tells her that she is going away to the States. Billie reminds Nina of some presents and cards Nina had given her or made for her, pictures and letters throughout their lives. Billie had them all in a box, torn and broken. She leaves Nina's apartment taking her owls. Billie goes to see Mick and takes him to the house she wanted to buy with him. She has Nina's owls placed all over the house where everything of theirs would have been placed in the house. They argue over the night he spent with Nina. She tells him the worst part is the poisonous little voice that wonders what secret attraction the two have for one another and if he's thinking of Nina when he's with her. He tells her he loves her and will never lie and that's why he wanted her to know about he and Nina.
Jimmy goes in search of where he will be going in future, Darcy stands outside drinking coffee while Cherie and Sam are upstairs in her room with Ray bouncing on Cherie's lap. Billie wheels Nina's owls to the curb in a rubbish bin. Chris tries calling Nina but she doesn't answer.
Part II:
Nina starts packing everything up for her move to Balitmore. She's looking at it being a new start for "New Nina". While throwing bags of some of her belongings into a bin for the Australian Red Cross, she accidentally drops her purse in as well. Dr. Clegg walks up behind her while she's crawling into the bin for her purse. He wants her to remember that what she does, the job, is a very sacred thing.
Nina goes into work, taking her cat with her in a carrier, and when she meets Chris, tells him she needs to talk to him about a decision she's made. Clegg interrupts them and, before Nina can tell Chris about her moving to Baltimore, Clegg drops the news on him. Chris is stunned. Clegg mentions it's only a six month program. Chris wishes her good luck and tells her it is good news but it's clear he's upset.
Billie arrives home to find Mick planting flowers, what he calls "an unconditional horticultural love offering" and part of the 12-step program for cheating scumbags. She doesn't want him to help her move her stuff in and she refuses to let him play a song he wrote for her.
Nina is still trying to find a new home for her cat. She asks Jimmy if he'll look after it while she's overseas and he tells her he can't because he's hunting for a cheap plane ticket to anywhere because too much family can stunt your growth--including Nina. The cat gets lose and Nina ends up elbowing Jimmy in the face while trying to recover the kitty. Of course, the cat walks right back into the carrier on its own after that.
Billie pays a visit to the owner of Pinnacle Realty about moving to a new agency. He has been wanting to lure her to Pinnacle for a while because he likes her style. He wants her consider her moving to his office as a chance to graduate from the family business. He invites her upstairs to show her the new computers they've had put in.
Alice, Chris and Lucy enjoy a family meal at a restaurant when Alice suggests the three of them live under one roof as a family. Chris agrees to the suggestion feeling it is worth a try. Jimmy goes to see Cherie to say goodbye and she wants to have a get-together, a barbecue, to say goodbye to everyone. It might help heal the family wounds. Jimmy doesn't think it's that good of an idea. Billie tells Darcy she is seriously thinking of saying "yes" to the offer from Pinnacle. She thinks it might be best to keep work and family separate with the way things are at the moment. After Billie has gone, Nina drops in to Darcy's office looking for her. She asks him to take the cat and he turns her down as well. Darcy and Geraldine talk about what has gone wrong with the family and the mistakes they've both made.
Nina, still looking for a new home for the cat, runs into Chris, Alice and Lucy. Nina vows that she won't start crying in front of them once she realizes they are looking for a house together. As she's sitting and thinking about Chris, Clegg calls her to the hospital. He, Kim and Zara are waiting on her with a cake and balloons. He wants her going to Baltimore with the knowledge she's an excellent doctor and admirable person. He asks about Billie and if she mentioned him (the confrontation and Billie's actions with Clegg really stuck in his mind!)
Billie arrives home to find Mick sitting on her porch playing a song. She unplugs his keyboard telling him "A song can't fix this" and goes inside. Darcy and Geraldine look through old family photo albums and reminisce. Nina talks to Chris about her leaving and him moving in with Alice. She tells him she thinks she's in love with him. He feels the same way. None of the family would come to the barbecue for Cherie but Jimmy assures her he can get everyone there. He calls everyone with excuses tailored to each of them to get them to the barbecue.
Still with the cat in tow, Nina arrives at the barbecue. When Billie arrives, she and Nina talk. Nina is trying to apologize but Billie keeps turning things around and nothing goes right. When Darcy tries starting the barbecue, he trips over the tank and cuts his leg. He prefers that Geraldine play nurse instead of Nina. Everyone realizes that Darcy and Geraldine have had sex. They finally get the barbecue going about the time a massive rain storm hits drenching them all and ending the party.
Everyone gets out of the rain hoping it will stop. When it doesn't, some decide it's time they go. Cherie bursts into tears about how she loves the family so much and how everything is wrecked. Jimmy suggests they all go to the pub for a drink to wrap things up. They all go to the pub and Nina wonders if things could be any worse. A call from Chris comes in and Cherie tells him where the family is and that he should come down to the pub.
Mick is at the pub and Billie tells him that maybe now is his chance to play the song he wrote as a love offering. That was just for her and not for public performance as he meant it as a jokey thing. Nina tells him to play the song. When Mick sings the song, it is hilarious! The song is all about having sex with Nina and it even states that sex with her was "a six, at most and maybe even less". The best line: "it's difficult to stay aroused when you're surrounded by a thousand owls". Billie smiles and everyone else laughs and snickers while Nina stands there listening to the song humiliating her. Jimmy puts his arms around her and tells her everyone still loves her, trying to make her feel better. Billie goes through the bag Nina gave her and sees the blouse, her earring and the watch. The sisters end up hugging each other while Mick continues his oddly awesome love song to Billie. Jimmy pours a pitcher of beer over Mick's head to avenge his sisters honor.
Kim goes to Nina and tells her that her water has broken and the baby's head has actually crowned. They put Kim on the pool table to deliver the baby. Mick and Billie make up to the sounds of Kim screaming in labor in the background. Chris arrives and helps Nina with the delivery of Kim's baby. The baby is a little girl.
Nina and Chris stand and wait for the lift to arrive. The doors open and they don't step onto the lift. Nina is thinking how much she wants him. Chris is thinking that he wishes he knew what was going on inside her head. She tells him she wants him so badly and can't help it. They go into a room there at the hospital that is full of balloons where they finally have the moment together they've been waiting for all season. BUT, that was all in Nina's head. In reality, the lift doors open and Nina and Chris look at one another.
What an awesome end to the first season! Sneaky, Cherie! She went to such lengths to get everyone back together. Things were pretty tense for Nina and Billie there for a good part of the show. Things were tense between Nina and everyone for a nice part of the show. I'm glad that Nina and Billie finally made up. It was almost painful to see the animosity between the two of them. Same with Billie and Mick. And speaking of Mick, could his love song to Billie have been any funnier? It's no surprise that did the trick and softened up Billie's anger. Mick just has a way about him, doesn't he?
The bad news is that this was the final show of the first season. The good news is that Offspring will be back for a brand new season in 2011. I can't wait! How about you?
Offspring airs on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
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Monday, November 15, 2010
AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 1.11
OffspringSeries One, Episode Eleven
Original Air Date: November 14, 2010
Nina and Alice Havel have their meeting. Nina and Mick lament over telling Billie about the one night they spent together. Cherie finally comes clean about Ray to Sam but he has a surprise for her of his own. Billie learns the truth about Nina and Mick.
Nina is working herself up to calling Alice Havel and she's imagining all the different ways the conversation could happen. She's even got her own cheering section in her mind giving her the courage to pick up the phone. The first time Nina calls in her head, Alice calls the meeting off, the second time, she calls her spineless. When Nina really calls, Alice is pleasant and gives Nina a date and place where she thinks they could meet and tells her she hasn't told Chris about them meeting because he's had a lot on his mind. Nina wants to call the meeting off but she can't seem to get the words in to do so thus causing the cheering section to express their displeasure with her handling of the matter.
Billie is still upset over everything that happened with Stacy and the baby. She spends time at work thinking about it and is short with callers to the agency. She viciously cleans the office windows while Cherie, who has dropped by with Ray, informs her she's feeling terrible because she still hasn't told Fireman Sam about Ray. After listening to Cherie for a few seconds, Billie spits out "Cherie, life IS pain. Deal with it!" and goes back inside, throws a few things into her purse and leaves.
Jimmy is moving out of Geraldine's house but he still wants to leave a few things "in storage" there. Mick, who is helping him move, gets a call from Billie. When he tells her he's at her mum's she wants him to meet her at the front, right now. She drives up and orders him to get in the car. When he does, she pulls the car off and orders him to stay put while she gets out and walks around for a few seconds. She gets back in the car and tells him she loves him, wants to be a mum and it's got to be him. He's so poor and he's got this weird water smell coming out of his house and he's got fat genes so they'd have fat children but she doesn't want kids with anyone else. She asks him if he still loves her and he replies that he's never going to stop. She apologizes for the honesty, but, she had to say it and asks if there is anything he wants to tell her (!).
Nina and Chris perform an ultrasound on Kim and everything is looking great with her baby. Kim feels she's turning into 'nightmare patient' which Nina laughs off as Kim runs down all the conditions and patients that keeps going through her head. Nina gets a call from Mick and excuses herself while Chris comforts Kim but kind of falls short of actually doing so.Cherie meets Fireman Sam for lunch and she is surprised when he tells her he has been wanting to say something to her, a confession of sorts. He goes on to say that in the late 90's he was a member of a male strip review called "Man Up". They spent three years touring parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia and there are still some pictures and press (about a steroid scandal in Belarus, nonetheless) online about it and it is a chapter in his life that's long over. It's all fine with her and he promises to never omit anything that would affect them from there on out.
Mick and Nina meet and they sit in her car because inside the building or at a cafe would look like they were having an affair. He wants to tell Billie about the one night they had together but Nina doesn't want him to. He feels guilty and wants everything out in the open. Billie calls while they are talking and Nina ducks down in the seat as if Billie is somewhere nearby to see her. She reluctantly takes the call and Billie tells her about how she's back with Mick. During a quiet moment in the call, Mick's phone rings. He jumps out of the car as Billie is asking what she heard. Jimmy is calling Mick complaining about how Billie will not let him move in with him. Billie ends her call with Nina by telling her Jimmy will be moving in with her. Mick insists they have to "rip the band aid off" but Nina is still reluctant. She eventually agrees but stipulates it has to be her that tells Billie. Mick agrees but Nina must tell Billie that night.
While walking in the park with Fireman Sam, Cherie, after a few tense minutes, tells Sam about Ray. On the way up to her flat, Nina works over in her mind what she is going to say to Billie. She arrives home to find Billie, Cherie and Sam sitting and talking so apparently everything went fine between Cherie and Fireman Sam! Jimmy is going on and on to Mick about finding a place to live while Mick anxiously awaits word from Nina that she told Billie about their one night stand. A call from Conservation Victoria puts him on edge as he thought it was Nina and when a knock sounds at the door, he gets even worse. He has Jimmy go to the kitchen while he answers the door. The girl from the medical study ("umbrella girl" er "parasol girl") is there with a handful of Mad Magazines with time for "four separate sessions over six hours" with Jimmy. Mick falls asleep on the couch downstairs and is awakened by "parasol girl" leaving and Jimmy begging for her number but the most she'll budge is for an email address.
Mick finally gets the call from Nina he's been waiting for for hours. The girls spent a couple of hours talking and doing Google image searches after Sam left for the night. Then, Billie launched into a workshop on Nina's love life. After Cherie left, the sisters watched music videos. Billie told Nina not to stress about men. Billie was at peace and Nina didn't want to hurt her so she didn't tell Billie anything. Mick is going to see Billie right now and tell her.
Nina starts thinking of how things are going to play out when Mick does talk to Billie. She has the idea of beating him to Billie but changes her mind. Calling isn't a viable option, either. As she's obsessing, a call comes in from Alice Havel. Nina is late for their meeting.
Darcy welcomes Mick with a big hug when he arrives at Proudman Realty. He's quite happy that Billie and Mick are back together and even suggests they have a family jam session or two. Billie arrives and wants to take Mick to look at their dream home.
Nina arrives at the meeting with Alice and hits the car next to her with her car door. She tries buffing the spot out with her fingers but that doesn't work, of course. Once seated with Alice, she wants to focus on one crisis at a time and envisions Billie shooting up the place Rambo-style angry about her cheating sister. She spends more time worrying over her own problems with Billie than she does paying attention to Alice.
Billie and Mick go through the house and Billie is criticising every single thing she comes across and making sure the other couple looking at the house hears every word she says. She wants Mick to go downstairs and pretend he got a phone call about noise in the area. Billie, wanting to appear to be talking to someone about the house, calls Nina, who doesn't answer thinking the conversation will be something bad. Billie sends Nina a message and Nina excuses herself from the meeting because of a family emergency.
Nina starts to back her car out and Alice runs back tell her about her purse being on the roof of the car. She ends up with the car on Alice's foot. Alice is in the car and Nina's on the road again and she calls Chris to tell him about the little accident. Chris is perhaps most surprised by the fact Nina and Alice were having coffee together. Nina, after once again seeing Rambillie shooting at her, checks in on Alice. She overhears Chris and Alice talking about the meeting with Nina and sees Chris give Alice a quick kiss on the forehead. After a quick chat with Chris, Nina goes in to see Alice who is still surprisingly nice about everything. When Alice asks how the family situation was, Nina starts talking and doesn't stop when she should and ends up telling her about having sex with Mick.
Mick wants to talk to Billie but she is dead set on getting Darcy to write her a reference using a different surname. Nina seems to be able to talk to Alice so easily. She continues telling her about her encounter with Mick. Alice says she has nothing on her as she walked out on her one year old. Mick calls Nina to tell her he couldn't drop the bomb on Billie about their night together.
That night, when Nina goes home, Billie is excited about the house she found and wants to share it with Nina. Nina comes right out and tells Billie the truth about the night she slept with Mick. Nina is devastated over what she's done. Billie, after asking her questions, gets up and goes upstairs. In Nina's mind, she comes back down with a smile on her face and suggests they go over to Mick's and give him ratings out of 10. When she really comes down, she doesn't say anything to Nina or look at her. Nina wants to talk but Billie tells her "can't look at you right now" and leaves.
I really hope things can work out with Billie and Mick and I love them together! Mick is such an awesome guy and he's perfect for Billie. He's the stability she needs. Billie is pretty hurt right now and, from the previews for the finale, it looks like she's really hurt. Only time will tell if her relationships with both Nina and Mick will suffer or survive. I was surprised at how well things went with Alice. She was so nice with Nina and so understanding of all of Nina's little quirks. I think the two women have more in common than just Chris Havel. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't develop a friendship in some way.
This show was a great build-up to this weeks movie-length season finale. It set the stage for what will, no doubt, be some great fireworks and emotional moments.
Offspring airs on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Original Air Date: November 14, 2010
Nina and Alice Havel have their meeting. Nina and Mick lament over telling Billie about the one night they spent together. Cherie finally comes clean about Ray to Sam but he has a surprise for her of his own. Billie learns the truth about Nina and Mick.
Nina is working herself up to calling Alice Havel and she's imagining all the different ways the conversation could happen. She's even got her own cheering section in her mind giving her the courage to pick up the phone. The first time Nina calls in her head, Alice calls the meeting off, the second time, she calls her spineless. When Nina really calls, Alice is pleasant and gives Nina a date and place where she thinks they could meet and tells her she hasn't told Chris about them meeting because he's had a lot on his mind. Nina wants to call the meeting off but she can't seem to get the words in to do so thus causing the cheering section to express their displeasure with her handling of the matter.
Billie is still upset over everything that happened with Stacy and the baby. She spends time at work thinking about it and is short with callers to the agency. She viciously cleans the office windows while Cherie, who has dropped by with Ray, informs her she's feeling terrible because she still hasn't told Fireman Sam about Ray. After listening to Cherie for a few seconds, Billie spits out "Cherie, life IS pain. Deal with it!" and goes back inside, throws a few things into her purse and leaves.
Jimmy is moving out of Geraldine's house but he still wants to leave a few things "in storage" there. Mick, who is helping him move, gets a call from Billie. When he tells her he's at her mum's she wants him to meet her at the front, right now. She drives up and orders him to get in the car. When he does, she pulls the car off and orders him to stay put while she gets out and walks around for a few seconds. She gets back in the car and tells him she loves him, wants to be a mum and it's got to be him. He's so poor and he's got this weird water smell coming out of his house and he's got fat genes so they'd have fat children but she doesn't want kids with anyone else. She asks him if he still loves her and he replies that he's never going to stop. She apologizes for the honesty, but, she had to say it and asks if there is anything he wants to tell her (!).
Nina and Chris perform an ultrasound on Kim and everything is looking great with her baby. Kim feels she's turning into 'nightmare patient' which Nina laughs off as Kim runs down all the conditions and patients that keeps going through her head. Nina gets a call from Mick and excuses herself while Chris comforts Kim but kind of falls short of actually doing so.Cherie meets Fireman Sam for lunch and she is surprised when he tells her he has been wanting to say something to her, a confession of sorts. He goes on to say that in the late 90's he was a member of a male strip review called "Man Up". They spent three years touring parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia and there are still some pictures and press (about a steroid scandal in Belarus, nonetheless) online about it and it is a chapter in his life that's long over. It's all fine with her and he promises to never omit anything that would affect them from there on out.
Mick and Nina meet and they sit in her car because inside the building or at a cafe would look like they were having an affair. He wants to tell Billie about the one night they had together but Nina doesn't want him to. He feels guilty and wants everything out in the open. Billie calls while they are talking and Nina ducks down in the seat as if Billie is somewhere nearby to see her. She reluctantly takes the call and Billie tells her about how she's back with Mick. During a quiet moment in the call, Mick's phone rings. He jumps out of the car as Billie is asking what she heard. Jimmy is calling Mick complaining about how Billie will not let him move in with him. Billie ends her call with Nina by telling her Jimmy will be moving in with her. Mick insists they have to "rip the band aid off" but Nina is still reluctant. She eventually agrees but stipulates it has to be her that tells Billie. Mick agrees but Nina must tell Billie that night.
While walking in the park with Fireman Sam, Cherie, after a few tense minutes, tells Sam about Ray. On the way up to her flat, Nina works over in her mind what she is going to say to Billie. She arrives home to find Billie, Cherie and Sam sitting and talking so apparently everything went fine between Cherie and Fireman Sam! Jimmy is going on and on to Mick about finding a place to live while Mick anxiously awaits word from Nina that she told Billie about their one night stand. A call from Conservation Victoria puts him on edge as he thought it was Nina and when a knock sounds at the door, he gets even worse. He has Jimmy go to the kitchen while he answers the door. The girl from the medical study ("umbrella girl" er "parasol girl") is there with a handful of Mad Magazines with time for "four separate sessions over six hours" with Jimmy. Mick falls asleep on the couch downstairs and is awakened by "parasol girl" leaving and Jimmy begging for her number but the most she'll budge is for an email address.
Mick finally gets the call from Nina he's been waiting for for hours. The girls spent a couple of hours talking and doing Google image searches after Sam left for the night. Then, Billie launched into a workshop on Nina's love life. After Cherie left, the sisters watched music videos. Billie told Nina not to stress about men. Billie was at peace and Nina didn't want to hurt her so she didn't tell Billie anything. Mick is going to see Billie right now and tell her.
Nina starts thinking of how things are going to play out when Mick does talk to Billie. She has the idea of beating him to Billie but changes her mind. Calling isn't a viable option, either. As she's obsessing, a call comes in from Alice Havel. Nina is late for their meeting.
Darcy welcomes Mick with a big hug when he arrives at Proudman Realty. He's quite happy that Billie and Mick are back together and even suggests they have a family jam session or two. Billie arrives and wants to take Mick to look at their dream home.
Nina arrives at the meeting with Alice and hits the car next to her with her car door. She tries buffing the spot out with her fingers but that doesn't work, of course. Once seated with Alice, she wants to focus on one crisis at a time and envisions Billie shooting up the place Rambo-style angry about her cheating sister. She spends more time worrying over her own problems with Billie than she does paying attention to Alice.
Billie and Mick go through the house and Billie is criticising every single thing she comes across and making sure the other couple looking at the house hears every word she says. She wants Mick to go downstairs and pretend he got a phone call about noise in the area. Billie, wanting to appear to be talking to someone about the house, calls Nina, who doesn't answer thinking the conversation will be something bad. Billie sends Nina a message and Nina excuses herself from the meeting because of a family emergency.
Nina starts to back her car out and Alice runs back tell her about her purse being on the roof of the car. She ends up with the car on Alice's foot. Alice is in the car and Nina's on the road again and she calls Chris to tell him about the little accident. Chris is perhaps most surprised by the fact Nina and Alice were having coffee together. Nina, after once again seeing Rambillie shooting at her, checks in on Alice. She overhears Chris and Alice talking about the meeting with Nina and sees Chris give Alice a quick kiss on the forehead. After a quick chat with Chris, Nina goes in to see Alice who is still surprisingly nice about everything. When Alice asks how the family situation was, Nina starts talking and doesn't stop when she should and ends up telling her about having sex with Mick.
Mick wants to talk to Billie but she is dead set on getting Darcy to write her a reference using a different surname. Nina seems to be able to talk to Alice so easily. She continues telling her about her encounter with Mick. Alice says she has nothing on her as she walked out on her one year old. Mick calls Nina to tell her he couldn't drop the bomb on Billie about their night together.
That night, when Nina goes home, Billie is excited about the house she found and wants to share it with Nina. Nina comes right out and tells Billie the truth about the night she slept with Mick. Nina is devastated over what she's done. Billie, after asking her questions, gets up and goes upstairs. In Nina's mind, she comes back down with a smile on her face and suggests they go over to Mick's and give him ratings out of 10. When she really comes down, she doesn't say anything to Nina or look at her. Nina wants to talk but Billie tells her "can't look at you right now" and leaves.
I really hope things can work out with Billie and Mick and I love them together! Mick is such an awesome guy and he's perfect for Billie. He's the stability she needs. Billie is pretty hurt right now and, from the previews for the finale, it looks like she's really hurt. Only time will tell if her relationships with both Nina and Mick will suffer or survive. I was surprised at how well things went with Alice. She was so nice with Nina and so understanding of all of Nina's little quirks. I think the two women have more in common than just Chris Havel. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't develop a friendship in some way.
This show was a great build-up to this weeks movie-length season finale. It set the stage for what will, no doubt, be some great fireworks and emotional moments.
Offspring airs on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Monday, November 1, 2010
AUS Television: Offspring, Episode 1.10
Offspring
Series One, Episode Ten
Original Air Date: October 31, 2010
Stacy is back and, this time, she's in the hospital because her blood pressure is high and she's ready to give birth. She wants Billie to be her support person. Cherie and her fireman friend meet and have a date. Nina focuses on why Chris hasn't told Alice about her. Jimmy goes in for his drug trial and gets more than he bargained for, both good and bad. Chris finally tells Alice about Nina but how will Alice take the news?
Nina has a small fender bender while trying to parallel park (she hits the rather old and run down car behind her). She leaves a note in true Nina style, fantasizing the entire time and noting that she's leaving the note because she's a good person. As she is walking away, she has to stop and think if she really IS a good person because, after all, she IS obsessed with a married man.
Kim and Zara watch Nina (and talk about her, of course) as she is having trouble deciding which way to go at work. Kim takes Nina into a room and talks to her about her relationship with Chris. Kim makes a "pro's" and "con's" table on a whiteboard (which is very funny) to help Nina in her decision making. Dr. Clegg comes into the room to take part in the "whiteboard analysis" as he calls it, but Nina erases the table and leaves the room before he can add his two cents worth in.
She and Chris meet in the hall and go to talk. She tells him she cannot be the "other woman". Chris insists she could never be the "other woman" because he is a separated man and not a married man. She gets the impression that he hasn't even told Alice anything about her.
Kim gives Nina a file on a patient with a high blood pressure in 203. Nina finds that the patient she must see is none other than Stacy. She has violated her parole and is being watched by a female guard. Stacy asks Nina to tell Billie she wants to talk to her.
Mick, now able to use both of his hands again!, brings Billie a coffee at work and they have a great discussion about the parameters of their "friendship".
Jimmy is finding out the possible side effects of the medication in the drug trial he is wanting to do. And there are a lot of them and they aren't pretty! Who really wants anal leakage, blurred vision, urinary incontinence and disturbance to sexual function? Thinking he has made a mistake, he almost leaves until a pretty girl walks in do to the trial. He immediately signs up. Jimmy is completely in love. He is in the bed right next to the pretty girl and he can't take his eyes off her. He tries making small talk and talking to her about her business but she isn't interested in him.
Billie arrives at the hospital to talk to Stacy. Stacy begins to cry and when Billie asks why she wanted to see her, Stacy replies that she wanted someone with her and she was going to ask Billie to be that someone.
At lunch with Nina, Billie watches a video of a woman giving birth as "research" to see if she can handle being Stacy's support person. Nina is worked up over why Chris hasn't told Alice about her. When Cherie arrives, she is in a wonderful mood. It's one of her "baby free" days and she again saw the "hot fireman". She was at a completely deserted early cinema and in he walks and sits down one seat away from her. When something goes wrong with the sound during the film, he and Cherie add the dialogue themselves. They go out to lunch together and make a date to see the movie again that night. Cherie doesn't know how to bring up the fact she has a baby.
Billie wants to shine a torch on the Chris/Alice situation. They sit outside Chris' house and watch him and Alice with their daughter. While Nina hides in the seat, Billie pretends to be talking on her phone while she monitors their body language. When "the target" starts moving, Billie starts the car to follow them telling Nina she will end up thanking her for it. (Am I the only one who didn't believe that straight away?) They go into a shop and Billie stops the car to go in behind them against Nina's vehement protests. Billie talks to Chris for a second then heads to the ice cream bin and calls Nina. As Nina and Alice are both at the register to check out, Chris gets a call and leaves the shop. Billie warns her and when Nina sees him, she slinks down even farther in the seat. He sees her but doesn't say anything.
Alice and Lucy make a cake and when an accident happens, Alice's mum, Sonja (Marta Kaczmarek) tries to comfort Lucy but Alice tells her to leave her be. Alice and her mum begin arguing and Sonja picks up Lucy and takes her to another room while Chris helps Alice clean up the mess. Alice is upset because she wants things to be good with Lucy but she feels uncomfortable around her mum. Chris suggests that since Alice wants to make things better with Lucy he will move out and she can move in so she will be there with Lucy all the time.
Billie is called to the hospital because Stacy has gone into labor. She can hear her screaming all the way down at the nurses station. For four hours, they've been listening to her screaming and has even drawn blood when she scratched Zara. Billie is forced into the room with Stacy and tells Nina to get the guy to bring the drugs for Stacy to have an epidural.
When Cherie and her fireman meet for the movie that night, she starts off by telling him there is something he should know. She struggles to bring herself to tell him about Ray but chickens out saying instead that she heard the movie is crap and suggests they have dinner instead.
Nina gets a small break and heads to the snack machine for some sugar and calls Chris to apologize for the stalking thing earlier that day.
Billie gets a break from Stacy and finds Mick waiting for her in the hall. He has brought her a bag full of protein bars and drinks. Billie expresses her doubts about being a good support person but Mick insists he's seen her be supportive on many occasions. Nina comes out to get Billie (never, never, never, never, never!) as the baby is crowning. Stacy gives birth to a baby boy.
That night, Jimmy cannot sleep and is doing a little reading when the pretty girl comes into his room for a rendezvous. The next morning, she wants to pretend last night never happened so they will get their money. He suddenly starts feeling a bit dizzy and like his heart is beating too fast. The nurse is called and she asks if he has had too much coffee or has been exerting himself. The pretty girl admits they had sex the night before.
Stacy tells Billie she should take the baby boy because Billie has a more stable life than she does. She doesn't want her son to have her life leaving Billie with a huge decision to make. Billie goes to Mick wanting to tell him about what happened with Stacy but unsure if she should since they aren't together and leaves.
Chris returns Nina's call and tells her he has moved out and that she should come over and check out his new place when she finishes work. Nina goes directly there and, while the place is 'sad & hideous' and a "symphony in salmon" it is close to the hospital so she can stalk him and it makes things clear that he is separated and free to be with her. They start to make a cup of tea together and end up on the couch instead. The phone rings and he wants to ignore it but when it keeps ringing he says he'll get rid of it. He looks at who is calling and it's clear it is Alice. He answers and tells her he's at work. Nina doesn't like that he said he was at work. Nina leaves because she doesn't want to be that woman, the woman he is "at work" for.
Jimmy is out of the trial because he had an episode of cardiac arrhythmia. Darcy and Geraldine pick him up from the trial and Geraldine immediately starts in on him. As they are arguing about Jimmy, Darcy drops the bomb that Geraldine was the one who drugged him last week. When he learns about it, gets out of the car and starts walking. Of course, his drug trial fling is watching the entire episode play out.
Chris goes to see Alice who tells him her mum has gone out and Lucy is asleep. They argue and Chris tells Alice that he has met someone else. He admits to her that he does believe he is in love with Nina.
Billie asks Darcy if he thinks she'd make a good mother but doesn't let him answer. She goes to see Stacy who is being released from the hospital and is surprised when Stacy takes the baby with her. She goes back to Mick in tears.
Nina is thinking about Chris when he calls and tells her he has told Alice about her. He wants to see her and she runs to where he is going to meet her. While she is waiting, she gets a call from Alice. She wants to talk to Nina. When Chris drives up, Nina says she has to go because of an emergency.
Poor Nina and Chris just can't catch a break, can they? They want to be together desperately but something always happens to keep them apart. I can only imagine what is going to be happening when Alice and Nina have their talk. It will be a tense episode, for sure, waiting to see if Alice gives her blessing for Chris' happiness or if she stakes her claim to him. And if things DO go well, will Nina finally be able to get past everything and be with the man she loves and will Chris still be there? Billie and Mick seem to be on the rebound as they are both seeing each other in a different light, I think. I truly hope things keep going so great between the two of them. I like Billie and Mick together.
In two weeks: Mick wants to get the secret of his night with Nina out in the open so it isn't between he and Billie. Nina feels if anyone should tell her it should be her. Mick agrees but it must be done immediately. How will the revelation affect the relationships between Billie and Nina and Billie and Mick?
Offspring airs on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
Series One, Episode Ten
Original Air Date: October 31, 2010
Stacy is back and, this time, she's in the hospital because her blood pressure is high and she's ready to give birth. She wants Billie to be her support person. Cherie and her fireman friend meet and have a date. Nina focuses on why Chris hasn't told Alice about her. Jimmy goes in for his drug trial and gets more than he bargained for, both good and bad. Chris finally tells Alice about Nina but how will Alice take the news?
Nina has a small fender bender while trying to parallel park (she hits the rather old and run down car behind her). She leaves a note in true Nina style, fantasizing the entire time and noting that she's leaving the note because she's a good person. As she is walking away, she has to stop and think if she really IS a good person because, after all, she IS obsessed with a married man.
Kim and Zara watch Nina (and talk about her, of course) as she is having trouble deciding which way to go at work. Kim takes Nina into a room and talks to her about her relationship with Chris. Kim makes a "pro's" and "con's" table on a whiteboard (which is very funny) to help Nina in her decision making. Dr. Clegg comes into the room to take part in the "whiteboard analysis" as he calls it, but Nina erases the table and leaves the room before he can add his two cents worth in.
She and Chris meet in the hall and go to talk. She tells him she cannot be the "other woman". Chris insists she could never be the "other woman" because he is a separated man and not a married man. She gets the impression that he hasn't even told Alice anything about her.
Kim gives Nina a file on a patient with a high blood pressure in 203. Nina finds that the patient she must see is none other than Stacy. She has violated her parole and is being watched by a female guard. Stacy asks Nina to tell Billie she wants to talk to her.
Mick, now able to use both of his hands again!, brings Billie a coffee at work and they have a great discussion about the parameters of their "friendship".
Jimmy is finding out the possible side effects of the medication in the drug trial he is wanting to do. And there are a lot of them and they aren't pretty! Who really wants anal leakage, blurred vision, urinary incontinence and disturbance to sexual function? Thinking he has made a mistake, he almost leaves until a pretty girl walks in do to the trial. He immediately signs up. Jimmy is completely in love. He is in the bed right next to the pretty girl and he can't take his eyes off her. He tries making small talk and talking to her about her business but she isn't interested in him.
Billie arrives at the hospital to talk to Stacy. Stacy begins to cry and when Billie asks why she wanted to see her, Stacy replies that she wanted someone with her and she was going to ask Billie to be that someone.
At lunch with Nina, Billie watches a video of a woman giving birth as "research" to see if she can handle being Stacy's support person. Nina is worked up over why Chris hasn't told Alice about her. When Cherie arrives, she is in a wonderful mood. It's one of her "baby free" days and she again saw the "hot fireman". She was at a completely deserted early cinema and in he walks and sits down one seat away from her. When something goes wrong with the sound during the film, he and Cherie add the dialogue themselves. They go out to lunch together and make a date to see the movie again that night. Cherie doesn't know how to bring up the fact she has a baby.
Billie wants to shine a torch on the Chris/Alice situation. They sit outside Chris' house and watch him and Alice with their daughter. While Nina hides in the seat, Billie pretends to be talking on her phone while she monitors their body language. When "the target" starts moving, Billie starts the car to follow them telling Nina she will end up thanking her for it. (Am I the only one who didn't believe that straight away?) They go into a shop and Billie stops the car to go in behind them against Nina's vehement protests. Billie talks to Chris for a second then heads to the ice cream bin and calls Nina. As Nina and Alice are both at the register to check out, Chris gets a call and leaves the shop. Billie warns her and when Nina sees him, she slinks down even farther in the seat. He sees her but doesn't say anything.
Alice and Lucy make a cake and when an accident happens, Alice's mum, Sonja (Marta Kaczmarek) tries to comfort Lucy but Alice tells her to leave her be. Alice and her mum begin arguing and Sonja picks up Lucy and takes her to another room while Chris helps Alice clean up the mess. Alice is upset because she wants things to be good with Lucy but she feels uncomfortable around her mum. Chris suggests that since Alice wants to make things better with Lucy he will move out and she can move in so she will be there with Lucy all the time.
Billie is called to the hospital because Stacy has gone into labor. She can hear her screaming all the way down at the nurses station. For four hours, they've been listening to her screaming and has even drawn blood when she scratched Zara. Billie is forced into the room with Stacy and tells Nina to get the guy to bring the drugs for Stacy to have an epidural.
When Cherie and her fireman meet for the movie that night, she starts off by telling him there is something he should know. She struggles to bring herself to tell him about Ray but chickens out saying instead that she heard the movie is crap and suggests they have dinner instead.
Nina gets a small break and heads to the snack machine for some sugar and calls Chris to apologize for the stalking thing earlier that day.
Billie gets a break from Stacy and finds Mick waiting for her in the hall. He has brought her a bag full of protein bars and drinks. Billie expresses her doubts about being a good support person but Mick insists he's seen her be supportive on many occasions. Nina comes out to get Billie (never, never, never, never, never!) as the baby is crowning. Stacy gives birth to a baby boy.
That night, Jimmy cannot sleep and is doing a little reading when the pretty girl comes into his room for a rendezvous. The next morning, she wants to pretend last night never happened so they will get their money. He suddenly starts feeling a bit dizzy and like his heart is beating too fast. The nurse is called and she asks if he has had too much coffee or has been exerting himself. The pretty girl admits they had sex the night before.
Stacy tells Billie she should take the baby boy because Billie has a more stable life than she does. She doesn't want her son to have her life leaving Billie with a huge decision to make. Billie goes to Mick wanting to tell him about what happened with Stacy but unsure if she should since they aren't together and leaves.
Chris returns Nina's call and tells her he has moved out and that she should come over and check out his new place when she finishes work. Nina goes directly there and, while the place is 'sad & hideous' and a "symphony in salmon" it is close to the hospital so she can stalk him and it makes things clear that he is separated and free to be with her. They start to make a cup of tea together and end up on the couch instead. The phone rings and he wants to ignore it but when it keeps ringing he says he'll get rid of it. He looks at who is calling and it's clear it is Alice. He answers and tells her he's at work. Nina doesn't like that he said he was at work. Nina leaves because she doesn't want to be that woman, the woman he is "at work" for.
Jimmy is out of the trial because he had an episode of cardiac arrhythmia. Darcy and Geraldine pick him up from the trial and Geraldine immediately starts in on him. As they are arguing about Jimmy, Darcy drops the bomb that Geraldine was the one who drugged him last week. When he learns about it, gets out of the car and starts walking. Of course, his drug trial fling is watching the entire episode play out.
Chris goes to see Alice who tells him her mum has gone out and Lucy is asleep. They argue and Chris tells Alice that he has met someone else. He admits to her that he does believe he is in love with Nina.
Billie asks Darcy if he thinks she'd make a good mother but doesn't let him answer. She goes to see Stacy who is being released from the hospital and is surprised when Stacy takes the baby with her. She goes back to Mick in tears.
Nina is thinking about Chris when he calls and tells her he has told Alice about her. He wants to see her and she runs to where he is going to meet her. While she is waiting, she gets a call from Alice. She wants to talk to Nina. When Chris drives up, Nina says she has to go because of an emergency.
Poor Nina and Chris just can't catch a break, can they? They want to be together desperately but something always happens to keep them apart. I can only imagine what is going to be happening when Alice and Nina have their talk. It will be a tense episode, for sure, waiting to see if Alice gives her blessing for Chris' happiness or if she stakes her claim to him. And if things DO go well, will Nina finally be able to get past everything and be with the man she loves and will Chris still be there? Billie and Mick seem to be on the rebound as they are both seeing each other in a different light, I think. I truly hope things keep going so great between the two of them. I like Billie and Mick together.
In two weeks: Mick wants to get the secret of his night with Nina out in the open so it isn't between he and Billie. Nina feels if anyone should tell her it should be her. Mick agrees but it must be done immediately. How will the revelation affect the relationships between Billie and Nina and Billie and Mick?
Offspring airs on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on Ten Network.
Official Site: http://ten.com.au/offspring.htm
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530541/
TV Rage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-25992
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