After the Party

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The author does a great job of describing the atmosphere of the time, where everyone was concerned about events transpiring in Europe and very keen to avoid another war as the memory of WW1 was still clear in their minds. The tension and uncertainty is almost palpable at times and may go a little way to describe why politics was something people turned to as they hoped to make a difference.

This ambiguity is what the whole show pivots around. Penny can’t let it go; the community wants to move on. Phil’s return dredges all this unresolved tension to seethe at the surface. Penny is possessed by this knowledge – breaching friendships, boundaries and the law. You see how it eats her alive, burning through whatever vestigial relationships that have survived her obsession to this point. Lizzie has been in love with her colleague Dean for three years but he’s never given her a second glance. Hannah's testimony is set up as a twee-themed coming-of-age story. [nb 2] Hannah's friendship with Grace began at her adoption anniversary party, but their relationship eventually blossomed into an affair. Zoë confronts Grace upon hearing this, who confirms they were having flings. Grace ultimately chose Edgar over Hannah, which led to Hannah conspiring with Travis to sabotage the wedding. Despite planning Travis' objection, Hannah had a change of heart after seeing Edgar's vows and realizing how much he loved Grace. After exploring Edgar's office, Aniq and Danner discover that Edgar was looking at candidates to replace his business partner, Sebastian, who is actively doing business while pretending to be Edgar. What a thrilling book! I was fascinated by the characters and twisting storyline. Lost a lot of sleep over it’ Anu, NetGalleyIlana Glazer as Chelsea, a veterinary clinic receptionist who blamed Xavier for her ostracization by the whole school It also subtly presses against recent trends in NZ On Air-funded series, in a way I want to carefully commend. The cast is largely Pākehā, and a character describes a restaurant as “gay”. I am not, to be clear, suggesting that this is good in and of itself. The push toward greater representation and consciousness of bias in New Zealand productions is manifestly excellent and essential. Yet at times the fact such a large number of our screen communities are perfectly racially blended and confident in their reo can make a show feel like it’s less about reflecting the messy reality of our society than an aspirational window into what we’d like it to be. There's a little bit of 'death to the jews' graffiti, the true crime there being the graffiti itself not the message (graffiti is frightfully jejune don't you know). We gloss briefly over the little spot of trouble in the East End (the battle of Cable Street?), not the fault of the BU, obviously. But the thing is, there's no context given in the book. If you didn't already know about Oswald Mosley and his despicable party before you read this book, you could reasonably feel sympathy for the plight of the imprisoned party members. In this era where the far right is once again on the rise I find this unforgivable.

My slight disappointment of the book was the build-up of the title and the blurb to the ‘Party’ in the book. In my opinion, the stress given to what happened in the party was not totally linked to the aftermath. I did enjoy reading about the party, and it was interesting, but I wish the connection was stronger to the following events if it’s seen as a big impact for the rest of the story.The adults are doing shots, but so are the teens, and one, Ollie, gets into a state of semi-comatose nausea, vomiting all over himself. Later, Penny sees something appalling, something which changes the course of every life in the house. Only, what did she see? “Whatever you saw, it wasn’t that,” says Penny’s mother, knifing her in front of a roomful of their friends. “You’re making a fool out of yourself.” a b c Mr. Josh (August 2, 2023). " The AfterParty Season 2 Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything You Need to Know". NewsTrace . Retrieved August 2, 2023. It’s 1938 and returning to England from abroad, Phyllis gets involved with helping her sister, Nina, organise the summer camp Nina runs as part of her ‘peace work’ for a political movement. For quite a while the identity of the charismatic individual who heads the movement, referred to only as ‘the Leader’, is not revealed, although readers will probably have their suspicions given some of the unpalatable views espoused and the period in which the events take place. What the book does well is reflect the range of views that prevailed at the time. How many people were fearful of the prospect of war not so much because they were advocates of appeasement or supporters of the Nazi regime but because they feared the upheaval of war, remembering only too well the carnage wrought by the First World War. Elijah Wood as "Yasper" (season 2), an actor cast as Yasper in Danner's film X Marks the Murder Spot

When a job offer in London promises to launch her art career she finally feels ready to upend her life in pursuit of her dream … until the night of the office Christmas party when Dean confesses his love for someone else – Rebecca, one of Lizzie’s closest friends. The adults are doing shots, but so are the teens, and one, Ollie, gets into a state of semi-comatose nausea, vomiting all over himself. Later, Penny sees something appalling, something that changes the course of every life in the house. Only, what did she see? “Whatever you saw, it wasn’t that,” says Penny’s mother, knifing her in front of a roomful of their friends. “You’re making a fool out of yourself.” One event, at a party will change Phyllis’ life for ever as she recounts in a personal record following her lengthy incarceration. The reason for her time in prison becomes clear as her personal account unwinds.A version of this review ran in The Spinoff’s weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. Now I will say that it had some real redeeming qualities as the plot unfolded. And I enjoyed the thriller aspect & mystery she bloomed along that kept me wondering and unsure. She has real talent and I think just needs to hone it a bit more. This had super good potential and I think she'll get there. The ending definitely made up for the rest of the book for me. Neither is remotely present in After the Party, a six-part drama that explores the lingering, crazymaking aftermath of a boozy party, featuring characters all on a spectrum between fallible and broken. It’s so tightly wound it barely takes a moment to blink, much less wink. I’ve seen the first three episodes and have no idea where they’re heading with this thing — it’s gritty, wrenching and highly confronting.