Re: Neil & women!

Loretta Greco (l57@execpc.com)
Sat, 05 Jun 1999 10:32:12 -0500

Wendy & Dave Laing wrote:
>
> Neil enters the show with a 'big chip' on his shoulder after an obviously
> embittered end to his marriage to Belinda. This has made him 'wary' about
> relationships with women.
>
> His secretary Dianne provides him a type of 'stable office-wife'
> relationship. She doesn't intrude into his 'private' life, but 'fusses' over
> him and organises him at work with mutual affection. This is shown in the
> mutual 'barbed' rapport between them ref coffee, age, etc.
>
> Laura literally 'sweeps' him off his feet in a sexual way. She is beautiful,
> efficient, intelligent, with a 'hang-up' which becomes a challenge to Neil.
> She may be using Neil as a 'stepping' stone ' in her career, but this is
> not emphasised in the plot. Neil's inner, gentle shy & kind nature is
> revealed, when he shows extreme patience with their physical relationship.
> He 'sleeps with her , but doesn't force sex upon her! In 'A feasible
> Solution' Laura even intimates to Neil during their walk in the park, that
> she wants to 'go ahead' with the physical side of their relationship.Neil
> is 'shattered' in 'Special Relationship' when forced to have Laura
> assassinated in front of his eyes.As a result, he literaly puts up a barrier
> against any further relationships with women.
>
> Ross keeps pushing Karen at Neil. In spite of Neil 'warnings to stop
> intruding into his private life' both Ross & Karen persist. The result is
> that Karen 'fails' miserably & concedes in 'giving up' telling Neil that she
> can't succeed against the opposition of his commitment to his job & a dead
> woman.
>
> Dianne provides another personal blow to Neil's security, when she resigns.
> Marianne 'Thing' immediately takes up the challenge, showing even better
> control of the situation. She becomes an even better office-wife to Neil.
> She is also attractive & intelligent. Perhaps if the series continued...
> Neil may have sought comfort in her arms after Willie is seriously shot.
> Any comments?
>
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HI,

I agree with what you said. I need to watch the later eps after Dianne
resigned - I haven't seen them in awhile but I did just recently watch
the first 7 again - oh, sigh! :) I love this show.

Loretta