Episode 7202
Kendall thought the love-triangle was the perfect storyline to use the three-hander style and Elmaloglou said the consequences would be felt for a long time within the show.
After spending the night together, Lauren Turner (Kate Kendall) and Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) discuss how things have changed between them.
After leaving a sketch of Brad that Lauren drew on the lawn of Number 32, Terese calls her son and asks him to bring everyone home.
On 18 August 2015, David Knox of TV Tonight reported that Neighbours would be airing their first three-hander – an episode that features just three characters – on 1 September.
[1] Episode 7202 centres on the conclusion to a love-triangle storyline that had been running since 2013, with Brad Willis finally choosing Lauren Turner over his wife Terese.
[1][2] The episode is set in just two houses on opposite sides of Ramsay Street, and the scenes deal with three of the five stages of grief: denial, anger and bargaining.
[1] The show's series producer Jason Herbison wrote the episode, and he hoped that it would be memorable for viewers in the future.
[3] He admitted to being worried about how the actors would react to the script, explaining "I was a bit nervous when I broke the news of the episode to Kate, Kip and Rebekah.
He told Sarah Ellis from Inside Soap "Usually we get three or four scenes, so to have a whole episode to ourselves was good – even though there were a lot of lines to learn!
[5] Kendall told Carena Crawford of All About Soap that it was a challenge to find the much needed depth and subtlety for the scenes.
[6] Episode 7202 was preceded by an online bonus scene called "Before Dawn", which featured Brad and Lauren discussing their feelings for each other after they had sex.
[4] Elmaloglou thought the consequences of the episode would be felt for a long time afterwards, and that some "interesting dynamics" would also develop between the families.
[9] Kendall told an Inside Soap columnist that the stunt where Terese pushes Lauren in the pool could only be shot once, as it would take too long to dry out their hair and clothes.
[5] Episode 7202 was watched by 222,000 Australian viewers upon its first airing, making Neighbours the tenth highest rated show on digital multi-channels that night.
[13] Television critic Melinda Houston of The Sydney Morning Herald praised the episode, saying "it's an ambitious move for both the writer and actors – and it really works.
[14] A reporter for the same publication branded the episode "special" and observed that "both the script and the performers are tested when the whole half-hour is given over to one storyline and three players".
