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Offspring Season 5 – Birth, Re-Birth and The Power of a Mother’s Love (Plus Giveaway)

Offspring Ep 5 - Geraldine comforts Nina

 

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Offspring Season 5 – Birth, Re-Birth and The Power of a Mother’s Love 

 

You’d be forgiven if you thought that Season 5 of Offspring couldn’t possibly be worth watching without Patrick. His untimely death left us all reeling in shock-horror at the end of Season 4, and even though we told ourselves over and over ‘it isn’t real, it’s just a show,’ we couldn’t help but scream ‘Noooooooo! Not Patrick, not Pa-a-a-a-a-trick….whhhhhhy?’ into a handful of tear drenched tissues. (Oh come on, admit it. You totally did it too!)

But Season 5, set six months after Patrick’s death, still comprises of all the elements Offspring fans have come to expect from the unconventional Proudman family; namely drama, humour, hope and hilarity all mixed together with a generous serving of messiness; despite Nina’s grief. Indeed, contrary to our initial doubts regarding a Patrick-less season, and Nina’s introduction to motherhood marred by the loss of her partner, Season 5 proves to be an uplifting one in which many of the relationships are strengthened. The Proudman’s, despite their hardships, come together, and Nina finds herself surrounded and supported by her nearest and dearest as she muddles her way through grief and life as a new mum.

Nina and Patrick’s daughter Zoe, of course represents new beginnings and renewed hope. She is what Nina now has to live for, but it isn’t always easy, and we see Nina’s struggles with her new identity, which could only be compounded by finding out that her dad isn’t in fact her biological father.

Offspring Ep 5 - Geraldine comforts Nina

 

Whilst Nina is busy doubting her own capabilities as a Mum (particularly when Zoe wants her sister Billie instead of her), the relationship that Nina and her mum Geraldine share, leaves viewers in no doubt that Nina will be okay.

If death overshadowed the last season of Offspring, Season 5 celebrates Nina’s re-emergence into the world, and the important role women play as the givers of life. This is never as poignant as in episode 7, when little Alfie is diagnosed with liver failure and needs a liver transplant to survive. Only Nina and Geraldine are a match, and the episode provides the usual tear-jerkers, alongside the feel-good moments, as we witnesses the full extent of a mother’s love.

1 Offspring Ep 7 - Geraldine tells Nina she is donating her liver

1 Offspring Ep 7 - Nina holds Geraldines hand on way to surgery

There is nothing a mother won’t do to protect her children – be it giving part of their liver to save their grandchild, or taking revenge on their daughter’s cheating partner with the aid of some beans. Suffice to say we love Geraldine just a little bit more by the end of episode 13, if that’s possible!

1 Offspring Ep 13 - Geraldine confesses to Nina about the revenge incident

Oh, and for those of you still mourning the death of hunky Dr Patrick – you’ll also be pleased to hear that he features several times in Nina’s characteristic dream-sequences – so you can still get your Patrick-fix! He may be gone, but he certainly isn’t forgotten!

Whilst we are left hanging in the lurch waiting to hear whether or not there will be a 6th Season of Offspring, Nina fans will be pleased to know that they can now re-live all of their favourite moments from Season 5. Madman Entertainment has released the complete Season 5 on DVD.

Available from JB HI Fi and all major retailers RRP $49.95

www.loveoffspringdvd.com.au

The Giveaway

Madman Entertainment is giving Mums Lounge readers the chance to win the Offspring Season 5 DVD boxset. We have 3 up for grabs!

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Jolene

Jolene

Jolene enjoys writing, sharing and connecting with other like-minded women online – it also gives her the perfect excuse to ignore Mount-Washmore until it threatens to bury her family in an avalanche of Skylander T-shirts and Frozen Pyjama pants. (No one ever knows where the matching top is!) Likes: Reading, cooking, sketching, dancing (preferably with a Sav Blanc in one hand), social media, and sitting down on a toilet seat that one of her children hasn’t dripped, splashed or sprayed on. Dislikes: Writing pretentious crap about herself in online bio’s and refereeing arguments amongst her offspring.

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