Unpleasant relationship drama swamped everything!

Manipulative, histrionic, and cruel, Hazard’s old boyfriend, Billy, turns up like a bad penny, spinning lies and trying to drive a wedge between Hazard and Somers while asking for Hazard’s help and protection. Meanwhile, another ex-boyfriend, Niko, is implicated when Somers and Dullack investigate the violent death of a prostitute and more police corruption in the Wahredua force.

Gregory Ashe puts Hazard and Somers (and us) through the emotional wringer as we witness their tentative relationship crash and burn yet again. The humiliating scene inside the Pretty Pretty night club is particularly excruciating and, while extremely well-written, I find it completely unbelievable that any relationship could survive that whole sequence of events. I understand that good writers put their characters through hell making the reconciliation that much sweeter, but the angst here is so uncomfortable that I had to force myself to keep going, and I’m asking myself if I really want to do that again. Other than Hazard, I find I don’t actually like any of the characters, particularly mean-drunk Somers and the self-obsessed Dullack.

There’s also a disconnect between the awful events and the inane banter which I assume is meant to provide some lighthearted moments, but it’s hard to change emotional gears that quickly. The violent case was actually a welcome relief to the pain Hazard went through. To his credit, US voice artist Tristan James performed his heart out on the audio, just phenomenal.

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