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Noah’s ark is really sending out mixed signals to me right now. Kinda like those girls in high school who you can’t understand if they love you or hate, because they keep blowing hot and cold depending on the day. So the third episode of Noah’s Ark was a mixed bag of nuts that was extremely good in some parts and arduously bad in some parts. That left me asking myself do I really want to continue watching this show? Some elements in the stories are working very well whilst some are just a hindrance, which just leave me cold.

Anyhow lets get into it, last nights’ episode finally sees Moses open up his club, the family getting to know they have a brother and Linda’s little secret coming out. What worked for me was Moses story line as usual. As we saw him hit rock bottom, being chased away from home and hitting a good high as some of he’s dreams were coming into fruition. It was nice to see a more jubilant Moses at the club and when the club finaly opened until it went up, literally ,in smoke. Bringing him back to rock bottom once again. His poor decisions at least left me with a need to watch again next week just to see how the cookie crumbles when he finds about the wifes sickness. Will he continue with the affair or will he stick with his wife? Will he tell the wife about the affair? What will happen when that darn Noah finally wakes up? I’m intrigue in this front.

The young Grace’s story was somewhat interesting too, and her interaction with the young Sipho is always lovely to watch. The addition of Chipa was a good touch cause it added a bit of friction in her relation to Sipho and a bit of drama at the end. I’m glad the guys did not go the date – rape route though, cause it’s so over done. But it will be interesting to see what will happen to poor Grace who was left on the street for dead and how will this impact on everyone else. Plus will Chippa get arrested? Another reason to watch the finale.Plus it was nice seeing the Jozi poetry underground being given some airtime on SABC.

But on the cold side was Moshidi’s Uhuru story, its just does not kick it for me and I can see it seems the story is going for the 6th Sense angle with the fiancé. But no matter how good an actor Moshidi is, Uhuru is just dull. Her internal turmoil is as exciting as watching paint dry.

Then there’s a gigantic misstep in my humble view of the directors and writers letting the kids know about them having a brother off camera. How could they do that? That’s a pivotal part of the story. We should have been there to see and hear the reactions for ourselves, not for it to be thrown away like that. I though that was really a bad move. Plus there was no direct result or action from such a major revelation in the story. It’s like people discovering Clark Kent is Superman and no one really makes an issue out of it.

Then there’s Linda’s story, from day one I have had issues relating to her character. She’s not the most sympathetic of character even if she suffers from cancer. But at least she is consistent in her spitefulness which we saw in her detective work and slamming the door on poor Moses in his darkest hour. Which won’t endear her to many people but at least propels the story forward and raises the stakes.

The pacing of yesterdays episode was a bit too much on the slow side and its starting to feel as if the guys are in no hurry to reach to the sucker punch of the series. The are too many dead air scenes especially in the dialogue department, ie in Uhuru and Lindas case. Who are not the most likeable or sympathetic characters to begin with.I understand we don’t need to like some characters but at least if we understood them or they came across as interesting ,that would be nice. Instead the two are both dull and boring and their scenes drag.

So next week is the final episode, I’ll be definitely watching. I just hope it does not live me with mixed feelings like last nights episode. It’s terrible when a show starts loosing the promise of its first episode,or does not deliver on the drama and intrigue it had promised. Lets hope episode four redeems the show.sweet

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