There was a lot to gripe about season 10 of All Saints. But my number-one gripe was the storyline with Erica (Ricki), Dan and his Hep C.

Dan and Ricki have been best friends for a few years. He contracts Hepatitis C from a needlestick injury, which makes Ricki realize how much she cares about him, and they get together. Yeah, I know it’s a cliché, but either Jolene Anderson and Mark Priestly delivered it well, or I’ve been watching All … READ MORE

In the season one episode of All Saints, The Hard Yards, nurse Jarad’s football hero Gazza is admitted, having been stabbed by his girlfriend. Gazza is claiming an unprovoked attack by a jealous, insecure girlfriend; the girlfriend is claiming rape. Devoted fan that he is, Jarad wants to believe Gazza. But in a drug-induced haze, Gazza admits to it, still maintaining that she wanted it. See, to his logic, when he comes home pumped after a hard day’s training and … READ MORE

Last year, I griped a lot about just how bad All Saints had gotten in its portrayal of women and women’s issues compared to how it used to be. For Christmas, I got the first and second seasons on DVD. I’m remembering exactly why I loved this show, and why I keep watching it as it gets progressively worse.

For starters, your lead character Terri (Georgie Parker) is a nun. But they rarely play on this. Instead, she’s a highly professional … READ MORE

I was watching one of the new episode of All Saints recently, and one of the ambos, Cate, had her hair tied back with a few tendrils framing her face. She spent the entire episode either tilting her hair to push the hair out of her face, or talking while peering through the hair.

This isn’t the first time I’ve been annoyed by the complete lack of practicality of a female character’s hair. I never understood how Faith from Buffy could … READ MORE