Part of what makes a show great, like this one in seasons past, is the ability for the viewers to relate to a realistic situation/solution that's presented and rectified. Yes, it's a work of fiction, but when reactions and responses fall so far outside of the realm of how normal folks would react, it's a sign of the decline of a show's viability as a platform for good storytelling.
Case in point; "Dup" and Fartani go snooping in Vanessa's office looking for information about her status as a potential seller. It's a flagrant violation of trust, an invasion of privacy and downright insulting to treat someone you call a "friend" and ally with a straight face. They discover her copy of an offer and confront her in front of the seller, further insinuating their position upon her and demanding her accountability in the shadow of their own moral and ethical violations. How would a normal human being react? Personally, in light of their affront and blatant invasion of my privacy: all bets as an ally are off. In principal alone, especially given that when confronted they treated it as if it was their right to snoop without any apology whatsoever.
Fast forward to Dup's additional scheming to prevent the sale: he steals Danny's passport, attaches Fartani's picture over Danny's and they go together to his solicitor's offices so that he can have ownership of the partnership transferred solely into his name. The solicitor's not as clueless as he believes and contacts Danny to verify the reason Dup nd Fartani attempted to use in order to defraud Danny of his ownership. Upon confrontation, all is easily forgiven without so much as a cross word. How would you react if your "bet friend" and partner just tried to steal your half of the business? I can assure you that it would take more than a giggle and look of understanding to not press charges for identity theft and attempting to defraud me let alone just letting it pass; regardless of the rationale.
When human response to situations fall so far outside reality that no reasonable person would respond in such a manner, it's clear that the show's days are numbered. It's truly a shame as this, like most long running shows, showed so much promise with its story lines and realistic situational resolution before resorting to these cheap and lazy fantastical resolutions.
Case in point; "Dup" and Fartani go snooping in Vanessa's office looking for information about her status as a potential seller. It's a flagrant violation of trust, an invasion of privacy and downright insulting to treat someone you call a "friend" and ally with a straight face. They discover her copy of an offer and confront her in front of the seller, further insinuating their position upon her and demanding her accountability in the shadow of their own moral and ethical violations. How would a normal human being react? Personally, in light of their affront and blatant invasion of my privacy: all bets as an ally are off. In principal alone, especially given that when confronted they treated it as if it was their right to snoop without any apology whatsoever.
Fast forward to Dup's additional scheming to prevent the sale: he steals Danny's passport, attaches Fartani's picture over Danny's and they go together to his solicitor's offices so that he can have ownership of the partnership transferred solely into his name. The solicitor's not as clueless as he believes and contacts Danny to verify the reason Dup nd Fartani attempted to use in order to defraud Danny of his ownership. Upon confrontation, all is easily forgiven without so much as a cross word. How would you react if your "bet friend" and partner just tried to steal your half of the business? I can assure you that it would take more than a giggle and look of understanding to not press charges for identity theft and attempting to defraud me let alone just letting it pass; regardless of the rationale.
When human response to situations fall so far outside reality that no reasonable person would respond in such a manner, it's clear that the show's days are numbered. It's truly a shame as this, like most long running shows, showed so much promise with its story lines and realistic situational resolution before resorting to these cheap and lazy fantastical resolutions.
