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7de Laan Latest Episode Review: 23 May 2018

Last night’s episode saw Chris and Mariaan in danger, and baby Daniel recovering in hospital from a mystery illness.

7de Laan has been one of the top Afrikaans soap dramas on South African television for years. Now in its nineteenth season, the residents of Hillside still captivate audiences daily.

Yesterday’s episode provided the drama fans have come to expect from the show.

Here is an overview of the episode’s events:

The episode began with Chris resigning as a partner on Jacob’s housing project. Suspicious of his motives, Jacob went to see his daughter Lesedi for answers. She admitted that she had convinced Chris to back out of his commitment.

Lesedi then confessed her reasons for hating the Welman’s. She told her father about Mariaan’s plan to permanently blind her.

Upon hearing this, Jacob stormed off to confront Chris and Mariaan. He showed up at their home wielding a sjambok. He trashed the house and threatened his retribution against the Welman pair.

Aside from this set of events, viewers also saw baby Daniel battle gastroenteritis in hospital. Xander questioned whether Bonita had poisoned Daniel, however it was later revealed that Daniel’s white blood count is low, indicating a much more serious condition than gastro.

Lighter moments came with playing out of romantic pairings throughout the episode. Connie and Andre, Kosie and his love interest and Aggie and Vince provided much need relief from the high tension.

You can watch the full episode below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6jaCchdNsM

Technical Analysis

The central storyline about Jacob and the Welman’s was given adequate screen time and gave the episode good structure.

The inclusion of lighter moments balanced out the drama well.

However, the conflict scene between Jacob and Chris was poorly filmed and became confusing. Jacob using a sjambok as a weapon was not exactly a convincing prop element.

Preview

Here is a teaser for the next episode of 7de Laan on Thursday, 24 May 2018:

Kosie has his eye on a special girl. Jacob makes it clear that he will protect his daughter at any cost.

Tarryn Jameson
t.jameson@politicalanalysis.co.za