Comments on Episode 9

With so much sex around, it is hard to be original or at least to do something different within the context of our stories so when Jacqui came up with idea of having a character deliver prostrate massages I was very pleased. Eva told us that she had performed this service in real life so no training was involved which was a shame because, although it was not exactly my favourite thing in the world, knowing who is doing it makes all the difference.

Let me be honest, the line about viewing the girls as fools might have been inspired by Selena and Ariana not being the smartest of cookies. Of course they were not stupid but clearly their education had been someone sidestepped by the attraction of fame. They frequently caused laughter with malapropisms or astounding feats of ignorance, but clearly they knew how to act and how to fuck which is all that mattered. True they would never hit the heights of Monica or Jason, but they would certainly have great careers if they took the right advice.

It was about time we put the more experienced Brigata to use and if you were paying attention you will have noticed that the three Italians were missing from the ladder scene earlier in the series. I was tempted to show them interacting then but we had no screen time left so I was determined to show them in a threesome as soon as there was an opportunity. Acknowledging the difference in status between the two actresses, it was clear which of them had to give the finger. I know Elio appreciated Aria’s work.