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Recap / Birds of a Feather S11E7: Spa Wars

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Sad times are coming in the girls' household - Naomi is finally leaving to become Archbishop of Canterbury in New Zealand, and Tracey is dealing with the fact that she has a malignant tumor which might be cancer. As a result, everyone decides to go to a health spa to unwind.

At the spa, Dorien seemingly comes across an old fling of hers called Roger Thornhill, although her plans to get intimate are ruined when it turns out that she's speaking to his son instead. She still attempts to have sex with him, but reconsiders when he complains about the lack of affection he got from his father. However, Tracey is still worried, and wants to talk about her will. Specifically, she wants to give Sharon the house. Sharon however doesn't think she's cut out for it. However, trouble happens when Roger tells them of a motorcycle crash on the motorway.

And Travis and Garth were going by motorcycle to their music festival...

Thankfully, they're okay. Even better, Tracey's scan is clear and everything is okay. Naomi is also gone, although Dorien does manage to tell her that she's going to miss her (sorta).


Tropes in this episode:

  • Abusive Parents: Roger's father never really gave him any affection, to the point that he pretended to be adopted.
  • Ancestral Name: Roger Thornhill shares the exact same name as his father.
  • Anger Born of Worry: Tracey, still traumatized by the fear that she could have lost her boys, attacks Garth and admonishes him for not using his phone.
  • Big Eater: Sharon's idea of breakfast is 7 slices of bread and two buns. Her explanation is that she's preloading for the health spa.
  • Call-Back: Naomi is finally heading off to New Zealand, as had been mentioned previously in "The Girls with the Pearl Buttons".
  • Cover Innocent Eyes and Ears: Tracey covers Travis' ears when she thinks she's going to hear something dirty as a source of protein according to Dorien.
  • Drives Like Crazy: Inverted - Tracey drives so slow and cautiously on a motorcycle that Dorien is able to catch up to her and Sharon by bicycle.
  • The Ghost: Roger Thornhill Senior, Dorien's former fling in the wake of her divorce to Marcus.
  • Hot Springs Episode: The girls head off to a health spa whilst awaiting news of Tracey's mole.
  • Mistaken Identity: Dorien confuses Roger Thornhill for his father of the same name at the health spa.
    Roger Thornhill: I'm terribly sorry. Honestly, I think you've gotten the wrong man.
    Dorien: I don't think so. How many Roger Thornhills who look exactly like you are there in the world?
    Roger Thornhill: Just the two. Me and my dad.
  • Noodle Incident: Sharon once burnt down a house on Travis' The Sims game.
  • Not Now, We're Too Busy Crying Over You: The girls are watching news about the motorcycle collision, with Tracey fearing that Garth and Travis got involved in it. Whilst they're doing so, the two come in, but are shushed by an unaware Tracey when they speak up. It's not until they ask why they're not at the spa that the girls realize that they're fine.
  • Oh, Crap!: Tracey's response is that of horror when told by Roger that there has been a pileup involving a motorbike, the vehicle which Travis and Garth were using to get to the music festival.
  • One-Shot Character: Roger Thornhill.
  • Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: To Star Wars.
  • Put on a Bus: Naomi finally heads off to New Zealand to become Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Season Finale: Of Season 11.


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