‘Kath & Kim’ Fans Are Gropeable Over The Reunion Special
Kath & Kim fans have slammed the special one-off Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life episode, and some of the complaints were brutal.
The legendary comedy made a comeback to Aussie TVs last night, with Gina Riley and Jane Turner reprising their roles as the hilarious mother-daughter duo for the 20th anniversary.
To join in the celebrations, Kath & Kim OG’s Magda Szubanski, Glenn Robbins, and Peter Rowsthorn also reprised their roles as Sharon Strzelecki, Kel Knight and Brett Craig for the special episode.
When the show’s return to TV was first announced, many fans assumed that the anniversary would be a whole new episode with new content, similar to other spin-offs like Da Kath & Kim Code and Kath & Kimdrella.
The promos also previewed a bunch of fresh looks from the foxy ladies of Fountain Lakes.
It's real and it's coming. 2023#KathandKim is back! pic.twitter.com/5zlrTVzI33
— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) October 6, 2022
Instead of a new episode, Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life featured a variety of celebrities who were interviewed on the show’s overall cultural impact and its most memorable moments.
Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life did include a few new clips that featured Kath, Kim, Sharon, Kel, Brett and Marion (the eccentric marriage counsellor played by Marg Downey) in the present.
But as the majority of the special episode was a loving trip down memory lane, a lot of fans expressed their disappointment online.
#kathandkim #channel7 pic.twitter.com/8ZKarabX9z
— Mitchell Hardman (@ThatMHardman) November 20, 2022
Me reacting to the fact the Our Effluent Life is a cheap clip show with a small amount of new material #KathandKim #oureffluentlife pic.twitter.com/0KRvBMrmfX
— so tired (Taylor’s Version) (@pjk27779) November 20, 2022
#kathandkim pic.twitter.com/aIsN5Xlhla
— Scott Dawkins (@dawkins_scott) November 20, 2022
#KathAndKim #OurEffluentLife pic.twitter.com/pV1SJGCcwG
— Liam Brown (@LiamBrownAus) November 20, 2022
It's a shame that Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life was another Kountdown Special / Souvenir Edition instead of a Da Kath & Kim Code. I was looking forward to seeing the new content only for half of it to be spoiled in the promos. #KathAndKim
— Kelvin Lay (@xelvinnlay) November 20, 2022
I take this back..this wasn't needed…a fucking flashback special … a flash back special r u serious #kathandkim
We already have a flashback special at the end of the series https://t.co/Ca5mETeImv— Ebony 🦋👽 (@ebunny061) November 20, 2022
That had to be the worst episode of Kath and Kim, a recap episode is such a cop out. Very lazy. Sorry 😢 #kathandkim #FAIL #channel7
— G (@GrSdemn) November 20, 2022
Well this is disappointing. I thought it was a new episode #KathandKim
— Georgia Duncan (@_georgiarae) November 20, 2022
Other Kath & Kim fans have defended the decision to make the revival a recap show, arguing that actors Gina and Jane didn’t have to do anything for the 20th anniversary, and low-key, we agree.
We’re thankful for one drop of new Kath & Kim content!
I will defend this special because it doesn’t deserve ya’ll shitting on it – Jane & Gina didn’t have to do anything to mark the 20th anniversary #KathAndKim
— victoria. 🌙 (@JustMeVictoria_) November 20, 2022
The die hard #kathandkim fans know this was always promoted as 10 mins of new footage and that it was a montage type special. Its never been said that it was a new episode. Read your 'istory books peoples. Be grateful they even did anything! It was good 👍
— Peter T (@PeterDT82) November 20, 2022
To everyone whinging about the #Kathandkim 20 year episodes, enjoy the nostalgia. Nothing new would ever live up to the original!
— Anthony Madaffari (@Madaferrari) November 20, 2022
I will defend this special because it doesn’t deserve ya’ll shitting on it – Jane & Gina didn’t have to do anything to mark the 20th anniversary #KathAndKim
— victoria. 🌙 (@JustMeVictoria_) November 20, 2022
As fans either bash or defend Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life, we think there’s one thing that everyone can agree to hate on: the damn green screen was a disaster.
Fans on both sides have dragged the show for the use of a green screen, which they had to use after the OG house was demolished by the owners.
Saw a glimpse of the Kath and Kim special, and lemme say, their use of greenscreen makes Drag Race acting challenges look like Oscar winning movies
— Jordan (@CynicalJordan) November 20, 2022
The green screen on Kath and Kim is hard to ignore. They couldn’t build a temporary set?
— Ben Palmer (@palmersaurusrex) November 20, 2022
Although some Kath & Kim fans might be disappointed, there’s another instalment coming with part two airing tonight, titled Kath & Kim: 20 Preposterous Years.
So let’s crack open the Tia Maria one more time and give the reunion another shot!
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Kath & Kim: 20 Preposterous Years premiers tonight at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.