Tui's mother and Johnno?

I had the impression that he was crashing on her couch, or something equally innocent. She was his step mum for many years, it could have been sexual but I don't get that vibe.

Why was Johnno half naked in Tui's mother's store when Robin first sees him?

Do you have any thoughts on why Tui's mother played such a small role in the story?


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The beauty of this show is that is doesn't try to dumb itself down by explaining too much. In real life people go in and out of each others lives, and so Kimmie just doesn't happen to be a huge part of this story. Tui is clearly legally in Matt's care, and Kimmie quite probably has very little to do with her. We don't know for sure when Kimmie and Matt split but given Kimmie absence from the show I would assume that Matt essentially raised Tui by himself (with his sons) and so Tui has little to no bond with her mother. TBH I watched the first ep long before I finished the series so I could be wrong here, but it makes sense to me.

As far as Jonno and Kimmie's relationship goes, they are both cast outs, whether voluntarily or not, from Matt's world, where they presumably got to know each other, chronology permitting (I believe it does). If they were members of the same family at some point in the past it makes sense that they would seek support from one another. Perhaps there is an underlying implied attraction but I doubt the reason for drawing attention to it is sinister. Keep in mind that Matt never committed incest in the end, and that the real theme here is not incestuousness or anything of the sort, but the poisonousness of ruthless patriarch Matt's tentacular influence over the entire town. The implications of incest between Robin and Jonno and Tui and Matt (and Robin's relationship to Matt) are all symptoms of Matt's evil, not the sources of evil. In the case of Tui's rape, Matt is absolved of her assault but bears responsibility nonetheless because of his partnership with Al. If anything the incest-related theme here is almost that incest shouldn't matter, only consent. Of course the show doesn't quite go this far and manages to wiggle its way (perhaps a bit too easily) out of that awkward situation, but it compels us to have pity and even understanding for Robin when she challenges Jonno to be with her even when she believes they may be related. That scene is not condemning, it is simply acknowledging of the heart-wrenching situation.

The beauty of this show is that is doesn't try to dumb itself down by explaining too much. In real life people go in and out of each others lives, and so Kimmie just doesn't happen to be a huge part of this story. Tui is clearly legally in Matt's care, and Kimmie quite probably has very little to do with her. We don't know for sure when Kimmie and Matt split but given Kimmie absence from the show I would assume that Matt essentially raised Tui by himself (with his sons) and so Tui has little to no bond with her mother. TBH I watched the first ep long before I finished the series so I could be wrong here, but it makes sense to me.

As far as Jonno and Kimmie's relationship goes, they are both cast outs, whether voluntarily or not, from Matt's world, where they presumably got to know each other, chronology permitting (I believe it does). If they were members of the same family at some point in the past it makes sense that they would seek support from one another. Perhaps there is an underlying implied attraction but I doubt the reason for drawing attention to it is sinister. Keep in mind that Matt never committed incest in the end, and that the real theme here is not incestuousness or anything of the sort, but the poisonousness of ruthless patriarch Matt's tentacular influence over the entire town.

The implications of incest between Robin and Jonno and Tui and Matt (and Robin's relationship to Matt) are all symptoms of Matt's evil, not the sources of evil. In the case of Tui's rape, Matt is absolved of her assault but bears responsibility nonetheless because of his partnership with Al. If anything the incest-related theme here is almost that incest shouldn't matter, only consent. Of course the show doesn't quite go this far and manages to wiggle its way (perhaps a bit too easily) out of that awkward situation, but it compels us to have pity and even understanding for Robin when she challenges Jonno to be with her even when she believes they may be related. That scene is not condemning, it is simply acknowledging of the heart-wrenching situation.

For some reason I completely misunderstood Johnno to be Tui's half brother which would then make Tui's mom, Johnno's mom. However, I get that that was wrong so perhaps they were just friends because they had a language in common. He was portrayed as a womanizer for a few series so perhaps there was something more. I don't think it really matters.