At the start of the episode, Ruby (Rarriwuy Hick) is rushed to the hospital. Rita (Leah Purcell) has a tough time dealing with it. Sean Brody (Rick Donald) lets Marie (Susie Porter) out of isolation. Will (Robbie Magasiva) explains his decision to release Marie to Vera (Kate Atkinson). Vera tries to convince Will to let Rita visit Ruby. Will agree to think about it. Marie speaks with Allie (Kate Jenkinson) about the incident. It is clear that Allie is saddened by Ruby’s hospitalization. Marie tries to clear her name. Next, Marie speaks with Will. She urges him not to let Rita see her sister. Allie speaks to Linda (Jacqueline Brennan) about Kaz’s murder. There is nothing they can do until they have hard evidence.

Linda speaks with Brody about placing another bet. Will confronts Vera about telling the media that Marie obstructed the investigation into Kaz’s death. He doesn’t believe it. Will also reveals that he is not going to let Rita visit her sister. Boomer (Katrina Milosevic) and Liz (Celia Ireland) chat about dementia. Boomer and May (Anni Finsterer) end up arguing. This causes Rita to rush out of the cell block. Liz tells them that there is nothing more important than family. Rita learns that she is not going to be allowed to see her sister. Marie makes a snide comment to her. In return, Rita tries to escape. She gets stuck in the barbed wire. Rita is moved to isolation.

Vera tells Will that she could take the Rita decision out of his hands. He tells her that she can have the governor job back. Vera denies it and agrees to let Will do his job. Will tells Linda that he wants the cells searched again. Dr. Greg Miller (David de Lautour) speaks with Boomer about her latest arrest. Vera gets a visit from Jake (Bernard Curry). He promises that he didn’t harass Sean. Marie sits down with the governor again. She learns that Allie wants to change units. Marie tells him that she broke up with her. She invites Will to visit her that night. Allie asks Will directly if she can move. The cells are searched again. They do not get anything of interest. Vera believes that they’ve failed Kaz.

Later that night, Rita performs some type of ritual. Allie learns that Marie had negative documents about Channing released to the press. Vera takes Rita to the hospital. She learns that there is a high risk of death. The doctor agrees to tell Ruby that Rita is there. Jake sneaks into the prison and confronts Sean. He drags him aside and records their conversation. Marie calls someone and demands that they get her conviction overturned. Rita and Vera speak while they wait for news. Allie spots Will and Marie leaving together. They sleep together in the governor’s office. Rita learns that there have been complications. Vera learns why Rita killed Drago.

Things go well for Ruby. However, she quickly takes a turn for the worse when she has a nightmare of Marie choking her. Boomer finds her mother stealing from Ruby’s cell. Liz begins to see why Boomer isn’t too fond of her mother. Linda wins money. She encourages Brody to give her more tips in the near future. Sean learns that Jake recorded their conversation. He agrees to drop the charges. Rita sits down with Ruby. She enters the spirit world and convinces Rita to return to life. Ruby wakes up and they begin speaking. Liz comforts Boomer as she tells her all about her toxic mother. Rita and Vera sneak back into the prison. Will catches them as the episode ends.

 

Wentworth Review

This episode of Wentworth was okay. The best storylines are those with the guards. The prisoners have been watered down to the point that they’re nearly irrelevant. Ruby’s survival wouldn’t have made a difference in the least. It was also stupid how Rita was contacting her in the spirit world or whatever that nonsense was. It is easy to see where things are going though. Rita will be top dog before the season ends. That is obvious.

I like how Jake got in and out of the prison so easily, yet Vera and Rita got caught at the very end. The show isn’t the worst in the world, but the writing has become very bad. I feel like I have to throw reality out the window to follow the story. That is disappointing. The episode scores a 6.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Wentworth before you go.