Best Character Awards :2...
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2. Kane Phillips (2001, 2002, 2003- )
Played by Sam Atwell
Kane first appeared in Home & Away in 2000,
as a rakishly charming boy in Dani's class,
advertising a party. We had a glimpse into his
violent home life when he was bashed by his
brother Scott, who later kidnapped Shauna. Kane
braved his brother’s wrath, and helped Shauna
in escaping. In an event that would later haunt
him, he inadvertently forced himself upon Dani,
with whom he had a flirtatious relationship,
mistakenly believing she had consented to sex.
He was tried for rape, and although acquitted,
was shunned by the community of Summer Bay and
left town.
After the sinking of the Mirgini where Kane
worked as a deckhand, he and Dani’s younger
sister Kirsty were shipwrecked together on an
island. He took her initial loathing of him
on the chin, and was practical about the fact
that they’d need to stick together if they were
to survive. The two had some revealing and poignant
conversations about Kane’s background, and Kirsty’s
own feelings of being the black sheep. When
they came across Kirsty’s mother Shelley, Kane
risked his own life to get a snake off her,
getting bitten in the process. After they were
rescued, he and Kirsty found themselves irresistibly
drawn together, initially to talk about their
experience… later just to talk. As their relationship
progressed from a sweet friendship to an all-encompassing
love, other, lighter sides of Kane were revealed,
as in Kirsty’s company he was teasing, amusingly
sarcastic, and affectionate, if - as a result
of his stark home life - not able to be as open
about his feelings as the head-over-heels Kirsty.
His selfless protectiveness of his girlfriend
reached a climax when, on deciding Kirsty would
be better off with her family, cast himself
in the role of the bad guy who dumped her, leaving
Summer Bay for a second time, broken-hearted.
The Kane who returned a year later was single-minded
in his determination to reclaim Kirsty. Although
genuinely regretful for the pain he had caused
Dani and her family, he wasn’t about to live
his life apologising for himself, and had some
acrimonious confrontations with various members
in the community (where he shows that a short-fuse
and quick-wit can go hand in hand!). He also
has a less than healthy respect for the law,
and is not above a little larceny if it means
providing for his future with Kirsty. Nevertheless,
he has a fundamental sense of honour, which
means he will instinctively risk his own life
if others are in danger, whether by racing into
the DIC to save Noah and Max, or facing up to
his darker brother, to protect Tasha.
Written by Ridha |
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