Wild Karen received her just desserts at the airport when she encountered a woman searching for Zac. Karen informed the searcher he wasn’t home, but when the searcher revealed their jealousy over Fatima she wanted to know if Wild was planning on getting him back.
Pam Spills the Beans
Karen finds herself the victim of Dinah Walford (Janeta McFadden), who attempts to silence Karen about illegal business taking place at a pawn shop she frequents with her friends. Additionally, Karen must defend herself against Kathy (her love interest), whom Dinah and her cohorts attacked to force silence from Karen about what she knows.
At one point in her journey she is sentenced to prison where she meets Dr. Greg Miller – head doctor of the prison – whom she falls for during her stay there. Even after briefly marrying David O’Connell she still manages to reunite with Greg at the end of the series.
Pam and Karen have an established history; first appearing in episode 122, when Pam is sent to women’s jail after Bea finds her breaking into Karen’s house and trying to gain entry. Bea suggests this action might protect Bella, although no information has been revealed regarding what happens once Pam enters prison.
Karen has become an iconic name among middle-class white women who display behaviors indicative of privilege, including demanding to speak to managers so as to demean service industry workers; being anti-vaccine; and performing racist microaggressions such as asking to touch black people’s hair.
Since the coronavirus first hit America, videos have gone viral featuring people refusing to wear face coverings in restaurants and stores while belittling service staff and belittling them over their anti-vaccine views. Many have even taken to calling these individuals “Karens”.
“Karen” has become an iconic figure from the TV show, but has also come to symbolize women who refuse to cover their faces during pandemics like Ebola or Swine Flu. One notable movement typifying this trend is The Wall of Moms movement; some researchers have linked it with systemic racism where middle-class white women use their privilege against those less privileged than themselves.
Fatima Spills the Beans
Fatima Sana Shaikh expressed her delight over being chosen to play the lead role in Thugs of Hindostan, produced by Yash Raj Films, as she feels it to be an incredible opportunity. When speaking with Times Of India over the phone, Fatima shared how thankful she feels.
She’s eagerly anticipating this film project with one of Bollywood’s biggest production houses and co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan; “it feels unreal”, she told us over the phone from Mumbai. No plans of slowing down anytime soon; instead she plans on continuing focusing on her work, as shared with us by our correspondent.
Her character first made an appearance in Season 4, in the episode “Wild Karen Gets Bested by Petty Revenge at Airport,” where she quickly became a mainstay of the series as she continually got herself into trouble with police and developed close ties to prison doctor Dr. Greg Miller (Richard Johnson), with whom she briefly had an intimate romance during her stay at Wentworth Prison.
As Karen grows older, she becomes disenchanted with both her actions and those of others. Furthermore, she becomes discontent at being imprisoned alongside women who are considered criminals, which causes her to turn on them and strike out at them in response.
While at Wentworth, she can also be seen tease Lizzie about Jim, while later getting Reb to take revenge by hitting her with a wooden statue and inflicting permanent brain damage upon her.
Melinda’s relationship with Melinda is put on hold when she is sent to Wentworth awaiting trial for blackmailing Tom with intimate photographs of themselves together. Once Tom’s wife learns about this scheme, she informs the police and Melinda is arrested.
Karen is given a two-year prison sentence upon conviction, but is fortunate enough to be released on parole and study at university in 1979.
She is then arrested again for shoplifting and attempted to sneak contraband into prison again, before making another failed suicide attempt and eventually having to go back into hospital to recuperate.
Zac Spills the Beans
Zac Efron may be best known for his role in High School Musical, yet reports indicate he may need time to find himself after fame became overwhelming for him. Rehab appears to have become necessary.
Zac, 26, is currently dating Michelle Rodriguez and they recently made an appearance on NBC’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls together, where Zac revealed details about his alleged addiction and disclosed what caused him to seek treatment: media intrusion into his personal life.
Recently, viral videos posted on social media show individuals refusing to wear face coverings in shops – sometimes going as far as verbally harassing service staff members – thus prompting outrage on both sides of the political divide.
These people have all been described as Karens – women who take advantage of their privilege to intimidate service industry workers or those from disadvantaged backgrounds, often by using white privilege as an advantage against them.
Amy Cooper made headlines recently when she called 911 on Memorial Day to report that her dog had let its lead out in Central Park – sparking national debate over police brutality and racial profiling. The video quickly went viral, sparking angry discussions over police brutality as some called it an unapologetic racist act while others deemed her actions disgusting.
George Floyd was shot dead by police officers in Minneapolis the same day Amy Cooper was. This led some to link racism of “Karens” with issues of police brutality and specifically murder of unarmed black people by cops.
Karens have also become synonymous with the recent coronavirus pandemic, which has disproportionately affected people of African-descent and other ethnic minorities. Additionally, this term has come to symbolize some Americans who refuse to wear face coverings to shield others from contracting the virus.
Aaron Spills the Beans
Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers recently let slip some information regarding his team’s chances for this year’s NFL MVP award – in a more lighthearted fashion than expected.
Recently, 27-year-old Al Chapman (Dominic Brunt) has been sleeping with Paddy Dingle (Dominic Brunt), much to the displeasure of both wife and son. Their son has issued his mum an ultimatum: either leave Al or lose him forever.
He told his mother he wasn’t interested in football as a career path at this time, as he wanted to focus on being a father and supporting her endeavors instead. Unfortunately, this may not be the best course of action at this time.
Aaron’s mom also enjoys watching the series, with her favorite character being Wild Karen – one of its more beloved and influential bikie characters who first made an appearance in episode 170.
She’s an angry woman with an affinity for becoming violent when angered; being illiterate makes communicating difficult for her, which fuels her violence in pursuit of sexual relationships with other women, often culminating in outbursts which culminate with some physical assault or another.
After she is found guilty of killing her husband, she is initially sentenced to a life sentence in prison – however this sentence was later reduced due to her lack of understanding and inability to report abuse she endured from him.
Prison was made much easier for her when she met up again with Dr. Greg Miller, whom she had once been close to. They become romantically involved and even manage to get married before things fall apart between them and they decide not to continue their marriage vows.
Though the show primarily follows their love story, other couples also receive significant screentime throughout its course – Melinda and Tom, David O’Connell and Pat O’Connell, and Franky Doyle and Doreen Anderson have all been mentioned several times during episodes throughout its run.
