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Post by francescavl on Dec 16, 2014 10:20:00 GMT -5
Well, if Menno managed to face his inner issues and resolve his anger/violence problems (for real), and were to ask his husband for a second chance and Lucas was willing to give it to him, I would be in favour. While awful, abuse is not always automatically a deal breaker for me, as I believe that the people who really wish for it and do all they can to fix themselves deserve a second chance just like everybody else. Menno is not an evil man, and he sincerely loved Lucas, but unfortunately he had deep, deep issues. It doesn't mean he is a lost cause, though.But since I know your stance on these things (I have been reading the board for YEARS), I know you'll disagree, and that's fair enough. Of course, Menno isn't a "lost cause", but I wouldn't want to see him or Lucas trying to start up their relationship again, because as others have stated: their love wasn't ever in question. It was the realities of being together that caused their relationship to turn into a domestic violence situation. This is water underneath the bridge at this point (Thankfully!) Lucas will have another saga and romance for us to view.Yeah, another psycho, or if not a psycho something else that will end badly for one reason or another. They never allow a love interest of Lucas to stay longer than a season. How can you invest in something that's already doomed from the start?? I really hope the tide is going to change, but I wouldn't bet on it.
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Post by LadyArmand on Dec 16, 2014 10:56:57 GMT -5
See this is what gets on my nerves. Yes Lucas is impulsive, this doesn't mean he can't be a long term relationship or even married it also doesn't mean he's NOT a grown up. It simply means he views life differently and acts on it. This at times makes him childish, but not a child, it means he overreacts to things at times but again not something that would mean he can't have a relationship with someone. Yes Menno is older but that doesn't mean he's a grown up it simply means he's older. Menno had his issues that stem from his upbringing, and he overreacts as well. People keep expecting more from a soap opera than it is willing to offer. This isn't Tolstoy in the writing department, it's not deep thinking and overly drawn out plots and deep character development to the point of nausea. It would be boring and we'd have another set of complaints if Lucas and Menno had more in common and were more alike. It's the juxtaposition they represent that people like myself liked about the couple in the beginning. You have Lucas' thirst and lust for life with Menno's more conservative approach to life. I enjoyed it for what it was and what it was written to be without trying to over think it to death.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 16, 2014 19:37:50 GMT -5
The remaining episodes! The 5000th episode had a second screen episode on tablets and smartphones. I uploaded the splitscreen version of that episode so you won't miss any Lucas from that episode. Part 641Episode 4986: Vincent can’t appreciate Lucas’ jokes.Part 642Episode 4989: Lorena needs Lucas’ help. She wants to be friends again with Nina.Part 643Episode 4990: Maxime thinks Lucas shouldn’t hide how he feels.Part 644Episode 4992: Lucas is surprised when Noud is less than thrilled about Vincent and Nina’s trip to Israel.Part 645Episode 4993: Lucas is afraid Nina is going to be disappointed in a big way.Part 646Episode 4995: Lorena takes advantage of Lucas.Part 647Episode 4996: Vincent and Nina don’t know Lucas and Lorena are also in Israel.Part 648Episode 4999: Ludo tries to warn Nina. She’s in danger!Part 649Episode 5000: Lucas, Lorena and Vincent search for Nina in the desert.Now I can continue with this week's episodes where Lucas is found after he's been kidnapped for two months.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 17, 2014 5:06:31 GMT -5
Part 650Episode 5041: Janine and Leon get closer to the place where Lucas is. Poor Lucas! Go Janine! As Caroline de Bruijn said on Twitter... Janine is a chick on a mission.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 17, 2014 14:18:10 GMT -5
Part 651Episode 5042: Ludo hears the latest news about Lucas and tries to save what can be saved.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 18, 2014 13:49:01 GMT -5
Part 652Episode 5043: Lucas acts like he feels fine.
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Post by Hawthorne on Dec 18, 2014 14:09:56 GMT -5
The link to Part 652 doesn't appear to work, Mark. Thanks for all your hard work with the episodes!
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Post by LadyArmand on Dec 18, 2014 14:19:20 GMT -5
Hey Mark, first let me thank you for all of your hard work. You are amazing. Looks like Lucas is going to have PTSD, and in this episode he's already having what looks like a panic attack.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 18, 2014 14:19:44 GMT -5
I apparently forgot to insert the link. Fixed it now. I'm so glad I can now upload recent episodes. Hawthorne (and others), I think you will enjoy the next episode (airing right now). It has Lucas/Noud scenes.
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Post by Hawthorne on Dec 18, 2014 15:00:44 GMT -5
I can't wait to see those Lucas-Noud scenes. I think Lucas needs Noud badly right now.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 18, 2014 19:18:19 GMT -5
Part 653Episode 5044: Lucas and Noud are happy to see each other again.
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Post by Hawthorne on Dec 19, 2014 3:12:17 GMT -5
Thanks, Mark! That was a nice reunion. And I love the screen capture. What a loving embrace! Noud was clearly over the moon to be reunited with Lucas. I'm glad Lucas spent a lot of time talking to Noud about Noud, but it seems that lately there's always something deeply troubling Lucas and he can't fully be himself with Noud. It won't take Noud long to figure out that something's very wrong with Lucas. It's not clear to me yet if Noud is going to play a role in keeping Lucas safe from his current danger. I wouldn't mind that, of course, but at a certain point I hope Lucas stops being made a victim by the writers and he becomes his strong, capable old self. I'd like to see him being there for Noud in a bad situation in the future. That would be a good story.
I think it's a good sign that they're having such lengthy scenes with Lucas and Noud one-on-one. It suggests their relationship is going to play a big role in stories that are coming up.
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Post by chase33 on Dec 22, 2014 15:15:25 GMT -5
OK so I am still playing catch up - I'm on part 633 and see that Tim is back. So what happened to him and where has he been?
And what is going on with Nuran?
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 22, 2014 15:28:23 GMT -5
Tim was found by a retired doctor (Willem) who took care of him. Willem had been alone for years so having someone else in the house made him happy. And a little crazy. Because he held Tim there against his will (he put sleeping pills in Tim's soup).
Nuran fell through the glass door of Lorena's and is paralyzed. She's no longer on the show.
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Post by chase33 on Dec 24, 2014 0:58:47 GMT -5
Tim was found by a retired doctor (Willem) who took care of him. Willem had been alone for years so having someone else in the house made him happy. And a little crazy. Because he held Tim there against his will (he put sleeping pills in Tim's soup). Nuran fell through the glass door of Lorena's and is paralyzed. She's no longer on the show. Thanks Mark. Now I am up to part 647. What is going on with Lorena, Bing and Ludo? Do Ludo and Bing still co-own the nightclub? And how did it come out that Vincent was a cousin? Sorry for all the questions. I sure hope you don't mind if I ask. Oh geez, I just started part 648 where Ludo is trying to warn Nina and Lucas. What's happening?
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 24, 2014 5:04:35 GMT -5
Lorena and Bing have been blackmailing Ludo (some of that will be explained in the episodes). At the same time someone wants to get revenge on Ludo. They wanted to abduct Nina, but they had to go to plan B... You'll see. Janine found out about Vincent being Maxime's son. She urged Maxime to come out with the truth. Maxime eventually did (Lucas was in New York during all of this).
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 26, 2014 9:15:51 GMT -5
Part 654Episode 5047: Lucas is suddenly face to face with Nick.
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Post by Hawthorne on Dec 27, 2014 20:59:00 GMT -5
Thanks, Mark! I'm hoping that this is a story where Lucas gets tired of being a frightened victim and fights back against the person/people oppressing him. Lucas spent much of last season being weak and frightened and this story seems like a continuation of that. In fact, Lucas being victimized is a common theme. As is Lucas not standing up for himself. Aysen abducted him, but Lucas was too scared to testify against her when he had the chance. He let Menno dominate and abuse him and needed outside intervention to escape from that situation. He let Bing walk all over him. Now he's a frightened wreck again. Late last season Ludo disgustingly called him a wimp. That might have been foreshadowing Lucas proving him wrong. I hope so. I'd love to see Lucas be the one who outfoxes Nick.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 30, 2014 14:11:05 GMT -5
Part 655Episode 5048: Lucas gives a false statement. As you guys noticed... There was a small delay between the December 23 episode and this one. Of course because I celebrated Christmas but also because my old computer basically died. So I had to buy a new one. Thankfully all the software I use for these videos still works.
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Post by Zathras on Dec 30, 2014 20:52:03 GMT -5
Yikes. Good thing everything still works. But at least you got a new computer . I've been lucky; I've never had a home computer die on me. One of my old work computers was a pile of junk by the time the lease was up, but it still ran. Mostly . Thanks, Mark!
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Post by Hawthorne on Dec 31, 2014 0:51:26 GMT -5
Hmm... Lucas knows something he's not sharing, I think. Something really terrible. Maybe he knows this woman. Could it be Amy?
Thanks, Mark! I hope you like your new computer.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Dec 31, 2014 1:31:14 GMT -5
Thanks, Mark! I hope you like your new computer. I do. It's so much faster.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Jan 1, 2015 8:41:14 GMT -5
Part 656Episode 5050: Lucas and Janine try to celebrate Christmas.
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Post by Hawthorne on Jan 1, 2015 11:17:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Mark! I don't understand where they are going with Lucas. I hope we see the direction soon.
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Post by GTSTfanMark on Jan 2, 2015 2:56:13 GMT -5
Part 657Episode 5053: New Year's Eve doesn't end well for Lucas.
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