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Post by dylan on Apr 21, 2023 2:32:32 GMT -5
I wouldn’t blame Jack for leaving. His life has been 100% miserable since he returned to Ferndale. Maybe it’s time for an actual „fresh start“, which is something characters on this show are always on about.
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Post by dylan on Apr 19, 2023 9:47:14 GMT -5
Parts 135-136 are up
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Post by dylan on Apr 18, 2023 9:52:13 GMT -5
The show in general is quite bad. There's no continuity in the storylines. Each episode to the next feels so disjointed. I'm skipping much of it these days.
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Post by dylan on Apr 17, 2023 7:46:17 GMT -5
That’s one way of putting it. This storyline is awful.
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Post by dylan on Apr 13, 2023 15:52:27 GMT -5
It seems like the writers are actively trying to make us hate them. It's bizarre.
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Post by dylan on Apr 11, 2023 13:27:55 GMT -5
Part 134 is up
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Post by dylan on Apr 10, 2023 22:27:47 GMT -5
I also don't understand why they've turned Jack into such a saddo. His "storyline" is neither fun nor interesting.
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Post by dylan on Apr 10, 2023 21:05:30 GMT -5
I had a glance at today's episode and it definitely looks like they're going with the "patient of the week" format. I appreciate that we're getting to see more than just the usual hospital and the same 4 houses that keep getting recycled between staff, but how are they affording this? Is it not more expensive to film stuff outdoors and in real houses? Did they get a bump in budget? I wonder if the money is coming from elsewhere. We seem to have a few less regular characters than we used to have (is Leanne a regular anymore...or was she ever?) I'm not sure how I feel about a patient of the week format. It feels like the show deciding they can't count on viewers to care on a long-term basis and are instead just trying to add a week-to-week format, which is also reflected in the increasingly short-term storylines characters like Madonna or Logan are getting. I think in the long term such a plot-based approach hollows characters and shows out, not helped by a number of the show's long-runners, like Harper, Dawn and Nicole, feeling so exhausted. I really don't like the new format. It feels so forced. Have they given up on writing interesting stories for their main characters? If they're getting tired of these characters, then they should be axed. Leanne used to be a regular, but she's been on recurring since 2021 as per wikipedia. I used to love her character but she's not given any actual storylines anymore. She used to be on much more when she was receptionist. I still don't understand why they got rid with the receptionists. They always brought fun interactions to the show even when they were a bit annoying.
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Post by dylan on Apr 9, 2023 22:08:04 GMT -5
Are they trying a "patient of the week" format, where we delve rather more deeply into that patient's home life than before - even featuring scenes at their home with their family before they arrive at the hospital? They've done it now for the Brightshiners who hired their cleaner as their surrogate, then with Madonna's electrician love interest, and now with Johnny the aspiring opera singer? That might actually be interesting, although I don't know about long-term payoff. I'd much rather they invest in a regular love interest for Jack and perhaps even build a family around them - maybe a brother for Fleur the therapist, for example. I hope not. I much prefer when they centre stories involving patients around the main characters rather than random people we‘ve never met. Or have they decided that the main characters aren’t worth writing stories about? I agree about Jack. I think having a new family would be great for the show.
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Post by dylan on Apr 3, 2023 19:59:37 GMT -5
Part 133 is up
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Post by dylan on Apr 3, 2023 16:24:28 GMT -5
In today's episode they have Rahu bring up the fact that Jack has no love life. Would they really go there? Were we supposed to recognize the guy who beat up Junior's cousin? (And really, another relative for Vili?) That guy was the one who brutally beat up TK at the beginning of the year. I can’t believe he’s not in jail. No one reported him apparently..
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Post by dylan on Apr 2, 2023 14:34:20 GMT -5
I would think so too, but no one is really paying any attention to Jack. Normally there is a lot more oversight from the HoD and the other consultants, but in his case no one is really watching over his work at all. Normally a registrar would get a lot more training (including rotating in different departments) and more oversight from supervisors, but he doesn't seem to be getting anything like that.
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Post by dylan on Mar 30, 2023 13:35:21 GMT -5
Justine definitely was involved. Remember how venomous she was? And Jack certainly doesn't care about Tyler. He seemed to think that it was good that he was sent to that camp.
I've watched many episodes of Shortland Street at this point (2004-mid 2012, 2015-present), and normally I've found Shorty to be a step up from most soaps (especially American and British ones, yikes!). They've generally been pretty good at keeping storylines character-driven and have kept a major focus on the relationships between the characters. I don't know what's going on these days. There have been some really bad periods on the show though (2005, large parts of 2010-2014, latter half of 2016, various parts of 2017-present), so I guess this is just another one of those. It's been a long time since I've found a storyline this grating. Maybe that Dylan Reinhart guy from 2018? At least that storyline didn't completely take over the show, and led to some really interesting stuff in 2019.
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Post by dylan on Mar 27, 2023 22:36:23 GMT -5
Parts 131 & 132 are up
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Post by dylan on Mar 23, 2023 11:40:40 GMT -5
I think the Lincoln actor quit the role. No idea what happened with Rico. I agree that the writers have really botched his storylines. Does he even have any personal life these days? Ridiculous.
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Post by dylan on Mar 19, 2023 16:17:07 GMT -5
Parts 129 & 130 are up
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Post by dylan on Mar 18, 2023 13:11:08 GMT -5
There are a lot of bizarre turns in this story that haven't made much sense. I'm so glad this is finally coming to an end.
Jack has become so insufferable lately. I don't get why they are writing him like this. The fact that he sided with Rebecca over and over again was baffling.
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Post by dylan on Mar 13, 2023 9:50:24 GMT -5
Eating my words after today's episode. That was brilliant!
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Post by dylan on Mar 11, 2023 15:29:37 GMT -5
Part 128 is up
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Post by dylan on Mar 11, 2023 14:58:39 GMT -5
Part 127 is up
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Post by dylan on Mar 10, 2023 18:20:35 GMT -5
It's so frustrating that they've made all the characters so inept and helpless just to prop up this Brightshine storyline. Now Monique knows that she's been recording the "therapy" sessions, but is she going to tell anyone? Probably not. And Jack thinks it's GOOD that what's-his-name was sent to that camp? I just don't get these characters.
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Post by dylan on Mar 8, 2023 14:07:14 GMT -5
Yeah that true. They would need someone to testify that the camp involved conversion therapy.
Wow, what is the matter with Jack? I really don't get him these days.
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Post by dylan on Mar 7, 2023 12:33:19 GMT -5
Conversion therapy is banned in New Zealand, so Brightshine is also committing a crime in that case (not that it's the only crime they're committing/have committed)
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Post by dylan on Mar 5, 2023 21:00:32 GMT -5
Part 126 is up
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Post by dylan on Mar 5, 2023 11:55:54 GMT -5
Parts 124 and 125 are up
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