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Post by dylan on Nov 14, 2021 15:22:46 GMT -5
I'm also not really liking this new doctor. The same actress played another surgeon called Jennifer Mason back in 2010, and she was also not great (though not as bad as Francesca has been so far). The really annoying thing was that all the other characters worshipped her and kept going on about how amazing she was. Dreadful. I don't see the resemblance to Vivien.
Regarding Keeley and Tori, I was actually thinking of something more along the lines of Münchhausen by proxy, but that may be even worse.
I like Marty a lot. I wish they could figure out what to do with him. I think a pairing between him and Esther would be so boring - I don't feel that there is any chemistry there. Esther really should just be with Curtis IMO because she really lacks chemistry with the other male cast members. Honestly, I like her but I feel like her character's exploration has kind of run its course, and I don't really see what storylines there are left to tell for her.
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Post by dylan on Nov 9, 2021 14:23:19 GMT -5
I agree about the show being in a bit of a rut, though I feel like this happens fairly frequently before the show picks up again. I'm also getting very tired of Madonna's Catholicism. She's all right when she's not going on about it, but they can't have her storylines revolve around her religion for much longer. I remember in 2005-2007 there was a character (Baxter Cormack) whose one personality trait was his born-again Christianity, and it was the absolute worst. Luckily we were spared when he fled town to join a bizarre spiritual healing cult led by some American multi-millionaire (of course).
Charlie was all right until they made him a druggie. Oh right, I forgot about Darren! He was actually pretty cool. I really enjoyed his first, albeit brief, appearance in 2016, when the Hannahs reconvened with Margaret while she was on the run from embezzlement charges. Good times.
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Post by dylan on Nov 4, 2021 22:37:46 GMT -5
Oh, right I forgot about him. I think they kissed once. I don't remember seeing much chemistry between them at all.
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Post by dylan on Nov 4, 2021 16:45:49 GMT -5
Let's do a recap of Jack's romances: - Him and that tutor in 2015 - awful - Him and Cam in 2017 - okay but very short/not great - Him and Charlie in 2017 - not good - Him and Dion in 2018 - way too fast, not good at all imo - Him and Lincoln in 2018/2019 - awful imo - Him and Rico in 2021 - not really given a chance but not great
Yeah I agree with you. I think they've all been pretty bad. I think there was an opportunity to explore Jack and Rico as a couple but the writers really bungled it, so it's hard to say. But yeah the chemistry between them was not very good.
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Post by dylan on Nov 4, 2021 11:29:44 GMT -5
So depressing. I don't get why they would bring an old friend back just to kill him off a second later.
I noticed that they just quietly removed Rico from the cast list, so I guess that's it then.
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Post by dylan on Oct 25, 2021 17:32:04 GMT -5
Yes, the hair and makeup was cut so now the actors are in charge of their own styling.
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Post by dylan on Oct 17, 2021 17:29:38 GMT -5
I saw that the actress who plays Tess had a recent interview where she was selling the Tom/Tess pairing and asking people to not be hostile to the actor who plays Tom. I wish they had just stuck with Tom/Tess from early on because some of his behavior is hard to forget (I was especially put off by him drugging Jack, which can be very dangerous). Oh that's right I remember the scene with Gerald. Thank you. I wonder if the backlash is why when they brought back that Jonathon character, they completely ignored his gay past until they got backlash for that too. Yeah that was a really hard sell by the actress playing Tess. Funny, because I thought Tom established himself as a jerk towards her from the get-go, and you'd think Tess would be more cautious after her experiences with Phoenix, Karl, Prince and Louis. Isn't the story with Tom being uncomfortable/unready to be a dad to Amelie what already played out with Louis? And yes, the return of Jonathon - who was the son of one of the major families in the early years, and whose sister Rachel was part of a famous couple with Chris Warner - was badly botched when he declared himself to be bisexual (after his younger years revolved around plenty of gay angst). He didn't stick around for long after that, either. I always felt the show missed an opportunity to make one of Chris's sons gay/bi, when they reintroduced them one after another. Finn was perfect, IMO, but instead they made him the victim of a gay stalker and then a wife-beater who finally paired up with his dad's girlfriend right after she miscarried his baby half-sibling due to rape. So many things wrong with what I just wrote ... I agree with you. It did seem like Tess was cautious at first, but just as before, she's become attached really quickly. It's the same every time with her. Jonathon's return was so awful. I don't even want to think about it. His pairing with Gabrielle was so boring, and then he was promptly shuffled out of town after that ended. I agree with you about Finn. I feel like he had a lot of potential as a character, but he was totally wasted in his interminably dull relationship with Esther (there was almost no chemistry there imo) which then became even worse when he became abusive. I think they just had no idea what to do with the character.
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Post by dylan on Oct 13, 2021 12:57:51 GMT -5
I remember that. Good times..
Chris and Michelle broke up offscreen, and we haven't seen her since. Very bizarre. If that was Michelle's exit then that is really lame.
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Post by dylan on Oct 7, 2021 15:56:40 GMT -5
Good on Rico for taking Chris up on his offer. He really needs some time away from all this madness
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Post by dylan on Sept 28, 2021 16:44:28 GMT -5
During the last lockdown (in 2020) they went down to 3 days a week and it was okay. I'm surprised that they didn't do that this time.
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Post by dylan on Sept 24, 2021 13:24:15 GMT -5
I hope their friendship continues. It would be really sad if this ruined it.
And yes, Rico is turning to the ever-ubiquitous all-purpose Zolopam to solve his problems, just like Tania Jeffries and Rachel McKenna before him. The good news is that both of them came out the other side without severe consequences, so I think he will be OK.
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Post by dylan on Sept 20, 2021 18:48:18 GMT -5
Ugh I couldn't handle another drug addiction storyline. Please no.
I really hope nothing happens between Jack and Dawn. It's nice for Jack to have that friendship.
Regarding the filming, they could totally do what they did last time and drop down to airing three episodes a week for a while. I'd much prefer that over a lower quality show. And regarding Esther, I feel like the character doesn't really do much of anything anyway other than obsess over Lily, the little girl who died. I've no idea where that storyline is going. I think it would be fine for her to just go "up north" for a bit to be with Kuini or other family. She can just say she's exhausted after this whole investigation. I am not really a fan of recasts so I would definitely prefer that.
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Post by dylan on Sept 17, 2021 19:13:38 GMT -5
I'm so gutted that Boyd is leaving. He's hilarious, definitely one of my favourite characters. And he's so cute! Yeah, when I started watching the full show this year (before I'd just watched that Jack/Lincoln saga), Boyd was one of the characters who immediately captured my interest. I love his friendship with Drew (I would have happily seen them hook up), and the actor is charismatic, handsome, and talented to boot. It's so difficult to figure out who is actually gone as they don't seem to get leaving interviews. Tess' gorgeous boyfriend Karl had such a quick exit that you'd think he would be back, but nope. If Boyd is really gone, now I mostly just have Louis and Marty left for eye candy I really care about... Oh you just started watching the full show this year? That's too bad - Boyd had a lot more meaty material in 2017 compared to this year, in case you're keen to watch old episodes. He and Harper were together for quite a while back in 2015, which is weird looking back, but his rivalry with Drew when he first came to the show was pretty fun (Drew always called him "Brad" at the time). I agree. I wish they were more clear about exits. Karl's exit made no sense to me. It was really strange because he basically did nothing consequential during his short time on the show, and was promptly forgotten. Not sure what the point was.
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Post by dylan on Sept 16, 2021 13:15:48 GMT -5
I'm so gutted that Boyd is leaving. He's hilarious, definitely one of my favourite characters. And he's so cute!
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Post by dylan on Aug 27, 2021 13:24:27 GMT -5
I can't figure out what he wants from Rico, but I guess we will find out eventually.
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Post by dylan on Aug 13, 2021 20:32:35 GMT -5
Yeah I really don't have any problem at all with cannabis (I think it should be legal everywhere), but when Zach mentioned that he was selling harder drugs, that's what made me write that. There is a huge distinction in my mind between cannabis and hard drugs like p or cocaine or whatever.
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Post by dylan on Aug 13, 2021 13:02:48 GMT -5
Why does it seem like so many gay characters on this show are drug addicts, drug dealers, or some hellish combination of the two? I'm glad that at least Louis said no to his latest dodgy proposal.
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Post by dylan on Jul 3, 2021 17:22:46 GMT -5
Jack seriously bought a truck? Is he really going to be driving that thing around town? He's lost the plot.
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Post by dylan on Jun 3, 2021 20:31:49 GMT -5
Yes I agree with you. I think overall Jack is a good guy, he just jumps to conclusions a bit too quickly sometimes.
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Post by dylan on Jun 2, 2021 13:52:36 GMT -5
Yeah it was interesting. I have no idea what's going on with the boyfriend, but it's not surprising that he punched Jack after he went off at him. Wow Jack can really be nasty sometimes, I had forgotten about that.
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Post by dylan on May 31, 2021 20:51:28 GMT -5
That's great! Hopefully he's not a total plonker like Lincoln was.
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Post by dylan on May 28, 2021 14:20:49 GMT -5
Yeah, once someone transfers to Central it's pretty much certain that they'll never be seen or mentioned again. Central might as well be on the moon as far as the show is concerned.
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Post by dylan on May 14, 2021 19:03:17 GMT -5
Yeah I agree. However the last time this type of mass exodus happened (in 2018) they relied on Kylie to carry the show. They don't have anyone like her now, so we may be stuck with a lot of scenes of Tillie arguing with TK (ugh), Boyd being sad/angry, Esther moping around, Michelle haranguing Chris about hospital cost cutting measures, and Dawn continuing to be insufferable. Sooo boring. Hopefully they at least reveal what happened to Zara. Maybe with Jack around at least there will be something interesting going on. In any case, I will keep watching regardless of what happens because I could never live without Shorty.
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Post by dylan on May 11, 2021 14:14:05 GMT -5
I guess. It seems like the show is haemorrhaging cast members again, which isn't a good sign. I hope it's not about to slip into another one of its boring phases again.
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Post by dylan on Apr 22, 2021 16:40:51 GMT -5
Yeah, that was an interesting twist. Perhaps that means that Jack may stick around a while longer. I hope so.
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