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Post by justinate on Mar 3, 2023 7:52:20 GMT -5
No Jack in the spoilers or trailer for next week. However, Viliami is in the following week and I suspect it might have to do with Jack's story. Is Vili a former abuse victim? Monday 6 March (7943) - One couple make a heart-breaking decision. Marty can’t catch a break. Tuesday 7 March (7944) - Marty’s breakthrough falls flat. Chris makes a shocking discovery. Wednesday 8 March (7945) - Rahu battles despair. Nicole fights for Maeve while Maeve faces a difficult choice. Thursday 9 March (7946) - Rahu makes a crucial discovery. Dawn sees the dark side in someone. Friday 10 March (7947) - Maeve goes all in. Rahu cracks the case. Monique’s on the wrong team. Monday 13 March - Chris gets sneaky. Maeve learns a heartbreaking truth. Monique is caught red-handed. Tuesday 14 March (7649) - Someone gets more than she bargained for. Monique's ruse is revealed. Wednesday 15 March - Marty is left in limbo. Viliami has a vendetta. Thursday 16 March - Maeve can't stay away. Logan's hopes are dashed. Viliami is confronted by his past. Friday 17 March - Marty loses everything. Leanne's life is changed forever. http://instagram.com/p/CpUSDmQJzMh |
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Post by justinate on Mar 10, 2023 10:23:43 GMT -5
Trailer for next week, "the week that will change everything" - yeah, how many times have we heard that before. http://instagram.com/p/CpmTKIYPcbf Spoilers for the week after - from Ferndale Talk FB page. Wednesday has the only Jack-adjacent spoiler; it's also the only day with three spoilers. 1. Monday, March 20: Maeve protects a young mum from Brightshiners. Monique takes charge. 2. Tuesday, March 21: Leanne's helping hand goes awry. Drew demotes Nicole from the friend zone. 3. Wednesday, March 22: Maeve questions her judgement. Marty struggles alone. Vili reveals his source of pain. 4. Thursday, March 23: Drew erupts. Madonna seeks forgiveness. 5. Friday, March 24: Dawn needs space. Harper and Drew clean up their mess. |
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Post by justinate on Mar 17, 2023 6:15:48 GMT -5
Trailer for next week: http://instagram.com/p/Cp4UvJFvwIL Very limited spoilers in TV Guide for the week after (Two days are missing, and Thursday has only 1 spoiler). 1. Monday, March 27: Madonna tempts fate. Nicole keeps it casual. 2. Tuesday, March 28: Madonna prays for a miracle. Harper and Drew struggle for peace. Monique feels a distance. 3. Thursday, March 30: Maeve follows her heart. |
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Post by justinate on Mar 20, 2023 10:39:36 GMT -5
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Post by carld2 on Mar 20, 2023 15:32:19 GMT -5
Marty yet again being trashed by the characters we're supposed to love and adore no matter what. Gross writing.
And you can bet Jack will be made to look bad compared to Viliami.
Why are Nicole and Drew already so chummy again?
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Post by justinate on Mar 24, 2023 4:55:53 GMT -5
More detailed spoilers from the Shorty website. No episode on 7 April due to Good Friday. No Jack either.
Monday 27 March (7658) - Madonna tempts fate. Nicole keeps it casual. Viliami notices the cracks.
Tuesday 28 March (7659) - Madonna prays for a miracle. Harper and drew struggle for peace. Monique feels a distance.
Wednesday 29 March (7660) - Harper and Nicole are tested. Madonna’s vow is broken. Monique feels a weight is lifted.
Thursday 30 March (7661) - Maeve follows her heart. Harper leans on trust. Madonna struggles forward.
Friday 31 March (7662) - Rahu faces the consequences. Harper’s in for the long haul.
Monday 3 April (7663) - Junior gets a sharp shock. Maeve thinks she’s lost it. Drew plays the long game.
Tuesday 4 April (7664) - The tables turn on Drew and Harper. Monique gets delusions of grandeur.
Wednesday 5 April (7665) - Marty crosses the patient line. Harper and Drew find common ground.
Thursday 6 April (7666) - Vili holds on to hope. Rahu meets his match.
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Post by justinate on Mar 26, 2023 21:17:19 GMT -5
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Post by justinate on Apr 9, 2023 6:23:06 GMT -5
So our boy Jack finally returns in the spoilers - but not until next week.
Monday 10 April (7667) - Nicole rides to the rescue. Marty can't let go. An old friend turns to Chris for help.
Tuesday 11 April (7668) - Monique has unfinished business. Nicole and Harper are on the case.
Wednesday 12 April (7669) - Harper fights for the chance of forgiveness. Monique hardens her heart. Madonna finally cracks.
Thursday 13 April (7670) - Rahu's determined to prove himself. Can Harper let the past go? Madonna's caught out.
Friday 14 April (7671) - Cece challenges TK to back her. Harper and Nicole go head to head. Rahu feels a failure.
Monday 17 April (7672) - A father struggles to leave his past behind him. Things take an unexpected turn for Cece. Drew refuses to be the whipping boy.
Tuesday 18 April (7673) - Jack makes a weighty accusation. Nicole and Maeve go on a date to remember. Harper and Drew can't see eye to eye.
Wednesday 19 April (7674) - Rahu finds solace in a dead end. Drew struggles to take the high road.
[Missing spoilers for Thursday 20 April]
Friday 21 April (7676) - Jack is haunted by old pain. Harper is pulled in all directions. Vili makes a surprising decision.
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Post by justinate on Apr 13, 2023 9:02:32 GMT -5
TV Guide spoilers, shared by Ferndale Talk:
Monday 24 April: Drew opens up. There is a runaway bride. Monique has a plan.
Tuesday 25 April: Harper and Drew fight over love. Vili learns the cowardly truth. Rahu defends the violator.
Wednesday 26 April: Marty plumps for honesty. Drew and Harper are at odds. Logan's hopes are dashed.
Thursday 27 April: Drew's emotional turmoil grows. Madonna's habit has unforeseen consequences.
Friday 28 April: Jack embraces the spirit of adventure. Monique gets an offer she can't refuse. Drew lets down his walls.
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Post by justinate on Apr 19, 2023 10:37:48 GMT -5
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 28, 2023 6:49:10 GMT -5
Channel Nicole Zara posted this brief preview for the April 28th episode - Jack is present near the mid-point:
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Post by carld2 on Apr 28, 2023 8:01:38 GMT -5
Apparently a new guy will be among 3 new joiners to the cast: Parker Dawson. Any chance he will be a love interest for Jack? http://instagr.am/p/CrKXsVGBeM_ He looks like Logan. I wonder if he's going to be another sibling. (Jack and Dawn dating siblings would be about on brand for them at this point) |
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Post by justinate on Apr 28, 2023 17:01:19 GMT -5
He looks like Logan. I wonder if he's going to be another sibling. (Jack and Dawn dating siblings would be about on brand for them at this point) Well, unless Jack is going to pull a Dawn and turn up like a bad penny despite announcing his exit, he won't get the chance to date anyone onscreen. It looks like our resident sad sack is out. So unless they're committing both the new male characters to a gay romance, this show is due to move boards. |
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Post by dylan on Apr 29, 2023 5:12:34 GMT -5
Sad.. I would say we should keep discussing, but I stopped watching about two weeks ago. I’m done.
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Post by carld2 on Apr 29, 2023 7:04:23 GMT -5
He looks like Logan. I wonder if he's going to be another sibling. (Jack and Dawn dating siblings would be about on brand for them at this point) Well, unless Jack is going to pull a Dawn and turn up like a bad penny despite announcing his exit, he won't get the chance to date anyone onscreen. It looks like our resident sad sack is out. So unless they're committing both the new male characters to a gay romance, this show is due to move boards. Considering how many characters have left and returned in the last year, I was not sure if it was real, but of course you're right. The scenes where Dawn was shouting and demanding that he stay were embarrassingly bad. I am so sick of this idiot. |
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Post by justinate on Apr 30, 2023 2:16:06 GMT -5
I have been rather more accepting (forgiving?) than most of the show's changes since it returned from the year-end break, but if Jack exits permanently, I am done too. I really thought they were going to position him as a long-running character (after Chris, TK and Nicole) despite the deaths of most of his family, but in retrospect distancing him from everyone except Dawn looks increasingly like they were laying the groundwork for his departure. They wrecked his relationship with Chris, Esther is absent, his friendship with Nicole is ignored, Kate's return was over in a flash... sad. Maybe one or more of the new men will be gay but I won't be holding my breath. I guess we should just be grateful they didn't have Margaret's cancer return fatally to facilitate his exit!
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Post by Jack on May 1, 2023 5:34:12 GMT -5
I have been rather more accepting (forgiving?) than most of the show's changes since it returned from the year-end break, but if Jack exits permanently, I am done too. I really thought they were going to position him as a long-running character (after Chris, TK and Nicole) despite the deaths of most of his family, but in retrospect distancing him from everyone except Dawn looks increasingly like they were laying the groundwork for his departure. They wrecked his relationship with Chris, Esther is absent, his friendship with Nicole is ignored, Kate's return was over in a flash... sad. Maybe one or more of the new men will be gay but I won't be holding my breath. I guess we should just be grateful they didn't have Margaret's cancer return fatally to facilitate his exit! I'm the same. I do have a gut feeling that he will leave, especially because of these new characters and how lost they have made Jack. Maybe Reuben decided he wanted to leave, but even if that's the case, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was because of the lack of storylines for Jack...as an actor it must be frustrating. It's a shame; I've been watching since Reuben/Jack first arrived, and imo Reuben initially wasn't the strongest actor at first, but he has grown a lot since his first arrival and he is not a bad actor. The problem is that they clearly value other characters over Jack; he returned around the same time that Madonna, Vili, and Monique arrived, but all of those characters have been focused on much more than Jack. I just don't really understand the writers reasoning, especially when it comes to Jack never having a proper, long-term love interest. It's so odd, if a character is gay, a lot of soaps will introduce a main character to be that character's long-term love interest etc, but the SS writing team are really lazy in regard to Jack and he's only had one long-term relationship with a main character throughout his whole duration on the show. I'm the same, I hope one of the new men will be gay or bisexual, but I'm not holding my breath either. 'I guess we should just be grateful they didn't have Margaret's cancer return fatally to facilitate his exit!' Gosh, I wouldn't put it past them doing that at the last minute, just to make his life more miserable lol. When they killed Curtis off, I was like 'oh okay so his sister and dad isn't enough, you have to kill his brother off too???' I wonder if they would consider doing that to many of their beloved characters lol. I hope he does stay, but it's really not looking like it imo. |
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Post by dylan on May 2, 2023 10:24:58 GMT -5
I did end up watching Jack's exit, which I thought was awfully done. No farewell at all, and everything was centred around Dawn. And why are they acting like they're a couple?? Just ridiculous.
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Post by Carls on May 2, 2023 20:30:55 GMT -5
I did end up watching Jack's exit, which I thought was awfully done. No farewell at all, and everything was centred around Dawn. And why are they acting like they're a couple?? Just ridiculous. No, literally! It was like Dawn was leaving with her one true love or something xeidheidei. So ridiculous. I'm sick of this show and I honestly hate the 'revamp.' I would much prefer focusing on the existing characters, (especially Jack) over these interns. Gosh, even Madonna is more interesting than them. |
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Post by dylan on May 2, 2023 21:11:52 GMT -5
I did end up watching Jack's exit, which I thought was awfully done. No farewell at all, and everything was centred around Dawn. And why are they acting like they're a couple?? Just ridiculous. No, literally! It was like Dawn was leaving with her one true love or something xeidheidei. So ridiculous. I'm sick of this show and I honestly hate the 'revamp.' I would much prefer focusing on the existing characters, (especially Jack) over these interns. Gosh, even Madonna is more interesting than them. I also hate the revamp. Shortland Street feels like a completely different show now. I don't even recognise it anymore. |
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Post by Jack on May 3, 2023 20:26:40 GMT -5
No, literally! It was like Dawn was leaving with her one true love or something xeidheidei. So ridiculous. I'm sick of this show and I honestly hate the 'revamp.' I would much prefer focusing on the existing characters, (especially Jack) over these interns. Gosh, even Madonna is more interesting than them. I also hate the revamp. Shortland Street feels like a completely different show now. I don't even recognise it anymore. Me too, it seems like they're trying to be like Grey's Anatomy with the intern storyline and the 'patients of the week' format. I don't mind Grey's Anatomy, but SS isn't Grey's Anatomy, I wish they'd stop trying to make show something it isn't. I wouldn't mind as much if the interns were actually interesting and captivating, but they seem very plain lol. The revamp has been critisised in general and the storylines are really boring, I won't be surprised if ratings have reduced. I think the show was much better around 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 etc, and it's kind of gone more downbill since then. But I was still able to tolerate and sometimes enjoy the storylines, but I literally don't enjoy any of the current storylines. Another problem I have is that they often don't follow through with storylines...if they're going to introduce a storyline or hint at a relationship, they actually need to follow through or at least acknowledge it. |
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Post by dylan on May 3, 2023 22:33:24 GMT -5
I also hate the revamp. Shortland Street feels like a completely different show now. I don't even recognise it anymore. Me too, it seems like they're trying to be like Grey's Anatomy with the intern storyline and the 'patients of the week' format. I don't mind Grey's Anatomy, but SS isn't Grey's Anatomy, I wish they'd stop trying to make show something it isn't. I wouldn't mind as much if the interns were actually interesting and captivating, but they seem very plain lol. The revamp has been critisised in general and the storylines are really boring, I won't be surprised if ratings have reduced. I think the show was much better around 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 etc, and it's kind of gone more downbill since then. But I was still able to tolerate and sometimes enjoy the storylines, but I literally don't enjoy any of the current storylines. Another problem I have is that they often don't follow through with storylines...if they're going to introduce a storyline or hint at a relationship, they actually need to follow through or at least acknowledge it. I agree. I really hate US-style TV so that idea doesn't appeal to me at all. What I really miss is the focus on the relationships between the characters. Having storylines centred around the family units on the show and all the fun little interactions between the staff members. Now there are no family units and very few cemented friendships. Somehow even with all the characters running around, the show feels so hollow. Maybe it's a lack of chemistry between the actors? Clumsy writing? I don't know. I've been rewatching old episodes lately and the vibe feels so different. 2017 and 2018 had their share of poorly executed storylines but at least the show still felt like Shortland Street. |
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Post by Jack on May 5, 2023 2:02:18 GMT -5
Me too, it seems like they're trying to be like Grey's Anatomy with the intern storyline and the 'patients of the week' format. I don't mind Grey's Anatomy, but SS isn't Grey's Anatomy, I wish they'd stop trying to make show something it isn't. I wouldn't mind as much if the interns were actually interesting and captivating, but they seem very plain lol. The revamp has been critisised in general and the storylines are really boring, I won't be surprised if ratings have reduced. I think the show was much better around 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 etc, and it's kind of gone more downbill since then. But I was still able to tolerate and sometimes enjoy the storylines, but I literally don't enjoy any of the current storylines. Another problem I have is that they often don't follow through with storylines...if they're going to introduce a storyline or hint at a relationship, they actually need to follow through or at least acknowledge it. I agree. I really hate US-style TV so that idea doesn't appeal to me at all. What I really miss is the focus on the relationships between the characters. Having storylines centred around the family units on the show and all the fun little interactions between the staff members. Now there are no family units and very few cemented friendships. Somehow even with all the characters running around, the show feels so hollow. Maybe it's a lack of chemistry between the actors? Clumsy writing? I don't know. I've been rewatching old episodes lately and the vibe feels so different. 2017 and 2018 had their share of poorly executed storylines but at least the show still felt like Shortland Street. Yes!! I rewatched some of the 2017 and 2018 episodes recently, and it was so different! I liked the family dynamics and friendships, like with the Hannah's and the flatmates. I think some of it may be an acting issue, but mainly I think it's a writing issue; they're just not focusing on the right things. It's kind of bleak...characters like Marty, Madonna, and Marty seem almost friendless. And even though there are some friendships, like Vili and Logan, and Vili and Monique, we haven't even seen their new living dynamic yet because so much focus is put on the interns. |
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Post by justinate on Aug 4, 2023 3:46:36 GMT -5
I was surprised to see Jack's face in the still for next week's trailer. It looks like he will make a video-call appearance as part of the storyline where Dawn kidnaps her former stepdaughter, whose grandmother and guardian has just died. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvg627dPsTv |
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Post by Jack on Dec 5, 2023 20:28:26 GMT -5
I hate the way the new spoilers are written now. The descriptions used to hint at the three major plot points, but now they only summarise one plot point for each episode, making it hard to speculate on what may happen, and also to know when to tune in. I wanted to check if there was anything about Sage (anything hinting at a M/M storyline), but all I got were these one sentence descriptions (that really don't hint at much) about Viliami, Monique, Harry, etc. Obviously the actual episodes have about two or three plot points, not just one (descriptions like 'Marty has a rough day' give us basically nothing), so even if there is a new M/M storyline being hinted at in the next week or two, we won't know about it because each description only lists one plot point from each episode (which are not related to Sage).
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