2025 Season - UK Episode Discussion

[CaptainHulk]

Not keen Lacey's Daddy tbf.

Just a but of a cop-out (no pun intended) to cast his actor as another "gruff officer with a chip on his shoulder" especially after his last character met a (deserved) sticky end.

[H&Alover]

David does seem to care about Lacey but being the old school guy he seems to be portrayed as is can't express it the right way.   He did after tearing a strip or six off Cash did acknowledge he was in the wrong and thanked him and the rest of  the Yabbie Creek - I hope - for looking after her. Cash also saying to David Lacey had been a great asset to them bringing down the current RB's.  To be fair and we know Cash hasn't always played by the rules, letting his heart rule his head in certain cases, but when he plays by the rules he is a good cop. So him being assigned to traffic duty may make him think.  That was an amusing interaction between Tane and Cash, dare say they will get over it. David  hadn't met Tane had he so wouldn't know he's not easily put off. 

We and Leah if no-on else did find out more about Lacey's history with her dad.  Intriguing why David didn't blame the driver of the cat that killed her mum. Lacey didn't take up Leah's advice and has kept silent but Theo knows something isn't right. Is she staying then?  Not quite the same as it was with Theo's dad but her would understand if she told him.  She did agree to meet David  at Salt but didn't stay just long enough to tell  him  not to bother her.  Do they not have any eateries in Yabbie Creek?  In fact do they have anything  else apart from the cop shop?

Did notice Theo was back 'home' again having dinner with Leah, Justin and Lacey.

That probably slipped Eden's mind about Levi just happening to be called on to help her friend. It is amazing how many coincidences happen in the bay. But hey it's a small town not a city. 

I'm not  a doom and gloomer - Heaven forbid - but I see trouble coming with Theo and his training with Tane,  Tane will be a good instructor and will make sure Theo follows the rules, it'll be his rep and  licence on the line if anything happens to Theo.  But as he said he wants to push himself and get fit again so he may be  well doing more  on his own away from Tane.  

Now Avalon I don't like, she seems very pushy, just walking into Remi and Kirby's recording session.  Is she jealous of Kirby having her 'own' producer?   What was she looking for when Remi and  Kirby came  back in the next day, seemingly another place that doesn't lock doors.  She seems, to me  at least, to want to cause trouble.  I did love seeing Remi play, he was really letting himself go for it.  Avalon did make a rather, again maybe just down to me,  snide remark about why was he wasting his talent being a producer. No-one forced him to be a producer, it was his  idea and it was to  help a friend.   Wonder if she knows about his windfall?  Eden was keen initially about being Kirby's backing singer and was touched Kirby thought of her  but then had second thoughts and she was honest as to why she couldn't do it.   

 

 

 

[Red Ranger 1]

So after that big dramatic moment in the previous episode, Eden just goes along and takes part in the recording session anyway. It is a bit odd that Lyrik are basically making an album together without being Lyrik. I did like that scene of Eden watching the old music video with the slow melody of Someone Like You playing over it. Avalon's plan seems to have been to annoy Remi into playing with her. I appreciated that Kirby felt guilty about walking out once she thought about it.

Of course, Eden then does make another dramatic exit anyway, as she's forgotten little sister's birthday. Abby was a bit of a big kid running around telling everyone it was her birthday, although I accept her point that it's the first time she's celebrated it with both her siblings in a long time. Debra makes a birthday phone call but no mention of Abigail's U-turn on living with her. Eden's horrified expression at realising she'd agreed to buy half a car was rather amusing and I think Levi let her off the hook a bit easily. Also love that John just wandered over to join them in the unveiling. It's a shame it's made Mali a bit insecure.

Levi and Mackenzie's baby issues take a back seat but looks like there's news coming.

[H&Alover]

I thought like you did Red, Abby getting over excited about her birthday because the last time she and the Fowler three had celebrated  it together was ten years  ago.  Didn't mention what age she was but I have this feeling it may be her 22nd/23rd?   Seems she did escape Mum's clutches and she did get  a call which she shut down pretty quickly and  a text message from dad.  She was also celebrating the fact she had got herself together. How could Eden forget her little sister's Birthday?  Both Mac and Levi were teasing Abby by letting her think all she was getting from them was a key ring, but then showed her the car so naturally the keys to it would go with said key ring. Levi was a bit wicked there letting her think she was paying for half/quarter of that car.  I suppose seeing that car would make anyone feel inadequate and make you feel you couldn't possibly match up to it.  It was beautiful  - Mac saw how he felt about it but Abby will love it, it was designed with love and it'll last a lot longer than the car. Hope Mac makes him see sense.

Did laugh when John said "You can't leave it there".

Oh another free spread Mac has laid on.  

Another change of mind from Eden about recording with Kirby, her seeing the old video's of Lyrik playing at Flick and Tane's  Engagement  party brought back a lot of memories. Her and Kirby's voices work well together and it does mean Kirby won't have to break someone new in.  Avalon didn't  like  being usurped. Remi and Kirby were good about letting Eden go off to Abby's party, they knew Abby so knew how much it meant to her.  Got some more info about why Avalon was so keen for Remi playing with her - music wise of course - she hadn't released an album for some time and as she said a year is ages in the music world. But, call me ignorant, an album isn't something you knock out every couple of months is it?  You have to compile them, decide what you want to put on it, the arrangement of the songs etc.  Remi was acting shifty for no reason, though I can se he wouldn't want to tell Kirby he's maybe playing on Avalon's album knowing how she feels about her, but he's not producing it so not as if  he's cheating on her.

Mac and Levi got the call they were waiting for about the fertility results  but I can see Mac's reasoning that maybe she doesn't want to know.

[Red Ranger 1]

Alf's episode count this week:Two. Only Leah, Justin, Theo and Lacey managed three, and Bree didn't appear at all. Did I miss a line about her being out of town?

Well, Dana and Sonny weren't fooling anyone there, especially not Irene. They've kind of missed out on both breakfast and lunch now, I hope they don't waste away. (And how did Dana not notice Harper turning up again when she was in the bathroom?) There were some very funny moments with Harper and Dana's Moonlighting-style bickering (Dana: "Good!" Harper: "Good!" Sonny: "...Good") but Harper really has gone sailing over the line now. I think she does need to accept that Dana has to be left to make her own choices, and also that she's made a much bigger mess of her life lately. Even Irene has stopped blindly taking her word for it that Dana should stay away from Sonny. Marilyn went back to being annoying and rather unlikable with her sniping at John for calling Sonny a good bloke, even though she's been saying the same things herself. It's as if sneering at him just comes automatically to her.

Abigail really did seem to have regressed to her childhood with her present hunting, but she gets huge points for her sensitive handling of Mali's insecurities and the way she defused things. She even inspired Mackenzie, only for her to find out that good news is just as unwelcome as bad news because now she doesn't even have a reason why she isn't pregnant.

When we saw Irene having the same conversation with both Alf and Marilyn, I thought at first that one of them was meant to have been cut and they forgot, but then John commented on it too so I guess it was intended!

[pembie]

I normally don’t have a opinion on Mali his normally just there for me but his quite the wally everyone’s birthday gift is normally different when gift buying for someone based on everyone’s different relationship with that person so he should give Abby the painting 

Speaking of Abby what on earth happened to her on her birthday she was very bizarre and slightly odd 

Harper I could understand you looking out for Dana with Sonny when river boys were around but the way you’re acting now is rather bizarre too

Mac yes I’m also surprise at how often people are having sex on this show that not everyone is having babies but maybe I live a very sheltered life

But in reality you have only been trying for about a day lol again bizarre in short everyone is bizzare 

[CaptainHulk]

22 hours ago, pembie said:

But in reality you have only been trying for about a day lol again bizarre in short everyone is bizzare 

How Bizzare, How Bizzare

(Deeply Programmed along with "Re-Record, Not Fade Away", "Lun Poly? Get Away!" and "Miiild Green Fairy Liquiiid")

[H&Alover]

Sonny and Dana didn't fool me either, or indeed themselves, but give them 10 out 10 for at least trying.  They will need to eat something to keep their strength up with all that exercise they are indulging in.  Maybe Dana didn't hear Harper knock on the door and he didn't say "oh hello Harper".   I do get Harper is concerned over Dana and maybe acting in mum mode seeing as she was likely more of  a mum than theirs   was.  We still don't know that much about their early life but from what has been inferred it was a good one. Harper once again said Dana always picked the wrong  guys, was she including Xander in that? OK he was a good gut but he did dump her.   At the end Harper was really going OTT and from what we saw in the trailer/promo she's definitely peed Dana off.  Sonny wasn't helping himself by giving  those vague answers to Harper's questions.  Did chuckle at the "What are your intentions? one.   Though there is a history of big brothers/sisters/mums/dads asking that about little sis's/brother's/kid's new boyfriend/girlfriend and the promise of if you hurt her/him you'll regret it. 

I'll put Mac's intervention with Mali and his hiding his gift to Abby and her revealing what it was down to  her mind being  preoccupied about her fertility results.  The answer as to whether she should have came in the look on Abby's face when she saw it.  Then her reply to Mali "Why don't you swop it for the one you were going to give me?"  said it all.  I knew she'd love it which showed to me at least she's not as materialistic like some think she is. 

Shame that doc wasn't talking English when she told Mac and Levi what the results were.  Yes I know he'd know what she was talking about but it was left for Mac to tell us that there was no reason why she shouldn't get pregnant.  But they haven't been properly trying for that long and it is well known that tension can prevent you falling pregnant.  

There is a reason, I believe about the comment about Irene's watch but .  I did love them teasing John about his idea of what   a present was - a bunch of .  Maz has been there so would know. Has Maz met Sonny as I'm sure he'd be able to charm her. 

[pembie]

51 minutes ago, CaptainHulk said:

How Bizzare, How Bizzare

(Deeply Programmed along with "Re-Record, Not Fade Away", "Lun Poly? Get Away!" and "Miiild Green Fairy Liquiiid")

Green Fairy Washing up Liquid you mean? Don’t believe the advertisements those bottles do come to a end 

Justin is rather bizzare as well his a car mechanic but he has all these music contacts for Lyrik he also plays the PlayStation very animated with his controller 

and Dylan Carter’s back how bizarre 

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Did anyone bother to tell Mac that stressing over getting pregnant is one of the surest ways to make sure you don't get pregnant?