Who deserved a better ending

[hapitoby]

1 hour ago, project90 said:

Rachel and Tony had a baby Rachel got a job offer and they moved to America not long after. I had only started watching again after few years break right before they left 

And baby Harry was on the show a year -which is longer than most.

[adam436]

13 minutes ago, hapitoby said:

And baby Harry was on the show a year -which is longer than most.

I'd say that's about average when you consider many leave within a few months, and others like Duncan, Christopher, VJ, baby Pippa and to a lesser extent Grace stuck around for years.

[christine king]

Jasmine exit was bad the way she just left Cash and never returned made no sense and leaving everyone/everything and no goodbye or nothing. The writers did not like the fact that Sam decided to leave and it clearly shows after they ruined her character at the end.

[adam436]

1 hour ago, christine king said:

The writers did not like the fact that Sam decided to leave and it clearly shows after they ruined her character at the end.

It was terrible timing for them. They'd spent months building up her and Cash, and had just introduced two half-siblings for her. 

I understand her exit had to occur off-screen, but it could have still been written so much better. 

[project90]

I'll add Logan to my list as really liked his character and his relationship with McKenzie I know was rewl life reasons behind this but still. I Imagine if he stayed would be getting same storyline as Levi without the affair.  Actually struggling to remember the character reasons for leaving work?

[christine king]

Same Logan left because of reasons and his exit was bad. He didn’t even say goodbye to Mackenzie just left a voicemail.

[adam436]

I guess the Logan situation didn't feel that bad because he'd only been around for a few months and only had links to established character Mackenzie, whereas Jasmine had been around for over 4 years and three new regulars were all tied to her. 

Logan also exited at a time when departures were happening in quick succession (Ari, Ryder, Bella, Mia, Chloe, Jasmine, Logan), so having a relatively new character quietly slip away didn't bother me that much. 

[Zig]

On 04/07/2025 at 06:46, adam436 said:

Anyway, I still agree that Jade deserved a better ending than finding out she wasn't a Sutherland and then barely being mentioned again. She could have left with Seb, who left around the same time, or reunited with Nick off-screen. Seb was my favourite of that teen group, so I think he deserved better than ending up in a wheelchair too (or leaving with Jade, but I'd have taken that over the wheelchair exit!). 

I never understood why Seb and Jade didn't leave together when it was one episode apart and when it was clear how in love they were, made no sense to me that they left separately, okay he might of wanted to protect her but still.

[CaptainHulk]

On 08/07/2025 at 21:39, adam436 said:

I guess the Logan situation didn't feel that bad because he'd only been around for a few months and only had links to established character Mackenzie, whereas Jasmine had been around for over 4 years and three new regulars were all tied to her. 

Logan also exited at a time when departures were happening in quick succession (Ari, Ryder, Bella, Mia, Chloe, Jasmine, Logan),

Only 2 of that lot I missed tbh.

[project90]

6 hours ago, CaptainHulk said:

Only 2 of that lot I missed tbh.

Ryder and jasmine?