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Are we getting a new family or what?

Ailsa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:15:31 +0000

Brax wants to leave town, so Heath set him up with a local mobster, who handily has a wife, a daughter, and a nephew in tow! Brax retracted the offer but I think we’ll seeing more of this crew.

Dexter and Ruby are going to the formal together, just as pals. Good spying-on-April opportunity for Dex.

Car marts and dark arts

Flathead — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:04:56 +0000

Liam’s jam/biro scars seemed to clear up between the first scene and the car auction. He got a bit of a land when Bianca tried to get him to buy a family car for when they start a family in the future.Liam isn’t ready to put his rock star past behind and bought another bike, much to Bianca’s chagrin.

April is organising a list of potential take it to the next level dudes. She met a bloke called Jonathan at the auction, who asked her to go to the formal with him. Could he be the one? Apparently not, she told him she’s not ready to move on from Dex yet. It’s between Xavier and Heath at the minute. Bianca is not impressed with her hanging around with Heath. Given how she’s going through a rebellious phase I fear she’ll opt for the bad boy. This good girl gone bad storyline reminds me of when Jade went off the rails and organised a sit in.

Marilyn organised a girly lunch for Irene with Colleen and Roo. Irene thanked the girls for standing by her during her cancer trials. What did she expect them to say, “I hear you’re sick so stay out of our way until you’re better”? They decided to invoke the dart arts by doing a tarot card reading. Unsurprisingly it predicted that somebody will die. Who could it be? Colleen lost the plot and Irene looked worried, so worried that she decided to make a will.

All change

Flathead — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:25:24 +0000

Leah and Miles are no more. Both of them are pretty sad about it. Elijah is ALREADY sniffing around Leah, so Marilyn warned him off.

Marilyn also advised Dexter to apologise to April. He did so while wearing the worst suit of all time. Not only that, but April told him to get bent. She’s still annoyed with him, so she’s devised a plan to seduce some randomer at the formal. She confided in Ruby, who, unsurprisingly, thought it was a great idea.

Bianca is trying to keep Liam away from Brax, as the Rock Star still doesn’t know the truth about the accident. She won’t have to worry for too much longer, as Charlie and Brax are conspiring to leave town. Brax can’t stay around and resist The Boys.

Dex didn’t do Dallas

Flathead — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:01:27 +0000

Liam is staying with Bianca in Irene’s house to recover from his jam stains. Where did Liam live before this, in a caravan? How much room is there in Irene’s house? Loads by the looks of it.

Bianca and April are having sisterly tiffs over their respective love lives. Usually it’s April who has more sense but Bianca looks smarter this time, moving on from Heath to Liam. April is displaying a lot of interest in Heath, an unhealthy amount. She must be very hot, she came home at night after a day out still wearing her bikini. Xavier set her up by tricking her into going to the pizzaria where Dex was waiting. April believed him that he didn’t do Dallas but still broke up with him over his boorish bragging.

Xavier seemed happy to see Mink and vice versa. She’s not back five minutes and is already causing trouble. She scabbed a free lunch from Indi and borrowed money from Romeo. Indi is wise to her scams but Romeo is too trusting. She wants to borrow money as she’s in a bit of strife but where is Romeo going to get two thousand dollars? He’s making a fortune teaching the schoolies to surf but that won’t go on forever. Indi wants him to think of the future but he can’t see past tomorrow, poor boy.

I kissed a girl and I liked it

Flathead — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:11:40 +0000

Was what Dex was saying, well almost. It was more the reaction he got in the diner that he liked rather than the actual kiss itself. Needless to say, April didn’t like it. It’ll take some time for things to get back to normal with them, if ever.

Harvey is blackmailing John Palmer over receiving gifts as a councillor. He said he’d drop it if Roo got back with him. What is it with ex boyfriends trying to blackmail their ex girlfriends recently between him and Stu?

Indi started her internship which involved buying coffee for Dennis and posing in her bikini. She’s clearly headed for the top of the business world. Romeo was none too pleased when he found out and tried to lay down the law, expecting her to be the obedient wife but she was having none of it. Not really turning out to be wedded bliss for the newlyweds.

Mink is back, great news. She was a right royal pain in the hole the first time round, doubt anything’s changed there.

Ruby was having yet another bad hair day. What the hell Roobs?

The Virgin Slayer

Ailsa — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:54:31 +0000

Phew, Xavier got the V8 back from Stew. Sasha agreed to keep seeing him. Bad move, Sash, I’d start wearing a helmet if I were you.

April and Dex made a sexy plan but April had to stay home to look after Irene. Dex went to the party in the Surf Club anyway, where Xavier was dressed up as an extra from The Sound of Music. He was trying to lure a lady nicknamed The Virgin Slayer, who prefers the more experienced gentleman. However, she was more interested in Dex, and laid a smacker on him, just as April joined the party. Le sigh.

Sid likes ice-cream

Ailsa — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:07:37 +0000

And just like that, Gypsy’s off again. Well, not really; Irene told her to eff off as she was no help and didn’t even keep the house stocked with tea bags. Tea bags – a household staple! Gypsy tied up her loose ends by getting dumped by Mark, chatting to Liam, finding out he still lurves Bianca, and telling Bianca exactly that.

April is looking for performance-enhancing drugs for the HSC. She asked a trainee doctor and a drug dealer before robbing Sid’s prescription pad. She thought he nabbed her when he asked what was she doing with that, but the that in question was in fact the rum and raisin ice-cream that Dexter scoffed. Phew.

Party time

Ailsa — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:18:09 +0000

It was parties a-go-go in Summer Bay in that episode. Mr. JP was 50 and having a posh pizza dinner in Angelo’s with every local over 30. Gina was looking lovely. Harvey gatecrashed, Sid scowled, Leah moped, Miles drank and Romeo and Indi (under 30 but there anyway) crept off to consummate their marriage once again.

The under-30s were in the caravan park, where Dexter and April discovered Sasha’s nudie photos. It’s ok, she says everyone is doing it. Casey thought Ruby was with Xave, when in fact she was only trying to catch his eye. Anyway, they are friends again and she is going to wait for him if he has to do a few long months of juvie. I hope she can stick to that promise, she’s never without a man for long.

The Next Level

Ailsa — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:16:26 +0000

For nigh on 20 years, Summer Bay teenagers have been obsessed with taking things to the next level. The most recent victim of this affliction is Dexter Walker. April’s more interested in checking out Sid’s mad doctoring skillz, though. She’ll be off to medical school in no time. Maybe she can join the Flying Doctors.

I can’t wait for Romeo to punch Harvey in his weird mouth.

Brax is trying to keep The Boys under control after they were hassling Sasha. He put in a good word for Stew with Sid. BUT Xavier has his wee eye on Sasha too. Ooh love triangle.

On a boat

Flathead — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:18:53 +0000

Could Romeo’s business be back on track? Harvey is trying to make amends for his earlier mistakes and pay Romeo back for saving his life. Alf can see that it makes sense as a business idea, but Romeo seems more circumspect. I reckon Harvey’s near death experience has made him turn over a new leaf. If Roo agrees to a date then we’ll know for sure that he’s on the straight and narrow as she always seems to have good judgment.

Sid gave Sasha the mother of all bollockings. She was, as he said irresponsible, but it seemed she felt bad enough about it already so maybe Sid could have timed things better. Dex and Indi were really helpful and friendly when little Felix was brought home from the hospital. It’s about time Sasha got the chip off her shoulder and started to appreciate the effort all of the Walkers are making for her and Felix. Sasha lost it with Sid when he couldn’t convince Felix’s dad to part with his son after a five-minute chat which was a bit unfair on poor Sid.

The diner is all changed now. Roo & Marilyn are running it while Leah and Irene are off work. Roo put her neck on the line for Sasha in the diner. I hope that she doesn’t live to regret it. Roo has a habit of adopting a younger protegé, see Nicole and Indi in the past. Is there anything that Roo can’t do?

Disaster

Ailsa — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:54:48 +0000

For a town that has a disaster at least bi-monthly, Summer Bay is not wise to what to do in an emergency. Harvey and Roo headed out on the boat, Xavier left recent heart-attack and bashing victim JP at home alone, and Dexter and April went out into the storm looking for Sasha.

Luckily Alf turned up at the Surf Club and turned on the emergency channel. Rescue action number one. Felix and Sasha just waltzed into Gina’s and discovered comatose John. They rang Sid and he sent help to 31 Saxon Avenue. Rescue action number two. All the while there were cool montages of fake-looking rain, and Alf said typical Alf stuff like, “flamin’ idiots”.

Xavier found Sasha robbing food from his gaff and John inexplicably gone. More shots of driving rain. Alf and Romeo saved Roo and co., except for Harvey, who is looking pretty dead. Perhaps Romeo will get that mooring after all…

Xavier went straight to the hospital, as it’s his second home these days. He told Sid about Sasha the robber.

I LOVE A DISASTER EPISODE!

Burying the hatchet

Flathead — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:06:17 +0000

Indi managed to get over herself and talk to her ma, for Dexter’s sake. Very progressive of her. What kind of an accent does Jodi have anyway? Roo is having problems accepting second best in Sid’s priority list and kicked him to the curb. Roo doesn’t have much luck in love by all accounts.

Alf is a big cricket legend apparently. No doubt he was the inspiration for Shane Warne and the Aussie team.

I felt a bit sorry seeing Liam ask Romeo for a job. He must be desperate. It’s not that long since Romeo was working for Liam, fixing up his gaff. How the tables have turned. He is being very helpful and sympathetic to Bianca, she let him stay over. In fairness, why are herself and April still living with Irene? It’s about as logical as Charlie and Ruby still living with Leah.

Duffed

Ailsa — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:29:45 +0000

So Leah is knocked up. This is bad news for her for a number of reasons:

She will now be super-duper flustered for at least nine months / however long a pregnancy lasts in Summer Bay
The child will probably be as hungry as its father, which means she’ll be bankrupt before the bub is one
Veej will no doubt have a mickey fit

Romeo’s boat got trashed, so he went off half-cocked, accusing Harvey,a fellow entrepreneur from a neighbouring berth, of doing it in an attempt to sabotage his business. He even phoned the cops. However, it turned out one of the boys at Elijah’s shelter did the nicking. Cue shame-faced Romeo trying to make it up with Harvey. Too late, Smith, for Harvey already reported the Blaxland for not having a mooring licence. But surely Alf can use his influence with the council to get one? No?

Sid and Roo and Indi and Dexter are all best buds now, after doing a bit of farm maintenance. Except this happy family to be rocked by the arrival of Sid’s ex, who Dex invited over.

So…

Ailsa — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:09:19 +0000

…Home and Away is back. So far it has concentrated on the exploits of the Walker men. They are both in recently-formed couples, leaving broken hearts in their wake. I actually like Sid and Roo as a couple, their annoyingness has worn off; perhaps the H&A break did me good.

Colleen is unusually angry about the romantic dalliances of Sid and Dexter. At least Indi has good cause. She and her new husband are having money woes. Surprisingly, a student and a tour operator don’t rake in the dough in Summer Bay.

29th August? Whaaat?

Ailsa — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:27:43 +0000

I don’t know why I’m surprised H&A is going on holidays; it does every year. Glenroe used to do that as well. Does Fair City?

Hurray for funny Marilyn coming back. She had a dream that told her it’s time for her to pick up the hairdryer again and re-enter the world of hairdressing. Sure she must be an expert, if her own barnet is anything to go on. The dream was brought on by a session with Miles. I think she came out of that one the victor.

Everyone in the Bay has Roo talked into a relationship with Sid, before they’ve even so much as put up a fairy light. She may as well go for it now.

Dex and April decided to keep their relationship under wraps by kissing on the beach. Class. Of course Xavier spotted them. Cue rows.

Like father like son

Flathead — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:55:36 +0000

Who have been naughty boys then? Only Sid and his son Dex.

First Sid, aka Dr Dish, tried it on with Roo and got slapped down. She was having none of it. Sid and Marilyn are still together, and she didn’t fancy being the other woman. Sid decided to slink back to Oz with his tail between his legs. After a quick chat with Marty, Roo had a change of heart, ran out to stop Sid’s taxi and reveal the contents of her heart. She was too slow to get there in time. No surprise as she was wearing one of her trademark voluminous dresses, which nearly tripped her on the way.

Dex showed that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. He went over to April’s and planted one on her but he too got rejected. She has morals and a boyfriend which stopped her from engaging with Dex, for at least a few minutes. Once she thought about it, she reckoned it was partly her fault as she’d been giving out signals. Cue change of mind and a massive pash.

The walker men have a profound effect on the women of the bay. Spare a thought for the fallout from their romance. Both Marilyn and Xavier are just collateral damage on the romantic road of Walker way.

Travesty

Ailsa — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:56:18 +0000

There were so many things wrong with Indi and Romeo’s decision to get married. The very worst thing of all, though, was that they did it without Dexter. Very feckin’ mean. They convinced Sid to go along with it in about thirty seconds.

Some other observations:

Romeo’s outfit was like a ninja’s.
Roo’s dress was like a tent.
Sid obviously liked it.
Roo is a woman of principle.

Perhaps Indi and Romeo could go and live in marital bliss in Nicole’s disused house.

A lot happened in that one

Ailsa — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:58:51 +0000

Charlie came to the rescue at the beach, calling an ambulance when Ruby couldn’t. Xavier went back to the hospital and is grand. As someone pointed out the last time he was in, young males in Summer Bay General are not allowed to wear tops. Anyway, Gina and John had to pass up a trip to Hawaii to keep an eye on the surfing champ.

Dex and Kate called it a day, and April copped on that Dex lurves her. Cue loadsa coy, meaningful glances.

Colleen is amazing. She reckons The Man Upstairs has it in for her, after the small electrocution, due to her gossiping ways. Elijah called over and she went mental. Brilliant. I especially like Morag as nursemaid.

Oh shocker, a trip turns into a DISASTER

Ailsa — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:05:33 +0000

So, a ragtag group of Summer-Bay-ites take off to dangerous Nelson’s Noose for a bit of surfing, etc. Unsurprisingly, there are revelations (Dexter told April he’s paying Kate in tutelage), and DISASTER! Xavier was pulled out of the surf in an unconscious state. Good timing though, Dex was about to declare his true feelings for April. Nice one, Xav.

Girlfriend for hire

Flathead — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:53:54 +0000

Dexter has devised a cunning plan. In order to make April jealous, he’s hired Kate to hang around the surf club with him, acting like his girlfriend. In exchange for these services, Kate will receive biology grinds from devious Dex. But she’s no dopey dupe, she’s onto him. Has Dexter met his match?

Marilyn got to say her goodbye with George and Nicole in the city. Very touching indeed. Sid wasn’t too impressed. I give it a week or two before the two of them break up, but maybe there’ll be a bit more flirtation between Sid and Roo. Sid and Marilyn always seemed a strange pairing and Sid wasn’t too pushed on the adoption idea. Maybe it’s for the best if they call it quits.