Neighbours Thread - Is Lassiter's the most dangerous hotel in the world?

[AnneEyhtMeyer]

Starting a new thread ready for the dramas of next week.

Can't believe I'll be on holiday when the all the excitement is going on. That was seriously bad planning.

If Paul dies then I'm not coming home.

My wish list for death: Amy, her son, her mum, Sonya, Ben & Steph.

Can anyone explain why Sonia doesn't like/want her uncle Walter around? And why she didn't know who he was? I missed a huge chunk of neighbours a few years back which was when Sonia came into the show and met Toadie, so I'm not sure of all her background story.

Someone else appeared a while back claiming to be her Uncle Walter (he obviously wasn't) as part of a scam. That's why Toadie was suspicious of him and investigated so found out all his ongoing alcohol issues etc.

I had to laugh when Ned borrowed the paper to look up film times! Bit old school?!

Where do they find so many actors with such annoying faces?!

Did anyone else see Charlie's tough snarly face? I roared with laughter

Paige lookalike new girlfriend person is clearly a weirdo stalker, but no one will believe Paige when she tries to prove it...

Every time I see the Paige-alike, I feel as if I'm in one of those dreams where your teeth fall out and you can feel them all loose in youir mouth.

Paige-a-like didn't last long thankfully!

It's starting to look increasingly like John blew up the hotel... I'm guessing he's part of the gang that Ned used to belong to & was sent to kill him for leaving the gang. Possibly some initiation thing.

But he doesn't have the gang tattoo, does he? You know, the one that Lauren recognised, cos she's so down with the kids with her know,edge of street gang tattoos, she must see a lot of them in her cosy suburban coffee shop.

Then again, it was her son whose first thought when trying to trace John was to look on the Dark web. Maybe the whole family are closet criminals, and actually Lauren blew up the hotel

Don't forget Lauren's oldest son - the one born less than 9 months after Paige was in Juvie. Hence why they relocated back to Erinsborough for a new start.

Lauren knew about the gang sign because Matt was doing some police work that involved the gang. Not sure how that meant she memorised the sign though!

A flimsy excuse, if ever I heard one! Just how widespread is this gang supposed to be? Ned was in it years ago when he lived with Doug and Pam - presumably when he was a wayward teenager, so what, 8/9 years ago? And that was elsewhere in Australia, wherever Doug and Pam were supposed to be living, which I assume was not Mount Isa or wherever it was Lauren and Matt were before they came to Erinsborough...

I'm guessing John was there to prevent Lassiters blowing up, which was why he was needing to find someone, but first of all everyone will assume he was there to blow it up.

And how weird was that Paigealike?! Not even a proper weird ex girlfriend stalking him and pretending they never broke up, just someone who bumped into him for the first time the morning of the explosion And no one thought to call mental health services, because obviously making up a fake life with a complete stranger who you fancy is just completely normal!

I reckon there's more to it with the fake ex girlfriend. Maybe she was sent to check up on him?

I'm not sure how Karl and Susan get so much time together with a gazillion jobs between the two of them. I completely forgot about off air!

I read up on what happens next week hoping to see an end to the explosion business. I'm hoping it won't be long now but fuck knows

I am bored with the drawn out explosion story now. Actually I was bored of it after about a week.

Fake Girlfriend story was bizarre if there isn't more to it.

I'll have to watch it again to be sure, but when fake girlfriend was leaving, the conversation with John made it sound as though they had met the morning of the explosion. If that is the case, how come nobody knew about her - surely she should have been interviewed by Erinsboroughs only police officer, as a vital witness?

And if she had somehow been missed, how come it didn't occur to John or Paige to let Mark know he'd missed such an important witness?

Instead, she makes up this weird story on the back of exchanging pleasantries with a total stranger, then just says 'oh, yeah, I made it up, sorry' and waltzes off when found out. Completely bonkers, even for neighbours.

I have a new left of field totally random theory - Lynn

You could well be on to something. My money is on Bouncer though

Badgers - or B2 who was Paul's dog briefly and went to live with Hillary. The storyline involved Lucy somehow.

Can't believe Steph is going to be daft enough to help Paul. I hope she doesn't go through with it!

The Ned - Lauren thing is cringey, I hate it.

Where's all the fun gone in Neighbours? There isn't a single funny character in it. Toadie lost his personality when he met Sonya. Josh had some comedy moments, like the top less dancing with Aaron. Dr Karl can have some entertaining moments but that's because he can do everything. Tyler has potential but it's not being utilised. Need some laughs in it!

You are right, skillsandtea. Remember the House of Trouser!

Love the way Ned can become a tutor. Thought he had a criminal record. How old is he meant to be.

Loved the house of trouser! Going back further, does anyone remember Dr Clive Gibbons? He was brilliant!

It's ringing a bell - some link with Lucy Robinson?

Loved Dr Clive!