The River Boys are back in town...

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

@SleepingStandingUp, @CurbsideProphet et al - we filled up a Home and Away thread. This is unheard of. So here’s shiny new one - I know there are only a few of us, but keep the faith.

#bloodandsand

Well he does need a little time away to film in New Zealand so I imagine so

Really don’t like Chelsea.

Tell Colby, tell Colby, tell Colby....Dean explained why not many times.

And - I just pulled some strings so where’s my thank you? What, for helping Dean help your fiancé?!

I'm behind!!

Sorry

It's fine, I read the spoilers I just need to catch up so I can comment on why she's being annoying today lol

I'm behind too but actively seek out spoilers.

Oh, and loathe Chelsea.

Oh, and I know an absolute humdinger of a spoiler that will have regulars of this thread crying with laughter...

Spoiler thread?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/3269413-Flamin-Spoilers-you-big-galah

Have added to it!

I'm baffled by Colby. He watched his mother being abused & controlled by her partner & yet when Willow admits she misses them but implies she's not allowed to hang out with them anymore Colby's just like "yeah, whatevs, see ya!" She's supposed to be one of his best friends. So much so that his fiancée wanted her to be her bridesmaid after discovering her sister wouldn't be coming & obviously has no friends of her own. Can't imagine why... Surely he'd be the first to say something like "Look, Willow, I saw how my step-dad got to my mum & I'm worried about how Justin's treating you." He's must be too busy trying to ignore Shiny-Face's incessant whining about wedding prep, refusing any useful suggestions for finding his sister or admiring his stupid floppy hair in the mirror.

I feel better now!

AGnu - I think that would require a level of emotional intelligence rarely displayed by a Summer Bay Male!

A woman has to be either beaten up or raped before any SBM just begins to accept that the relationship she's in might be a teeny bit problematic.

Didn't Kane rape Dani, but then he was a "reformed character" and went on to marry her sister? Summer Bay has an odd outlook on relationships.

God yes. That was a bizarre storyline. And Kane and Kirsty became one of the most "romantic" couples in spite of that auspicious beginning.

I was going to say that at least now they treat rape as a despicable crime, but I don't recall Irene's son Mick ever being punished for raping Billie.

He did go to jail because when he came out they helped him get a job in the other bit of Australia (not Neighbours)

I think Mick went to a psychiatric hospital rather than jail? He got out pretty quickly...

I've lost track over the Christmas break - how ultimatum-y was Justin's ultimatum about Dean? I'm just imagining the AIBU if things were the other way around:

"My boyfriend and I were going through a bad patch and we broke up for a while. He immediately started shagging his oldest female friend. Now we're back together and things are good but he insists on seeing the friend regularly - they're always meeting up for drinks or hanging out in her flat. He swears nothing's going to happen between then but I'm finding it really hard to trust him. AIBU?" I feel the responses would be less "You're being controlling" and more "LTB"...

Pretty sure Mick was arrested for kidnapping Irene. I can't remember whether it was that there was no proof it was rape or that Billie didn't want to press charges but I don't think he was ever convicted of raping her or he wouldn't have had a hope of getting hold of Luc & VJ wouldn't have had to flee the country with her.

I think Billie died before sharing anything with police?

So catching up.

Actually think Colby's gentle "we miss you, I'm worried" approach was the right one. She's so headstrong she wouldn't have listened to him.

And good on her for calling out his has lighting - "I told you you didn't have to not talk to him I just made it clear I'd dump you if you didnt

Whoohoooooooo

I suddenly like Ziggy a whole ton more! Thats the kind of friends Willow needs.

Thank frig someone has FINALLY called his dickish behaviour out

Yep. And now silly Brody is torn between his wife and his lump of a brother...

Yeah, nice supporting his gas lighting emotional abuse dude!

I'm poorly on the sofa and just watched Me Before You. I didn't realise Brax is in it! Cheered me right up seeing him again Justin / Robbo etc are nothing compared to the original river boys.

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who finds Chelsea Really Annoying!!! And what's with the speed of the wedding planning? Weren't she and Colby at each other's throats only a couple of weeks ago and now they are so madly in leeerve that they are planning 'bucks' parties and wedding stuff? Weird!

I've totally switched off from Willow and her issues. Same with Jasmine.

I was sadly with the book Me Before You given all the hype but Brax is in the film you say?!