The Bayside Diner: Home and Away fans gather here!

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

A shiny new thread, yah flaming galahs - can't believe we filled up another one!

Hey, how come Leah and Simone get to be in the Morgan Family Photo, and Ryder doesn't?! He's been on the scene a lot longer than either of those blow-ins...

Yeah and it was for Raffy any way!

I'm going to smother Bellamona in her sleep

Will Bella confide in Irene the real reason why she bashed Cory in the face? I'm expecting a lot of "look here girly" from Irene

I didn't notice Ryder wasn't in the photo. I was more concerned that Raffy's "family photo" didn't include John & Maz. They've been there for her probably more than her siblings. Her whole life got turned upside down when she discovered that her uncle was actually her dad & her sister was her cousin & actually both her parents that she didn't know about were dead & her sister-cousin left her with a bunch of strangers who were actually her real siblings. She's never really had the sibling bond with them that they have with each other & they're all adults with their own lives. John & Marilyn are the ones who are constant in her life. She moves back in with her siblings but she's only ever there for a month or so before their lives are just soooo busy that they can't possibly be expected to care for her & she gets shipped back to the Palmers'. They should've been included in her family photo on her birthday.

If I were Irene I'd work to rule after Bella's outburst. Don't want to do the dishes? Don't use them. Can't eat my food. Do your own laundry... Give her a few days & Irene would find her crying on the floor after inadvertently dyeing her favourite white top pink. A little heart-to-heart & some bleach & they'll all live happily ever after.

How confusing that John would say Jett is his son when he was only with Gina for a short while

John was rubbing his head in that TV way which usually indicates headache / change of personality / serious illness?

I think mental breakdown. Alf keeps side eyeing him, he knows

John's already had a breakdown, after he started that fire. Went all weird on Marilyn and acted like Gina was his one true love. He can't be due another one.

I'm leaning towards a stroke. He's having TIAs but doesn't want to admit it because Jett needs him & he has to stay strong for his boy. Someone will witness one & he'll be taken to hospital where Tori will scold him for not coming sooner & tell him how lucky he is not to have had a proper stroke. She'll keep him in overnight for observation but he'll be home the next day. Marilyn will cluck around him insisting that he rests & eats vegetables. Alf will take over his surf club duties. It'll all be forgotten within a week.

I'm bored of Jasbbo's wedding already. I don't understand why they put them together. He's perfectly nice around other people but as soon as she's there she drags him down to her level of bland.

What's going on with Bella? Are they heading for a hereditary sociopathy thing?!

Gimme more Diggy. I think I might be in the minority in actually liking Ziggy. I don't think I did when she arrived & was fairly brattish but she's so much better now. I like how relaxed & happy they seem together. A much better fit than Jasbbo!

Nah I like Ziggy too, she actually has a personality! And she stood up against Justin when he was being a dick to Willow.

But what the frig with Simper checking her boyfriend is OK seeing the ex he cheated on with someone new.

Reckon Bells just needs some tough love. They'll all think they can't save her, maybe tlshell grafotto something else or set fire to something. Then it'll be all fine

How come Jas or Tori didn't check out Colby? Maybe he'll collapse and nearly die, Bella will repent but decide she's staying with Irene so he can get it on with Willow

Ahh I haven’t watched HAA in nearly 2 weeks as we have visitors. I thought a tv detox might do me good but I’m pining for it 😂

I like Ziggy too and think her and Dean are perfect together.

I really like Ziggy. Envious of her hair.
Maybe John has that brain tumor again that he had a while back when he was setting bush fires and didn't remember doing it

Random thought, but does anybody else think Simone is the secret buyer of Salt and the whole romance was just a ruse to get her hands on it? Pretty far fetched, yes, but it is a soap!

Random thought, but does anybody else think Simone is the secret buyer of Salt and the whole romance was just a ruse to get her hands on it? Pretty far fetched, yes, but it is a soap!

Woah!! Intriguing. I was wondering if the mystery buyer would turn out to be someone we already know...

The mystery buyer is Dean's rich half sister isnt it?

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about Dean's dad and half sister.

I don't know if this counts as a spoiler, but I'm not loving the news reports suggesting that H&A might be axed! 😱

TheOnlyLivingBoy noooooo! That cannot be true!?!?!

My first thought re John was dementia - personality change, getting muddled about the surf club roster. Although doesn't Willow's dad have that? Two characters might be a bit of a stretch!

Home and Away axed? Nooooo!!
That's an interesting theory about Simone, pity it's not true, would love that, Brody deserves some karma after treating Ziggy like that!

Whaaaaat!

I thought Home and Away would be on telly forever

Ooh yeah I read that earlier today re: home and away possible axing. Its because their ratings in Oz aren't as good as over here and no one watches it like we do in the UK.
Apparently they're gonna try new storylines to try entice their 7pm audience.

They should do what they've done with Neighbours and make it for us in the UK... Let Channel 5 buy the rights, like the deal channel 5 have with Neighbours.

So I’ve caught up... mason’s hair is starting to look like brax’s and Bells with poor Irene
Please don’t say they’re axing the show!!!

If they try to axe it we’ll have to do a crowdfund thing to save it.

Then we’ll be the exec producers and can choose all the storylines... squee.

My first move would be Brody discovering Simoan is secretly part of that stupid drugs ring that tried to kill the Morgans, he then gets chloroformed and kidnapped, we see a car going over the edge with a Brody-esque dummy in it... end of story!

Then Colby gets kidnapped trying to solve the murder, and they cut his hair off and force him to stop pouting. They then release him as he’s now 100% more likeable 😝

Then a cult turns up and recruits Ziggy, Leah, Tori, Jazzy Jeff, Coco just to be safe and Martha. It can be run by that Saul guy from the 90s cult storyline. The cult gets beamed up to space after sacrificing some random extra to the soap gods (maybe Mason’s drug dealer, or Robert Robertson now he’s devoid of personality). They’re never seen again.

All other suggestions welcome!

Nooo, we keep Ziggy now she's with Dean. Now we are in charge, they are going to get married and have a happy, functional and enduring relationship because Dean deserves to be happy after all the shit he's been through.