Home and Away thread: everyone to Salt for one of Ryder's cocktails

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

New thread here so that we can continue discussing everything important in the Bay: who is hotter - new police officer or potential new doctor? Will new doctor BE new doctor or was that brief superhero moment all we get?

Will Tori and Christian ever get married and by now, how many of us really care? And what next for the Tane/Ziggy/Dean triangle?

Grab a seat, place your cocktail orders, hope that Annoying Chloe doesn't show up, and get chatting!

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

@Rummikub

Yes v true.

Are dean and ziggy together in real life?

Yes: they have been for several years now. They’re based in the UK at the moment and have been travelling around GB and the continent, according to their Instagram! Not sure how they’re paying the bills although they’ve done a couple of meet and greets since arriving here. Wonder if a few years in the bay sets you up financially for the future or not 😂

[Rummikub]

Oh I forgot they were doing meet and greets!

[strugglingwithlife]

Just catching up on the last week, I will admit I cried when Dean and Ziggy left

[Rummikub]

All kicking off today with Ava.

And I hope gabe isn’t going to disappear from mac

[Rummikub]

The shaky camera is making me queasy

[LoveMyPiano]

Oh Mac.... 😥

[Rummikub]

Poor mac :(

[Rummikub]

Ava is an excellent brat!

[FlutteryButterfly]

@Rummikub

Ava is an excellent brat!

Yes! I'm not sure she'll be good at anything else tho 😬

[ThomasHardyPerennial]

@LoveMyPiano

Loved Eden's song tonight (or tomorrow)
Does the actress sing, does anyone know? It certainly seemed as though she was.

Yes it is the actress singing. I thought it was a great song!

[CurbsideProphet]

Did anyone else see Robbo in Ten Pound Poms?! I've actually forgotten why he left now.

[CurbsideProphet]

Christ Ava and Justin 😳
Ava needs a lot of therapy. Surely issues making healthy attachments after spending her childhood not knowing her dad was in witness protection.
I'm expecting a turn around in 3 episodes and all this never to be mentioned ever again!

[Rummikub]

I missed Monday and Tuesday episodes. Did they find Ava them? Was the sinister van driver a good bloke in the end?

[CurbsideProphet]

Yes he was. But Ava sent a message on social media to Theo that said she was scared / needed help. Theo told Justin, who went off and punched innocent van man. He could be facing prison (oh hello Colby). Leah puts up with a lot. Bring back Vinnie!

[Rummikub]

Ahh forgot about vinnie!

I wonder whether Ava did feel scared or chose to manipulate the situation.

[LoveMyPiano]

@Rummikub

Ahh forgot about vinnie!

I wonder whether Ava did feel scared or chose to manipulate the situation.

Even though she is shell-shocked by the outcome, I don't think Ava was at all scared at any point with the guy who "rescued" her from Theo. By her own admission, that was what (who) she was manipulating, and it's backfired horribly. Although Justin was on a hair-trigger - and Leah's disgust with him is palpable.

Ava needs help, and did before now.
(She'll probably end up at the Beach House with Irene.)

[SleepingStandingUp]

Watched it today, Ava def not scared. She was trying to hang out longer with him and he was asking where can I drop you, your parents will be worried, decide where you want to go and I'll take you but otherwise I need to leave. He went for a surf and she hung out on his car. He went to get dressed and she text Theo just so he's come running to"rescue" her.

Her certainty that Theo loves her, and sings to her, is scary but so sad too. She's just a kid

[SleepingStandingUp]

What's going on with macks love them, will he come back cured or die and leave her millions or will new proxy bro hubby him down and drag him back to die on the beach in her arms at sunset?

[ThomasHardyPerennial]

I'm so glad that Leah is not impressed with Justin's behaviour. Could go either way in soap land!

[SleepingStandingUp]

I do kinda feel for him.
His kid gets into a van, is no contact for hours, then messages to say she's in danger. She's lying on a mattress and the guy is putting his clothes on.

Logically it's middle of the day in public and violence is never ok, but Omg to see that and your brain to work too fast....

At least she's in too much shock to double down and accuse the guy

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

Thank goodness Remi and Bree have finally communicated! That was taking far too long!

[ThomasHardyPerennial]

I find Justin really frustrating - he is always blaming someone else and not taking responsibility for his own behaviour. No growth at all. He's bloody horrible to Theo, and was horrible to Ziggy a lot of the time too.

What does Leah see in him? I'm too invested in this😄.

Also, how many bloody times has Ava gone missing these last few weeks?

[Rummikub]

Today’s was emotional.

but i hate how they give massive spoilers in the trailer!

[SleepingStandingUp]

Yeah it's like they pick the best bit and our or in the trailer. I just stop watching now when I think it's over altho sometimes it moves so quick it's hard

[Rummikub]

I might try that too. But sometimes I can’t tell whether it’s a continuation or trailer!