Home and Away, fancy a pizza and a beer at Salt? We can set the Bay to rights on the balcony...

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So Zig and Dean have left, leaving lonely Mack with just Mali to walk in on in the bathroom. Remi loves Bree and Cash loves Eden, Tane married Flic and Leah hasn't dumped Justin yet. Kirby loves Theo and that's about it.

But who'll love who by page 40....

Yes, Mali called Dean, who called on the River Boys for help. Surprised Alf hasn't picked up on a River Boy being in the Bay.

I do wonder if now Cash has been offered Mangrove River, we'll be seeing more of them.

Yes he is - one of Dean's mates, after Mali called Dean when he was looking for Iluka and fighting the other family, I think.

They basically came as seconds to his duel.

Ah ok. I wasn't paying attention to the two who turned up for Mali.
I guess it does seem likely that Cash's new job means more river boys.

I'm ALL in favour of more River Boys - they at least bought a little fun and unpredictability!

I was getting really angry on Dana's behalf at nobody wanting to listen to her and take her seriously. I hope Brontë and her sidekick end up in prison. I wouldn't want to speak to any of them for a good while when they realise she was right all along if I were Dana

I so like John, I like how he takes the younger ones under his wing. He did the same with Nik and then Theo and now Dana.

I'm so glad Dana doesn't blame Irene, glad she told Xander what she thought though, hopefully she'll do the same to Harper.

Irene is going to go to pieces at a guess. I really hope she doesn't start drinking again.

Yes I like that too. And he sometimes knows exactly the right things to say. As he did with Dana and her being brave.

I love John, he's one of my favourites! I can't remember why he and Maz split up, that still makes me sad.

Irene is a mean drunk.

Oh no! What have I missed??

She's always been a mean drunk, when she first came in she was horrible and not the loveable Irene we have today. Finn and Damien didn't want anything to do with her if I remember correctly.

Such a shame they've made her relapse too (I haven't watched it this week mind) but you could see it happening.

The build up was good I thought. And I felt sorry for her.

Then she turned mean!

Yes Irene was a total bitch when she came in, worst mother - wasn't she estranged from the kids? Hopefully they won't drag it out too long and John will sort her out
I always thought Maz and John were an odd match. Given she calls the guy who acts like her father Mr Stewart, it feels odd she has a tendency to marry men a similar age

I don't know how they got together. I stopped it for awhile then when I came back to it John and maz were together!

Yeah why on earth does she still call Alf that, they're housemates and practically family by this point!

I think it's kind of a nickname, Sally used to call him Mr Stewart too. Even once she was an adult with children of her own. I think they did explain it once.

Is it just me but does Dingo remind you of Charlie Sheen?

Omg Xander is so tiresome.

These River Boys are so comedy, the likes of Brax and Heath, Dean and Coleby, would have them for breakfast.

What is felicity doing?!

Rory is pretty. I'm sad he's not one we get to keep and reform like Dean and Ash before him

I know! We haven’t had a properly beautiful male character for a while now and then they give us Rory only to whisk him away again 😭

Honestly I'm bored with the whole Tane and Harper storyline. Does she ever go to work?! Can Tane just go and visit his Whānau in New Zealand and not come back, he adds nothing to the show since Ari and Nik went/died and he split up with Flick.

And enough of Mac and Levi sucking the face off each other in every other scene. We know they're supposed to be in love but it's getting boring and tedious now. The way she spoke to John the other day was rude.

Best bits so far is the stuff with Irene and her drinking. But that's because it involves the lovely Marilyn, John and Leah. I can understand what Marilyn is doing, she probably thinks if she's with Irene she can control how much she drinks.

Oh no......
I was getting a bit cross about Felicity and the River Boy, which has now I guess fizzled out - but then leading to a row and making up with Cash.

But all of it was too good to last (getting tissues ready) 😞