**NO SPOILERS** Neighbours: Not quite there for one another, as they trudge along Ramsay Street without David, leaving Paul to be eaten alive by Chelsea

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Will the Paul/Terese/Toadie/Mel quadrangle resolve itself? Will the Baddie Builders ever return? Will Eden get his comeuppance? All these and many more, coming up on Neighbours.

It was the backpackers and Piper and David got injured. Going through Sonya’s bio looking for it it reminded me of Toadie and the bouncy castle when he was never going to walk again 😂

I felt like such a terrible feminist writing that but her face just doesn't work in the role!

Doe eyed describes the old Nicolette so well. She was very pretty.

We’ve not seen them before. I don’t think Jake popped back after she left until she properly returned x years ago so we first met Nicolette when she was red head Nicolette.

She was such a wonderfully nuanced character. I’m not sure if the actress is the problem or the writing or both? Maybe the actress just doesn’t know how to make it so multifaceted?

That is quite something and yes I vaguely remember now. Around which year was this?

When the shoe thing was mentioned on this thread I thought it was just about a drunken BBQ!

Steph was bi I forgot that.

Was Harold's granddaughter who recently came to visit also bi?

@MiddleClassProblem I hate to have a dig but I think the actress is terrible AND so wrong for the role in every way.

A well cast Nicollette could have made this reboot

I also vaguely remember the bouncy castle.

I'm going to watch some old episodes on Amazon while I'm in bed ill. Which years do you all recommend?

I can’t remember what happened when but if you have some missing years maybe start there? If not maybe go for the build up to a big disaster ep or big plot of a character you like?

Lassiters fire and Paul’s return is obviously a pretty big one

I've caught up on last week. Toadie's reminiscing is making me sad. He's been such a main part of the programme for so long, it's really emotional having all of these sad things brought back up.

I was surprised at Melanie saying they rushed into marriage. They did marry soon after getting engaged but they'd been together a while before that, so it wasn't really rushed. I really liked those two together, much better than Toadie and Therese!

Sonia's exit story and death was heartbreaking. I remember weeping buckets watching that last episode!

For whoever asked, yes Steph was bisexual in the end. For most of her time in the programme not, but quite late on she was sectioned for a mental health crisis, and then started a relationship with the female nurse who cared for her, which continued after she left hospital. I thought at the time this was a questionable relationship/storyline!

And then they cut Sonia from the opening credits the very next day after she died - harsh!

I also didn't like Melanie making out their relationship wasn't meant to be and that they'd rushed it. Toadie rushed into marriage with Terese, but not Melanie. It just seemed totally unnecessary to the plot to go and change history and feelings like that.

I'm not sure how all this reminiscing is supposed to end up with Toadie leaving though. Is he just supposed to want to run away from his memories or something? Seems a bit daft.

I've just seen that Janet Andrewartha (Lynn Scully) has died. Very sad, excellent actress and character.

Just seen this too.Very sad! She always reminded me of Stockard Channing.

Oh that's sad, I always loved her in the show.

Just saw this and came straight to the thread.
Very sad news
I loved her dynamic with paul.

Really sad news. Loved Lyn, a great character. Her postnatal depression was really well acted. Loved her bond with Steph.

Oh, no, I loved Lyn Scully. Really sad news.

Yes

Did like the actress

RIP Janet

Oh that's sad. Yes, now you mention it I can definitely see the similarity with Stockard Channing.

Lynn was in it not that long ago, when trying to put Therese off from marrying Paul wasn't she. Hmm... maybe that's longer ago than I realise

I think it was 2019? There was an episode before Paul and Therese got married where all of Paul's ex-wives (except the dead one) came back to warn Therese off. It was great, really funny!

Oh yes. Also loved Rebecca Napier. Paul has had some great wives!

She might have been in the video with lots of people well wishing in one of the last eps

Ooh, I'd love to see that! I've missed quite a few years here and there, what with this and that and life intervening. I'm going to see if I can find it somewhere. 2019, you say?

Do Australian schools not have much of a school uniform policy? Today JJ was in an untucked shirt but no tie, Dex had a sports shirt on, Nell looked like she was in pyjamas. Very different from my own school uniform experience!

I sense there will be trouble with Byron and his new silent partnership. But I did LOL at the idea that he has to fly off somewhere for a few weeks, he isn't allowed to just stay at home out of the way. Banished to Queensland!

Going off to google hepatitis B now...

I was convinced there was going to be some horrible accident as Nicolette let her daughter just run across the road 🫣

I also thought there was going to be an Isla accident! Yesterday we saw he run into the house while Nicolette and Kiri kissed outside, today she ran across the road when they were chatting, later when Nicolette sat down at the picnic she almost ran off to Aaron. It's almost like they were setting up multiple accidents for her.