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I was surprised he didn't get a Logie either. I honestly thought he would - maybe not gold, but silver.

I have to say I'm a bit surprised that Steve didn't get nominated for Inside Soap Award this year (I believe he won last year). Nominated are Lincoln, Dan and Bonnie and of course H&A.

I'm sorry Dan, I believe I actually started with the spoilers and other members followed. Sorry about that

I hate it when Brax and Casey are divided more than anything so I agree with you to a certain degree but I have to defend Ricky in this scenario. When Adam was manipulating her, she had a clear agenda to separate Brax from his brothers which I was hating. But in the aftermath of Brax's shooting I thought it became clear very quickly that that was Adam's agenda and not hers. She tried to leave Brax numerous times because she didn't want to come between him and his family. She tried to walk away from him at least four or five times. He kept begging her to stay and he eventually got sick of it and gave her an ultimatum - stay or walk out the door and never come back. Brax was adamant. But once Ricky moved in she became more and more guilty seeing the strain her presence had placed on Brax and Casey's relationship and how upset Brax was and she tried to sneak away so he couldn't stop her. Tamara caught her and convinced her to stay. Ricky won me over around this time. I'm really struggling with her character. Sometimes I like her, sometimes I don't. I think it's because IMO she knew what she was doing when she came to the Bay and I'm not convinced she was completely manipulated by Adam. She knew Adam and I don't know what she thought he was going to do at the end. Adam blamed Brax for leaving him to die, and actually Heath was the one who left him (same family different brother), so it's not like he lied about being left for to die. She had so many opportunities to come clean but she hasn't, they would've been better off knowing who was behind it all. Also Jamie was also 'manipulated' by Adam but he ended up in jail, and she got away with it. Tamara said she remembered something that could help her at the trail - she needed Tamara for the trail she would have even if she moved out, she didn't have to stay at the Braxton's house. Her trial didn't have anything to do with her living arrangements. I think I'm starting to have a problem that all criminal activities done by main characters happen to be justified and forgotten, I'm hoping they will change that when RB leave (Jesse, Roman, Ruby, Kane, Will have done wrong things but they paid for that). I actually liked her when she came to the Bay, I thought she was better match for Brax that Nat and Charlie, but after all that 'revenge' storyline and aftermath I just don't like her all the time. I look forward seeing Brax without Heath. Tonight's episode was bittersweet, Brax was both happy and sad that Heath's leaving, I really liked their brotherly bond.

I agree Brax didn't think Casey would move out, but he shouldn't have asked her to move in. I was a bit surprised Ricky decided to move in after everything she's done, IMO she should've given them space. I reckon I would respect her more because of that. That was completely selfish act IMO. She came to the Bay to divide them and at the end she succeeded.

I think regarding Casey - Brax chose his happiness at the wrong time, he should've waited a bit until situation settled down. He put Casey first every time before and to put himself first this time was completely out of Brax's character (and for what he stood for) - but they needed to add more drama to it. I can't remember Casey getting education - Bianca pulled strings to get his HSC trial exam results recognised. As for Brax leaving the gang - for someone who was the leader of 'notorious' (as they said) gang, Brax should've known that it wouldn't be so easy to leave. I think that he didn't think that through very well. Charlie told him how Casey looks up to him and he decided to leave without thinking about consequences. He should've thought about what would happen if Heath takes over and what would he have to do to clean Heath's mess that's why I said it was impulsive. He came to the Bay and got into 'legal business' and he was trying to gain respect of people, and not to be just another River Boy. He wanted out to give Casey better life and apparently because of Charlie (who still didn't want to be open about their relationship), but it is small town and it was tough gang and before you know he was back in.

As much as I (usually) like him I also think that Brax is mastermind behind everything and that most of the time he is portrayed as hero even if he is not. However I think that it was partially Charlie's fault for ending up the way she has. As police officer she should've known that there was no way that leader of the gang is not involved in gang's business - he made her look like an idiot and some gullible high school girl. She kept going back to him over and over again. This whole "Jake problem'' started when Brax impulsively decided to leave the gang (as if that was that easy) and when Heath took over problems started. After Charlie died Ruby told him once that he was not the only one Charlie loved (when he had a go at Leah for wearing Charlie's perfume), but Ruby had her share of doing stupid things. And I agree that most of the time he is trying to manipulate/influence his brothers - when they have a problems he is winging that they expect him to help; when they tell him to back off he is chasing them around the town and call for a family meeting. I don't believe that he puts family first all the time - he had no problem leaving Heath behind to go to the city with Charlie, or to let Casey deal with his problems so that he could live happily with Ricky.

I think that Dan said that as a joke, but a lot of people took that seriously. Actors (especially one leaving) don't know that much in advance - I think that was just his opinion about endings. I also can't see Brax leaving because of job opportunity.

I always thought that Brax's ending will be his death, but with I'm thinking... maybe jail or just leaving the Bay completely lost and broken (like Liam). If I was one of producers I wouldn't kill him off - as he is very popular character and Steve likes H&A, I would have him back for some milestone (which H&A doesn't celebrate LOL). But when Steve goes to LA I doubt he would like to come back.

No I don't think that was even mentioned so I dare say Ricky doesn't know. I'd assume that she was aware of it. How could she not know at all? On her first night in the Bay, didn't she tell Brax that she'd been visiting Jamie in prison? I also therefore assume that it's likely she knew. But Jamie was arrested for trying to kill Heath (Heath, Brax, Kyle and Liam kidnapped Jamie and blackmailed Adam into admitting he told Jamie to kill Heath), I can't recall anyone saying he was in prison for stalking Leah. That's a thing in H&A, as soon as storyline finishes they don't repat it anymore.

Does anyone else think that Sophie will get back to taking painkillers after this surgery - just to put some more drama into Nate and Sophie's relationship? I'm sure writers will explore that storyline sometime while she is around (they've done it with Irene and Liam) I'm just not sure if that's going to be this soon. They already have 'trust issues' something like this could break them up again.