Rewatching The Early Years

[adam436]

29 minutes ago, CaptainHulk said:

Killing Chloe off  was to aid Ben/Jesse's departure

I was never a Jesse fan, but he was treated pretty poorly in his exit storyline for very little long-term gain. Especially when you consider his last regular love interest Josie left a few weeks earlier, and he could also have got a happy ending with Chloe.

The writers seemed at a loss with Jesse after he and Leah broke up, but it's a shame they undid all the development they'd made with his character over his second regular stint.

[Sunny Girl]

I was definitely a Jesse (and Ben Urwin) fan and they definitely treated Ben shabbily in his second stint - That's for sure. 

[Sb boy]

I liked Jesse when he with selina and with kylie later but I didn’t really take the relationship he had later. However short lived  with Leah and  Chloe.

[Homeandawayfan.]

Happy 37th birthday today H&A. 17 January 2025. Only 3 years until your 40th.

The Early Years began with the pilot episode in Australia 37 years ago today.

Edited Friday at 12:16 by Homeandawayfan.

[adam436]

On 17/01/2025 at 23:15, Homeandawayfan. said:

The Early Years began with the pilot episode in Australia 37 years ago today.

It's hard to believe sometimes. I consider the Early Years to be 1988-2000, which seemed like such a long period at the time, but now it's less than a third of the total period on air.

I know others consider the Sutherland era and perhaps even the years up to Sally's exit as the "Early Years" though. But still, in 3 years time, Sally would have only been on H&A for half its run.