CaptainHulk Posted May 18, 2023 Report Posted May 18, 2023 On 09/05/2023 at 19:20, Bobby Forever Missed said: Wait what? Yes. "Wait What?", indeed! 2 Quote
j.laur5 Posted July 2, 2023 Report Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Also if Pippa had stayed I think she would have been a great asset to a drop in centre which came into the show around 2000. It’s a shame 7two episodes of the Early Years stopped as it would be great to see Pippa's final episodes again. Even though her final episode was a let down . But given they did not kill off Pippa I think it's possible they were hoping one day Debra might agree to return permanently. Debra said in an interview on Back to the Bay site that the main reason she left was because she wanted to move back to Melbourne as her mum lived there. Who knows had her circumstances be different she might have stayed on the show till this day. But I guess it is what it is . Edited July 2, 2023 by j.laur5 Quote
nenehcherry2 Posted July 2, 2023 Report Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, j.laur5 said: Also if Pippa had stayed I think she would have been a great asset to a drop in centre which came into the show around 2000. It’s a shame 7two episodes of the Early Years stopped as it would be great to see Pippa's final episodes again. Even though her final episode was a let down . But given they did not kill off Pippa I think it's possible they were hoping one day Debra might agree to return permanently. Debra said in an interview on Back to the Bay site that the main reason she left was because she wanted to move back to Melbourne as her mum lived there. Who knows had her circumstances be different she might have stayed on the show till this day. But I guess it is what it is . Also a possibility that the drop in centre would never have existed had she stayed. The concept of said centre felt like another example of them trying to "gap fill" some kind of link to the fostering past (minus PIppa's presence) without doing obvious fostering in SBH after the Nash era (albeit, Rhys and Shelley then fostered Brodie!). The drop in centre concept was nothing new for the show. This apparent need for a "drop in centre" or "youth refuge" for teens was something commented on by other characters time and time again from circa 89. I'm fact, they were raising money to construct one when Don paid his daughter's fare for THAT speedboat trip. And the diner its very self was originally intended by Ailsa to be a place for "kids to drop in and hang out" (but quickly evolved into an obesity-inducing profit machine for Ailsa and Bobby). Always found it very bizarre that, of all the places in the world, runaway teens just happened to "wash up" in Summer Bay. A random costal village. Without them even knowing prior that it was "the fostering capital of Australia" (quote: Quinn, 95). Felt very forced to me! Edited July 2, 2023 by nenehcherry2 3 Quote
cymbaline Posted July 2, 2023 Author Report Posted July 2, 2023 Before that, Andrew Foley became a youth worker. That's what brought his relationship with Stacey Macklin to an end. 1 Quote
nenehcherry2 Posted July 2, 2023 Report Posted July 2, 2023 1 hour ago, cymbaline said: Before that, Andrew Foley became a youth worker. That's what brought his relationship with Stacey Macklin to an end. Indeed he did, thankyou! A great example of my point 1 Quote
cymbaline Posted July 2, 2023 Author Report Posted July 2, 2023 It was those pesky Fletchers who started the rot! Back when the show started, a foster family coming to town was thought to be quite exotic. That implies that drop-in centres weren't even on the horizon at the time. Then once the Fletchers moved to town, it became a magnet for every runaway in NSW. Quote
CaptainHulk Posted July 2, 2023 Report Posted July 2, 2023 10 hours ago, cymbaline said: Before that, Andrew Foley became a youth worker. That's what brought his relationship with Stacey Macklin to an end. Only because Mark Gottli... I mean Brad Coo.. Mick, turned over the joint! 7 hours ago, cymbaline said: It was those pesky Fletchers who started the rot! Back when the show started, a foster family coming to town was thought to be quite exotic. That implies that drop-in centres weren't even on the horizon at the time. Then once the Fletchers moved to town, it became a magnet for every runaway in NSW. That you, Doris Peters? 3 Quote
nenehcherry2 Posted July 3, 2023 Report Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, CaptainHulk said: Only because Mark Gottli... I mean Brad Coo.. Mick, turned over the joint! That you, Doris Peters? Waiting a "brad cooper became mark gottlieb of Summer Bay" post to appear at some point 19 hours ago, cymbaline said: I'm not one to gossip but... Oh... Alf! Edited July 3, 2023 by nenehcherry2 1 Quote
c120701 Posted July 4, 2023 Report Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) On 02/07/2023 at 11:33, nenehcherry2 said: Always found it very bizarre that, of all the places in the world, runaway teens just happened to "wash up" in Summer Bay. A random costal village. Without them even knowing prior that it was "the fostering capital of Australia" (quote: Quinn, 95). Felt very forced to me! All “passing through” a peninsula. Wonder where they were planning to sail (or swim) to… Edited July 4, 2023 by c120701 1 Quote
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