2024 Season - UK Episode Discussion

[Red Ranger 1]

Well, Cash and Eden at least managed to say a civil goodbye, although with Levi's words and that ignored phone call, it feels like there's some doubt about whether he's going or not.Part of me thinks it might be good for him, he might flourish as a country copper like Gary and if he is serious about not reconciling with Eden (and that's a big if), then some distance might not be a bad idea.It seems Levi calling Abigail out on her hang-ups has had a positive effect on her.Apparently, the production only hired that building where Tim's office was the once, because now he's only counselling her on the standard sets and locations! Of course he might have an ulterior motive for that... Cracking onto your client's sister must surely be a breach of all sorts of ethics, especially given he's advising Abigail over her feelings for Eden and especially especially when he included her in that family counselling session. And it's pretty typical that Eden decides to rebound just as Cash is reaching out...

Alf's back, which even Marilyn noted was quick, but perhaps not as we know him.Has he finally had one brush with death too often? Or has something happened with Martha? Anyway, it was nice to see Leah and Justin getting on.

[H&Alover]

Strictly speaking Eden isn't a patient of Tim's, it was only the one family session but her sister is so it would be breaching some sort of ethical protocol.   Seeing how Tim is having to trek all that way to the bay and back to the clinic it must be costing him so is he going to add all that petrol money onto Levi's bill?  He does have some good ideas and suggestions like  Abby writing a letter - a  proper one on paper - to Eden so she can put her thoughts down in her own time.  I can see a lot of screwed up paper being chucked away.   Anyways if Eden got involved with Tim be another reason for Abby to be against Eden.   I'm guessing Tim has no idea about Eden's recent rather messy break up so wouldn't know how vulnerable she is.    Remi did interrupt a rather risque moment - oops - .   My thoughts exactly re Eden getting together with Tim would definitely be rebound.    

Talking of Cash his decision to go seems to have taken a  few people by surprise.  His and Eden's talk did seem a bit stilted, It did look to me that   Eden may have given him a goodbye hug but decided against it. It was mentioned that everywhere would remind him of Felicity so maybe one of the reasons he's going, but as Leah said he'd be all alone there even if he is nearer to Gary but still two hours away.   is he really needed there that urgently that he has to go the next day?  It did appear he was having second thoughts and that talk with Levi, him looking at the ring.  As an aside the lease is going back into Tane's name  or perhaps not.  Like all soaps any legal stuff gets sorted in an amazingly short time period. 

Leah and Justin are acting like a new couple joined at the hip/lip.  

Alf's return did stun a few people, had there been problems with Martha?  He has had a few near death experiences in his life but maybe this one was too close. I know Maz can be  ditzy at times but she's pretty astute  on picking up on people's feelings, he was very quite at the Diner and not himself, even Justin and Leah knew something wasn't right.   Bold of Maz, knowing what Alf is like, asking him if there was everything was  OK with  him  and him admitting  he didn't know.   

[pembie]

I can’t see why Eden has suddenly gotten all interested in Tim really I guess story calls for it 

Mali is the owner of the shop but he won’t look as good in a bikini like Kirby would  plus she was is a member of a semi famous band for anyone following the band because they fancy Eden and Kirby buying a surfboard from you crush could help Like if Katy Perry was selling surfboards I would buy one from her for example 

Edited yesterday at 16:04 by pembie

[CaptainHulk]

I am over Eden.

2 hours ago, pembie said:

Mali is the owner of the shop but he won’t look as good in a bikini like Kirby would  

*Bad Borat impression* "Hi-Five!"

[Red Ranger 1]

I have some sympathy for Eden and I was pretty much cheering her on when she tore into Cash for only acting like her feelings matter when it suits him. But good grief, she really did handle it in a bad way, not only going out and having sex with the nearest willing person but ignoring how messy it is as well. It's a bit odd that Tim walked Eden home from work last episode and this one she's suddenly going into work (or at least was until she found something better to occupy her time with). We don't see Mackenzie and Cash together often but sometimes someone who's not that close to the situation is the best sounding board.

We did actually see a glimmer of hope from Bree here. She's obviously not right, but that talk with Alf was the most honest she's ever been about what happened and she seemed to give him the genuine apology that she was refusing to give Marilyn not too long ago.It's a shame that overhearing Remi and Xander seems to have stoked her paranoia.

We got some nice teasing scenes with Mali, Mackenzie and Kirby and I was amused at Mackenzie being horrified that he put the wine in danger.It's surprising but not unbelievable that Mali would get stage fright.

[H&Alover]

I totally got Eden, is she meant to be overjoyed that Cash has now decided to stay in the bay after the way he treated her.  He dumped her because he was scared she'd die.   OK she did handle it absolutely the wrong way by jumping into bed with Tim, but he wasn't exactly reluctant was he?  He's been sympathetic   so to her he'd be someone she could turn to. She was going into work but then she had that set to with Cash.   She wasn't a happy bunny, then Remi reveals to Kirby that she's seeing Tim and that was before she slept with him.   Did that bedroom door close? Cash did make some valid points when he was talking to Mac about  it being awkward having two Senior Constables at Yabbie Creek so his only other alternative  would be to quit - again.  I can't see this new station Cash was due at being happy at being let down at the last  moment. 

That was a surprise and a good one that Bree admitted to Alf she had hesitated about treating him and walked away which is something she hadn't told anyone before.  He even asked her if she was OK and was she getting help.  It was going well until she overheard what Remi was saying  to Xander though he didn't go into specifics about what  what help Bree was getting.  I said before Xander had picked up on Bree's OCD and she was doing it again by checking the gas in their flat.   Then I remembered when he first came to the bay he had his own way of getting over bad call outs as a paramedic  - he got himself tats, so that was why he recognised Bree's problem.    He did get himself help.

Kirby was going way OTT with Mali and his involvement with the photo shoot because he was treating it so casually but then he got ganged up on.  Kirby will be OK with them as she would have done them when she had her short lived solo career.   It wasn't a total surprise she scared the  out of him by announcing once people see the photos online the whole world will be flocking to the bay.  He's just a normal, everyday bloke it would freak most people out.   If he is going to be that busy he'll need more staff to run the board shop as he'll up to his neck making new boards.  

Edited 5 hours ago by H&Alover

[Red Ranger 1]

It seemed to be one step forward and quite a few backwards for Bree for much of the episode, but it seems she is willing to listen to people at least these days, as with Levi here. So she's realised that trying to will herself out of a mental health crisis isn't going to work and agreed to get help.Hopefully Dana's worry that she might not go through with it will prove unfounded.

I rolled my eyes at Harper mentioning talking to Tane before his court case: That's how she ended up pregnant! Perri seemed to making progress for much of the episode before deciding to repeat past mistakes.

Mali took a very long time to loosen up (and the assistant's whispered aside probably didn't help), but got there in the end.Good use of Theo trying to give him a pep-talk.