2024 Season - UK Episode Discussion

[Foellfan]

I think Eden did the right thing to give Cash that serve, he's been a pill, grief aside; I'm glad she had the dignity not cry in front of him, never give them the satisfaction. I feel for her and don't blame her for not keeping the ring, Cash needs to stay in his lane now and she can grieve for Flick safely, give herself a chance.

Oh Abi, what a little brat you are and big bro is wrapped around your finger; I don't blame Mac for being anxious about reprisals and, quite frankly, Levi's just shown how single-minded and untrustworthy he is, so wouldn't have taken his word at any rate.

Love seeing Tane in his 'big brother' role, as I say, kind of reminds me of his dynamic with Nikau, different relationship I know but still, I think having Perri to focus on has been good for him.  

[Red Ranger 1]

I found myself hoping Mackenzie would call Abigail's bluff and kick her out but she's kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place: Levi obviously isn't just going to give up on Abby, so if she wants to stay with him, Mack has to find some way to deal with her.Of course, Abby then does the usual soap thing of only eavesdropping on half a conversation...

I wonder if Mackenzie is wishing she'd kept the troubled youngster she had before, she certainly seems to get on better with him! And Tane's again asking her for advice with Carl apparently prowling around.It's felt in the last few episodes as if Tane and Cash are never home at the same time, so it was nice to see their plotlines intersect near the end.

I appreciate Eden forcing Cash to talk to her but I was disappointed at her using the opportunity to try and convince him to take her back again. Given that Cash seems to be behaving a bit more human, it's a shame that he's so fixated on this idea and refuses to back down over Eden. Her resigning feels a bit like cutting her nose off to spite her face.

[H&Alover]

Quite a few confrontations there. Agreed always a problem when someone overhears half  a conversation so get completely the wrong idea.   Levi,  I think, is making up for deserting her as  a kid so would want to make sure she is safe and do all he can for her.   To be fair  Levi's stabbing had nothing to do with Abby, seen different spellings of her name on screen  so still not sure which is right - confused.com,  so not sure why she made that comment about bringing trouble to the house.   Of course he can't guarantee there won't be  any follow ups. I can see why Abi/Abby is prickly, she has only just come off drugs and would be likely seen as unstable and untrustworthy and she's not in  a trusting mood either.   Both her and Mac need to cut each other some slack, Levi is getting it from both sides.   Levi really does himself no favours leaving his keys just anywhere, like he did with his wallet.  At least Abigail didn't go far and he was able to persuade her to come home.  Of course he'd chose Abigail over Mac, she's his sister and as I said before wouldn't Mac chose Dean over him if the situation was reversed?   Btw let's not forget Mac has done her fair share of having to be helped to get back on the wagon in the past. 

It was a spur of the moment thing Levi taking Abigail to the Farmhouse.

Then we had the other biggie, Eden & Cash.  Eden was willing to bite the bullet and work with Cash but he wasn't making it easy for her, him keep watching her would be unnerving.  Was he really having  a go at her for arguing in front of the  customers, wasn't he doing just that with Mac the other day?  The famous storeroom was used again for their talk.     Seeing as he'd given Eden back a lot of her things she'd left at his not surprising she'd give him her ring back.  Cash wouldn't have  any real, legal reason for firing Eden, she works hard, gets on well with the customers.  He has put it away so didn't take his own advice to sell it, throw it away.  Wasn't her best idea resigning but she is only an employee and he is her boss and she feels uncomfortable around him.  Wonder what Mac will say about it?  Not like it was when she and Flick had their latest fall out they did different shifts so they weren't working together other, but Cash just pops up at any time. 

First things first how did Clive get that note to Perri, isn't he inside and don't they check any mail that is sent out or received by prisoners? Oops no it was hand delivered wasn't it so could have brought out by a con who was being released.  That was a definite threat.  Not sure why Tane showed it to Mac, she can't really help.    Perri seems to have got over his uneasiness around cops as he was fine about asking  Cash about the letter and asking what would be the likely outcome when he goes to court.   Cash, of course, couldn't say, that would be down to the judge or whoever is presiding. The first thing they should do is hand it over to the police/prosecution  so there would be real proof of what Clive is like.

Must be hard enough for Tane moving back into the house he lived in with Felicity so a good job they have more than two bedrooms so he could chose Nik's old room rather than he one he shared with Flick.   I'm glad he opened up to Perri about it.  

[CaptainHulk]

I Understand there has to be Give and Take but biting the hand that feeds you (more shelters in this case) is NOT a good look. 

Nice bit of Truth from John, seemed to steer Cash on the right path but it ain't gonna be that easy.

 

[Red Ranger 1]

I haven't seen Abby's name spelt "Abi" anywhere other than on here, certainly not anywhere official: It's always Abby on the subtitles and in Eden's text. We've been told Carl is out on bail.

It's almost harder that Cash is almost back to normal, communicating with everyone and getting on with his life, but he's still treating Eden like a stranger, or at least like someone who's not part of his life anymore. He's got this idea stuck in his head that they need to break up and nothing will shift it.Even though John put his foot in it, it's nice Cash went to him for advice. I'm not sure Cash needed to be a true silent partner, I think he could still have had regular meetings with Mackenzie without being at the bar all the time, but fair play to him for backing off and making things easier for Eden.Kind of ironic that after all the fuss Mackenzie made, she's not told of his decision even though she's in the episode! The show does seem to be struggling to address why Lyrik aren't back performing, with Remi basically saying "No, we're not doing that now."

Talking of Mackenzie...Abigail kind of carried on in the same vein, putting Mackenzie's back up and being rude to everyone. But give her credit: Getting to just have a normal chat with Mali seemed to bring her out of herself, and she and Mackenzie, the latter having accepted Levi's not going to give up on her, do seem to genuinely be making an effort to get on. The fact they carried on with it when Levi wasn't there indicates they're for real rather than putting on an act. Incidentally, similar to above, where's Eden in all this? The last time we saw her and Abby together, she was arranging for Abby to stay at her place, then Abigail through a tantrum at Remi and walked out while Eden was at work, and we haven't seen any reaction from her!

Kirby does seem to be using her powers for good at the moment, with Mali appreciating her enthusiasm.She did have to make several attempts to draw his attention to that certificate!

Edited October 30 by Red Ranger 1

[pembie]

I found that incredibly boring Can Cash just stop it with Eden it’s just really silly and quite childishly really 

Abby I can’t really get into because she didn’t really exist before it’s bit like the multiverse I guess I will have to imagine that 

Tane and Perri plod on 

[atrus]

Well, I'm nowhere near interested enough in Eden to be reading her texts. But if Abby's what they say, then I guess Abby is what it should be (though I'm less concerned about the subtitles' verdict on such matters given subtitles' general track record). Quite a dramatic volte-face from her on the question of whether she'd deign to live with Mackenzie. I'm guessing that's because she fancies Mali, but we'll see. I was surprised to hear he's only done one painting, given the perennial fuss over his artwork that we've been treated to in recent weeks.

Cash is definitely more bearable for someone having pointed out that it costs him nothing to treat Eden like a human being; pity it required an intervention to get there. I still think it's a nuts reason to dump somebody but hey, if this turnaround means less of him hanging around the restaurant trying to look like he knows what he's doing then, surely a win for everyone.

[pembie]

1 hour ago, atrus said:

Well, I'm nowhere near interested enough in Eden to be reading her texts. But if Abby's what they say, then I guess Abby is what it should be (though I'm less concerned about the subtitles' verdict on such matters given subtitles' general track record). Quite a dramatic volte-face from her on the question of whether she'd deign to live with Mackenzie. I'm guessing that's because she fancies Mali, but we'll see. I was surprised to hear he's only done one painting, given the perennial fuss over his artwork that we've been treated to in recent weeks.

Cash is definitely more bearable for someone having pointed out that it costs him nothing to treat Eden like a human being; pity it required an intervention to get there. I still think it's a nuts reason to dump somebody but hey, if this turnaround means less of him hanging around the restaurant trying to look like he knows what he's doing then, surely a win for everyone.

It is a totally bonkers reason to dump someone especially someone you were going to get married too It’s a thing you would do at school  because you have a better date to the school disco of your mates have spread rumours that your girlfriend smells of something haha

Eden is going to die someday wheather she’s with Cash or not more likely that one of the actors contact ends and one of them leaves though haha

[CaptainHulk]

10 hours ago, pembie said:

It is a totally bonkers reason to dump someone especially someone you were going to get married too It’s a thing you would do at school  because you have a better date to the school disco of your mates have spread rumours that your girlfriend smells of something haha

Eden is going to die someday wheather she’s with Cash or not more likely that one of the actors contact ends and one of them leaves though haha

Sadly people often don't leave  that school crap behind in Adulthood.

[atrus]

Good to get a bit more insight into Claudia today, and as far as predictions go I'm edging away from villain-playing-the-long-con territory (bearing in mind too that we only had Bronte relatively recently) and towards emotional affair territory with her and Justin. Regardless of his reasons and what a hard time Claudia might be having, lying to Leah and pandering to this woman behind her back is surely not going to end well. Or maybe there'll be a double twist in the tale and Claudia will be evil after all. Reasonably intrigued to find out.

Zoned out in the Mali and Kirby scenes. Not that I can put my finger on specific examples, but I get the feeling that when we touch on organ donation territory in soaps the recipient usually comes out of the woodwork at some point and starts getting stalky/overinvolved with the next of kin or vice versa. So that could be a fun avenue for Cash. (I use the word fun loosely.)