2023 Season - UK Episode Discussion

[Red Ranger 1]

There was something deeply satisfying about seeing Margot finally knocked off her perch, as her constant refrain of "You're trespassing" stops working and she can't find anyone left to do what she says: Most of her followers are smart enough not to misbehave with armed police and Andrew has finally stopped being scared of her now he's got something more important to focus on.I'm not saying that slap from Leah was undeserved, but it didn't really seem to be prompted by anything in particular, I guess her maternal instinct just kicked in.So, all's well that ends well it seems, with even Justin quickly on the mend.

Another big blow for Kate, and Xander really can't turn her away. Not for the first time recently, I found Bree extremely irritating muscling in on one of her housemates' business. Mackenzie seems to have learned to bite her tongue. I can't say I'm in favour of Xander and Mackenzie hooking up either, the show is doing a good job these days of showing male/female friendships without people getting together just because they're single.

And yes, everyone's still playing musical parcels with a bomb that they've had for about a day without it going off.

[Dan F]

11 minutes ago, pembie said:

Isn’t the bomb on a timer? 

It's not been armed yet, presumably being activated remotely by phone when the time comes

 

[pembie]

2 hours ago, Dan F said:

It's not been armed yet, presumably being activated remotely by phone when the time comes

 

That makes more sense 

[H&Alover]

Andrew was very resourceful tracking down Justin's phone and ringing Leah was it (?)  and his message Justin was being held hostage so cops and the TF could legitimately invade the compound as someone - Justin - was definitely being held against his will.   Seems being a member of Vita Nova did have it's uses as Andrew as able to help Justin by binding his leg. Likely it was down, ironically, to the cult obeying Margot's strict imposing of the rules all the time that they obeyed the cops so willingly.  I get Leah was scared stiff but did she really expect Cash to pick up his phone when she kept ringing - he was rather busy at the time.   Justin's wound wasn't as bad as it looked like in the  promo, does Bree know about his pain killer addiction, usually if someone who has had one they avoid any type of pain killer.  I think it was the jibe about Andrew's dad being ashamed of what he had done.  Plus of what she had done or maybe would have done to Justin.  Good luck to psych trying to unravel her mind. Some nice scenes with Leah, Andrew and Justin, Justin thanking him for saving his life.  I had a little smile when Justin and Leah were getting a bit smoochy and Andrew asked if he should leave.  Justin got it, but Leah didn't.   The TF are going to be very busy.   Andrew may have been rescued but it's not going to be as easy as Leah & Justin think for him to adjust, he's going to be on edge waiting to get caught again.  I'm kind of guessing he still hasn't been told about his mum? 

That bomb - sorry SO package, it's only us that knows it contains a bomb - why hasn't Maz taken it home, why back to the Diner?  Well of course it has to be seen doing the rounds,  hidden away people - we - would forget about it and has been said we know what's in it.  Maz could open it but why would she, couldn't send  it back if that is what she is intending to do if it was opened.  What if it did get broken open on it's rounds, that would scupper someone's plan wouldn't it?  Maz wasn't let into what was occurring with Leah and Justin as all Irene said was for her to let Leah know you were coming round to pick up the package which she did and Leah, naturally, ushered her out of there pretty quickly.  

Clue, I think of who is behind it as they were watching and re-watching Maz's vid about SO - to me it looked like a man's fingers on the keyboard, it didn't look like a woman's, I could even see the hairs on his fingers  Then we saw /him/she/them pacing the room, he/she/they seemed pretty steamed up.   Doesn't Marilyn know the name of SO's CEO, she just keeps calling him the CEO - whoever and wherever he is. I'm no expert of setting  a , you'll be relieved to know, it didn't look too sophisticated but not just knocked together either, but I suppose when the time comes he/she/they will enter numbers on the keyboard which will ring the phone which will start the timer.  How will he/she/they know where it is to set it off to cause maximum damage which I'm guessing the plan is?

I do feel for Kate, but here must be some guidelines, rules of what happens when a stepchild's dad/mum dies and their  biological mum/dad is still around as long as they are a fit parent?   Timothy's mum would also be in a state, Timothy being the only reminder of Jamie, even if they didn't have an amicable break up.  Both of them have to remember Timothy in their arguments about who he should stay with, he's lost his dad.   Xander, of course, does want to be there for her, but ought to remember Mac's warning not to get too close, he could end up being the one getting hurt.   Mac didn't have to tell Bree what was going on but as Kate did come round to theirs it may have helped of what not to ask.   I did see her coming out of Bella's room btw so it hasn't vanished into the ether.   Brief mention of Remi and the band being away rehearsing for Battle of The Bands.

We seem to be zipping off into  Lyrik's direction tonight as it looked like the Battle was in full swing, Bree and Flick teaming up, odd combo, but it looked like it was going OK until  Flicker's drink was spiked and she collapsed on the stairs.  

 

[pembie]

I’m sorry Mercedes I can’t see what difference you made to the band Shock horror Lyric sang a different song which I quite liked 

Feicity has had her drink spiked not good Dare I say how Bree would have suited that story better but we will see what happens anyway Could be interesting story 

So it’s Johns turn to have the box I thought Marilyn was at least going to open it not just throw it away Why hang on to it too so long?

[Foellfan]

Go Leah, first of all! That horrible woman deserved more than a slap; proof once again that all bullies are, in fact, cowards; Margot is all bellow and chest beating until someone with real authority shows up then she's wailing like a baby with a wet nappy, it was almost laughable!

One moment that utterly tickled me was this:

Margot: You've given us a death sentence!

Cash: We're all going to die...just not today.

The reason it tickled me was, I'm not sure if anyone will remember in 'Doc Martin' this silly teenager tries to cut a mole off, needlessly to say it bleeds profusey so she goes hysterical

Girl: Doc am I going to die?

Doc Martin: (totally emotionless) Yes. But not today

It was just an instant giggle moment. 

[Red Ranger 1]

So, after all that fuss turning Irene's house (and the Diner) into a Stunning Organics warehouse and refusing to let their courier take anything, Marilyn does what I told her to do weeks ago and decides to have all the boxes sent to the tip herself.Of course, she does it right when one of them contains a bomb...

Meanwhile, Lyrik are finally all set for the Battle of the Bands, more or less, to John's relief! Eden needs to give Remi a bit of prompting to realise that Bree wants to spend time with him, although to be honest, I wasn't entirely in agreement with him indulging her.She seems a bit uncomfortable with the chemistry between him and Mercedes still as well.With Theo and Kirby uncomfortable as well (but for different reasons it seems), this might not end well.

And it definitely doesn't look like it's going to end well for Felicity, although this is one of those occasions where we pretty much saw the cliffhanger in full in the previous episode's promo.It's disturbing because she should have been safe, she was there with friends and there seemed to be people all around while she was staggering about.I guess it shows you can never be too careful when it comes to leaving drinks unattended.

[H&Alover]

We had he warning  about disturbing content which we saw later.

I'm supposing Marilyn can't send the boxes back as she is no longer a customer?  John is now toting  that box around and gathering the others up and will be dumping them.  

Going back to Leah slapping Margot loved Cash's comment, although not properly police behaviour, when Margot said about Leah  assaulting her "I didn't see anything".  Neither did the other apparently.

Theo was really getting nervous about performing in front of such a large crowd, it was good he went to see Justin who gave him some words of encouragement. Poor lad was actually sick when he saw how many had turned up.  Maybe a good decision to start off with Eden's song as it broke him in gently.  They got a good reception from the crowd. I'm supposing Cash was tied up with al the paperwork concerning the cult so that is why he wasn't there. Plus of course he'd done his three appearances. 

John's ears will now be getting some much needed rest after listening to them rehearsing for what to him must have  seemed ages.    As he said he's heard their session enough times. Eden did give Remi food for thought about the way he sent Bree home after their drinks at SALT, she did understand and took herself home. I liked how he went to see her though. I didn't like the way Mercedes interrupting Bree and Remi when they were trying to spend a few alone moments, is she jealous of Remi finding himself a lady?  Interesting her talk with her and Felicity about how amazed she was that Felicity was now married  as she didn't imagine she'd be ready to 'tie herself down'.  Flick didn't see it like though and as she said when you know you know. Tane is coming home but not in time to go with them to the concert. Also how she was amazed that Remi was with someone he was serious about.  Maybe she is the jealous one? I don't think there is any romantic, sexual feelings on Remi's part, he just sees her as an old friend.  

I thought Lyrik  played very well and Mercedes did fit in well.  Flick and Bree were giving it their all, screaming their heads off.  Then we saw a shifty someone, a bloke going by the hand we saw, spiking Flick's drink.  Deliberate or just random, either way it just goes to prove no-one's, well OK a woman's, drink is safe, it was a very a large crowd, she and Bree were alone as the band were backstage so didn't know anyone else.  It soon hit her something had happened but initially  she may have thought it was the heat getting to her so she went outside to cool down. We saw the same thing in Casualty  a few months  back when one of the nurses drink was spiked and she had been careful.  She was staggering about and everyone ignored her.  I wonder when the others will realise Felicity is missing?   Thank goodness Bree is there to be able to do the right thing, check her over, get help, people will listen to what  a doctor is telling them to do like  getting an ambulance. Was she OK or had something  happened while she was out cold, it didn't look at the hospital.  As we saw in the promo Tane was blaming everyone for not looking out for her.  If as I suggested before that if it was deliberate who could it be? But you said, Red, it was a timely warning for a woman and sadly it is usually a woman's drink that is spiked not to leave your drink unattended especially in a strange and crowded place. 

This may seem very trivial in the  circumstances but she did grab her handbag, is it a woman thing? 

[FrancoPabloDiablo]

What is the song played in the 'next time' trailer S36 E42 broadcast in the UK on 01/05/23

"Come back and make this work cos I miss your love.... I can't cope anymore"

Heard snippets of the song in the show before but I'm about to lose my mind not being able to find it!

[c120701]

I think Felicity’s rape is the darkest story I can remember in Home and Away for a long time. I wasn’t expecting it to go past her having been drugged, or beyond the “attack” references that we had with Dani.