2025 Season - UK Episode Discussion

[CaptainHulk]

Well, Tane was never the brightest of the Paratas was he? Then again Ari wasn't that much smarter at times...

John's friendship with Dana is one of the nicer more organic ones in recent years. Similar to his with Maggie.

[H&Alover]

I want a friend  like Sonny, he gives such good advice, he doesn't judge, just listens and gives his view on what the problem whoever it is has.  I saw his point of view when Dana was telling him about Harper and their mum because of the job Harper does but in this case it is different. Won't say more in case not everyone may have seen it.   

On the subject of Sonny he is stretching himself being torn between three people and one of them was let down, but kindly.  

That scene with Dana telling John he's the dad she wanted to have was sweet and the hug he gave her later.  Ironic that she and Harper looked on Irene as the mum who they wished they had had. 

I found the scenes where Levi and Mac were trying to  get some afternoon delight and kept getting interrupted were funny. 

We know Ari and Mikaere were on the wrong side of the law and Tane was no angel but know nothing about his parents.  He could, at least, text Harper to let him know all is well with Archie. Wherever is he's going to need to buy food, milk, nappies and change of clothes for him.  When Alf and John were asked if they had seen him they didn't seem that worried. 

Eden does need  a purpose or something else to focus on to call her own.

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Oh look, Leah wearing her spectacles again.  

Wonder if her thinking she's lost a friend means she's going to spiral again. 

Do we really need a stupid storyline with Tane running off with Archie?  Especially after Harper threatened him re the custody thing.  I don't care how much he's supposed to love Archie I think the last thing he would do is disappear with him with the suspended sentence hanging over him.  If Harper did/does act on calling the police then he probably wouldn't see Archie for years as he'd be in prison.  And might lose his custody rights as well.

Edited 7 hours ago by Medea Fleecestealer

[Red Ranger 1]

Alf's episode count this week:Two.

Sonny did a decent job with Dana, managing to quietly moderate her thought processes without upsetting her.Leah had a bit of tunnel vision with regards Sonny, seemingly unable to understand that maybe he just doesn't want to have dinner with her tonight.In the end, he had to be firm but fair with her and accept that Dana's his priority right now.Marilyn continues to hover on the fringe of other people's storylines pulling faces.

I was hoping Harper would bite Alf's head off when he dismissed her fears with a blinkered "Tane will look after him", but from the promo, looks like it's coming.I guess it's consistent, since he didn't think it was a big deal last time Tane did something stupid and selfish like this. Because yes, he probably would, but that doesn't mean Harper's going to be fine with never seeing Archie again.I'd have thought Dana might be a bit worried about that as well, but seems like she's pretty much on "the demigod"'s side. Would she consider losing Archie a price she'd been willing to pay to stop Tane going to prison?

Episodes like this really do make me wonder why some people are determined to see Abigail as too immature for Mali, because she's clearly not. While the age gap perhaps makes it inevitable that he'd act like a big brother figure at times, it's clear that she's equally capable of being the grown-up in the relationship when he's the one spiralling.