The 2000 season

[cymbaline]

I think there's more to be read into her turning 30 and clocking up 20 years of being Sally. If she wanted to compete for other acting roles or to try something else, then it was time to do it. Being Sally seems to have been a double-edged sword for her. Hopefully she can get her life back on track after her recent troubles. 

[c120701]

I think what most likely happened is because the show put Kate front and centre she then started be offered things like It Takes Two and get nominated for awards as herself, not as Sally, which kind of gave her that confidence to go out and see what was out there for her as Kate, however I wouldn’t blame her if Sally kind of being stuck in a rut gave her a push too, she was in that house with the kids, trying to move on from Flynn and the School Principal, where was there left to go? The Milco story was refreshing in that regard and it’s a shame we didn’t see more of her & Miles together.

[adam436]

6 hours ago, c120701 said:

however I wouldn’t blame her if Sally kind of being stuck in a rut gave her a push too, she was in that house with the kids, trying to move on from Flynn and the School Principal, where was there left to go? 

I assume Brad Armstrong was written out so that Sally's exit was about her, rather than her just getting married and riding off into the sunset - if that makes sense. 

Had Kate not quit in 2007, I assume Brad would have just become the next Mr Sally Fletcher/head of Summer Bay House for the next few years. 

 

6 hours ago, c120701 said:

The Milco story was refreshing in that regard and it’s a shame we didn’t see more of her & Miles together.

I enjoyed the story too, and thought it was a great way to link the iconic Milco, but it was strange for them to be finally reunited and then just leave each other after a few weeks. I wonder what the reasoning was - was the idea to have a link to Sally remain in the show?

[Dan F]

58 minutes ago, adam436 said:

I enjoyed the story too, and thought it was a great way to link the iconic Milco, but it was strange for them to be finally reunited and then just leave each other after a few weeks. I wonder what the reasoning was - was the idea to have a link to Sally remain in the show?

Here's what Bevan told us at the time:

"I felt we had to somehow keep the spirit of Sally in the show after she had gone and I was wondering who could take her place at the heart of Summer Bay House. And a little voice from the creative void whispered in my ear "Milco"."

It was also for that reason that Josh Quong Tart was actually given a four-year contract from the off.

[Homeandawayfan.]

I know when Sally had an imaginary friend Milco in the very early years of the show who at the time was assumed to be a random "person" she had as an imaginary friend, but then years later in 2000/2001 was based on her twin brother Miles Copeland. I am not 100% sure of the ins and outs of the Miles reveal as I had a new job and did not watch H&A for years. 

Reminds me of how my cousin had an imaginary friend Peter, but he was a random "person" she had, and she claimed to have seen him in bed one night, a classic case of the brain playing tricks due to "talking to Peter". 

Edited Monday at 15:15 by Homeandawayfan.