What's the most overhyped couple/wedding/death/whatever?

[cymbaline]

Bobby and Frank. I'm still not sure why these two are now viewed as an iconic couple from the early years of Home and Away. I never noticed any chemistry between the two actors, which would've papered over the cracks of what was going on between the two characters. Was it really a surprise when the marriage between them quickly fizzled out, and that Frank returned to Roo? 

Shane and Angel. As standalone characters, both of them were perfectly fine. I enjoyed Shane and Damien's chalk and cheese friendship, and the scrapes they got into. Once Shane and Angel got together, it sucked the fun out of him. They quickly became a middle-aged couple even though they were only in their late teens. As for the wedding - Angel miraculously rising from her wheelchair feels sloppy and clichéd, and that walk up the aisle seems to take forever. Poor Shane's demise is a lame death when you think about it. 

 

[shannon12]

I agree with you  about  Bobby and  Frank. 

[Homeandawayfan.]

I agree about Shane and Angel to a degree once he put a ring on it. TBH I preferred Shane when he was a bit of a rebel and up to no good, even when romancing Angel, but I agree, when he finally wed Angel, he seemed to turn into an "old man".

Edited February 12 by Homeandawayfan.

[Old H&A Fan]

I am guessing Shane & Angel's wedding (while the relationship itself grew at a sensible pace unlike Ben and Carly) was a case of the writers being put under pressure to win ratings over Echo Point

[CaptainHulk]

On 10/02/2026 at 17:21, cymbaline said:

Bobby and Frank. I'm still not sure why these two are now viewed as an iconic couple from the early years of Home and Away. I never noticed any chemistry between the two actors, which would've papered over the cracks of what was going on between the two characters. Was it really a surprise when the marriage between them quickly fizzled out, and that Frank returned to Roo? 

Shane and Angel. As standalone characters, both of them were perfectly fine. I enjoyed Shane and Damien's chalk and cheese friendship, and the scrapes they got into. Once Shane and Angel got together, it sucked the fun out of him. They quickly became a middle-aged couple even though they were only in their late teens. As for the wedding - Angel miraculously rising from her wheelchair feels sloppy and clichéd, and that walk up the aisle seems to take forever. Poor Shane's demise is a lame death when you think about it. 

 

Yeah but Dieter had had enough and believed Shane was at the end of his shelf life. Plus his beef with Melissa was a factor.

And Echo Point was only around for a cup of coffee and a few of the actors found themselves in the Bay after a while 

[adam436]

I agree about both Shane and Angel and Frank and Bobby. 

I never watched either couple as it was unfolding (only on reruns), so perhaps my perception is skewed by Melissa George's attitude toward H&A and her and Dieter supposedly not getting along. 

Bobby and Frank was a weird one. They were meant to be the big romance to mirror Scott and Charlene, but they were always fighting. Alex always had greater chemistry with Justine Clarke, but had Alex Papps not quit, Bobby and Frank would have likely stayed together. 

[cymbaline]

Both actors did a sterling job of hiding their mutual dislike, and it didn't come across onscreen. I could buy Shane and Angel as a couple, but not as two people who should stay together long-term. To me they felt like two high school sweethearts who had a great time for a couple of years before drifting apart as they got a bit older. We've all been there, or have friends who have. Shane's mother wasn't far off the mark when she said Shane wasn't right for Angel. Both were heading in different directions and it might not have been enough to keep them together down the line. 

Hmm. I'm not sure they'd have kept Bobby and Frank together for very long because of that lack of chemistry. On paper you can see what they were trying to do – having the local tomboy hook up with the heart-throb - but it didn't work. Frank and Roo is the better story even though it was running parallel to the other romance. I've said before that Bobby and Grant could've worked. They had a good rapport and unlike Bobby's boyfriends, Grant didn't dampen down her spirit. 

Were they planning to turn Luke and Roxy into the next big thing? They went to the trouble of filming them on the beach in their swimwear but their romance quickly fizzled out.