Mick Jennings (Kristian Schmid)

[Perdita]

Is back filming apparently and has been seen with baby Luc...... is he going for custody?

[Pantherboy]

Is back filming apparently and has been seen with baby Luc...... is he going for custody?

Yes, I have also read that he will be back later this year - I think it was mentioned he will be back on screen around October? (in Aust). It will be interesting to see how that storyline unfolds!!! I read an interview with Matt Little (VJ) somewhere a little while ago, regarding the Luc custody situation, & he said something like there will be some tough times or twists & turns still ahead, but it will have a nice finish/ending. I am not sure what that means, but if it turns out Mick does go for custody, I am not sure if that would be a nice ending! I was hoping that with Roo now living back at Alf's & having lost her baby, & with Zac now gone, & also the pictures we have seen of Kat with a new guy, that Ash would feel like he couldn't take care of Luc on his own & would eventually give her back to live with VJ, Leah, Roo (& Alf) - as they would give her a better home environment. However, with VJ now telling Ash that he won't be going for custody at all anymore, this seems quite unlikely now, but you never know. And we have seen those pictures of Ash with Tori.......Who knows how it will all end up - we will have to wait & see!

[lizann]

how did ash get custody and now if mick does that is jumping a lot of sharks, how is mick even out again so soon

[Pantherboy]

how did ash get custody and now if mick does that is jumping a lot of sharks, how is mick even out again so soon

With Ash perceiving that VJ/Leah were struggling & Luc was being palmed off too much to Irene (who he believed was also denying him proper access to Luc) etc, he decided to apply for custody himself. A mediation meeting between Ash (& Kat), Irene, & VJ/Leah was arranged, to try & come to an agreement between them all so the matter wouldn't have to go to court (I believe this episode has now already aired in the UK??). The meeting became a slanging match where it came out that VJ had shaken Luc's cot once & he had also punched Zac, which I think lead the mediator to ask VJ if he thought he had violent tendencies. Irene also stated that she believed Luc would be better off with her, which fired up Leah etc etc etc! All this made Ash look good with, of course, nobody thinking of mentioning Ash's own "anger issues" or him being an ex-crim, or even that Patrick (an ex-soldier who has PTSD & faked his own death) would be living with him & Kat. With all the arguing going on, the mediator decided that there was no way they were all going to come to a mutual agreement, so she said she would go & brief her superiors & they would make a decision as to who would get interim custody. She rang back later that day to tell them that Ash had been granted interim custody for 6 months.

For mine, the mediation process was just ridiculous, & I have to say I am finding the whole custody battle storyline a bit distasteful.

As for Mick, indeed why is he out again so soon? Last time he conned a supposedly expert panel into thinking he was fine & then when they released him, he broke his AVO against Irene & then kidnapped Luc. Regardless of whether he thought she was his daughter, surely they would have put him away for much longer this time (& surely he hasn't escaped!). We don't yet know of course whether Mick will actually go for/get custody when he returns, but I wouldn't put it past the writers to contrive a way for this to possibly happen. If Luc was to end up with Ash/Tori, VJ/Leah/Roo, or even Irene, I am sure that would cause ongoing angst between all these characters which wouldn't allow them to properly move on. So maybe the writers will think it will be easier, no matter how silly it sounds, if they come up with a way for Mick to have Luc & leave with her - so that everyone else can move forward. Who knows - once again only time will tell!

(Having said that, it will be good to see Kristian Schmid back, he is an excellent actor.)

EDIT: The latest Aus spoilers just released for June 20 say "Irene reveals that Mick wants access to Luc". So maybe we will see Mick again sooner than I thought?

[tammyy2j]

I hope the writers do not try and redeem Mick like they did with Kane

[mygypsy]

Mick was filming this week. He was seen on the set of Irene's house holding Luc. This information has come from someone on set that day. There was also photos to back up their story