Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer)

[Summer8]

I tend to disagree - Kate was well loved....

[tammyy2j]

I didn't mind Kate but her death exit was done badly and very quick

[Dazzle]

they should still have been blood. if you are shot, they should still be blood. there was no blood, no wound and no hole in the dress were the bullet went through. pretty pathetic & poorly written exit.

I agree.

it wasn't even sad or dramatic. Audrey the dog's death was more sad than Kate's exit.

I tend to disagree - Kate was well loved....

Audrey's death being more sad than Kate's says it all. Audrey was more beloved by many Neighbours fans than Kate was. The latter's betrayal of two of her so-called best friends with Kyle, while still being depicted as saintly, turned many viewers off Kate as a character. In fact, she was known ironically by the nickname "St Kate" on the DS forum, and disliked quite intensely by many of the posters there.

I actually didn't mind Kate and was bemused by the hatred some viewers had for her.

Here's a thread about Kate being killed on DS - you can see that most of the posters are delighted about Kate's impending death. You're mentioned quite a lot on this thread Gilly!

the point of bringing Mark back was so Kate&Mark got their happy ending. Both Scott & Ashleigh has said she would LOVE a wedding episode.

The story belongs to the writers and producers, not to Ashleigh Brewer's fans, who need to write their own fanfic if they want to control the story.

The fact that Scott McGregor was staying on after she left meant that they were never going to get a happy ending. In fact, I've just read that his contract has been extended, something the producers were probably hoping for and an eventuality they would have planned the story around.

As for Ashleigh Brewer, according to Stefan Dennis she was "delighted when she learned that her character Kate Ramsay would be killed off" as she "had no plans to return in the future". Read the full interview with Stefan here.

Colette Mann also confirmed that Ashleigh Brewer wanted Kate to be killed off.

...and would show neighbours are capable of storylines other than death/drama...poeple want to see happy storylines not characters getting killed off all the time.

Accusing Neighbours of containing too many deaths is kind of missing the point of the soap. That description fits H&A not Neighbours. The latter is far more cheery and grounded in reality on a day-to-day basis than any other soap I watch. Of course it has the occasional bit of drama and tragedy but it's not par for the course. Characters are certainly not being killed off all the time

Anyway, I give up on this debate as you're obviously not going to be swayed lol

[Perdita]

Could not agree more with you, dazzle, on all points ....

[Dazzle]

Could not agree more with you, dazzle, on all points ....

Thanks Perdy, I appreciate it

[Mirjam]

Me three Dazzle!

[Summer8]

Very much so, they could of done that better!

[Dazzle]

Me three Dazzle!

Thanks a lot, Mirjam

[Mirjam]

You're welcome. I got a bit fed up with Kate trying to steal Kyle from both Jade and Georgia, she was only ever interested in the guy she couldn't have but when he was available, she wasn't interested. Not until after he broke up with Georgia that is.

[Dazzle]

You're welcome. I got a bit fed up with Kate trying to steal Kyle from both Jade and Georgia, she was only ever interested in the guy she couldn't have but when he was available, she wasn't interested. Not until after he broke up with Georgia that is.

True. Her latest stunt - being deeply in love with two different men within a couple of weeks - was just the icing on the cake for me!

Still, I didn't dislike Kate, I just wished she'd been written a bit better and more consistently. I think Ashleigh Brewer is a decent enough actress and hope she finds success after Neighbours (and peace and quiet from her rabid "fans").