Neighbours Spoilers 2016

[LauBuch]

Yes I thought this and didn't much like it, why couldn't she come into things to see her brothers or for another story line & why not have her & their mother come to Mark's wedding? Does everything have to be about hook ups and pairing people up?

Right? When I visit my family who live away, my first thought isn't "oh, I hope there's someone there I can date."
It just sort of sums up the point of some soaps, that if you're young, attractive and will look good alongside another cast member, you've got the job. The majority of the older cast members are only still there, I imagine, because they've been around a long time and are popular. The majority of the cast are young and attractive.
I am a massive fan of Neighbours, but some of the acting is just dire and obvious that they were hired on their looks and that just annoys me personally.

[tammyy2j]

Cheaters don't get any sympathy from me

Nor from me

I am glad Rebekah Elmaloglou's acting as Terese is being praised

[Dazzle]

I thought Jason Herbison's comment about not having room in the current cast for a love interest for the Brennan sister was referring to the possibility of bringing her in as a permanent character. Since romantic drama makes up much of the soap's output, it's bound to be important to him to have a character available as a romantic interest for Mark's sister (if he were to cast her). I agree there's no need for it, but that's not how the soap works. Neighbours is nearly all about small domestic and interpersonal drama, mainly of the romantic kind.

I was actually quite surprised he said they wanted viewers' sympathy to jump back and fore between Brad/Lauren and Terese - for the opposite reason to some of you. Terese was written for a long time as being so unreasonable that I thought all the writers' sympathy was solely with the lovers (who they appear to have convinced themselves are soulmates).

We know from the endless arguments on this board that some viewers did indeed sympathise with Brad and Lauren!

[LauBuch]

Nor from me

I am glad Rebekah Elmaloglou's acting as Terese is being praised

She is a fantastic actress and I never realised just how good until I watched her in an interview and just how drastically different she is from Terese! Not that I ever assumed

[LauBuch]

I thought Jason Herbison's comment about not having room in the current cast for a love interest for the Brennan sister was referring to the possibility of bringing her in as a permanent character. Since romantic drama makes up much of the soap's output, it's bound to be important to him to have a character available as a romantic interest for Mark's sister (if he were to cast her). I agree there's no need for it, but that's not how the soap works. Neighbours is nearly all about small domestic and interpersonal drama, mainly of the domestic kind.

I was actually quite surprised he said they wanted viewers' sympathy to jump back and fore between Brad/Lauren and Terese - for the opposite reason to some of you. Terese was written for a long time as being so unreasonable that I thought all the writers' sympathy was with the lovers (who they appear to have convinced themselves are soulmates).

We know from the endless arguments on this board that some viewers did indeed sympathise with Brad and Lauren!

Good point! I just hope they wouldn't bring her in because she might be single. I know relationships are a massive part of the soap world, but sometimes it's nice to a see happy single person
This coming from a happy single person... haha

Let's not start the whole Terese/Brad/Lauren debate again

[lizann]

we really don't talk about brad and lauren epic titanic love on here enough, all the odds they faced and overcame to be together

[LauBuch]

we really don't talk about brad and lauren epic titanic love on here enough, all the odds they faced and overcame to be together

I wouldn't really have cared if there was no room on that door for Brad or Lauren

[binky321]

Doug Continues To Decline

Doug Willis has made several returns to Erinsborough over the past couple of years having departed back in 1994 (bar a brief visit in 2005) but with each return it’s been clear that he is getting worse and worse– even to the point where wife Pam doesn’t seem to want him around! Now however he takes a sharp downturn that makes him come to the conclusion that he may not just be danger to himself, but to those around him too. Being cared for by Susan, the two run into trouble when they break down whilst out to visit a shopping centre. the severe heat combined with her MS causes Susan to collapse with Doug as the only witness. As he wanders off to get help he runs into Imogen, only to forget what had happened. Will he regain his memory of Susan in time to save her?

To make matters worse for him he also injures his own granddaughter Piper. The two are bonding well making a ‘Doug documentary’ but when he forgets who he is talking to he begins to lose control. Pushing her to the ground he injures her wrist with the only other person to know what happened being Josh. Piper pleads with him not to say anything but it seems it may be time to face a harsh truth, Doug just isn’t well enough to handle day to day life. Is it time that he headed off to a care home?

Also on the way:

• Struggling with the heat and out of medication, this is the worst time for Steph to head into the first mediation session for rights to see her son Charlie. Sadly though there isn’t another option and the pressure gets too much, there’s a strong sense that this time Steph really has run out of chances.
• With Sheila unwell again, Kyle directs his anger squarely at Xanthe for his Gran’s condition. He may well have crossed a line though when his actions cause the DHS to get involved and when Sheila discovers Xanthe has been taken away.. well we wouldn’t want to be Kyle.
• Amy’s mum Nene arrives in Erisnborough and not only makes it very clear to Paul that he owes her for his past actions but she also sets her sights on another Ramsay Street resident.. a certain doctor that doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to women.
• After Courtney encourages Paige to get back on the dating wagon she heads out on a date with a mature suitor. After Mark finds out he does the only thing he thinks he can, turn to the internet to begin moving on himself, much to Aaron’s disapproval.
• Paul and Terese, trapped in a store room in the blistering hear find themselves unable to resist each other. But upon getting free it seems very clear that if a relationship is on the cards for them, then it will be a long and bumpy road getting there.

Source http://www.idiotbox.co.uk/

[binky321]

Neighbours: Is a Surprise New Romance On The Way?

Despondent over Charlie’s rejection of her, Steph’s (Carla Bonner) in the mood to blow off steam as she ropes Mark (Scott McGregor) into coming for a motorbike ride with her (because letting off steam when angry on a motorbike has worked out so well for her in the past). Along the way, she meets up with Jacka, an old mate of Steph’s ex boyfriend, Woody. Steph invites Mark, Jacka and some of his mates back to the motel for an impromptu catch up… And Paul’s (Stefan Dennis) not happy, at all, to find a mob of bikers taking up residence in his establishment. He questions Steph – what is she doing? This could damage their reputation. The situation with Charlie colouring her every thought, Steph scoffs at Paul. What’s the point of playing by the rules? Doesn’t get you anywhere. Paul later orders the bikers out of the place, but Jacka’s left very unimpressed with Paul’s treatment of Steph and returns–with plans for Paul’s leg.

Events take a downturn and when Paul and Steph come to blows she decides she’s had enough storms out, leaving Paul thinking she wants out of the business.. When Mark finds out from Paul about what happened, he goes to check up on Steph, under the ruse of getting her help fixing a motorbike carburettor. Steph reluctantly agrees and as they work, their friendship further develops. Desperate to distract herself from her custody problems with Charlie, Steph decides to kiss Mark. Although initially taken aback, Mark throws caution to the wind and kisses her back. Didn’t he arrest his bride a few weeks back at their wedding? Ah Paige who eh? Be ready for some serious Paige mood swings on the way.

Also on the way:

• The seriousness of Doug’s condition is made known to Brad who finds out Josh has been covering for him. Not knowing what to do he is shocked when Doug announces he should be in a home, but when that home looks to be the same one that Hilary resides at, Josh could have ruined everything by getting his pops blacklisted!
• Aaron is hitting home runs as Sonya’s assistant, but when the hotel’s Development Manager, Tom Quill, comes to town, Aaron appears to make a rookie mistake when he accepts free expensive champagne from him. After returning it he later receives a shock to hear Nate is back in the country and hasn’t told him, only to discover later that Tom may well have romantic feelings for him.
• After Tyler has an unfortunate ‘Braveheart nudity’ mishap that results in him being banned from The Waterhole, Imogen makes it her mission to defend him. Daniel however begins to get suspicious as to why she cares so much about the situation.
• Nene and Karl take to the stage as a musical double act after she sees him perform outside Off-Air (proving the set for that must have been dismantled), giving Susan some suspicions as to her motives. To make the waters even murkier Karl goes to bat for her to get a nursing job at the hospital, but he may not have all the facts.
• Brad is asked to coach a former pupil, Brodie who everyone remembers as being a bit of a volatile character. There is one person though that is on board with Brad getting involved–Piper. Piper however knew Brodie by another name– Chas.
• Lauren finds herself under scrutiny when a food poisoning outbreak hits Harold’s, she may not be to blame but will she be able to get the bottom of who the real culprit is?
• Lou prepares to head off on a Nomad adventure!

*Bonus Scoop for the weeks ahead* You may have heard rumours about a big story on the way, well we aren’t going to give anything away just yet. Whatever you think might happen though, brace yourselves because Neighbours is gearing up for its biggest week ever– and things aren’t going to go as you might expect. Lives will change forever.

Neighbours airs these episodes starting March 7th on Channel Five in the UK and Eleven in Australia

Source http://www.idiotbox.co.uk/

[binky321]

Neighbours: Is Piper Setting Herself Up For A Fall?

Still reeling from Brad agreeing to be Brodie’s coach, Piper receives another shock when Brodie apologises to her for how things ended between them, telling her he’d take back the break up if he could. Piper’s left even more confused about Brodie’s feelings now so Xanthe suggests all three of them meet for coffee and Xanthe will gauge the chemistry. After seeing them together for two minutes, Xanthe’s convinced Brodie and Piper are soul mates and rushes away to leave them alone.
Despite awkward beginnings, soon Piper and Brodie are feeling as easy in each other’s company as they used to.

However, while Piper is slowly getting used to the idea of Brodie being in the area, she’s floored when Terese invites him to live with them in the same house. The tension is too much and Piper berates Brodie in furious whispers in the middle of the night: he was prepared to apologise to her family for his swimming career but not for her – it’s like he never loved her at all. Brodie tells her that’s not true and, in a moment of love-sick madness, he kisses her. Brodie admits he’s missed her and wants to be with her but insists they can’t tell her family yet; they wouldn’t understand. He begs her to wait until the right time to tell them. Piper is reluctant but intoxicated by her love for this boy. She agrees to keep the relationship a secret…for now. Is Brodie all that he seems to be?

Also on the way:

• Steph and Philippa continue the fight for Charlie. In mediation Steph considers acting on some information she got from Paul about her enemy’s past that could swing things in her favour. After Toadie convinces her that Charlie wouldn’t want her to fight dirty she decides against it, but both are shocked when Philippa calls on her next witness- Lucas Fitzgerald.
• After finding Georgia’s letter to Kyle, Amy can’t help but read it. She’ll wish she hadn’t though when it becomes clear that Georgia wants Kyle back and regrets the separation. Keeping this from Kyle, and panicking that he may find out she shocks her boyfriend by spontaneously proposing!
• With Nene now Doug’s carer everyone feels she is doing a great job. Nene is uneasy though as she realises that Karl is scrutinising her work. Eager to guarantee her job, Nene manufactures a crisis with her elderly patient. But if the truth comes out that Nene is causing Doug’s condition to worsen, how will Amy, Karl and the Willis family react? Especially when she plays on his illness and pretends she’s Pam to keep the situation under control.
• After finding herself in yet more trouble, Xanthe is convinced that Sheila has no faith in her at all. But it’s actually quite the opposite, and it seems after a tumultuous start the two may finally have found a common ground.
• When Steph informs Mark that Paige was asking questions about them, Mark wants to call Paige on her hypocrisy, but Steph advises against it… and asks if he’d like to go bike shopping for Charlie instead. Mark is torn, but agrees. As they head off together, Paige watches, confronted as she clocks the growing friendship between the two.
• After date number two – a shoe-shopping spree – Aaron gives Tom some bad news – the Lassiters development approval could take another couple of months. Tom says they need approval now or they’ll be in trouble with their investors. He asks Aaron to send him a list of the people opposing the development. Aaron resists, and Tom is seemingly understanding. But is he all that he seems?

Source: http://www.idiotbox.co.uk/