its clear how that guy has gone from the biggest film in the world to River City.
I had to laugh at him I really did, every sentence seemed like a cliche, you could actually see him remembering his lines and taking a pause between each one. When I saw him get up I had everything crossed it would in fact be him to be hit and we had been lied to the whole time. Plus the fact they bring in a murderer (exciting) but wait no, he's trying to help stop others reoffending (boring)
Really like Ewan running the bar with Scarlett
Lydia is definetely my favourite character now Heather is gone, I decided for sure tonight lol.
Said at the end how great it was to have no pathetic Gina in the episode then she pops up in the "next week" slot.
its clear how that guy has gone from the biggest film in the world to River City.
I had to laugh at him I really did, every sentence seemed like a cliche, you could actually see him remembering his lines and taking a pause between each one. When I saw him get up I had everything crossed it would in fact be him to be hit and we had been lied to the whole time. Plus the fact they bring in a murderer (exciting) but wait no, he's trying to help stop others reoffending (boring)
He was awful wasn't he? I will take a guess that he is the father of Lydia's long lost son.
The dreamy loved up american just looked deranged.
Was a bit confused by Ewan's actions - getting Amber - who was hysterical and as far as I know is underage I think but managed to drive the car away but then to scream for help.
So it looks like Ewan found the body, his car is at home and Ewan isn't a suspect.
I thought Ambers reaction was very realistic, very screamy, very shrieky but I think better than the usual composed "AAAAAAAAARGH" then perfectly calm.
I thought the same thing re:Lydia's son! At first I thought ohh, maybe Lenny stole Lydia from Captain Titanic, but then I thought its more likely he either is the father of the son, or played a part in getting rid of him.
Kinda dissappointed overall with the episode, i think the fact we were told how amazing these new actors were, make it worse that they are more wooden than even Amber was to begin with. The episode wasn't bad at all, just dissappointed in the new characters.
I remember City Lights, it had the evil guy that tried to kill Claire Sweeney in it? Don't specifically remember episodes or know much about it, I'm too young lol
Good point about the Courtesy car, I'm not sure because he did say that the Courtesy car had broken down so I don't know if he had had his car rush repaired or given another courtesy car?
I hope Captain Titanic turns into a murderer again, I'd rather that than a bunch of single episode stories about him turning around some criminals life.
Its about time we had a McCabe replacement since it seems he'll never return (nor Donna ) Sounded like CaptainTitanic used to be the big shot, hopefully he's still got contacts. One last "Gangster War" Before all gangster stuff is gone forever, Lenny can go but Lydia, Ewan, Amber and Lydia's missing son can all stay.
Lydia has really grown on me over the last month or so and im even begining to like Amber shock horror
I do like lenny i cant help it hes a tough cookie/bad man but he loves his family well im sure he could throttle ewan
Scarlett behind the bar is ace loved it when she was talking to lenny and ewan about smiling and being nice to customers and then shouting at that customer that could he see she was busy lol lol lol
It wasnt really clear but im guessing its the courtesy car that ewan was driving.
its clear how that guy has gone from the biggest film in the world to River City.
I had to laugh at him I really did, every sentence seemed like a cliche, you could actually see him remembering his lines and taking a pause between each one.
I thought he was awful as well. I remember him from Looking After JoJo in the 90's, he played Uncle Charlie in that, I don't remember him being that bad back then.
Lydia is growing on me, I never liked her in the beginning but I quite like her now.
Did anyone here used to watch City Lights years ago?? I was thinking that they did a Wonderful Life story as well.
I used to watch that & loved it. I remember that episode very well cos I had taped it & watched it a few times. Billy Connolly played the angel, it was a great episode.
Loved the scenes with Scarlett & Maris, especially when Maris said she was a clairvoyant & Scarlett's reply was " She told me her name was Maris". I found this really funny & my 21 year old daughter said to me " I don't get that, she did say her name was Maris" She's as daft as Scarlett!
*waves...* I haven't visited in a long time, real life and all that, I just wanted to pop on and say that RC has been FAB in the last few months.
The storylines are getting better and better, and I have to admit to a grudging acceptance of Lydia since I saw her punch f*** out of that irritating Mary woman... how I envied her that moment.
Will Lenny turn over a new leaf after the warning from the 'psychic' he hired? ( I saw her at Jongleurs at Christmas doing stand up and she was fab! Her name escapes me but I hope we see more of her.)
It would have been so easy for River City to get stuck in a rut, but the new look, the music, the storylines have ensured that it is stronger than ever.
I can see Ewan having an affair with that english woman cos I don't think she is really leaving.
For those who have been to a psychic night - that woman had it right down to a tee and was very good at it but at the same time her voice bloody annoyed me lol.
Stevie - that guy has been out of jail for 4 yrs I think he said?? Is it 4 or 5 yrs since Stevie got arrested at New Year??
Didn't Lenny say last week that it had been over 5 years since Danny was released?
I was thinking last night there's no way Danny knows Stevie through prison as the times couldn't match and either he was just doing his good deed for the day in making Scarlett feel content, or perhaps he had met him once he had left Barlinnie and was trying to help offenders get back into the real world.
Cant find anywhere online when Stevie went to prison but I'm sure it wasn't within the first year or two of the show although now I think about it, it may have been.
I'd hope they couldn't get it so wrong so early on in Danny's timeline that within 2 episodes they are slipping up.
If it was 5 years Lenny said then it definitely doesn't match up. I remember Kelly Marie & Gerry stitched him up so he would be safe in prison or something like that and it was the New Years Eve cos Gerry & Kelly were dancing slowly together and she was gutted that she was going to have to do it & it was quite sad. I think it may have been 5 years ago just there cos of other stuff that happened that night.
*waves...* I haven't visited in a long time, real life and all that, I just wanted to pop on and say that RC has been FAB in the last few months.
The storylines are getting better and better, and I have to admit to a grudging acceptance of Lydia since I saw her punch f*** out of that irritating Mary woman... how I envied her that moment.
Will Lenny turn over a new leaf after the warning from the 'psychic' he hired? ( I saw her at Jongleurs at Christmas doing stand up and she was fab! Her name escapes me but I hope we see more of her.)
It would have been so easy for River City to get stuck in a rut, but the new look, the music, the storylines have ensured that it is stronger than ever.
Great stuff!
Janey Godley was brilliant as the Clairvoyant !!! I could have listened to her all night !!!!
If it was 5 years Lenny said then it definitely doesn't match up. I remember Kelly Marie & Gerry stitched him up so he would be safe in prison or something like that and it was the New Years Eve cos Gerry & Kelly were dancing slowly together and she was gutted that she was going to have to do it & it was quite sad. I think it may have been 5 years ago just there cos of other stuff that happened that night.
I think they have definetely slipped up a bit with this one, unless it does unfold that Stevie knows Danny through Danny's current line of work.
Not sure about the psychic, I hate they people I really do, to me they just seem to make money from grieving people and give false hope which really angers me. Glad they showed she was a fake because I really did feel uncomfortable watching, I wish they'd made it clear beforehand Lenny had given her info before we saw her make Shirley cry and upset Malcolm and Liz.
Line Dancing was CRINGING! Classic River City though, only in the Oyster could an extending opening lead to a barn dance lol
I wonder if we'll see Lenny change?
I really amen't getting Danny or his wife. Sammii seems really good, I barely know her but I feel so bad for her and she is completely out-acting the other pair who are awful!
Next week with the journalist looks great! New love interest for Bob perhaps? I was worried they were about to pair him off with Nikki which for me was a bit wrong.
Really hope Danny does kill someone soon and is sent away to Barlinnie because I think a life sentence would actually be quicker and less painful than watching one of his scenes!
[Off Topic-Was thinking earlier how strange the whole Deke/Zoe/Nikki set up was, considering Deke's dad cheated on his mum with Zoe, yet he ended up living with her.]
Great episode last night !
The Rory/Nathan storyline is obviously going to lead up to David Paisley's departure in March, but it looks like he is going to get a decent storyline to exit on, this will show off that he is a great actor and will be missed on screen, I hope he returns th RC in the future.
Yes Mags, he was off to the Merchant City to meet Nathan, so you can guess how this storyline is going to go, and will lead up to Rory's departure in March. At least he is getting a chance to shine for once. I read David P. is going back down to London again so don't know if he has work lined up or is going down to where there is probably a better chance of good parts, That's us lost a good actor again. I do hope he doesn't disappear again.
Yes Mags, he was off to the Merchant City to meet Nathan, so you can guess how this storyline is going to go, and will lead up to Rory's departure in March. At least he is getting a chance to shine for once. I read David P. is going back down to London again so don't know if he has work lined up or is going down to where there is probably a better chance of good parts, That's us lost a good actor again. I do hope he doesn't disappear again.
I must admit, I found Tuesday's episode to be rubbish... It really didn't hold my attention and I found myself clock watching. I didn't see the point of the random story of Malcolm's former love's son turning up.... It was really bizarre, it was as if we were meant to care about a character we had never seen before. The characters of Malcolm and Liz deserve better writing than this.
And talking of writing, I'm really annoyed with the direction of Rory's character. I'm a gay man, and I'm all for gay characters. However, I think it's a betrayal of Rory's character to have him suddenly like men when there has been no hint of it in the past, and he was so cut up about Zoe. No wonder David Paisley is leaving, a talented actor who deserves better than the inconsistently written character he has been lumbered with.
I wish they would shift the focus away from the damn Murdoch's, I'm sick of the sight of them, especially when characters like Shona, Iona and the Rossi's are shunted to the sidelines. And I really can't warm to the new characters at all.
Please, River City producers... I used to love this programme... Pull your finger out a bit .
I agree cj86
It has obviously been set up to run as a departure storyline, and does seem out of character, the only consolation is that David might get to do some decent acting in what time he has left. RC should be ashamed of the way they underused David Paisley, he could have really added to RC's stories but was constantly sidelined.
when i first saw nathan staring at rory i thought oh no please he has not shown any interest in men before so why start now if this is leading up to his exit im sure they could of done something else for him.
That sounds like im against gays but im far from it but i just dont get it. Maybe they could say zoe put him off for life.
I know what you mean mags !
It does seem as if they couldn't think what to do, so decided to wheel out the old gay storyline again. The only consolation I'm taking from it is we get to see David at his best for a few weeks !!!!!
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I had to laugh at him I really did, every sentence seemed like a cliche, you could actually see him remembering his lines and taking a pause between each one. When I saw him get up I had everything crossed it would in fact be him to be hit and we had been lied to the whole time. Plus the fact they bring in a murderer (exciting) but wait no, he's trying to help stop others reoffending (boring)
Really like Ewan running the bar with Scarlett
Lydia is definetely my favourite character now Heather is gone, I decided for sure tonight lol.
Said at the end how great it was to have no pathetic Gina in the episode then she pops up in the "next week" slot.
Well one of them is now dead.
He was awful wasn't he? I will take a guess that he is the father of Lydia's long lost son.
The dreamy loved up american just looked deranged.
Was a bit confused by Ewan's actions - getting Amber - who was hysterical and as far as I know is underage I think but managed to drive the car away but then to scream for help.
I thought Ambers reaction was very realistic, very screamy, very shrieky but I think better than the usual composed "AAAAAAAAARGH" then perfectly calm.
I thought the same thing re:Lydia's son! At first I thought ohh, maybe Lenny stole Lydia from Captain Titanic, but then I thought its more likely he either is the father of the son, or played a part in getting rid of him.
Kinda dissappointed overall with the episode, i think the fact we were told how amazing these new actors were, make it worse that they are more wooden than even Amber was to begin with. The episode wasn't bad at all, just dissappointed in the new characters.
Is that Ewan's car or the courtesy car??
Hopefully they will settle and we will get used to them. Wasn't keen on Lydia or Amber when they joined either.
Did anyone here used to watch City Lights years ago?? I was thinking that they did a Wonderful Life story as well.
Good point about the Courtesy car, I'm not sure because he did say that the Courtesy car had broken down so I don't know if he had had his car rush repaired or given another courtesy car?
I hope Captain Titanic turns into a murderer again, I'd rather that than a bunch of single episode stories about him turning around some criminals life.
Its about time we had a McCabe replacement since it seems he'll never return (nor Donna ) Sounded like CaptainTitanic used to be the big shot, hopefully he's still got contacts. One last "Gangster War" Before all gangster stuff is gone forever, Lenny can go but Lydia, Ewan, Amber and Lydia's missing son can all stay.
Lydia has really grown on me over the last month or so and im even begining to like Amber shock horror
I do like lenny i cant help it hes a tough cookie/bad man but he loves his family well im sure he could throttle ewan
Scarlett behind the bar is ace loved it when she was talking to lenny and ewan about smiling and being nice to customers and then shouting at that customer that could he see she was busy lol lol lol
It wasnt really clear but im guessing its the courtesy car that ewan was driving.
All in all really been enjoying rc again
i wanted to see her and ewan hook up??
I thought he was awful as well. I remember him from Looking After JoJo in the 90's, he played Uncle Charlie in that, I don't remember him being that bad back then.
Lydia is growing on me, I never liked her in the beginning but I quite like her now.
I used to watch that & loved it. I remember that episode very well cos I had taped it & watched it a few times. Billy Connolly played the angel, it was a great episode.
I hate the bonding episodes...
Loved the scenes with Scarlett & Maris, especially when Maris said she was a clairvoyant & Scarlett's reply was " She told me her name was Maris". I found this really funny & my 21 year old daughter said to me " I don't get that, she did say her name was Maris" She's as daft as Scarlett!
The storylines are getting better and better, and I have to admit to a grudging acceptance of Lydia since I saw her punch f*** out of that irritating Mary woman... how I envied her that moment.
Will Lenny turn over a new leaf after the warning from the 'psychic' he hired? ( I saw her at Jongleurs at Christmas doing stand up and she was fab! Her name escapes me but I hope we see more of her.)
It would have been so easy for River City to get stuck in a rut, but the new look, the music, the storylines have ensured that it is stronger than ever.
Great stuff!
For those who have been to a psychic night - that woman had it right down to a tee and was very good at it but at the same time her voice bloody annoyed me lol.
Stevie - that guy has been out of jail for 4 yrs I think he said?? Is it 4 or 5 yrs since Stevie got arrested at New Year??
I was thinking last night there's no way Danny knows Stevie through prison as the times couldn't match and either he was just doing his good deed for the day in making Scarlett feel content, or perhaps he had met him once he had left Barlinnie and was trying to help offenders get back into the real world.
Cant find anywhere online when Stevie went to prison but I'm sure it wasn't within the first year or two of the show although now I think about it, it may have been.
I'd hope they couldn't get it so wrong so early on in Danny's timeline that within 2 episodes they are slipping up.
Janey Godley was brilliant as the Clairvoyant !!! I could have listened to her all night !!!!
I think they have definetely slipped up a bit with this one, unless it does unfold that Stevie knows Danny through Danny's current line of work.
Not sure about the psychic, I hate they people I really do, to me they just seem to make money from grieving people and give false hope which really angers me. Glad they showed she was a fake because I really did feel uncomfortable watching, I wish they'd made it clear beforehand Lenny had given her info before we saw her make Shirley cry and upset Malcolm and Liz.
Line Dancing was CRINGING! Classic River City though, only in the Oyster could an extending opening lead to a barn dance lol
I wonder if we'll see Lenny change?
I really amen't getting Danny or his wife. Sammii seems really good, I barely know her but I feel so bad for her and she is completely out-acting the other pair who are awful!
Next week with the journalist looks great! New love interest for Bob perhaps? I was worried they were about to pair him off with Nikki which for me was a bit wrong.
Really hope Danny does kill someone soon and is sent away to Barlinnie because I think a life sentence would actually be quicker and less painful than watching one of his scenes!
[Off Topic-Was thinking earlier how strange the whole Deke/Zoe/Nikki set up was, considering Deke's dad cheated on his mum with Zoe, yet he ended up living with her.]
The Rory/Nathan storyline is obviously going to lead up to David Paisley's departure in March, but it looks like he is going to get a decent storyline to exit on, this will show off that he is a great actor and will be missed on screen, I hope he returns th RC in the future.
I cannot remember when stevie went to jail but i think he was only in RC for about two years wasnt he?
Im not liking the three newcomers cannot warm to them at all. that dude danny is ham cannot abide seeing him on the screen lol.
ah thanks for that
its ashame hes leaving as I really like Rory.
And talking of writing, I'm really annoyed with the direction of Rory's character. I'm a gay man, and I'm all for gay characters. However, I think it's a betrayal of Rory's character to have him suddenly like men when there has been no hint of it in the past, and he was so cut up about Zoe. No wonder David Paisley is leaving, a talented actor who deserves better than the inconsistently written character he has been lumbered with.
I wish they would shift the focus away from the damn Murdoch's, I'm sick of the sight of them, especially when characters like Shona, Iona and the Rossi's are shunted to the sidelines. And I really can't warm to the new characters at all.
Please, River City producers... I used to love this programme... Pull your finger out a bit .
It has obviously been set up to run as a departure storyline, and does seem out of character, the only consolation is that David might get to do some decent acting in what time he has left. RC should be ashamed of the way they underused David Paisley, he could have really added to RC's stories but was constantly sidelined.
That sounds like im against gays but im far from it but i just dont get it. Maybe they could say zoe put him off for life.
It does seem as if they couldn't think what to do, so decided to wheel out the old gay storyline again. The only consolation I'm taking from it is we get to see David at his best for a few weeks !!!!!