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Old 11-07-2016, 14:16
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Right, I might be the only open minded person here when it comes to Tyler and Piper, but I absolutely draw the line at this ridiculous trend of the guys on the show wearing jeans rolled up showing their bare ankles. It should be an arrestable offense.
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Old 11-07-2016, 14:46
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Right, I might be the only open minded person here when it comes to Tyler and Piper, but I absolutely draw the line at this ridiculous trend of the guys on the show wearing jeans rolled up showing their bare ankles. It should be an arrestable offense.
Come on, Mark!
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Old 11-07-2016, 14:49
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Having seem todays episode and Jimmy being hit by a car at the end it was infact fairly well done compared to him running into the fence and pepper spraying Charlie. Episodes with out Paige seem to be very good at the moment. It is her and Lauren that seem to be ruining the show at the moment. Lauren seems to be the most useless parent. Paige could have killed the entire street and Lauren would still support her, either Lauren is made of Carpet Underlay or she is just the most boring uncharacterisic character they have had for some time.
This will be the third time Jimmy has been harmed- does the Devil Child have nine lives? And was that Belinda's car?
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Old 11-07-2016, 14:57
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Anyone know when Elly turns up so I can start watching again?
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Old 11-07-2016, 15:14
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Anyone know when Elly turns up so I can start watching again?
Not long to go now! She's involved somehow in the dreaded Formal!

Anyone remember the last one, and Kate's 'dancing'?
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Old 11-07-2016, 15:42
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Not long to go now! She's involved somehow in the dreaded Formal!

Anyone remember the last one, and Kate's 'dancing'?
Thanks, I'd just forgotten dancing Kate!
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Old 11-07-2016, 17:18
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Poor Jimmy.......
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Old 11-07-2016, 17:41
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Poor Jimmy.......
Poor Erinsborough Hospital!
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Old 11-07-2016, 17:52
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Poor Erinsborough Hospital!
Karl will be in charge as usual!

And what's this with Stingray making a background appearance on Friday? I thought he was dead!
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Old 11-07-2016, 17:53
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What on earth were those cheesy freeze frame shots of Charlie and Jimmy as the car approached. Reminded me of something Grange Hill would have done.

Anyone else annoyed by Mark's almost possessiveness over Steph? I get he wants to protect her from harm, especially as he knows what she has been through, but at times today he came across as overbearing. How come supercop hasn't worked out Paul is behind Belinda's return? Normal he has a result by teatime.

I don't know if I am in the minority, but I find Piper more bearable now when she isn't doung the stupid vlog stuff. I can empathise with being 16 and thinking you are in love with a much older guy and thinking you know everything. Most of us probably can. To be honest I think she can do better than Tyler and his roll ups. As for the Tyler spoiler, FFS is all I can say.
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Old 11-07-2016, 18:04
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I'm glad Piper 'fessed up. And so glad that Brad acknowledged that Piper's actions are immature. I do feel like Brad flip flops a bit, like he could easily have said yes to Piper dating Tyler if Terese had been OK with it, but is now acting like it's an awful thing. If he felt that strongly, why didn't he confront Tyler (like most fathers would have) when he found out? Plus, why is he so clueless when it comes to Paige? They live in the same house and he was so oblivious to her wanting Jack and just assuming she was wearing a pretty dress, instead of wanting to seduce Jack - it was so obvious.

Lauren is just a talking head right now. Is this really the same woman who handled the Ned situation with a brain, but can't give Paige an education about Jack's vocation. She enables Paige at every turn.

Back to Typer: I felt sorry for Tyler when he learned that Piper had lied to him. This is a huge deal for him, and she treats it like it isn't that serious. I'm glad Tyler went to Brad, and it's good that he and Terese trust Tyler. But, I thought Mark would have had a stronger reaction. Mark said the Typer age difference is smaller that his age gap with Paige... Isn't Mark 33, which would make the age gap about 11-12 years; if Tyler is 25 (like people assume from his tattoo), then that would be a 9 year gap. Is that enough difference for Mark to describe it has significantly smaller?

I quite like Belinda. It's interesting seeing Mark have a rival for Steph. I really hope Belinda was not the one who ran down Jimmy. Don't ruin her Neighbours.
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Old 11-07-2016, 18:24
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Karl will be in charge as usual!

And what's this with Stingray making a background appearance on Friday? I thought he was dead!
Naturally! Ben Nicholas has been hanging around the set doing interview stuff on YouTube lately, so presumably he blagged a cameo!
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Old 11-07-2016, 19:10
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I'm glad Piper 'fessed up. And so glad that Brad acknowledged that Piper's actions are immature. I do feel like Brad flip flops a bit, like he could easily have said yes to Piper dating Tyler if Terese had been OK with it, but is now acting like it's an awful thing. If he felt that strongly, why didn't he confront Tyler (like most fathers would have) when he found out? Plus, why is he so clueless when it comes to Paige? They live in the same house and he was so oblivious to her wanting Jack and just assuming she was wearing a pretty dress, instead of wanting to seduce Jack - it was so obvious.

Lauren is just a talking head right now. Is this really the same woman who handled the Ned situation with a brain, but can't give Paige an education about Jack's vocation. She enables Paige at every turn.

Back to Typer: I felt sorry for Tyler when he learned that Piper had lied to him. This is a huge deal for him, and she treats it like it isn't that serious. I'm glad Tyler went to Brad, and it's good that he and Terese trust Tyler. But, I thought Mark would have had a stronger reaction. Mark said the Typer age difference is smaller that his age gap with Paige... Isn't Mark 33, which would make the age gap about 11-12 years; if Tyler is 25 (like people assume from his tattoo), then that would be a 9 year gap. Is that enough difference for Mark to describe it has significantly smaller?

I quite like Belinda. It's interesting seeing Mark have a rival for Steph. I really hope Belinda was not the one who ran down Jimmy. Don't ruin her Neighbours.
The age gap between Paige and Mark was not so significant because Paige was not still at school, And it didn't work out because I think she found Mark a bit fuddy-duddy. He wanted kids buys he didn't - or not yet. Typer aren't even ready to talk marriage.

BTW, if Mark is about 33, how old is Steph? I really hope Belinda doesn't split them up - I'd hate for Paul's evil plan to work as he's not thinking of Steph. And he still hasn't conceded that he might still be in the nick and Julie Quill walking free if it hadn't been for mark! Steph is happy with Mark and I don't think Belinda did her much good - she was a head case herself!
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Old 11-07-2016, 19:30
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The age gap between Paige and Mark was not so significant because Paige was not still at school, And it didn't work out because I think she found Mark a bit fuddy-duddy. He wanted kids buys he didn't - or not yet. Typer aren't even ready to talk marriage.

BTW, if Mark is about 33, how old is Steph? I really hope Belinda doesn't split them up - I'd hate for Paul's evil plan to work as he's not thinking of Steph. And he still hasn't conceded that he might still be in the nick and Julie Quill walking free if it hadn't been for mark! Steph is happy with Mark and I don't think Belinda did her much good - she was a head case herself!
Is Steph meant to be a similar age to Toadie? Therefore around 35/36?
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Old 11-07-2016, 20:21
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With Paige and Jack, it's not that they're doing the plot. Whilst some devout Catholics might find the topic unseemly for an entertainments show, I think most people are pragmatic enough to understand that Priests are still human, they probably will waver in their vocation at some stage, they almost certainly will feel a sexual attraction to somebody at some stage and yes, some will act on it and either keep it a secret or leave the Priesthood because of it.

Featuring that is not offensive in itself.

It is the flippant way in which it is being treated by virtually every character in the show. If it was just Paige talking about 'fair fights' and 'dressing to impress' and how "once he's been with me, he'll never go back" it could just be written off as either her lust (because it is lust, not love, how can you love somebody you don't really know) over riding her sense or morals (let's face it, that happens a lot with extra marital affairs) or just that she has no understanding of what being a Priest means. That would be fair enough, we're an increasingly secular society, a lot of people won't really understand the concept.

But, everybody around her is encouraging her and if they are voicing caution at all, it is over how she will get hurt. Not that what she is doing is morally wrong and could well destroy jack's life, both in terms of his 'job' and his spiritual well being. He might never be able to come to terms with the guilt he'll feel for breaking his vow of celibacy if he does it before he is absolutely sure.

The only person 'putting the other side' is Fsather Vincent - who was rather judgemental and cruel to Paige on first meeting.

Whiich makes me think they've done it on purpose, to show Church as 'bad' and true love with a woman as 'good'.

I don't know, maybe i've thought too much about this.

The other thing, as somebody else said, even if he decides the pull of the flesh is too much so leave the Priesthood, he probably won't lose his faith or belief completely and want to be involved with the Church. I also can't imagine her being happy at him constantly rushing off to help somebody in need. Also, would he be okay with sex before marriage? Probably not.
I do agree with you kitkat, this storyline is valid but has been treated very badly. Paige is fickle to the extreme, the way she (and others) belittle Jack's faith and chosen way of life is unbelievably flippant. What would he see in her, about from the surface attraction? She has no understanding or care for the deeper meaning in his life.And why does it always seem like an all-or-nothing Paige vs God battle - if he does decide to leave the priesthood he could certainly retain his relationship with God no matter what else he does.

I'm not a Catholic (although I am a follower of Jesus, aka Christian) and also find that in general Neighbours portrays Christians pretty badly, they are usually judgemental, see things in black and white and usually their roles only have any longevity because they have lost their faith and left their church. I wouldn't expect Neighbours to manage to portray the amazing joy and peace that I've found comes from exploring who Jesus is, but it also doesn't show anything of the fantastic community shared by members of a church. It basically just exacerbates the bad things that Christians have come to be, sadly, known for.

Anyway like others I have loved Neighbours for too long to give up on it just for these reasons but it is frustrating!
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Old 11-07-2016, 20:25
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I do feel sorry for Piper - it's really hard at any age to be in love (and no matter how long it lasts and is maybe proved to be more transient than that, she feels it is love right now) and not be able to be with the person - firstly because they say no (as Tyler did months ago) and then because others are saying no. I get that she must feel it is very unfair.

But...there are legitimate concerns, her parents views should be respected and the way she has reacted to every setback has just proved that their concerns were justified and she isn't mature enough for a serious relationship.

So glad Brad said what we many on her have been saying and that Tyler also made clear how wrong her actions have been and it has made him think twice about continuing, not because of Terese and Brad's disapproval, but because he isn't sure he wants to be with her.

Then again at episode end she throws a tantrum. No, Piper, Tyler has not dumped you because of Brad and Terese, he has dumped you because of you.
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:00
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Not condonding a hit and run, but neither should the devil child be riding a bike in the road while looking at a mobile.
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:30
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Not condonding a hit and run, but neither should the devil child be riding a bike in the road while looking at a mobile.
where are Steph and her motorbike when you need them?
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:34
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where are Steph and her motorbike when you need them?
Ooo you are mean . She's still picking bits of Ringworm out of her tyres.
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Old 11-07-2016, 22:14
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I suspect most of the complaints are down to it being Paige, were it Amy I doubt they would be as vocal
If Amy was acting as desperate as Paige she would get the same treatment.
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Old 11-07-2016, 22:40
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Piper is the stand out actress of the show at the moment. Its a credit to her that she is making her character believable even though she's being written much less mature now than she was before. Its almost like they're making her younger in her behaviour to emphasise the age gap with Tyler.

I'm interested to see what happens with Steph and Belinda. I predict Mark is going to do whatever he can to run her out of town. A good twist would be Steph launching into a torrid affair with Belinda, this would keep Mark on his toes. It's good that Neighbours is tackling same sex/bi attraction without making it sensational. It makes to Aussie beach soap rival look positively stuck in the dark ages on this score.
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Old 11-07-2016, 23:10
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I do feel sorry for Piper - it's really hard at any age to be in love (and no matter how long it lasts and is maybe proved to be more transient than that, she feels it is love right now) and not be able to be with the person - firstly because they say no (as Tyler did months ago) and then because others are saying no. I get that she must feel it is very unfair.

But...there are legitimate concerns, her parents views should be respected and the way she has reacted to every setback has just proved that their concerns were justified and she isn't mature enough for a serious relationship.

So glad Brad said what we many on her have been saying and that Tyler also made clear how wrong her actions have been and it has made him think twice about continuing, not because of Terese and Brad's disapproval, but because he isn't sure he wants to be with her.

Then again at episode end she throws a tantrum. No, Piper, Tyler has not dumped you because of Brad and Terese, he has dumped you because of you.
You have to feel for her, she has been through a lot as Terese pointed out. Still does not warrent her being a brat.

Feel bad for her that her "loving" sister Paige
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Old 12-07-2016, 00:37
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You have to feel for her, she has been through a lot as Terese pointed out. Still does not warrent her being a brat.

Feel bad for her that her "loving" sister Paige
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That will ruin Tyler for me.
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Old 12-07-2016, 00:44
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That will ruin Tyler for me.
Not for me

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Old 12-07-2016, 01:05
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This will be the third time Jimmy has been harmed- does the Devil Child have nine lives? And was that Belinda's car?
He's like Kenny from South Park. Every episode he gets killed but he's back the next day, safe and well.
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