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Old 31-12-2016, 08:22
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As expected Max's revenge is a damp squib. His revenge consists of forgiving everyone and harming himself. My commiserations to all the people who were hoping Max was somehow going to do something worse to his enemies than what they've already suffered in his absence. That Jane really had it coming. It's a shame she's had no form of comeuppance. Ditto The Philth. They've both been on easy street all year.
If that scene last night is anything to go by, showing him as a broken man post prison will prove a more potent story anyway. I’d still like him to have the last laugh at some point but I’m not expecting it. The Bobby cover-up choked the show for ages and almost was the final nail in the coffin for several key characters (the stench of it lingers on with some of them).

The plot became farcical from summer 2015 and its wrapping up in May 2016 was not a lot to write home about. So Max not taking revenge, rather than being shocking, would just be one more underwhelming aspect to add to the others.

That said I’ve sort of forgiven Jane. Maybe I'm easily manipulated. She paid a price for covering for Bobby when he turned on her. Phil, though, his liver disease isn’t directly related to what he did. So I still wouldn’t mind seeing him (and others) suffer at Max's hands but like I said I'm not expecting it. And I wouldn't blame the show for leaving well alone, in favour of a more subtle exploration of how prison has affected Max, after what a farce the original thing turned into.
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Old 31-12-2016, 08:58
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Let's not forget whatever anyone did to get Max sent to prison was all done because Ian and Jane wanting to protect Bobby, they convinced a lot of people it was for 'the greater good' they are the ones ultimately to blame for it all, they guilt tripped Sharon and Phil with the what would they do if it was one of their children scenario nonsense.
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Old 31-12-2016, 09:19
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If that scene last night is anything to go by, showing him as a broken man post prison will prove a more potent story anyway. I’d still like him to have the last laugh at some point but I’m not expecting it. The Bobby cover-up choked the show for ages and almost was the final nail in the coffin for several key characters (the stench of it lingers on with some of them).

The plot became farcical from summer 2015 and its wrapping up in May 2016 was not a lot to write home about. So Max not taking revenge, rather than being shocking, would just be one more underwhelming aspect to add to the others.

That said I’ve sort of forgiven Jane. Maybe I'm easily manipulated. She paid a price for covering for Bobby when he turned on her. Phil, though, his liver disease isn’t directly related to what he did. So I still wouldn’t mind seeing him (and others) suffer at Max's hands but like I said I'm not expecting it. And I wouldn't blame the show for leaving well alone, in favour of a more subtle exploration of how prison has affected Max, after what a farce the original thing turned into.
It's a tricky one. I'm with you on how the storyline descended into farce and so in one way I would rather pretend none of it ever happened and just settle down to watch Max's new direction, especially as the show seems to be settling back into its roots rather than the sensationalism driven nonsense DTC spewed out. That said, I don't think it is acceptable that Ian, jane and Phil were all directly responsible for letting an innocent man go to prison for 20 years and not pay any sort of price for that. (yes, others were involved but they were the main three so they're the ones i'm focusing on!) what I want to see happen is the truth come out about their involvement and the square shun them all - I think it is disgusting that Ian and jane have had people falling over themselves to support them when they allowed max's life to be ripped apart and destroyed. He lost his family, his home, his freedom! And king Phil - whilst I love his character - cannot be allowed to bribe that foreman and get away with it. People are still shunning max like he was actually guilty of killing lucy - why is no one actually reaching out to him and offering support? why are they all toasting Phil in the vic when pretty much all of them have had run ins with him over the years? I'd just like the balance to be redressed and jane and Ian's part in the saga to be revealed to everyone in the vic.
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Old 31-12-2016, 10:57
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Max asking Phil what he had done to him to make Phil bribe the jury bloke, why didn't Phil say well you did con Ben into signing the arches over to you?
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Old 31-12-2016, 11:40
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A very surprising direction to take Max.

I hope there will be revenge at some point though.
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Old 31-12-2016, 12:28
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Max asking Phil what he had done to him to make Phil bribe the jury bloke, why didn't Phil say well you did con Ben into signing the arches over to you?
Yes and maybe he could have also brought up when Max tried to con him with a false insurance scam. It was quite funny that question
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:29
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I'd still like Max to get some kind of "revenge" but I don't think it needs to something that is a long, drawn out and vicious debacle. I think, as he said, forgiveness is a lot harder and in the long run, more satisfying. Max was never going to use his fists or anything like that, he's always more likely to play the long game but I think these scenes proved that he's not capable of doing that right now.

Personally I'd like to see Phil try and turn over a new leaf, rebuild bridges and if anything be a better man for this Tony he keeps banging on about. Part of that would be giving Max something as a way of making it up to him in someway.
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Old 31-12-2016, 17:45
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Max was happy enough to see his niece Alice stitched up for a crime she didn't commit. He even commented it was for the best so his precious Stacey could walk the streets again (and not because of Alice's role in the crime before anyone says it). Then there was the time he taunted The Philth who was wrongfully imprisoned and swindled his businesses out from under him. Always in the back of my mind is the way he treated that pathetic cow Kirsty. I just cannot sympathise with a man who treats a woman that way. And in front of his daughters too! YUCK!
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:10
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Max was happy enough to see his niece Alice stitched up for a crime she didn't commit. He even commented it was for the best so his precious Stacey could walk the streets again (and not because of Alice's role in the crime before anyone says it). Then there was the time he taunted The Philth who was wrongfully imprisoned and swindled his businesses out from under him. Always in the back of my mind is the way he treated that pathetic cow Kirsty. I just cannot sympathise with a man who treats a woman that way. And in front of his daughters too! YUCK!
bib actually she did stab him

But yes he what he did to his own niece was awful, this was his karma I suppose.
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:33
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Max was happy enough to see his niece Alice stitched up for a crime she didn't commit. He even commented it was for the best so his precious Stacey could walk the streets again (and not because of Alice's role in the crime before anyone says it). Then there was the time he taunted The Philth who was wrongfully imprisoned and swindled his businesses out from under him. Always in the back of my mind is the way he treated that pathetic cow Kirsty. I just cannot sympathise with a man who treats a woman that way. And in front of his daughters too! YUCK!
haha lmao, fair point! But the kirsty thing was hilarious
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:36
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Thought it was only teenagers who did this...... Must have been proved wrong
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Old 31-12-2016, 18:47
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It could of been them dancers who did it to him after he was shaking he's bum at them ,I saw him do it a few times
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