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He said his father greeted him in heaven (whether that version was Summer Bay House or not, I don’t know), when he appeared for Sally in 2008.

It was really jarring to see John & Roo use the wrong front door of The Beach House (or even the front door at all), it made sense camera wise and makes sense given there’s no furniture in the way of that one, it’s just rarely been used.

Ah, I lose track. I was half expecting this Diner story to be a way to work the Pier reopening back in.

Wasn’t Tom fostered? And Pippa’s parents were still alive so it seems unlikely they’re connected.

Leah and Irene always seem to be away at the same time and since Chris & Colleen left and Roo quit, poor Marilyn is left on her own. And the Beach House now has four bedrooms again, with three upstairs. Convenient.

I feel a bit like Mali is leading up to what Alf would normally do, lead the Bay in some kind of memorial for Stevie so they can then move on, but in order to do that Alf has to act out of character.

With the BBC News at One being extended and pushing Doctors to 2pm, I wonder if the 15 minute headstart will benefit Home and Away ahead of Doctors ending this year?

Still catching up… what happened to the song Justin wrote? Is he supposed to have written This Old Love by Lior? Marilyn’s exit seemed a last minute hasty explanation, presumably Emily Symons wasn’t available for the exterior scenes for some reason. Brody & Raffy not being there was odd - and are Helen & Theo Snr still alive? It was a lovely wedding though, and nice to see the cash splashed on the longer term cast.

Yes, that’s why she was towards the end of my list. Catching up… there was a weird scene which started with Cash rolling off of Eden clearly supposed to be post-coital after he rolled but they had the covers between them. It was hilarious.

I think Georgie Parker having time off for plays in her contract and her spinal issues has stopped them making her more central.

Rather than speaking to Alf, Irene, John or Marilyn - or heaven forbid Pippa or Sally, Roo decides to google about experiences of fostering… The show shows signs of linking to Roo’s past and the show’s past and then does it’s best to avoid doing it.

Glad they’ve managed to find a job that makes Cash even more dull than being a cop.

They had the Church Hall until Walter Bertram burnt it down.

I was amazed by Alf & Roo’s reference to Martha Jnr, it seemed very out of place in modern day Home and Away as the past is largely forgotten. It made me wonder if Martha Jnr had abandoned the baby and was hoping Alf or Roo would find it, but leaving her at the house would’ve made more sense there.

True, I presume it’ll also be swept under the carpet that this is supposed to be an annual sponsorship so unless Alf’s unlimited funds stem to that he’s only solved the issue short term.

I had a feeling Alf would be the mystery donor, wonder where that’s come from as he’s had the Caravan Park closed and the Bait Shop barely staffed. I wonder if it’s something to do with the Bait Shop seeing that the location has changed a fair bit.

Someone asked me why Justin is doing Community Service, and if that was why Leah moved out, I had to explain that Leah moved out as she pulled a knife on him, then rule out the kidnap, being held hostage, being shot with an arrow and a car crash before I could get to the actual reason. I then looked back and realised that all of this has happened to him in the space of a year! What even is this show?

It would’ve been refreshing if Valerie were someone who’d had treatment and had her illness under control, now I’ve lost all interest.

I doubt it, but I wonder if we’ll see Alf reference any of Ailsa’s (or even Martha’s) mental health struggles while Leah is staying with him, after all, she may have pulled a knife on Justin, but Ailsa shot Alf!

Well given the UK finale as well, probably somewhere from September/October(?) onwards?

No-one should drive out of Summer Bay on screen, amazing how these accidents only tend to happen on camera. Convenient that Remi decided to go on the bike to pick up Eden rather than in the band van which would’ve made more sense.

Xander performing CPR on Mac on her bed… No wonder he’s a former Paramedic.

Had to laugh at the writer of tonight’s episode sneaking ‘Home and Away’ into the script.

I think it was more that as Shannon & Sally were 18 they could look after Christopher with him being Sally’s brother legally and Pippa’s child. DoCS may have felt differently about Sam, particularly with Sally/Shannon already having Christopher to look after.

Wow, it really doesn’t seem that long ago - but it was, I was still at school! When BTTB launched it was a time where sites merged (as happened to bring about BTTB) or often closed, the idea of a fansite lasting 20 years seemed unimaginable, so congratulations and thank you for all the money and hard work put into keeping it going!