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The Channel 5 X account keeps talking about past characters, which is nice, but it just feels so off brand these days.

Irene’s granddaughter is heavily pregnant with twins? How many years has Luc been SORASed?

I know Irene has known Roo for 13 years now, but I genuinely didn’t believe her fear for Roo as there haven’t been many scenes building a friendship, it felt like another “Dan was like a son to me” moment. Bree covering both the ED and ICU made the hospital really seem like a regional hospital, despite it being a huge tower block.

Me too, I thought Justin was referring to Leah’s Mum as his Mother-in-Law, the second reference to Leah was even stranger as he didn’t refer to her by name.

I think part of it with the Braxtons is Mangrove River & Yabbie Creek (for the Police Station) almost became as central to the show as Summer Bay rather than just towns somewhere nearby or far away but nearer than “The City” depending on the story. I assume New Yabbie Creek Road improved the drive time.

Leah’s gone off to see her Mother-in-Law? Is that the most obscure mention of Stella Patterson? Assume she’s moved from Yabbie Creek or wherever she lived locally when she used to look after VJ.

All “passing through” a peninsula. Wonder where they were planning to sail (or swim) to…

Tane’s of the opinion that New York or even New York City only consists of Manhattan if he thinks there’s no work for a lifeguard. If they lived on Staten Island there are beaches and Bella could get the ferry into Manhattan or they could live in Brooklyn and find a halfway point to Manhattan & Coney Island.

They did, just not as slapstick as it might once have been. Eden’s brakes weren’t working so to avoid hitting the vehicle in front, rather than steering left into the empty field she steered right into oncoming traffic. Makes sense.

Dean & Ziggy at the birthing class was just another story which seemed to be played in a very Neighbours or classic Home and Away way, even the score.

Such an easy and genuine mistake to make, the show clearly never thought about the impact on these polls when giving Dean’s Mum the name Karen. Seeing how high the current regulars got I wonder if not seeing others votes has impacted the result.

I think there’s been a couple of times between someone moving out and someone moving in, but only brief periods.

So far the episodes have all had opening credits which is nice.

I think it might have been good to go down the route of showing some of the backstory of Alf, Roo, Irene, Marilyn & Leah to the newer fans, but it’s a nice mix. I agree that the Pilot is done to death, and I’d add that Blake & Meg is a little tired between the repeats and the various homages to that death. Ben & Carly’s Wedding is a nice one, I wonder if Sharyn bringing that up at Ray’s This Is Your Life lead to that suggestion.

I liked John & Dean’s little interaction about Jai, it was definitely foreshadowing something but it was a good little character scene. Irene & Leah sorting out Rose & Xander was lovely, real old school Summer Bay. I did get my hopes up though when Leah was talking to Justin about the people coming and going from the bay and welcoming people in that she was going to suggest fostering, but no she wanted to invite the band for dinner.

No, Sophie too.

Were Daria’s house/what became James’/Sally & Flynn’s etc… and Travis & Rebecca’s/Chloe & Lachie’s apartment ever on screen at the same time? I’ve just watched this clip and realised that the kitchen of the apartment is what would become kitchen of that house - the back wall complete with tiles and window dressing, the stove (relocated) was reused etc… The sofa too, but makes sense if that moved with Chloe.

How did Xander know to go to the back door of the Beach House? I wonder if Irene has a sign up. I thought that too!!

Great to see Leah back. Lockdown/Home schooling seems to have treated Ada well, she looks great.

Is Lifeline a suicide prevention helpline? Roo’s reaction to Ryder admitting he’d called them seemed quite calm, I’d have thought she’d have been more concerned.

Me too, with that being the First Look, not the 6pm repeat.

@Dan F I guess this needs renaming as a First Look thread now.

To be honest, none of the scheduling has made sense for a while. Neighbours was on 5 at 5.30pm, 5STAR at 6pm, and 5+1 at 6.30pm. I wonder if they found Neighbours at 6pm on 5STAR was rating more than Home and Away at 6pm on 5 and switched. It will hopefully consolidate some of the viewers.

I wonder if they’ll put Neighbours on 5STAR at 5.30pm so they still have that hour for those who don’t watch the first look and an hour for those who do and are used to switching channels between.

The schedule change happens on Monday 8th November, but reading the article below, Home and Away retains a 6pm slot, but on 5STAR followed immediately by the First Look at 6.30pm, so if you’re not a Neighbours fan, that helps I guess. https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a38054129/neighbours-home-and-away-channel-5-timeslot-changes/