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Yeah, I know what you mean. We're two years behind here, and I knew Scott was leaving with Hayley when that episode with Sarah telling Dani he was dead aired, and I was shocked. That day I seriously started questioning if I had gone crazy Anyway, I think Jack is really dead. He is a cop and that could invite another supercop returning from the dead storyline, but after they pulled that with Peter only two years ago, and received very... Split opinions from fans I don't think they'd do that again so fast. I actually think they have managed to pull off a storyline we honestly had no clue about. And I think that's very gutsy of them, in a very good way

I know! Even with Sally being stabbed by Rocco and the whole staging of Kate Ritchie saying things in interviews, implying that she could be thinking about leaving, people still managed to reveal that she would survive weeks before it aired on the show. And with the "Big surprise ending" of 2007, everyone knew pretty early that it would be Miles writing "Milco" in the sand. But this... I don't think anyone had any idea it would happen, and I mean, it's been like five weeks since the season return, and people are still doubting whether he's actually dead or not! I think this has been a brilliant cover up, finally a storyline where nobody seems to have any clue!

I couldn't agree with you more about Charlie being great in Monday's episode (I haven't seen today's episode yet) and looking great and all that. I really liked her in Melbourne, especially the scene she had with Miles over dinner in the hotel room. And the talking about ground rules for sleeping was funny. Sexual tension, anyone? I really liked that coat as well, I generally like Charlie's style overall. Except that red dress she wore on her first date with Angelo. The dress was nice enough, but it wasn't that nice on her for some reason. But anyway, enough with the clothes, I think she should be with Angelo as well. I'm not sure about Miles, but I think I'd like him to stay with Kirsty (something I never thought I'd say, considering I believe in happy ever after for supercouples like KK ) and I think Angelo is perfect for Charlie. I was originally thinking she should stay single for a while, but Angelo changed that. They would be one hell of a couple!

I wouldn't say I want Jack to be dead, but I hope they don't bring him back for several reasons - I don't think he was a very good character in the first place. Personally he was okay, but they tried too hard to make him into this kind of dumb super-cop hero. - I think him being dead will allow Martha to have a decent storyline. Her character has improved lately, and I hope she gets the chance to continue that way, without everything she's doing being overshadowed by JM drama. - I think they have pulled the coming-back-from-the-dead one too many times over the last few years. Peter. - I'd like them to prove that they can do a storyline where they kill off a favourite (and even one half of a super couple!) that really moves the fans. When someone on the show dies, it's usually just guesties no one really has had time to care about yet. They did it with Dan and Beth, but they were both killed off screen after not being on the show for a while, and I think Jack was more popular. I think the last time they really did this was when Noah died, and that's over four year ago. And can I just say, I think it's great that they've finally managed to do a big storyline where people were not at all prepared, and still seem to be unsure what's really going on! Spoilers are great, but it's nice to have the occasional storyline where no one really knows what's going on

I'm really going to miss Bridget, I think she was a good character, and I hope the writers decide to bring her back. I too think she really cares about Alf, and I think it's sad to see her go now that the truth's out in the open and people would have had a chance to start over.

Haha, I've been thinking the exact same thing, Charlie and Leah would make a GREAT couple! Although, as much as I'd like to see that, I think I still might prefer Charlie and Angelo though

And at that moment, he didn't know he had killed Jack. He thought he could have, but he hadn't, so naturally he would be terrified. Not saying what he did was right, but at the same time I think it's understandable knowing he the whole time had to deal with knowing that he possibly just had killed his own friend by accident.

Then again though, I'd much rather see realistic characters than characters that have no base in reality. For example I have never been a Melody fan, but that being said, I still think she has aspects of a good character because many aspects of her are very realistic. And just like that I also used to like Aden and Belle as a couple because they were very realistic, but then they just moved on to being purely annoying when they lost touch with reality.

I think Xavier is a pretty good character actually! And I know he changed Ruby a little, but I think they're both pretty realistic characters. Yes, Xavier only seems to care about himself, and yes, Ruby is like a love sick puppy, but come one, isn't that pretty typical teenage behaviour? I think they're both good actors and I actually think they've been one of the highlights this week!

I don't know... I'm just assuming...

I just watched the last two episodes of this week, and time after time it strikes me what a good actress Bec is! I know she's a little bit older than many of the other teen characters' actors, and she might have had more experience, but still, she's WAY above average! She did some really good acting in the scenes with Xavier and them coming to terms with their feelings for each other. Scenes like that usually don't impress me, but they both (well, especially Bec) did such a great job it really seemed like a really realistic moment and conversation between two teenagers in that situation.

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I agree. I absolutely love Charlie (yes, I know I'm like a broken record here ) and I think it's great how they have let the character develop. At first she was very frosty, but it always seemed like she was very insecure, and like that was the reason for her cold behaviour. I like how they've managed to still make her a little cold and closed, while also showing that she actually has a more human side. I might be biased because I love her so much, but I think Charlie is one of the most realistic characters we've seen in a long time!

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I *think* I like the new credits. I know I liked the colours, and the music was pretty good (still not as good as the Robertson Brothers, but hey) and I loved the new logo clips for commercial breaks. The only thing I'm not sure about is the order of things, and the background music while the recap was running. It could be because it was the season return episode that things were in a weird order, but I think I would have preferred to have a recap, and then the credits. The music was just a little too loud for the recaps if you ask me, but not horrible or anything. As for castless credits... I think I got to whine all I needed when they cut the credits before the Olympic Cliffhanger last year, so I won't get to deep into that again. I do like credits with cast, but on the other hand I would rather watch good scenes than the same old credits over and over every day. I think it worked fine from mid 2006 to mid 2008 when they sometimes did short credits and sometimes long. When the previous credits with the frames frist came, I wasn't sure I liked that hey had cut out the names, but then again I liked that design too, so I don't really know. But to sum up, too loud recap music, weird order, liked the colours, loved the commercial break idents.

I think I've said this before, but I don't think H&A has ever had a character I've identified more with. I loved Charlie in today's episode, she's really becoming one of my all time favourites, up there with Vinnie and Robbie.

Ohh, look at all this nice new stuff! Seriously, I love your work as usual! These are definitely my favourites from your last few batches. I saved a few, hope that's okay?

I couldn't agree more with both of you! And yes I did notice the arm! I really like their relationship, H&A haven't really had that many examples of those kinds of relationships, especially not between two males. I mean, everyone talks to Alf, but it's not really like that because that's mostly him listening and giving advice. This is like a two way street kind of friendship.

I agree that she sometimes get a bit carried away (in lack of a better expression) and meddle into things that don't really concern her. But at the same time I think that's very realistic about her, because she's the sort of person who feels like she's always being let down and isn't good enough. She's so desperate to control the things she can control, and I think that involves other people's lives sometimes. It can be annoying, yes, but I still like her a lot

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