matty Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I do. IMO, she is misunderstood. Yes she is quite judgmental, but she has a heart of gold. She was never unwelcoming to Ailsa, like Morag and Roo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Yeah, she has a high moral code, and that can sometimes set her up against people or lead her into trouble, but I don't think she's vindictive and though some of the stories can be a bit camp, it has led to some good entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylover Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I love her too. She's a brilliant character, and at the centre of the community. Colleen will never come close to Celia IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codyw1 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I absolutely agree. I've always thought she was a brilliant character, and a big part of the heart of the show in it's first 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu1978 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I don't mind Celia.Sure,she can be annoying with her bible bashing lol but she does have a good heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Sugar.and.spice- Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 She annoys me, but deep down you do know her heart is in the right place. She cares a lot about her family especially. Like a lot of characters I dislike I must admit she is entertaining to watch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau_t Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I really do like Celia. I'm not sure how I feel about her exit from the show so early. Had they really done everything they could with the character? Probably not. But she was somewhat limited in what she could do, and perhaps it was better she left while she was still good. I certainly enjoy her character a lot more now (as a grown up) than I did when I was a kid. It also seems that as more time goes by the writers enjoy writing for Celia more and more. At first she was a pretty straight-laced busy body and the writers didn't have much room for movement within that, but I think Fiona Spence's somewhat camp portrayal of the character has made her much more comedic and the writers have really ran with that. I don't think she started off as a character with comedy in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylover Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Celia's amazing. She's probably the character in the show who most people could identify with. The way she is alone and has never really found true happiness is something a lot of people feel, and you really do want her to be happy, but know that it's never going to happen. I much prefer her to Colleen, who seems like a gimmick more than a character. There is far more they ould have done with her character. In fact I'd be very pleased if they decided to bring her back to the current show, either in a permanent role or in a recurring capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau_t Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I agree. Celia works so well because she has this tragic side to her. Colleen has the potential to be written this way but for some reason the writers just play her for laughs. IIRC when her husband came back around 2000-ish and she fell back in love with him and then he ran off again stealing all her savings, even that was played mainly for laughs and I didn't like that. There's the daughter she gave up when she was young, the husband who cheated, and the son whose wife rarely lets him visit... they could really focus on Colleen's loneliness as well as her comedy side if they wanted to. I do like Colleen, but I'd like her a lot more if the writers took her seriously. Ok so she was sad for about 2 episodes after she was arrested for theft, but that came to nothing. And I agree about Celia returning as well. No plausible reason that I can see why she couldn't at least visit sometimes and recreate some of the classic Morag/Celia banter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.laur5 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I agree. Celia works so well because she has this tragic side to her. Colleen has the potential to be written this way but for some reason the writers just play her for laughs. IIRC when her husband came back around 2000-ish and she fell back in love with him and then he ran off again stealing all her savings, even that was played mainly for laughs and I didn't like that. There's the daughter she gave up when she was young, the husband who cheated, and the son whose wife rarely lets him visit... they could really focus on Colleen's loneliness as well as her comedy side if they wanted to. I do like Colleen, but I'd like her a lot more if the writers took her seriously. Ok so she was sad for about 2 episodes after she was arrested for theft, but that came to nothing. And I agree about Celia returning as well. No plausible reason that I can see why she couldn't at least visit sometimes and recreate some of the classic Morag/Celia banter. I don't think Colleen is a gimmick at all. I think Colleen is a better character than Celia because at least Colleen has been given proper storylines at times. The reason why they are similar characters is in the way they are busy-bodys and proud of being part of Summer Bay. Colleen has a much stronger personality than Celia, and Colleen doesn't let people bully her like Celia does. I don't think Colleen does get as lonely as Celia because she works in the Diner and is always around people. I think Colleen is more well liked by other characters than Celia, because I have noticed in the early years that a lot of characters always seem to not listen to Celia, whereas with Colleen they listen to her more and the teens have more respect for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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