beau_t Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I remember reading somewhere years ago that someone (possibly Bevan Lee?) wanted to write Irene out sometime around 2003ish but someone else (Coral Douryn?) fought her corner and convinced them to keep Irene in the show. (I think it was Coral Douryn because she wrote the character of Irene so spot on, although so did Bevan in his stints so I am confusing myself...) Anyway my point is that I now wonder whether or not this should have happened. Irene has become less than a shadow of her former self. She is just a shell. In the 90s she was a MAIN character, she had storylines of her own, and was DEEPLY involved in the storylines of others. Yes she was a foster mother (a fallible one) but she was also a character in her own right. In the early part of the 2000 years she had settled down a bit into a mothering role but was still a strong character. In the later part of the 2000 years her character was up and down, sometimes completely ignored for full years and other times she was a strong character. But now she has moved into 100% Background Character category. If they have no interest in bringing Irene back to life then I think maybe whoever suggested writing Irene out all those years ago should maybe have got their way after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan F Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I remember reading somewhere years ago that someone (possibly Bevan Lee?) wanted to write Irene out sometime around 2003ish but someone else (Coral Douryn?) fought her corner and convinced them to keep Irene in the show. (I think it was Coral Douryn because she wrote the character of Irene so spot on, although so did Bevan in his stints so I am confusing myself...) Can't really add much more other than to give one source confirming what Coral said: If you could choose one character to be from Home and Away, who and why would you be that character? Irene! Always my favourite character. I was horrified when I found out there were plans to write her out when I came on board. Hopefully I gave her strong storylines and really grounded the character. She may well have gone into more detail on the forum at the time, but sadly those conversations are lost. Though I may have to remember to ask her at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau_t Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I remember reading somewhere years ago that someone (possibly Bevan Lee?) wanted to write Irene out sometime around 2003ish but someone else (Coral Douryn?) fought her corner and convinced them to keep Irene in the show. (I think it was Coral Douryn because she wrote the character of Irene so spot on, although so did Bevan in his stints so I am confusing myself...) Can't really add much more other than to give one source confirming what Coral said: If you could choose one character to be from Home and Away, who and why would you be that character? Irene! Always my favourite character. I was horrified when I found out there were plans to write her out when I came on board. Hopefully I gave her strong storylines and really grounded the character. She may well have gone into more detail on the forum at the time, but sadly those conversations are lost. Though I may have to remember to ask her at some point. Yes! That's the interview I was thinking of. Looks like I read between the lines a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadyctslover Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 So Coral is no longer a member of this forum Dan? I would love to hear her thoughts on the current state of the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light of the Bay Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Her account exists but she hasn't been online since 2009! I hope she returns to posting one day - her era is probably my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sindikatas Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I have to say that Irene has been a lot more interesting once Chris, Sasha and Spencer moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeandawayfan. Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 It is a case of Lucy and Louise liking the hot male totty over longer standing characters and older ones such as Alf and Irene. I think about 80% of the H&A characters are under 35. They are happy just having alf say "strewth" and Irene saying "Enjoy your meal" rather than give them stories, while letting the younger characters take centre stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light of the Bay Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 It is a case of Lucy and Louise liking the hot male totty over longer standing characters and older ones such as Alf and Irene. I think about 80% of the H&A characters are under 35. They are happy just having alf say "strewth" and Irene saying "Enjoy your meal" rather than give them stories, while letting the younger characters take centre stage. Pretty much. The problem lies deeper though, I think. It's like the writers have forgotten how to develop characters and keep them in character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty_robinson Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Bring in a family for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee123 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 It is a case of Lucy and Louise liking the hot male totty over longer standing characters and older ones such as Alf and Irene. I think about 80% of the H&A characters are under 35. They are happy just having alf say "strewth" and Irene saying "Enjoy your meal" rather than give them stories, while letting the younger characters take centre stage. Exactly why i say Home & Away has become Hollyoaks. It's tits & arse over everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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