Donna Bishop/Rob Storey (1994-1995)

[beachside]

All that is said above is true. 

I do wish her and Rob got some sort of farewell scene.

[Homeandawayfan.]

Nicola Quilter must have left before her signed contract was up.

[adam436]

I actually found Rob quite likable. He was the nice guy and someone I would probably be friends with if I lived in Summer Bay. Maybe that was the problem? The "nice guys" have never exactly been the most memorable or long-running characters in H&A. Matthew Lilley gave a solid performance though. 

I enjoyed Rob's relationship with Irene though. 

[Homeandawayfan.]

Yes, people often glorify the baddies in H&A from Dodge to Brax, or from Tug to guesties like Gazza Samuels. Shane Parrish himself could be very nasty at times in his early years. But good guys and gals such as Rob and Donna seem to get overlooked. If Donna Bishop was a drug pusher in her spare time who supplied cocaine to Summer Bay residents, she would be more memorable.

[BobbyFridge]

2 hours ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

Yes, people often glorify the baddies in H&A from Dodge to Brax, or from Tug to guesties like Gazza Samuels. Shane Parrish himself could be very nasty at times in his early years. But good guys and gals such as Rob and Donna seem to get overlooked. If Donna Bishop was a drug pusher in her spare time who supplied cocaine to Summer Bay residents, she would be more memorable.

I don't think you have to just a a baddie to be memorable. For example Shannon, Bobby and Blake were very memorable but they weren't bad. They were never complete goodies either so it made them interesting without being actual villains. I do remember Donna because she was in the show at such a good time but i struggle to remember any of her storylines, i would need to watch the episodes again to refresh my mind. It's the same with characters like Lucinda who i don't remember much about right now because they are just a bit bland i guess.

[adam436]

On 25/10/2021 at 02:59, BobbyFridge said:

I do remember Donna because she was in the show at such a good time but i struggle to remember any of her storylines, i would need to watch the episodes again to refresh my mind. 

  Her biggest story involved her ex Andrew who used to beat her. Other than that, her teenage brother came to stay with her Travis for a while. There was also a fun story where her and Irene were competing in a Country Music competition too. The rest of the time she just played school counselor to the teenagers or hung out with Rob and Travis.

I wonder why the writers decided not to give Rob a proper exit. It definitely didn't feel like the character left suddenly - he moved out of Irene's, Shane lost his job at the boat shed and he moved on from Donna, all of which eliminated reasons for him to interact with the present characters. Travis seemed also seemed to pick up any stories that might have been potentially planned for Rob too, such as moving in with Donna and his role in the Gus storyline. 

 

On 25/10/2021 at 02:59, BobbyFridge said:

It's the same with characters like Lucinda who i don't remember much about right now because they are just a bit bland i guess.

Having re-watched 1995 episodes just recently, I actually found Rob and Donna more likable than Shane and Angel, but their main character seemed to be that they were nice. I liked them both, and as I said, if I lived in Summer Bay, they are probably people I would choose to be friends with, but didn't really feel like there was much depth to them. 

[j.laur5]

Problem is  I think anyone that used  to way  current characters and characters are  in recent years  that you will find characters in  early years boring  if they are  written as normal every day people.