Another week of Neighbours has whizzed by, so let’s dive straight in, like we’re Vera Punt getting into the pool at number 32.
Mel and Vic’s Date Goes Ever So Well
We kick the week off strongly with Nicolette and Jane gatecrashing Melanie and Vic’s date. This is how Melanie finds out she’s essentially on a date with her nephew (by marriage), who also happens to be a conman, serial cheater and accomplished liar. Melanie really does know how to pick them.
Melanie puts a stop to the date immediately and tells Vic in no uncertain terms that they can’t take things any further due to the complicated circumstances. But later, they run into each other in the pub and end up having a heart-to-heart, which tells me they probably are going to end up getting romantically entangled, which will surely go down a treat with everyone.
Stone Family Drama
Vic seems to be completely unaware that his family would have been upset about him dipping the way that he did once he realised he wasn’t dying, taking the money he promised them with him – not to mention that it made his claims about wanting to spend quality time with his kids seem like a big fat lie. This man is so emotionally stunted, I don’t even know where to start. He seems absolutely floored that they’re all so angry and upset with him, and he’s so wrapped up in himself he doesn’t even bother to ask Nicolette why she’s living apart from her daughter. He thinks that flashing the cash around is going to make everything better, but Byron, Nicolette and Jane are torn about whether to accept any money from him, and even if they do they don’t seem to want any kind of relationship with him.
I love how Jane’s take when she talks to Nicolette about the money is, “It’s important that you jump through my moral hoops in order to have a relationship with your daughter, but it’s not a moral issue at all to just take loads of money off your dad and then sack him off.” Jane’s current moral map is baffling to me.
Paul Dumps Terese
Terese has become dependant on Paul for emotional support since her marriage to Toadie collapsed, but Paul suddenly has second thoughts about how much time they’re spending time together. He still loves her, and he realises that he can’t be there for her in the way she needs him to be, so rather than have a conversation with her like an adult, he just starts ghosting her and avoiding her like the plague. This means that Terese becomes increasingly desperate to see him, trying to frequent places that she knows he’ll be, and it’s left to Susan to try to explain to her why he’s suddenly not around so much.
I really don’t know why they’re dragging this out because it’s inevitable they’ll end up back together. Let’s just get on with it.
Boylesque: The Horrors Persist
I detest this storyline, and the scene where Aaron danced to an imaginary audience and then did himself a mischief with a high kick gave me an almost terminal case of second hand embarrassment.
Having said that, the rehearsal scene was quite funny, and I do like a bit of classic Neighbours comedy. I love how Andrew turns up to rehearsal in his little police shorts, he’s really getting into it in a way that’s a little bit tragic. But can we have a little less grinding please? Because I can’t cope with it.
Holly and Felix Are Blatantly Going to End Up Together
Holly is suffering from PTSD after the hostage situation and the minor trauma of pushing a man into the jaws of a crocodile. She’s jumping at every crash and bang, but she simply will not accept from anyone that she’s suffering from PTSD.
She’s now working with Felix at the tram, and she’s taking all of her stress out on him. Nothing he does is right and she’s infuriated by anyone who’s nice to him, so I have become even more certain that they’re going to end up together.
I’m not entirely convinced by the new, nice version of Felix yet, he’s so meek and simpering, and he looks so daft in his silly little tram hat. I can see where Holly is coming from, to be honest.
Andrew Picks Up Where Toadie Left Off
Andrew has taken over where Toadie left off, being the neighbourhood tool. Him and Wendy are having some problems since he found out she was secretly seeing Quinn behind his back. She hasn’t had an actual affair with him though, and she shut Quinn down as soon as she realised that there was the potential for anything happening between them. I’m not saying that she’s done nothing wrong, but she’s really trying to make it up to Andrew, and all he does is ignore her and push her away.
He goes all alpha male, takes his frustrations out at work and gets suspended, so it looks like the only use he’s going to have for his police uniform at the moment is dancing around in it and taking it off. Then he steps in some dog poo, which is karma as far as I’m concerned.
A Few Random Notes
As usual, here are a few random notes I took while watching Neighbours this week:
- Ewww, Nicolette’s hideous green leather coat is back.
- Sexy stilt-walking? Is that so everyone can see Byron’s balls from below?!
- That’s right, Vic. Shift your aged Benedict Cumberbatch-looking ass out of the door.
- Can everyone stop trying to harass Leo into taking his clothes off?!
- Andrew stepping in dog poo is my exact vibe after every minor inconvenience.
