April 3, 2020 – The Soap Dish

(Friday 3^rd April 2020)

David is allowed to return to work and Doctor Bowman (who the hell is this guy?) makes it clear that he will need to answer questions if there is an enquiry. He worked with Finn during David’s absence but refuses to take any responsibility, claiming he didn’t have enough information to have been able to know there was a change in his behaviour. He claims that David did have suspicions but let everyone down by not following them through. Seriously, who is this guy?

Sheila is livid over Susan having the gall to apologise and storms off to the pub. Paul follows her and Kyle (and the audience) witness a moment of sheer kindness. Paul comforts Sheila and reveals that he never hated Gary; he has lost his best sparring partner. Sheila is grateful to Paul for saving Kyle’s life. Paul only wishes he could have saved Gary too.

Elly struggles with the weight of Elly’s confession, made worse by Susan admitting to both her and Karl that she was aware of the feelings between Elly and Finn but that she thought they were staying away from each other. Bea is devastated. She visits Harlow and tells her the latest revelations. Harlow shows herself to be the kind of friend everybody needs in life. She has been trapped down a mine, nearly murdered and her own mother has been blown up and yet she is the kind of girl who still wants to take care of her friends. That is one good egg, right there.

Susan and Elly attempt to explain things to Karl, who is then tackled by Sheila for his opinion over the fact that right at the beginning, he too didn’t want Finn to move in with them. He remains neutral and doesn’t give his opinion, standing by Susan but you can see his turmoil over everything that has happened. When Bea watches Karl looking after his wife as she breaks down in the garden, she visits Elly and asks her and Aster to move back home. She tells her that they are a family and they need to work through things together, otherwise, Finn wins. I think that goes to show how much she loves Susan if nothing else. Susan is elated to have the girls and Aster back under the same roof. Sheila is less pleased. She feels sorry for Bea and is glad Elly killed Finn but she continues to hold Susan responsible for everything. I don’t like this at all. My poor Susan. All she has ever tried to do is look after everyone!

Harlow is suffering with tremors, which David puts down to anxiety, particularly as she feels so guilty over how she left things with Prue before she died. However, it soon transpires that she is suffering withdrawal from the drugs they used to induce her coma. Doctor Bowman is quick to criticise poor David again for not spotting it. David’s confidence is on the floor.

Due to the Coronavirus, Neighbours did temporarily suspend filming

It doesn’t look like there will be a break in schedule in Australia but in the UK, Channel 5 will now only air episodes on Mondays and Fridays, 1:45pm and 6pm

(Friday 3^rd April 2020)

Ryder calls Dean to help Mac with Jason, who is demanding money. Dean succeeds in sending Jason away, albeit temporarily. She refuses to ask Colby for help.

Ryder offers his support to Bella, shocked to hear the truth about her overdose. They chat idly about life in general – she thinks Nik is cute when he shows her a picture of his new car. He attempts to persuade her to give her counselling session a go and she and the counsellor do seem to make a small improvement on their progress from their previous session. She refuses to open up about her Dad. Well, where would you even start?

When Ryder returns to find Jason hassling Mac again, he very sweetly attempts to stand up for her but Jason doesn’t think much of him. He is too cute, that Ryder. However, Dean has told Colby everything and soon they both arrive, Colby ready to arrest Jason for extortion unless he leaves Summer Bay, never to return again. Aww. He still loves her. He tells her that he is sad but accepting of her moving on. They will totally be back together soon. Well, probably not soon. With only two episode a week going out, we’ll be lucky if they’re back together by Christmas! But they will be back together at some point… In other news, Colby asks Dean to move in with him and Bella. I’m surprised this hasn’t happened before.

Marilyn cannot understand John’s lack of charity towards the Parata Family and he cannot understand why she wants to give them so much (I mean, Ari only kept her sane when she thought she was going to die). Feeling awkward, Nik wangles a van from Roo but it will only suit a maximum of two occupants.

Marilyn admits to Irene how much she is struggling…

Marilyn admits to Irene that since the siege, she has struggled to connect with John and nothing in her life feels the same as it did before. Meanwhile, Ari fails to make amends with John, who accuses him of taking advantage of his wife. Ari doesn’t think John is putting Marilyn first. I think he is trying to but I don’t think he is listening to her.

The Parata Family agree that Ari will move into the van and Gemma and Nik will move into the house. Marilyn is still so grateful to Ari for what he did for her during the siege and she is desperate to pay that kindness back. She privately admits her marriage difficulties to Ari. John expresses his disbelief to Roo over her renting a van to the Parata Family, essentially for free. She just wants to help them. After their chat, John returns home and invites them all to stay.

Due to the Coronavirus, Home and Away has had to suspend filming

Home and Away will now air on Channel 5 on Mondays and Fridays at 1.15 only

There is a sneak peek episode on 5Star at 6:30pm

These reviews are based on the Channel 5 episodes