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I still find H&A the best of any current soaps, although that doesn't mean a great deal. It's the main show where I still care about a majority of the characters, and they have a better balance of stories. With that said, they do need a change - I would write out Harper, Tane, Mali, Bree and the members of Lyrik. I don't dislike any of these characters (maybe Harper), but I think their stories are over. The only one I might keep is Eden because of her siblings - Levi's arrival and the show's willingness to have him actually do bad things and be called out for them was one of the best parts of the show this year (his being hot helps).

I would also give Marilyn a story again - a much better story than her last few.

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That surprises me. Apart from Hollyoaks, I find H&A one of the worst soaps now, I stopped watching at the beginning of 2019. All the characters are bland and samey, and they just introduce attractive pairs of siblings then replace them with attractive pairs of siblings. There's no diversity in the cast or in terms of the stories, it's basically just a soap version of Love Island now. They also ignore their older cast in a patronising way and ignore the past.

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I agree about the lack of diversity and history, but I like most of the characters (which is NOT something I can say about any other soaps at present) and most of the stories never drag on too long. I think some of the older cast are well-used in one capacity or another (Irene and Alf have their share of plots while John is a wonderful counsel and quasi-comic relief figure). Marilyn and Roo could be better used, especially Marilyn. I find Leah somewhat tiresome, along with Justin. 

If I had more of a history with the show, I might feel differently. 

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They are just images used from old promos, for now, and I don't like the overly angsty version of the theme (they've had this for a while so that's more of an excuse than the poor angsty Neighbours theme tune I guess), but it's nice to have credits again, even for just an episode a week.

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