On 3/8/2023 at 8:22 AM, DRW50 said:

I find Shortland Street almost literally unwatchable since back from break, to the point where I have to pause multiple times to get through episodes. The show is 100% backbreakingly grim (aside from a weird quasi-comedy character who goes around harassing people about whether they are related to her - ship her off in a box and never mention her again) and is full of issue stories that I just don't know if I believe they are capable of handling. Even when the Brightshine story is finally over, there are so many clapped out caricatures like Dawn and miserable figures like Esther that I never need to see in storyline again.

While I was excited for the first week or so, I quickly grew a bit bored and haven't watched for over a month now.

This past week - in reference to the Brightshine couple and their pregnant surrogate cleaner - I've been continually saying "What in the Handmaids Tale is this" lol

A Little Shorty revamp!

6 new characters and one of them is Chris son Harry but with a new actor.

every Monday is like some long week sub-plot with weird random characters lol

and we lost two oldies: Dawn and Jack left Shortland Street!

1 hour ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

A Little Shorty revamp!

6 new characters and one of them is Chris son Harry but with a new actor.

every Monday is like some long week sub-plot with weird random characters lol

and we lost two oldies: Dawn and Jack left Shortland Street!

I doubt Dawn is gone, as she left her dog behind. Jack I would not be surprised by as it's obvious the show has no use for him, but if that was his exit, it's a shockingly terrible one. 

Someone please travel to Ferndale and put guards around to stop Dawn or Esther from ever returning.

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I doubt Dawn is gone, as she left her dog behind. Jack I would not be surprised by as it's obvious the show has no use for him, but if that was his exit, it's a shockingly terrible one. 

Someone please travel to Ferndale and put guards around to stop Dawn or Esther from ever returning.

I love Esther and Dawn tbh. Even though I hated Dawn at times she is so cute. 
I do think if that’s Jack‘s real Exit it’s quite upsetting. Dawn tagging along on a self Discovery. Key word being self 🤣

i love some oldies on Shorty. To lose them is always so hard. Dawn has been on for like 5-6 years by now.

Esther didn’t bothered me as much as others. 

Someone on a shorty vid replied to me that Shorty is doing bad in keeping oldies on for way too long and thought that Donna Heka‘s 7 year long run was too ridiculously long. I loved Donna back then and didn’t thought she felt exhausted as a character. 

i still wish they would finally bring back Nick and Waverly for good. Chris needs a friend like Nick again. I mean they trying it with Tk and with Drew but it doesn’t feel the same lol 

only oldie I’m exhausted from is Harper but I still don’t want her gone

Edited May 3, 20232 yr by AMCOLTLLover

I will give Shorty Credit for being a bit more experimental over the last couple of seasons and especially since COVID.. BUT this whole last week where we had like 3 times the same episode just with someone else’s view was just wack. Like seriously wack. 

On 6/23/2023 at 11:25 AM, AMCOLTLLover said:

I will give Shorty Credit for being a bit more experimental over the last couple of seasons and especially since COVID.. BUT this whole last week where we had like 3 times the same episode just with someone else’s view was just wack. Like seriously wack. 

And they didn't even have an episode from Milo's POV to tie it together a bit more.

But yeah, really unnecessary and done much better last years when Jojo died.

Not sure if you've seen it yet but...

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TK's trip to the afterlife was disappointing as well

 

The show has improved a bit from where it was earlier this year, but still feels very lost to me. I don't mind the Harry recast (I don't go far back enough to know the other Harry) but bringing in six new registrars only for most of them to be unlikeable, forgettable, and/or cannon fodder feels like a waste, especially when you have extremely played out characters like Dawn and Esther still central in story. Dawn is regularly involved in the worst stories on the show.

Anyone knows if there are Scenes with The Original Justine Available anywhere??? I saw some of the Actress on Home and Away and I Am Super Curious!

13 hours ago, Joseph said:

Anyone knows if there are Scenes with The Original Justine Available anywhere??? I saw some of the Actress on Home and Away and I Am Super Curious!

Most of the episodes from 2004 - around 2009 were uploaded on Youtube about a decade ago once they had screened in Ireland.

The episodes don't have airdates though but rather episode numbers so you will have to go trawling through the video list I'm afraid.

Laurie Foell's first guest stint in 2005 would be somewhere in the 3300s while her second stint the following year as a regular would've started somewhere in the 3500s. Her last appearance was in the 2006 season finale which I believe was episode 3645 so it may be best to search "Shortland Street episode 3645" and work backwards from there.

Good luck!

Edited June 26, 20232 yr by Dion

14 hours ago, Dion said:

Most of the episodes from 2004 - around 2009 were uploaded on Youtube about a decade ago once they had screened in Ireland.

The episodes don't have airdates though but rather episode numbers so you will have to go trawling through the video list I'm afraid.

Laurie Foell's first guest stint in 2005 would be somewhere in the 3300s while her second stint the following year as a regular would've started somewhere in the 3500s. Her last appearance was in the 2006 season finale which I believe was episode 3645 so it may be best to search "Shortland Street episode 3645" and work backwards from there.

Good luck!

Thanks!

On 6/25/2023 at 10:32 PM, Dion said:

And they didn't even have an episode from Milo's POV to tie it together a bit more.

But yeah, really unnecessary and done much better last years when Jojo died.

Not sure if you've seen it yet but...

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TK's trip to the afterlife was disappointing as well

 

I feel exhausted by TK.. I’m one of the smaller group of people that loves long time cast member on revolving soaps that changes their cast heavily. But TK has been dead weight for ages. I kinda wished he would’ve just died. He is really phoning it in. 

On 5/3/2023 at 12:18 PM, AMCOLTLLover said:

A Little Shorty revamp!

6 new characters and one of them is Chris son Harry but with a new actor.

every Monday is like some long week sub-plot with weird random characters lol

and we lost two oldies: Dawn and Jack left Shortland Street!

Maybe they could bring Back Justine to cause trouble, like they did with Diane on Y&R

Dawn is out for good now!

after 7 years. Can’t believe she has been in it for so long tbh

Has TK gone? What was his exit story?