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Sparkly Blonde

mattP wrote: »

Am I the only one that thinks Rachel is right?:D :P
Maybe she is being a bit of a bitch, but isn't she entitled to with Paul always looming over her?:P

I agree with you, can't stand Paul he does my head in! His daughters a SourPuss because she takes after HIM!!!

Jesus when that face Jo makes every time Deirdre talk her raised eye as if, is she talking again?

The Talking Bread

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus when that face Jo makes every time Deirdre talk her raised eye as if, is she talking again?

Sure look it, To be fair about Jo, her character is very believable and very consistent! As much as she is annoying the actress is relatively decent for Fair City standards! Her and Dermish were a great pairing!

walshb

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Her and Dermish were a great pairing!

Completely unrealistic. He says black and she says white. And any serious issue where any normal man and wife would try and be on the same page the two of them are on different pages....It's non stop with them....

JP Liz V1

What disease has Ben got, brittle bones is it?

There is not likable about Orla & Wayne

bottlebrush

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

What disease has Ben got, brittle bones is it?

Most annoyingcharacter-itis, a chronic condition

BuilderPlumber

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Sure look it, To be fair about Jo, her character is very believable and very consistent! As much as she is annoying the actress is relatively decent for Fair City standards! Her and Dermish were a great pairing!

Yes: Jo and Dermot have always been consistent characters. Their concerns, reactions, personalities, and so on have always remained the same. Same could be said about Paul and Niamh. Orla and Wayne are opposite to this.

Orla was first portrayed as a couldn't care less, hard partying, sometimes cocaine-snorting goodtime girl working in PR and as a bit of a tomboy. She fancied Jimmy Doyle and he considered it for a time and she scared him off I think! Then, she was portrayed as a vulnerable, unemployed, depressed no hoper unlucky in love as well as career. Then she met and had a relationship with Keith, began working in the bar, broke off with Keith, met Wayne and owned the pub. She was then portrayed as a caring, loving sort. Now we will be getting vulnerable Orla again! Her personality changed drastically unlike Jo's who remained the same despite experiencing similar setbacks.

Wayne's change may be more believable. He was first presented as a bit of a chancer who engaged in and fell for scams. Seeing what it did to his mother along with a disasterous girlfriend in Lucy probably matured him. The more mature Wayne has remained consistent and his character is much more believable than Orla's.

The Talking Bread

walshb wrote: »

Completely unrealistic. He says black and she says white. And any serious issue where any normal man and wife would try and be on the same page the two of them are on different pages....It's non stop with them....

That's generally how most marriages "work" to be fair! They compliment eachother well (although not in the affectionate sense as much 😄)

walshb

The Talking Bread wrote: »

That's generally how most marriages "work" to be fair! They compliment eachother well (although not in the affectionate sense as much 😄)

No, not really. Not so open and not so in front of others. It may work somewhat like that in a private sense. Husbands taking sides against wives with nutcases like Dierdre. That's just one example. One minute he's siding and plotting with Deirdre against Jo, then he's agreeing with Jo to be a tream, and then he's back again siding with Deirdre. So ridiculous.

BuilderPlumber

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

What disease has Ben got, brittle bones is it?

A thing called fibrous dysplasia. Looked it up. Seems to be an unpleasant but manageable and not life threatening condition. It could be much worse for him if he had been diagnosed with a condition like an uncurable cancer or ALS or ALD.

The Talking Bread

BuilderPlumber wrote: »

Yes: Jo and Dermot have always been consistent characters. Their concerns, reactions, personalities, and so on have always remained the same. Same could be said about Paul and Niamh. Orla and Wayne are opposite to this.

Orla was first portrayed as a couldn't care less, hard partying, sometimes cocaine-snorting goodtime girl working in PR and as a bit of a tomboy. She fancied Jimmy Doyle and he considered it for a time and she scared him off I think! Then, she was portrayed as a vulnerable, unemployed, depressed no hoper unlucky in love as well as career. Then she met and had a relationship with Keith, began working in the bar, broke off with Keith, met Wayne and owned the pub. She was then portrayed as a caring, loving sort. Now we will be getting vulnerable Orla again! Her personality changed drastically unlike Jo's who remained the same despite experiencing similar setbacks.

Wayne's change may be more believable. He was first presented as a bit of a chancer who engaged in and fell for scams. Seeing what it did to his mother along with a disasterous girlfriend in Lucy probably matured him. The more mature Wayne has remained consistent and his character is much more believable than Orla's.

The personalities of Paul and Niamh have changed drastically over the years. Paul has been transformed from a jack the lad bit of a lothario good neighbour to this Dark Lord ruthless mafia type to suit storyline. I know coming into monet changes people a bit but watch earlier episodes of FC and his character was polar opposite.

Wayne was no where near the buffoon he is now before he left a few years back. When he returned his character was essentially a male escort for senior citizens, then a happy go lucky cocktail barman, then the naive buffooness took over when Lucy arrived culminating in the scam and Orla. I like the character of Wayne though. The actor plays his character well so I'm glad they edged his personality in this direction.

No comment on Orla. The self acclaimed Jennifer Aniston of soap acting.....

You could believe Niamh evolution to a point I guess. The baby issue, Pauls btreatment and her mother's death matured her a lot, maybe too much. Hence the eventual attempt to recapture her youth with the affair with mumbles who isn't even alluded to anymore.

Fittle

Im watching todays repeat. How has Rachel become a business woman, practically overnight?

BuilderPlumber

The Talking Bread wrote: »

The personalities of Paul and Niamh have changed drastically over the years. Paul has been transformed from a jack the lad bit of a lothario good neighbour to this Dark Lord ruthless mafia type to suit storyline. I know coming into monet changes people a bit but watch earlier episodes of FC and his character was polar opposite.

Wayne was no where near the buffoon he is now before he left a few years back. When he returned his character was essentially a male escort for senior citizens, then a happy go lucky cocktail barman, then the naive buffooness took over when Lucy arrived culminating in the scam and Orla. I like the character of Wayne though. The actor plays his character well so I'm glad they edged his personality in this direction.

No comment on Orla. The self acclaimed Jennifer Aniston of soap acting.....

You could believe Niamh evolution to a point I guess. The baby issue, Pauls btreatment and her mother's death matured her a lot, maybe too much. Hence the eventual attempt to recapture her youth with the affair with mumbles who isn't even alluded to anymore.

I think that Wayne has changed a lot/matured a lot and he is a likeable character and he is believable. The actor plays the part well making it look like a real person maturing through experience.

I do not recall the very early Paul. The Paul of the Blue Dolphin years and early garage years is more or less the same as today's Paul. He has shown himself in those times to be greedy, self interested and money orientated on one hand but a good friend and father on the other. Today's Paul has gotten to be the bigshot type (someone had to replace the two Seamuses afterall). The greedier elements of his character has increased but he continues to care for those he loves too.

Niamh has matured but she is essentially the same person as the Niamh of the Blue Dolphin times. A lot of the personality traits and Paul and Niamh depend on each other actually both then and now.

JP Liz V1

Have Paul and Jane forgot about missing son Callum

Strazdas

walshb wrote: »

Completely unrealistic. He says black and she says white. And any serious issue where any normal man and wife would try and be on the same page the two of them are on different pages....It's non stop with them....

They're doing an awful lot of bickering for a couple that's been married only 12 months. Any relationship expert or psychologist would tell you the signs are ominous.

Sam Kade

Dermot's accident bruises are hilarious, looks more like a clowns makeup.

Sparkly Blonde

FC fans Facebook page complaining about Deirdre being allowed in hospital or to get information etc I assumed Dermish and Jo just gave their permission for her to be there. When my mother was sick we gave permission for her best friend to be there and get details if we weren't around.

squadro

Some one on here won't be happy Jane is not in her work t shirt.:D

squadro

Ah jaysus yerman in the green jumper. Give it the eyes man.

je551e

What is Rachel's business? What do they do?

Always number 1

I feel sorry for Jo and Dermot - they don't have kids of their own as they don't want to run the risk of Huntingtons and then the child they adopt has a rare illness.

Yer one Deirdre is some bint - surely as Ken's next of kin, Dermot should have some entitlement to money from his estate as would Owen (Eoin) his son? If her and Ken were separated she would he entitled to Sweet Fanny Adams

Beechfiled

Sorry, I must have blinked and missed a bit, what business did Rachel set up, a hotel/b&b/room rental?

laylag

I missed yesterday's episode. Can someone explain what Rachel's business is? All I keep hearing is 'bookins'....and her staring at a laptop. What's it all about?

sligojoek

Some kind of a hostel, I think.

CollyFlower

laylag wrote: »

I missed yesterday's episode. Can someone explain what Rachel's business is? All I keep hearing is 'bookins'....and her staring at a laptop. What's it all about?

I think it's something like a hostel accommodation, I don't know how or when they came up with this idea as there was no talk leading up to it, it all seemed to come about out of the blue.

Sparkly Blonde

CollyFlower wrote: »

I think it's something like a hostel accommodation, I don't know how or when they came up with this idea as there was no talk leading up to it, it all seemed to come about out of the blue.

Very confusing! Thought he was going home to the country weeks ago

Grandeeod

Sam Kade wrote: »

Dermot's accident bruises are hilarious, looks more like a clowns makeup.

LOL! They are the most accurate bruises I've ever seen. From left to right, from forehead to cheeks...1, 2, 3, and 4!

The Talking Bread

Sparkly Blonde wrote: »

FC fans Facebook page complaining about Deirdre being allowed in hospital or to get information etc I assumed Dermish and Jo just gave their permission for her to be there. When my mother was sick we gave permission for her best friend to be there and get details if we weren't around.

That fan site on Facebook really grinds my gears. Negative craic on it and they treat Fair city with unwarranted respect 😄

betonit

did dermot get a few slaps of a hot frying pan