Fair City [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

angel01 · 18-11-2010 11:47AM

Elmo wrote: »

Philip could be 18. Not sure if he is. The minimum wage reduction could be applied to anyone upon their first job.

Last week, he told Jo & Dermot he was 16 and was not going to go home and would not be fostered by them.

From the Fair City site:

Jo and Dermot's dreams of becoming foster parents finally come true.
However, Jo hasn't bargained on how difficult an angst ridden, vodka swilling teenager can be.

Philip O'Connor arrives at Jo and Dermot's home, a damaged 15 year old boy whose world, so far, has been a succession of disappointments. He has spent a great deal of his young life in foster care. Repeatedly mistreated by his parents, he is initially withdrawn; slow to trust, and cynical about adults and authority figures.

Philip was born in 1995 and has been in and out of care since childhood. Philip adored his father, despite the man's heroin addiction and when he died when Philip was five, Philip was devastated. Philip was left to the mercy of his mother, a habitual drunk. Philip's life revolves around either living with his mother, or being placed in emergency foster care when his mother is hospitalised for alcohol related illnesses and injuries.

Can Dermot and Jo give the stability Philip needs? Or will it be too much strain on Ben, and their happy home life?

Philip is played by Gary Nolan.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/2010/0503/philip.html

bubbles_89 · 18-11-2010 11:55AM

Hello all, I'm new here! *waves*

I'm absolutely HOOKED on the Suzanne/Damien storyline, they're amazing actors! I find the storyline genuinely affects me, and that's a sure sign of great delivery! I get SO frustrated that Damo just takes the abuse from her though! :mad:

Can't stand Philip, wish he would open his mouth a bit when he talks! And loving the new Ben

so cute, and a big step up from the last useless Ben who kept looking directly at the camera and never spoke, God love him!

angel01 · 18-11-2010 11:59AM

bubbles_89 wrote: »

Hello all, I'm new here! *waves*

I'm absolutely HOOKED on the Suzanne/Damien storyline, they're amazing actors! I find the storyline genuinely affects me, and that's a sure sign of great delivery! I get SO frustrated that Damo just takes the abuse from her though! :mad:

Can't stand Philip, wish he would open his mouth a bit when he talks! And loving the new Ben so cute, and a big step up from the last useless Ben who kept looking directly at the camera and never spoke, God love him!

Hi Bubbles

nice to meet you and jump aboard the Fair City ship

The storyline is very gripping and I agree a sure sign that we are all hooked on it, I find it captivating and on the edge of my seat to see if other people will find out. It is very hard to watch but that is the sign that both Mac and Sarah are doing a fine job with the storyline.

I do like the new Ben, he is very cute and seems to get a few more lines to say! I think Philip is a great character, he has a great dry wit and I love that. His scenes with Louie were really good!

bubbles_89 · 18-11-2010 12:02PM

angel01 wrote: »

Hi Bubbles nice to meet you and jump aboard the Fair City ship

The storyline is very gripping and I agree a sure sign that we are all hooked on it, I find it captivating and on the edge of my seat to see if other people will find out. It is very hard to watch but that is the sign that both Mac and Sarah are doing a fine job with the storyline.

I do like the new Ben, he is very cute and seems to get a few more lines to say! I think Philip is a great character, he has a great dry wit and I love that. His scenes with Louie were really good!

Thanks Angel

I find myself watching the Suzanne/Damo scenes through the gaps in my fingers, it really is horrific!

I'm seeing Philip come out of his shell more and more as the weeks go on, hopefully I'll learn to love him. I hated Neassa when she started out and now I can't get enough of her!

angel01 · 18-11-2010 12:06PM

bubbles_89 wrote: »

Thanks Angel I find myself watching the Suzanne/Damo scenes through the gaps in my fingers, it really is horrific!

I'm seeing Philip come out of his shell more and more as the weeks go on, hopefully I'll learn to love him. I hated Neassa when she started out and now I can't get enough of her!

I think Philip is great, his scenes with both Leo and Louie were brilliant and I love his scenes, he provides some good comedy which is always welcome.

It really is difficult to watch isn't it and the way that some jumped to the conclusion because of Damien's father, they just presumed he would harm Suzanne. Just goes to show how easily people jump to conclusions

:(

Laois_Man · 18-11-2010 12:46PM

The bit on the street where Leo sacked Damien all of a sudden for no apparent reason...I was like, WTF just happened there.....I still don't know....it was really badly done!

angel01 · 18-11-2010 01:20PM

Laois_Man wrote: »

The bit on the street where Leo sacked Damien all of a sudden for no apparent reason...I was like, WTF just happened there.....I still don't know....it was really badly done!

It was rumoured that he attacked Suzanne, badly scripted though I must admit. Remember he sacked Bob also for no good reason either

dirtyghettokid · 18-11-2010 02:52PM

if philip was born in 1995 then he won't be 16 til next year

OMG HE IS HALF MY AGE! *cries*

blondie7 · 18-11-2010 02:54PM

Hey guys can anyone fill me in on last nights episode, my bloody bf plugged out the telly and never plugged it back in so ive missed last nights and the repeat today :mad::mad::mad:

angel01 · 18-11-2010 02:58PM

blondie7 wrote: »

Hey guys can anyone fill me in on last nights episode, my bloody bf plugged out the telly and never plugged it back in so ive missed last nights and the repeat today :mad::mad::mad:

Here is from my spoilers:

Mark tries to persuade Damien to leave Suzanne. In Halpins, Suzanne leads Bela and Dolores to believe that Damien is hitting her. Dolores decides to stay with her and not leave her on her own. Deegan argues with Jennifer about her requesting a transfer to Galway without talking to him about it first. Dermot demands to Louie that he cut Philip's wage.

Dolores comes face to face with Damien and verbally abuses him for beating up Suzanne. Mark sticks up for him and tells her and Leo to mind their own business. Leo fires Damien. Philip aggravates Leo by calling him 'Daddy’ and giving him ‘lip’. Louie demands that he apologise to Leo. Damien tells Mark he is going back on his own to the house to collect his things. Ray asks a quiet Deegan if he wants Jennifer to stay or not.

Suzanne catches Damien packing his clothes. She tells him no-one will believe him and slaps his face. He breaks under her abuse and unpacks his bags. She then demands that he convince Mark that things are okay. He tries to persuade Mark that it was him who beat her. Dolores tries to tell Ray that it is him who adores Jennifer. Mark faces Suzanne and tells her he won't give up on Damien. He tells Damien that he has to leave her for his mum.

Philip gets the sack for rubbing ketchup in Doug's shirt and insulting Leo again. But he sells Louie a caricature of himself. Suzanne brings Damien to the doctors with her and he tells Judith that he beat Suzanne. She realises that Judith doesn’t believe it and they leave. Jennifer spots a fearful Damien being led down the street by Suzanne.

Philip blackmails Leo for €50 saying he got him fired. He arrives back to Dermot's home and tells them he knew about the arrangement and gives them €100 and a bottle of wine. He announces he’s going to be a full-time artist. Suzanne accuses Damien of deliberately trying to shame her in front of Judith and beats him.

angel01 · 18-11-2010 03:01PM

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

if philip was born in 1995 then he won't be 16 til next year
OMG HE IS HALF MY AGE! *cries*

I think they have added some age to his character cos I am sure he is meant to be 16.

MatCon · 18-11-2010 03:02PM

Fair City is the lamest soap RTE has ever produced. It has crap production values, dire acting, and dull storylines. It is so parochial minded, with nothing original, and full of stagey performances, how it has lasted so long is beyond belief.

angel01 · 18-11-2010 03:08PM

MatCon wrote: »

Fair City is the lamest soap RTE has ever produced. It has crap production values, dire acting, and dull storylines. It is so parochial minded, with nothing original, and full of stagey performances, how it has lasted so long is beyond belief.

You must have watched it to gather those views

Take a look at the ratings, that might give you an indication of why it has lasted so long

Elmo · 18-11-2010 03:21PM

MatCon wrote: »

Fair City is the lamest soap RTE has ever produced. It has crap production values, dire acting, and dull storylines. It is so parochial minded, with nothing original, and full of stagey performances, how it has lasted so long is beyond belief.

You can say the same for most soap operas. I don't see how it is parochial it deals with issues that effect many people not just in Ireland. Its a soap its never going to be original. Like many soaps Fair City has some good actors and some bad ones, I could list of all of the problems that soap has in general but it would be quite a rant which isn't need for this thread.

blondie7 · 18-11-2010 03:29PM

angel01 wrote: »

Here is from my spoilers:

Mark tries to persuade Damien to leave Suzanne. In Halpins, Suzanne leads Bela and Dolores to believe that Damien is hitting her. Dolores decides to stay with her and not leave her on her own. Deegan argues with Jennifer about her requesting a transfer to Galway without talking to him about it first. Dermot demands to Louie that he cut Philip's wage.

Dolores comes face to face with Damien and verbally abuses him for beating up Suzanne. Mark sticks up for him and tells her and Leo to mind their own business. Leo fires Damien. Philip aggravates Leo by calling him 'Daddy’ and giving him ‘lip’. Louie demands that he apologise to Leo. Damien tells Mark he is going back on his own to the house to collect his things. Ray asks a quiet Deegan if he wants Jennifer to stay or not.

Suzanne catches Damien packing his clothes. She tells him no-one will believe him and slaps his face. He breaks under her abuse and unpacks his bags. She then demands that he convince Mark that things are okay. He tries to persuade Mark that it was him who beat her. Dolores tries to tell Ray that it is him who adores Jennifer. Mark faces Suzanne and tells her he won't give up on Damien. He tells Damien that he has to leave her for his mum.

Philip gets the sack for rubbing ketchup in Doug's shirt and insulting Leo again. But he sells Louie a caricature of himself. Suzanne brings Damien to the doctors with her and he tells Judith that he beat Suzanne. She realises that Judith doesn’t believe it and they leave. Jennifer spots a fearful Damien being led down the street by Suzanne.

Philip blackmails Leo for €50 saying he got him fired. He arrives back to Dermot's home and tells them he knew about the arrangement and gives them €100 and a bottle of wine. He announces he’s going to be a full-time artist. Suzanne accuses Damien of deliberately trying to shame her in front of Judith and beats him.

Thanks angel, raging i missed it sounds like i missed a good episode

angel01 · 18-11-2010 03:29PM

personally I dont remember any other soaps doing a storyline like Damien & Suzanne.

Soaps are not always original but I think Fair City is wonderful, I like nearly all of the cast (bar one or two...), I think sometimes the camera work leaves a little to be desired but on the whole, thumbs up from me

angel01 · 18-11-2010 03:30PM

blondie7 wrote: »

Thanks angel, raging i missed it sounds like i missed a good episode

It was a really good episode and the punches looked so real

:(

blondie7 · 18-11-2010 03:40PM

angel01 wrote: »

It was a really good episode and the punches looked so real :(

Im fairly sure some of the punches are real, like when the actor is going hell for leather there bound to "miss" a few times:eek:

dirtyghettokid · 18-11-2010 03:42PM

MatCon wrote: »

Fair City is the lamest soap RTE has ever produced. It has crap production values, dire acting, and dull storylines. It is so parochial minded, with nothing original, and full of stagey performances, how it has lasted so long is beyond belief.

ahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahah

are you for real? :rolleyes:

angel01 · 18-11-2010 03:52PM

blondie7 wrote: »

Im fairly sure some of the punches are real, like when the actor is going hell for leather there bound to "miss" a few times:eek:

doesn't bear thinking about it :eek:

max life · 18-11-2010 06:20PM

Yes....Yvonne is coming back....Her and Suzanne will be like 2 peas in a pod....Which of them is worse?????

dirtyghettokid · 18-11-2010 07:15PM

max life wrote: »

Yes....Yvonne is coming back....Her and Suzanne will be like 2 peas in a pod....Which of them is worse?????

i don't remember yvonne batin' anyone out of it!
yvonne is a bitch, but suzanne is psycho atm! she wasn't always that way though...

STIG83 · 18-11-2010 07:23PM

Have missed a few of the last episodes, but i hear Suzanne will be found out, Finally!!

amacachi · 18-11-2010 08:05PM

Ding ding!

nlgbbbblth · 18-11-2010 08:17PM

Can't wait to see that sanctimonious pr*ck Bela being proved wrong.

branie · 18-11-2010 08:18PM

So why is Suzanne beating Damien up?

JonathanAnon · 18-11-2010 08:18PM

ah I think this Damo/Suzanne story has gone on too long, and is not really believable any more... Not that it really was in the first place.. Actors are only passable, Mark version 2.0 isnt great..

RVD420 · 18-11-2010 08:19PM

Couple of plot holes tonight..... Why did Suzanne look at Louie like he had 2 heads when he suggested she moved in with him for safety....only a couple of weeks ago he was stopping her "advances"....

Bela suggesting he's gonna get the Bishops onto Damo... Surely Bela remembers a couple of Halloweens ago when Damo went all "Citizen" on the Bishops, they wouldnt stand a chance against him

baldbear · 18-11-2010 08:20PM

Damo has some baps on him!

pavcro10 · 18-11-2010 08:21PM

JonathanAnon wrote: »

ah I think this Damo/Suzanne story has gone on too long, and is not really believable any more... Not that it really was in the first place.. Actors are only passable, Mark version 2.0 isnt great..

I agree re. mark. I'm not buying him at all in this story. I can see him "acting" like Felix, although he is Robert De Niro in comparison to Felix!:rolleyes:

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