Home and Away’s Lynne McGranger defends the divisive season finale after viewers called it ‘disappointing’
Disgruntled Home and Away fans described Monday night’s season finale as ‘boring’ and a ‘disappointment’.
And one of the soap’s longest-serving stars, Lynne McGranger, has hit back at the critics, saying it was a miracle the show even got finished in the first place.
In a post shared to Twitter on Tuesday, the 67-year-old actress praised the hard-working cast, crew and writing team who managed to deliver an uninterrupted season during a global pandemic.
‘The final is a-freaking-mazing’: Home and Away veteran Lynne McGranger has defended the divisive season finale after many viewers called it ‘boring’ and ‘disappointing’
‘Our cast and crew and writers, producers and directors have worked their bums off since the end of May with little or no respite,’ she tweeted.
‘So I think the final episode is a-freaking-mazing,’ she added.
One fan agreed with her, tweeting: ‘Lynne McGranger and Shane Withington in the season finale was EVERYTHING. I miss Home and Away already.’
Speaking: In a post shared to Twitter on Tuesday, Lynne praised the hard-working cast, crew, and writing team who managed to deliver an uninterrupted season during a global pandemic
Defence: Lynne’s tweet about the highly anticipated end-of-year episode comes after viewers labelled it underwhelming and said it lacked the traditional cliffhanger ending
But there were many who were not impressed, including one who wrote: ‘UK Home and Away fans need not despair for the finale because nothing dramatic happened!’
‘Well that Home and Away finale was a disappointment. No cliffhanger whatsoever,’ another tweeted.
‘What a waste of an hour. Boring for a finale,’ a third added.
Not pleased: Many viewers were not impressed, including one who wrote: ‘UK Home and Away fans need not despair for the finale because nothing dramatic happened!’
A fourth wrote: ‘That was the worst Home and Away season finale ever. Where was all the drama?’
The highly anticipated end-of-year episode saw Sam Frost’s character, Jasmine, have a chance encounter with an old flame, Lewis, played by Luke Arnold.
Colby (Tim Franklin) was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to Ross Nixon’s murder after Witness X’s betrayal, but that still wasn’t enough to excite fans.
Boring? The finale episode saw Sam Frost’s character, Jasmine, have a chance encounter with an old flame, Lewis, played by Luke Arnold
Locked up: Colby (Tim Franklin) was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to Ross Nixon’s murder after Witness X’s betrayal, but that still wasn’t enough to excite fans
One viewer even suggested that the two-minute teaser for next year’s season was more exciting than the entire 90-minute special.
During a preview for the 2021 series, viewers were surprised to see original Summer Bay bad boy Heath Braxton (Dan Ewing) make an appearance.
Home and Away returns to Channel Seven in 2021
‘A River Boy returns’: During a preview for the 2021 series, viewers were surprised to see original Summer Bay bad boy Heath Braxton (Dan Ewing) make an appearance