of Andrea's initial storyline, "I'm thrilled with the reaction. When we announced that Madeleine was returning, we saw all sorts of viewer commentary – from those who wanted her to be Dee, to those who felt she couldn't possibly be. We knew we had a big opportunity, but that also meant we couldn't please absolutely everybody." He also added, "Our fans are very passionate and rightly so. I consider myself a fan too. The test for us is whether people watch and are being entertained – and we've had a great response to the storyline." Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy said the storyline was the serial's "craziest and most convoluted storyline in its history." He stated, "Many fans have been gripped by the various shocks and surprises along the way, but it's fair to say that others are just plain confused." Kilkelly condensed the storyline into a "bizarre world of cash cons, faked DNA tests, doppelgangers, unstable nannies and mystery men." Although expressing his praise for Andrea's storyline, he also said, "With a new identity, mystery men and lookalikes all in the mix, it’s fair to say that many viewers are getting confused." McMullan said that West's scenes as Andrea, "help us unravel one of soap's longest-running mysteries." Denby stated "Madeleine West and Ryan Moloney carried the story beautifully as their characters reminisced and reconnected." She also declared that Andrea's storyline could have been a "disaster", but instead was a "triumph." Denby claimed the initial "good versus bad twin" scenario, along with Andrea's birth, sounded like "the most bonkers soap plot" at first. Of Andrea pushing Dee of a cliff, Denby said, "What we had never seen before was one actress performing a showdown with herself – and keeping us on the edge of our seats!" Summarising the storyline, Denby declared, "Neighbours delivered their riskiest plot yet – and it was a total triumph." Andrea was placed at number fourteen on the Huffpost's "35 greatest Neighbours characters of all time" feature. Journalist Adam Beresford was a fan of Andrea's stories stating "this insanely OTT saga had it all and more. One of the most genuinely brilliant storylines of any soap, period." References Neighbours characters Television characters introduced in 2017 Fictional criminals in soap operas Fictional identical twins