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I don't think Sally is in a bad place at all. I used to despise her, but Blackburn (and you know how much I hate him) has revitalized her character. She is always must see now, especially with the very enjoyable Tim. I just hope this horrible pregnancy plot with Faye doesn't hurt them. God knows it's going to be a pill to take the Armstrongs back in the limelight.

From what I've seen, he has good chemistry with Audrey.

Since I don't know too much about Corrie history, who is on the wish list to return when Deirdre passes away on-screen? I've been meaning to watch the Deirdre special after really enjoying the recent Gail and Rita specials of the same vein. I just wish Eileen Derbyshire wasn't so against being in the spotlight so they could do one for her too.

Sad to see that Stacey can't get away from those scarfs even in real life.

For anyone that doesn't know, the show won't be back until March. Skipping February sweeps doesn't seem like a good sign for a renewal.

Yes. It was her first story. She debuted in the first Hollyoaks Later special. They met in a club where he thought she was 18, but she had a fake I.D. to get into the club. Still annoyed they haven't brought up Ste and Theresa's past relationship. She was really, really thirsty for him, while he only used her to make Amy jealous (sound familiar?). The recent scene where she got into bed with him and John Paul had me cringing because of the elephant in the room they refuse to mention for some reason.

Happy 50th Birthday to Tim Stickney (R.J. Gannon).

They did that with Tony and Theresa and I hated it then, too.

Carl, Theon is briefly shown in the promo at 1:11.

That's basically it.

I enjoyed the second Back to Ours special much more than the first. Simons and Womack both bringing up things that have been mentioned here (Scott Maslen stuffing up on the LIVE episode; the car taking "20 months" to kill Danielle) gave me a chuckle.

Eric Nelsen (AJ Chandler, AMC) was on last Sunday's episode of Girls. It was a short scene.

Don't you dare, ever say that again. I couldn't take it. I liked the Alex/Moira story for what it did for Moira's character. She was always up front about using him for sex and nothing more. It showed that she could be a stronger character and not the naive drip she was before. It also helped in buying her with Cain later. And it gave Victoria a hilarious quip where she called her a pie face. "You know, a face shaped like a pie."

Andy had moved Kerry into his place. He liked her spirit and found her charming. They started hooking up, but Andy was unsure what to do when Kerry wanted a relationship. Amy started sniffing around him and they kissed. All Amy ever did was bitch and moan about being a victim. Kerry was the devil incarnate and how dare everyone not do exactly as she wanted or else they were immoral pigs. She took the Mary Sue trope and multiplied it by a million. It was the actress' fault, too. That nasty dread like thing she always wore didn't help any either.

The old woman is Lizzie, the blind character. The black woman was Adele. She was a minor character when she worked at Eric's factory. She carried over to the Sharma's sweet factory and in 2010 she briefly dated Andy, but he cheated on her with Katie. She then left town. Blame Amy for anything wrong you see in Victoria. She was the most horrible creature. Eric, Val, Victoria and especially Kerry have shined without her. The worst was when she was with Andy. It was torture.

I have never seen anything of Delilah, but I hate her on prinicple for those bangs. I geuss it's ironic that Chas is now sporting them. Katie and Andy both have been the welcome wagons for all newcomers for years. Andy even got to bang a black chick for awhile.

Having watched all of 1985 and 1986 and started reguarly with Kirkwood's tenure in 2010, my favouirtes in no particular order are: Pauline Fowler Carol Jackson Janine Butcher David Wicks Angie Watts Den Watts Ehtel Skinner Anyone else is really second tier or lower to me.

Ben, I refer to Les Dennis' Michael as Winnie the Pooh. He is one of the most dull and irritating creations I have ever had the displeasure of witnessing first hand. Gail needs to be saved from the doldrums. At least I got a classic lovable bastard David scene with him phoning Kylie and lying that Gail had died right in front of her.

They've mentioned Vicky and Spencer a bunch of times since DTC came back.

Do you have a link to the Emmerdale promo?

You might want to hold off on that. By the sounds of it, Todd's destruction is far from over. The worst part about it is, they could have really done something with him working together and becoming friends with Tracy, but they are determined to make him this revenge seeking schemer. I don't get it. Hopefully Sarah's return will help things. Though the serial killer story started the renaissance of this show becoming fantastic again, I still hate that they killed Carl off, too. I remember being glued to the screen during the climax of his marriage to Lexi on that hospital roof, but he did not have one good story after that. Another Blythe/Blackburn victim.

Ivan (Daniel Brocklebank) is now on Corrie in what I can only hope is an exit story for Sean. Those kind of scenes usually make me squirm (as this one did) where one character goes around the room like a pitbull. It rarely comes off natural and just ends up being cringe worthy for me.

They are one of my favourite soap couples. Both Nicola and Jimmy have totally evolved beyond their original purposes. They are one of the cornerstone couples and bring a lot of heart to the show. One of those risks that have exceeded expectation. Other shows would have probably gotten rid of both of them by now, but I love that Emmerdale has molded them into this new awesome creation. Nicola and Bernice's relationship is also something to be proud of as a viewer.

They've mentioned their (David/Nicola) previous relationship from time to time. As someone who came into the show after their relationship, it's not really something that makes sense to me at all. They don't seem even remotely suited for who they are now. When I first heard about it, I pulled one of these

The tram crash is when I first tried to get into Corrie on a regular basis. I did not last very long. Ivy Makepiece was a real witch. Killing her own mother, disowning her daughter and calling her a whore. So vile. Ralph the rapist son. The thing is, with only the brief descriptions I imagine the plots hit a lot harder and tougher for me. Reading Jack Leeming's bio had my jaw on the floor in one line. "Jack returned to his old house in Victoria Street and resumed his sexual relationship with his younger sister Vicky." The end. I had to re-read it to make sure I wasn't seeing things.