Bright Eyes

Charity seems innocent? You really are new to this show. Check my avatar, please.

No. My bon voyage was a hint. He left on a boat. LoL

I read on DS that if two men are in bed, one of them has to have a shirt on, like Aaron did in the barn. If that's truly the case I think if the writers could go farther, they absolutely would. I'm so happy to hear you've come around about Ross and Michael Parr. I'm not the biggest Rachel fan, but I never outright disliked her. Her pairing with Sam finally made him relevant again and she was a complete after thought before she slept with Jai and spurned this amazing journey of a story.

Bon voyage Dodger Savage! You were one of the last big hit characters this show introduced. You and Texas were one of the best couples in modern soap history. But then you had to get stuck in a chemistry-less pairing with Maxine and story that never, ever ended. no matter how many people got blown up and kidnapped. I'll always have fond memories of you, but I won't miss you for a good while. It was time and now I hope Theresa, Maxine and Sienna will be free to do something fresh and interesting. With Patrick still around, I won't hold my breath for the latter two, but Theresa has a more solid shot. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Charity finally lost! She is my favourite, but she needed this hit or else she would have become a cartoon villain. It was obvious for months that Emma Atkins was pregnant, which is always fun to see how a show will cover that up. When she returns, the character will be rested and I'll be ready for her to lie, cheat and steal back her throne. And the show won't lose any momentum at all with Rachel having returned. Brilliant pacing, something EastEnders and Hollyoaks desperately need a lesson on. And poor Pearl. The mini werewolf story was cute. Gabi, who will need to recast soon with a proper actress (maybe next year?) is going to be a pure hellion for Laurel, Ashley and Bernice.

In random news: James McKenzie Robinson (Joe Johnson) will guest on season 5 of Game of Thrones. Going by his IMDb, this will be his return to TV after a handful of years. Joe Johnson was the long lost son of Jill Patrick (Jack's second wife, who died from a brain tumour). He was only on briefly in a story where he and his twin sister, Kate Patrick, eventually fell in love and knowing they obviously couldn't be together left town separately.

Maybe the Phelps episode will be the one to reveal what the hell Stacey's mysterious key is hiding.

Apatow/Maron is just audio from Maron's podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX6ITY9PddE

Emma Barton, the woman who I referred in my last post, is the long lost mother of Pete, Ross and Finn Barton. James is their father. He is also the father (discovered last year) of Adam Barton. Today's episode should help you out.

Jesus Christ, Winnie the Pooh is the absolute worst thing to have to endure. Why are they ruining Gail so hard by chaining her to this boring schmuck? She used to be one of my favourites, but now I can't stand to watch her burn my eyes out with that stupid dollop of a man. She better not end up marrying him because Gail Rodwell is not something I would ever be able to stomach. This heart condition stuff better be for real, because his death would taste so, so good.

So happy my show is back! Thank God Dallas' makeover came and went quickly. It was horrifying and offensive to make such a beautiful man so completely unappealing. This Pania chick may be getting in line to become the new schemer of the show now that Queen Brooke is gone. She is super shady, but it's understandable since it's all about TK. That man is pure sex. Rachel is such a boss having Garrett as her toyboy. If more women were like her, they would easily rule the world in a heartbeat. Now, if Nicole doesn't wake up from her damn coma, I will be a mess. Harper not going to see her out of respect for Vinnie was a nice touch. Another strong woman. The end of today's episode was so damn good too with TK crashing her first date with Boyd to tell her that he doesn't want to lose her. That is awkward soapy goodness I can take over and over. I can't remember the last time I saw a slap on this show, but I was damn happy to see Ula haul off on Honour. That was a good firm slap and much needed and this being Shorty, it's actually a big deal and not something people just due to blow of steam. And then there's Kylie being careless Kylie. I hope she never stops being such a mess.

Is it too soon to say that Emma Barton is the best new character of 2015? She clearly still hasn't gotten over the loss of her beloved David Grant.

Rest in peace, Wes Kenney. From the twitter account of Bill and Susan Hayes https://twitter.com/DaysHayes/status/555453886639513600

Wow, what a fascinatingly horrible witch.

Anyone know what year Margaret Klenck debuted as Edwina Lewis? Looking it up, I'm getting 1977, 1978 and 1979 has options and I don't know which one is correct.

I was afraid to watch that, as a fan of Moreno, but my fears were misguided. She handled herself well, without blaming anyone or making excuses.

It's nice to James Redmond again. I've never seen his run on Hollyoaks, but I instantly fell in love with him on the last Later special. Sally not getting invited to Beth's hen do. I am really excited for this wedding. Friday should be great.

I cringed so hard at Chas' line today about Aaron not hanging around Robert because he's having an affair? This bitch. Katie, of course, is being a complete entitled witch, but I expect nothing less from her. I really hope Andy isn't blamed for the ending of their relationship because he doesn't support her getting all in Robert's business. I will scream if that happens. Debbie is so much more likable when she doesn't have a story. Her scene with Finn, talking about why she initially gave up Sarah was great.

I'm kind of disappointed Cain only has a brain tumour. That scene where his hand was shaking, I was hoping he had MS. They handled it brilliantly on Shortland Street with one of their most popular characters. Surely, another soap could tackle it just as well.

I never realized how glamorous Rita was as well. It was really nice to see her with all that wonderful jewelry. It made me happily think of Joan Rivers.

Did anyone else watch the Rita and Me special? It was very good. We got a lot of classic clips and her reunion with Thelma Barlow was the best part. I was surprised to learn her 1964 stint was only for one episode and that came in a friend of Dennis Tanner's. I cynically thought their close relationship was just something the producers made up because they were on the show together at one point. I know it's probably and overplayed part of her history, but I always get excited and enveloped seeing that tram hit Alan Bradley. What a great soap moment. If anyone wants to see it, PM for a link.

Promo for 2015!

Kirkwood Kills. Especially parents. I couldn't care less about Rick though. He was a waste of time.