Bright Eyes

Winter season promo/1 hour Mondays!

I forgot to mention how good it was to get a Robert mention from Victoria on Friday. Telling us he has a girlfriend now gets my hopes at that he could actually return. I would accept a recast, too.

Without spoiling me, do Loras and the Stark child that no one talks about have any further significance?

Lena Headey being awesome.

I am going to go out on a limb and say the mother of Aleks' child is someone we already know.

A music mash up performance featuring Michael Parr (Ross Barton), Verity Rushworth (Donna Windsor), Michelle Hardwick (Vanessa Woodfield), Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) and Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9BE0X8jn8A#t=216

It's music to my ears to read the Shirley hate. I've been alone for so long. I love the rest of the Carters though and I don't see that changing anytime soon. I'm not ready to write off this Sharon story just yet. If this leads to her exit, then I may start the violins, until then, I'll just enjoy, unlike you.

I agree about Michael. His voice annoys the hell out me. What a weird precocious accent. We don't need another Harry. However, I don't feel the same way you do about Jemima. To me it came off like her husband has been abusing her.

In the Gail/Helen Worth special that aired tonight it was said that she has appeared in more episodes than any other female character. Fun little fact.

That article also states that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Jessica Bennett #1, Passions) was also cast.

Anything is better than Zsa Zsa. That bitch was deader than Lucy.

I don't mind. I love the Carters, minus Shirley, as always.

Let's be real, Billy Mitchell is the Roman Brady of EastEnders. No one gives a f*ck. He needs to go back to never having a story where he belongs.

My girl Rachel smoking Garrett's weed is exactly why I love this show. Her and Garrett together today made me smile so hard my face started to hurt. Garrett is one of the best things to happen to this show.

Academy Award nominee Joan Lorring, who portrayed Anna Pavel, passed away on May 30. She also starred on Valiant Lady as Bonnie Withers. http://variety.com/2014/film/news/joan-lorring-dead-1201202071/

Martine McCutcheon or Patsy Palmer?

I almost did, too, and I'm a fan of her work ... her acting work. She was great on Veronica Mars.

What I find most interesting about Blessing is that she still has male genitalia. I hope they go through the beats of playing that part of a trans' journey and don't rush through it. Was Haley a full trans when she premiered or did she still have yet to undergo surgery? I am enjoying all the storylines for the most part. It's more two actors, Charlie Clapham, who acts like he's in a panto every episode and Tamara Wall, who is the most lifeless bitch character I ever had the displeasure of watching. Sinead was also a bitter pill to watch with her loud mouth agony every single episode. Pitting her against Finn was a smart move in making me want to watch her again. And I also don't think Ziggy / Leela work because it's clear Kirkwood has big plans for her, but Ziggy should never be more than a supporting character. Hopefully this new Cameron character (the father of Peri) will make her more must see for me because I enjoyed her more on Emmerdale and that wasn't even much of a role. Danny is also a completely unsympathetic douchebag. As for the best story, I think that's easily Patrick's abuse of Maxine. I don't know how she was on Corrie, but she basically has to cry as much as Sinead did and I never once get tired of her. Her portrayal is so heartbreaking every time that I always want more. The latest twist of her almost running away with Dodger only for her plans at happiness to be scuppered was just tragic. With the death of Katy, I rarely felt that. However, probably helped by my bias of Dodger with Texas, though I want Maxine to be happy, I haven't ever felt that they were some great love story. Ste and JP have also had great build up so far. As soon as it was announced he was returning it was inevitable that something may happen with them eventually, but I'm happily surprised to see how well they really work together. Unfortunately, his involvement with Grace brings Ste down because she's such an awful harbinger of suckitude. I also like Sonny, but him and Carmel are forced. Practically as soon as he arrived he was in love with her. No weirdness with him being Calvin's brother was ever played on and his bullying of JP was swept under the rug with one line by Mercedes advising JP to get over it. Terrible. I'm not excited by the prospect of more new McQueens being created either. Seems a cheap way to make an instant connection that will probably barely be built on. I hate that Kirkwood is so family happy and less friends are the family you choose. Everyone is so scattered around without any strong bonds like Jess/Zac/Zoe/Kris had. The house that Dennis owns should have that, but it doesn't work nearly as well as the halls apartment did.

I hated her at first, the memories of her maybe one episode on EE scarred me so severely, plus she was too flakey and ungrateful, but this trans story has been helped and the truth is already out, so it thankfully didn't drag. I can't see her ever becoming some huge favourite of mine though. And I wonder if she'll be like Vincent and leave once the story is over, especially with Dennis leaving in the fall. Of course, Vincent was a horrible, horrible disaster. The worst HO actor of all time next to Liberty Savage.

I don't have any problem saying Lindsey Coulson is the best actor this show has ever had. I'm glad David got to leace with some self respect this time and not as a deadbeat. I like to imagine he'll find Janine and they'll have some wicked fun together (platonically). And I think Bianca was necessary to be in the episode. I wanted a goodbye scene between them and I got it. David and Carol are probably as close as this show is ever going to get to the chemistry of Den and Angie. No other couple is even remotely up to par.

To be fair, Holly should be the princess of Chester regardless.

Is it wrong that I still don't hate Holly for her lie? As long as it doesn't last too long, I'll refrain from putting her on my [!@#$%^&*] list. Either way, I hope we get Sienna on her ass. It was great to see her back to being so possessive of Dodger again, too. Keep a bit of that crazy girl! I got spoiled by accident regarding Cindy's next story and I fear what exactly happens that triggers her It doesn't seem like too much of a stretch either considering she did throw herself down the stairs to kill Holly once upon a time. And Nikki Sanderson deserves some sort of award. She's so good at being gut punched in every damn episode.