Bright Eyes

I wonder if Tess' husband will turn out to be Gordon. I just hope they're not bringing him on just for him to be an ass or some type of villain. That would be such a waste.

Ali has been a great addition to the show. He's just so inherently sweet and good. Him "breaking up" with Curtis in the kindest way possible ... I just love him.

Hilarious!

In the most random thing ever news, one of the hottest WWE wrestlers, Finn Balor, visited the set, which just makes me love him even more.

Because of how much you, appropriately, love the character, I guessed it was one of the Dollys. Then cheated with Google image to see that it is Katharine Barker. I found it funny that after I mentioned my yearning for the Dingles to be run out of town, Emma basically said as much in the last episode. And even though she did lock Chas in the basement, Gillian Kearney is so damn good that her proclamations that she wasn't guilty had me believing her even though minutes before I had seen that wasn't true. Probably helps that Chas has morphed back to shrew mode. If only they'd let her hang out with Leyla/Vanessa/Carly, so she could be saved.

I wonder if Stacey's baby could be Ryan's. If only because his return amounted to him hiding behind a tree. You'd think a purpose would be necessary.

It felt so good seeing Nikhil trash Debbie. Emma perking up in the background was icing on the cake. How sweet of the writers to let her be there.

Girl is bold as brass. Good for her. DTC's first six months were near perfect, but it's just been one thing after another since David's departure. I honestly don't understand how it's the same people, actually. I will say, Letitia Dean has been doing her best to save it all, poor thing.

I really enjoyed the Sharma drama today. It's been too long since Priya had some focus. Jai's line about Priya being unable to run a bath, let alone the company was hilarious. I don't know why, but coked up Jai is the most tolerable he's been in ages. And that scene with Priya and Nikhil was must see. Seeing him go again is going to hurt so much.

Loved hearing that story. Good for him.

You didn't miss much Carl. The scene where Gavin was holding them hostage in the kitchen was so stupid. Fireworks don't light up in an instant. All they had to do was blow out the lighter, then beat up the old man. I don't dislike James Bye. He was good in the episode and the scene between him and Bex was sweet. I knew about the proposal, but not how it would end up and enjoyed the little twist.

I thought Michelle Hardwick, in particular, looked gorgeous. It's such a shame Nikhil's return is only short term. He immediately brought a sense of warmth and heart to the show. His reunion with David was adorable. And Carly blatantly asking David if he wanted to make out as soon as he got through the front door was hilarious.

I apologize if this was posted on this board before, but it's Joan Collins and Angela Lansbury. Surely, a double dose is nothing to be scoffed at.

As someone who is probably more into the YouTube world than anyone here, I probably should have posted this earlier, but Maisie Williams has started a YouTube channel. She mentions her wonderful friend and one of my favourite YouTubers, Caspar Lee as having helped take the leap in this intro video to her channel. There is a surprise guest appearance by a fellow GoT cast member. Not too hard to guess who it is.

http://www.today.com/video/klg-on-her-days-of-our-lives-debut-the-worst-acting-ever-552750147849 The today show aired a 1976 clip from when Kathie Lee Gifford had a small role on the show. The scene also includes Brooke Hamilton (Adrienne LaRussa), Ed Mallory (Bill Horton), Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis) and a rare glimpse of Susan Oliver's version of Laura Horton. A must see. I don't what exactly Brooke was doing in hospital, but I can only guess it was either because of her suicide attempt or when she aborted David's baby. Maybe someone here knows for certain.

Oh, and I'm not even going to try and process John Middleton's exit or any devastation at losing Ashley, yet. Middleton has said he'll still be on the show late into 2016, so consider it me protesting the horrible earliness of ITV announcing exits from their soaps, for reasons I will never be able to comprehend.

The new Connors haven't hindered the show in any way and Shayne Ward as been remarkably better than I had feared, especially after that horrific Sarah Harding mess. However, I hate that they had be labelled Connors. Michelle doesn't even seem close with them by any means and even Aiden's random past with Carla is unnecessary at best. I don't understand why they couldn't have just been completely brand spanking new. Plus, someone at DS brought up how Liam's Connor relations are never used at all. You'd think with all the times Michelle is said to be watching Amy, that single mother Maria would need some help taking care of her son. And this new batch hasn't even raised a small glimpse of interest in their little cousin either. It's just strange. I'm all here for Ken and Audrey. Maybe because I'm a newer viewer in the grand scheme of things with Corrie history being heavily lost on me compared to the other soaps, but I've thought they had chemistry even before Deirdre passed. Plus, ingratiating Ken into the constant Platt drama could prove a great success. With Jason leaving, I wonder what this means for Sarah. I don't think assuming a reunion was part of the plan at some point is too far afield. Other than Tyrone, the show doesn't really have any genuine good guys with such a strong sense of identifiability. If the show were smart, they'd strengthen a friendship between Todd and Sarah and have them move in together. I also wish this show realized the potential they have in Maria. She's excels greatly at two things. Being enmeshed with the Platt's and pissing off female characters enough to want to batter her. Her latest thrashing at Jenny Bradley's hands was one of the most talked about scenes of the year. Give her a good female rivalry. A more age appropriate woman could go after Luke, pushing her into the arms of Nick somehow, which could help lead to Carla's exit. Two birds, one stone and it would wrestle up old feelings of animosity between Carla and Maria as well.

Thank God they have ended Ross' vendetta against Pete. That story was almost more tiring than anything Jai related. If Pete going to the police starts things up again, I'm just going to faceplant hardcore. I wish Chas' stalker was a back from the dead Carl. The logistics really don't bother me. I do despise how they've positioned Diane against her, if only because once Aaron is cleared I know I'll have to be subjected to Diane having to kowtow to her. I think a great storyline, probably the best in the show's history, could be the village all gathering together to rid the village of the Dingles once and for all. Again, logistics are not a concern here, either.

Lindsey being the Gloved Hand was perfect. You could really tell the show took the time to plan out her psychosis issues as far back as Lindsey only being with Freddie because she was addicted to the danger of what he represented. The further reveal that the accident with Kath was no accident at all and that she wished she had killed her that day was icing on the cake. Bunny boiler Kim has been fascinating from jump and seeing her react to the person she idolizes completely fall apart was must see. The twist of Freddie being alive was a great shock and only added to the greatness of this twisted tale, and I have hated him strongly at times. I should have known Kirkwood wouldn't have killed his favourite Roscoe creation. Of course, the strength of this story continues with little Charlie knowing Lindsey murdered S'avage (who I couldn't be more grateful about for being gone). Darren and Nancy back in prominence is always good news. The recent DS spoiler about them battling true evil I'm guessing will now come in the form of Lindsey. And the recent article about them having a big story in the new year can only make this show stronger. Darren and Nancy leading the way has never backfired as far as I know. Honestly, the majority of this show has been so strong ever since Grace got her clown hair, it really doesn't get the credit it deserves. As schizo paced as this show is, things rarely come off anti-climactic. Everything is always "SO DAMN IMPORTANT OMG!" which can be tiring, but it is much better than the alternative that Corrie and EE constantly serve up. If only Tegan and Scott could be wiped from existence things would nearly be perfect. I'm so happy that Cameron is out of prison. That man is far too fit AF to be kept away. Plus, he did the viewers a huge favour killing the awful Lomax parents anyway. The brilliant episode he was finally jailed for his crime is one of the best soap episodes of the year. The actress playing Celine, who seemed to be an afterthought compared to Cleo and Porsche (whose exit will be a devastating loss) has proven herself to be just as strong an addition as her sisters. The tragedy and pain that came out of her character during the Gloved Hand was probably the strongest part of the story. When the new McQueen additions were first announced, I was extremely hasty, but I'm glad I have been eating spoonfuls of crow for many months. Lastly, the Patrick/Peri episode should be praised as well. It was so unexpected to see these two compare notes on their vastly different situations. That the writers found that they could connect them two in such powerful scenes was genius. And Carl, I think you asked before about the Lovedays? Well, as far as I'm concerned, they have not put a foot wrong so far. Continuing with the wonderful twists, that Lisa (Kiza Deen quickly showing herself to be a prize for this show) is actually some Sonia Albright whose sister is now being fostered by the Osbornes and the real Lisa is still out there just shows itself to be such a layered story. You should really watch the Loveday flashback episode. Speaking of, did you enjoy Rachel Leskovac (Natasha Blakeman) on Corrie, because shortly after this episode aired, the show announced that she'd be a regular. Her presence is sure to throw a spanner in the works for the Lovedays, so I hope she isn't a pill.

Freddie Stroma cast as http://tvline.com/2015/09/04/game-of-thrones-freddie-stroma-cast-season-6/

Time to put him in a home.

Autumn Trailer:

I've never heard of this Tiffany, so this write up/history lesson was well worth. I have, however, heard of Carla. She seems like a real piece of work. There's a video montage on YouTube showing a lot of major deaths and as soon I instantly identified the clip in my head when you described it. It was interesting to see that Grace and Sam crossed paths with her. I do wonder how the show chose them, of all people, to bring back when they did. Would you ever want Guy back?