Bright Eyes

That was adorbale, but what a random assortment of actors. Corrie, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks ... and Jo Sugden! Is it wrong of me to think it was made EastEnders look bad for not having anyone included? I will say, if Shayne Ward ever came to visit me that would certainly perk me up.

I was thinking of Charlie Cotton.

Charlie did not die. Peggy's death will only heighten the crime that was killing off Pat for me. I hope someone will have a line about them being able to share a drink (and maybe a man) again.

Nothing has changed.

Yes. A change won't occur on-screen until sometime in the Spring.

Aw, Tony called Mandy today! I was annoyed, however, that Lucy wasn't on his list.

She got rid of the Spencer clan (minus Dan and Kerry), so I have huge hope that she'll listen to the fans reception and get rid of the right players. That was good enough for me and if she gets rid of Fiz, Sean, and Michelle, that'll be good enough for me. Ali and Ruby were still around for two years after she started. Make no mistake, I'd like to see the back of them myself, but some massive cast cull isn't her MO. That said, and this is going to sound horrible, but I wish Stuart Blackburn had the balls (he doesn't) to kill off Hope. Or, in more Corrie fashion, she could recover and on the way home from the hospital, they're involved in a car crash where both Fiz and Hope die. On a different note, does anyone find it odd that Fiz hasn't changed Hope's last name from Stape? You'd think she'd want to distance her daughter away from the fact that her Dad was a serial killer.

Considering Kate Oates only fired a small handful of people during her entire Emmerdale tenure, you're probably sh*t out of luck on that score.

Her, undeserved, Golden Globe win.

Skip to 25:45 for a short anecdote about Billy Magnussen.

The latest episode had some strong moments, but that scene where Linda reveals that Dean finally admitted to raping her and Buster almost immediately apologized TO MICK was disgusting.

With this Zak affair story, it reminds to ask about his first wife. Why does Sam never mention his mother? Wikipedia doesn't say much.

Up until last night, I was actually enjoying Vincent, despite Blackwood's bad acting, but the show playing Ronnie as a sympathetic murderer, while Vincent remains the villain because he "made" her do it, grates me. And this is coming from someone who fell in love with Ronnie because of the baby switch story. The murder of Fatboy in itself didn't bother me, but I agree it was unnecessary. However, it was the Bobby plot that disgusted me more. The banal writing for this haphazard story is embarrassing. After almost two years, the end of the story is ... nothing. No one has to pay any consequences for their horrible actions. And Phil/Ian's lame lie was infuriating to watch unfold. Poor Letitia Dean always tries her damnedest with the shoddy material, bless her.

Ashley/Eric at the graveyard, mentioning how Tom King died, were brilliant scenes. Eric's reunion with David was so heartfelt, I teared up. For all it's worth, I like that Eric truly mourned for the love of his life. It's so rare these days then anyway gives a crap for a loved one passing for more than a week. Seeing Betty was a treat. Though it was odd not to have Victoria in that scene. Even more odd was Ashley's camera recording in black and white. Da fuq?

I couldn't agree more. The last week of the year being another horrid Carter week is going to be torture.

I'm obsessed with Julian Ovenden, Carl. His version of Being Alive was my favourite part of the BBC Sondheim birthday special a few years ago. Flawless.

I really don't think Zoe Slater ever needs to be seen again. Kat's return has been a complete fail time and time again. The basic bitch of the Slater clan reappearing would only enforce that failure exponentially.

Carli Norris was extremely underrated on Hollyoaks. One of Kirkwood's worst decisions this go around was getting rid of the Kane family and she was the biggest reason why. I have no doubt she'll turn it out.

YouTube and dailymotion let me down today, but thankfully I found the finale elsewhere. As expected, Shortland Street delivered. Last night Homeland gave me palpitations, and today Shorty got my heart rate pumping full of anxiety. Let's start with the obvious. Dayna is a fool. Time and again, just when you think she's matured, she falls down the rabbit hole of stupidity. I can't wait for her to eat it when her, now husband, makes her eat it. This tweet from Lucy Elliot was pretty hilarious though:

I really hope that Hope just arrested her great-nephew! I like that Valerie is looking into Chris Kositchek/Roman. I wouldn't be able to resist telling the tale either. Good casting on the Will front. I was never a big fan of Massey and Wilson was horrific. I hope you'll rectify Brady the same way if he ever turns up alive. Lowder was DOA and Martsolf has been a failure time and time again. I'd personally suggest Chad Brannon. It's so odd to see a random character like Liam still around. That's not a criticism, as long as I'm free to imagine him without the horrible ageing hair-do he sported on the show. Have you done anything with Bo yet or is he still MIA?

2015 TCM Remembers. Done too early, but to end on Maureen O'Hara makes up for it.