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So this is the "twist" the new producer did for David's story. http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/news/a789278/emmerdale-spoilers-david-metcalfe-cancer-storyline-sees-dr-bailey-give-him-wrong-result/ I'm not a big fan of this (it basically overshadows David's story and tells people not to trust their doctor) but at least it only lasts an episode, so hopefully it won't be that bad.

I thought it was dramatic enough, albeit in part thanks to Lennie's performance. I can't say I disagree with a lot of the criticisms, especially the choice to have a cliffhanger, but I was so blown away by Andrew Lincoln's performance, and Josh McDermitt's too. JDM was also excellent. I wish they'd made a lot of different basic writing choices this season (especially, as someone said, to not write so much based on the viewer's point of view), but a lot of the episode worked for me due to the quality of acting. And I loved Rick losing it over Michonne's hair. Pure soap.

I didn't mind the comparison, because he wants to be there for a screwed-up child the way Paddy was, but having this mentioned when Paddy (and Adam) has been sidelined from this story was just dumb. Kate Oates did her level best to remove many of Aaron's loved ones from his life for reasons I don't understand. I think Bernice was put out more than anything, but probably some jealousy. I wish they didn't always make Bernice so weak. I wish they could let her find strength, instead of passing that bowl cut bitch as some ideal woman.

Who decided to have tons of Lachlan (an unrepentant sexual abuser of multiple women) in the same episode as Gordon? Way to undercut any meaning the Gordon, Liv, or Aaron scenes were supposed to have. Double standards on such a high level render the story all but meaningless. It makes as much sense as having Aaron talk about being like Paddy to Liv when his relationship with Paddy has been badly damaged and is now barely shown.

That's beautiful.

Yikes at Ellen Dolan's hair.

Thanks! I'll go look them up soon! I didn't know that they had brought on more of Steve's family besides Nick and Frank. But wasn't Shannon brought in for Brian soon after Juliette? Juliette, then he was with Barbara, then Shannon. It looks like the uploader took those down. The channel you've posted from seems to upload some episodes others uploaded first so they may put them up. If not I'll try to find mine and reupload eventually.

I thought I recognized Katharine Kelly. It will be great to see her again on a show I actually watch. The comments section rage that this is a ripoff of SJA amuses me. Those kids look old.

Andy Cohen doesn't even care about anti-gay comments. He's allowed these shows to run wild with homophobic digs, and even a gay man getting physically assaulted. He only cares if a woman he doesn't like makes the comment. He's a hypocrite and a fraud and a great example of how gay men in Hollywood turn on their own.

Rose is the only time I actually liked Byrne on the show, outside of a bit of Lily/Damien. Part of a year, maybe. There are a few 1984 episodes on another channel and she and Brian are in one - he's wearing a Hawaiian shirt and singing to her, or something. She was one of many interchangeable ingenues floating through ATWT during the early/mid-80s.

Which one? I know they denied rumors for years. I wish them luck. I loved Ygritte and Jon together.

1977 Corrie promo.

The Craig return would be late 1993.

Someone is uploading early 1990 episodes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpasRwPruLalHkJjPc3pgvA

Didn't he play a gay man onstage as well? Maybe he was just stiff as an actor.

Seeing Andrew in these just reminds me again of how rare it is on soaps in the last 20 years to have strong characters who are also decent, caring people - people who represent humanity...especially male characters. That soaps became so contemptuous of this type of character is one of the reasons for the genre's fade into irrelevance.

Two more episodes!

I think by then, VH realized he wasn't going to get the type of material he might have wanted and was just going through the motions. That's my conjecture. He was excited in the beginning, and it showed, but after sticking around with nothing to do and then getting saddled with a very hollow love story and having to sell, sell, sell, it was pretty obvious that he was just over it. ESS was awesome, Reid was a great character (relatively speaking, at least - as great as he could have been on this particular show at that particular time). If that had been the story in 2007, then maybe things would have turned out a lot differently with Luke. I could see that, but I also think some actors just don't have heat. It was the same way with Martha Byrne, although she and Paolo had their moments. The Larry Lau/Luke story is one that would have worked for me because it would have been such a trainwreck, but otherwise...I don't know. Then again I may have said something totally different years ago. I haven't seen these episodes in such a long time. It's easy for me to be glib now. I do wish they'd brought in more gay characters for more stories.

Barring a recast I just don't think Luke would have been believable with anyone. Even his best love interest - Reid - had more chemistry with Don Hastings.

I agree with you about Silberman, PJ. Hansis is another one who always seemed asexual to me onscreen. If it had been me I would have paired him with Larry Lau - that would have been messy as hell and given real fireworks for Luke and the people in his life, especially Lucinda.

I love this song so much.

I love the photos.

That's what they should have done, but that would have been human and not a cliche. I swear Phil is even out Victor-ing Victor Newman at this point.