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What is this and why is it a story? Why does he have Dean Wicks' hipster beard? At least I get to see that Anna is an annoying twat for all occasions.

I never really saw Barbara as that type of woman. A lot of the men in her life were forgiving and, if not passive, then had to be very laid-back. I do think they could have done this with Barbara and Real Andrews.

I don't have them all up (I have a few more to go) but the episodes from late June-August 2001 that are on Youtube (my channel Still Steph, and someone else's channel, Emmerdalepastandpresent) cover the story. Zak found the lump, kept the news to himself, and pushed Lisa away. Marlon and then Sam forced him to go to the doctor, where he learned he'd have to lose a testicle. His resulting loss of confidence led him to cheat on Lisa. I'm hoping David doesn't either - I'm hoping that's what the new producer tweaked. Matthew's doing better than I thought he would but I don't want to see this for David. I prefer David with hair but I have to admit the shaved head wasn't as bad a look as I remembered. I think it's because on Dancing on Ice he wore such eye makeup.

Thank you for the Alfie interview.

I don't really understand what has gone on with Adam and Aaron. I'd almost think Danny and Ryan Thomas fell out, but Kate Oates has dismantled or downplayed a lot of friendships and family relationships for no apparent reason (Paddy/Aaron, Marlon/Paddy), so I guess it's just her style. I'd like to think it would change, but I have a feeling they will continue to keep Aaron isolated. The sad part is I thought Andy and Tracy had a lot of chemistry together, so seeing them in scenes again just so that hag with the bad haircut could purse her lips dramatically made me angry. I ended up cringing throughout all the Sugden family scenes because none of them were about the family, and were so tense and awkward. I guess it's time for me to give up on this family ever being invested in. The Andy/Chrissie shite is the last straw for me. I would have enjoyed Robert and Leyla at one point (and I still think Aaron should have been given a new love interest), but I can't imagine the fan hate she'd get. Does the show remember Zak had testicular cancer? Can they involve him in David's story? Please...? I agree with you about Holly. I've always been weird about Sophie Powles, in that I think she's simultaneously a good and lousy actress. I don't like her story but I do end up watching her. But I wish they'd just do Ross/Charity over Cain/Charity - they're a lot more fun. I still don't know how teen detective Ethan from Hollyoaks popped up on here. He wasn't too awful. I still think of the scene where he stripped Doug (pre-Ste's lapdog Doug) naked. Good times.

I don’t really understand what they were trying to do with the Liv scenes. She didn’t just steal a candy bar or a magazine. She stole money, and she then assaulted David. She also claimed she would falsely report him for assaulting her. There was a very unpleasant undertone in these scenes, “comedy” or not. I’m not surprised that Aaron didn’t care, because Aaron has repeatedly and seriously assaulted people in the last few years and has never shown any remorse, but am I supposed to be pleased that he’s fine with what she did? Am I supposed to think he probably should not be any kind of authority figure to her? Because after today I do. Say what you will about Chas (and I certainly have), she was the only one who took it remotely seriously. What were those scenes? Why did they exist?

I got more asexual than gay vibes from Henry. Then again I also thought he worked well with Vienna and Barbara...I actually felt he had more chemistry with women than some men who were supposed to be studs, like Mushmouth Dusty.

There was a whole lotta gossip surrounding Wendy Moniz back then. I guess it's left to the sands of time.

I've always thought Trump wouldn't be the nominee and I think we may finally be hitting that stage. I just hope if they get a consensus nominee it won't be a generic mediabot, as they will walk the election.

Deleted scenes are no longer available to those of us in the US, unless you go the main Emmerdale site and use a proxy or whatever, but someone was nice enough to make this available. I thought some Ross fans here might like to see it: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4137y5_emmerdale-deleted-scene-ross-quizzed-over-charity_tv

The true source I believe is the republican party when they declared war on education and portrayed anyone with teeth and shoes as Northeast elitist snobs. The Koch brothers are now even going after libraries. (sad to say they won this battle) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-zabriskie/koch-bros-gunning-for-sma_b_9447420.html

When the Frannie/Sabrina story kicked into high gear, didn't they bring back Rick Ryan (the original actor), saying he engineered the whole thing? He initially came back for the anniversary several months earlier, I think (or did he?), and then that story. I think he was the lackey of the British villains who were pursuing Sabrina.

Ah…Jane Elliott is one great actress. Don't know what Allen Potter was thinking …Im sure Jane misses Marland's writing these days. He disliked the storyline and thought it had to end. It seems like contemporary opinion was not nearly as kind to Marland's GL as it was to his GH or ATWT, from fan letters and things at that time. I can sort of see why, although some of it's good.

I saw various comments about how the show wasn't taking David's cancer worries seriously and we're being asked to laugh and this wouldn't happen if he were a woman, and so on...I was surprised to actually watch and see that they did take the matter pretty seriously, and that they used the comedy of the naked photo and Leyla's great one-liners as a cover for just how scared David is. I thought they handled it the right way - Matthew Wolfenden is not a big dramatic actor and shouldn't be given heavy dramatic material. The way they did it, we got some laughs alongside his concern. I still wonder what they were possibly planning to do with this story under Oates compared to what they're doing now - spoilers mentioned Leyla being jealous of David and Tracy flirting, and that never happened - but I especially wonder if Macleod is the one who suddenly had Jacob assuming Alicia would return and they'd all be a family again. Jacob has barely mentioned her since his return, up to this point. I love the relationship between David and Leyla so much. They still work so well together, whether as friends, or as more, if the show ever went there. I actually think they are even better together now than they were the first time around. That last scene where they said they loved each other really got to my cold, dormant soap-loving heart in a way few things have on this show or most shows in ages. I don't even care that it was just for Jacob to overhear. That scene was exquisitely shot and acted. I don't care about the rest.

He had to be around through at least 1974 per that magazine (the date was January 1975, but it would have been put together a few months earlier).

Oh that liberal media: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/wapo-corrects-number-fbi-agents-clinton-email-probe

Reading a soap magazine that was probably having news from late 1974 - they mention that Jennifer's "mystery disease" was diagnosed as MS, after being left vague for a while, and it was suggested that she wouldn't have a long life (I guess this was one of those instances where they changed their mind, at least for a while). They also mention that the story was supposed to have Rick kill John, which would end his horrible treatment of Kim, but viewers suspected where the plot was going and wrote in letters asking the show not to kill John. They instead had him just leave town for a while.

I think the reason I can't get more excited is because, as Y&RWorldTurner has mentioned before, the poor leadership from higher-ups at the BBC in recent years. There's a lot of stuff in recent years that has really hurt Eastenders and would not have been allowed in its first 15-20 years. For instance, Ronnie causing Fatboy's death, and even worse, being put into light romantic comedy afterward. I do have some hope for the new producer, but I wonder sometimes if the worst aspects of EE can't be fixed. Above all else I just hope that they stop the shock value and pointless "twists" that are such pointless masturbation. The Gavin story is the biggest wankfest imaginable, and I'll never get over that embarrassing divorce papers "homage." I'm mostly looking to Macleod mostly because I've found Kate Oates' Emmerdale all but unwatchable for months now (with terribly done story beats, poor aftermath, and aside from a few oases like the Pollards, character interactions at an all time low - and the handling of sexual abuse unforgiveable). Oates will probably improve Corrie some, but that her first work is finding a new male piece of ass, when the show has huge huge problems (and the female slate is far more in need of work than the male slate) makes me wary.

She should be struck by lightning. She was awful to Heather. All she did was call her fat and ugly and said no one would want her. Even now she only brings her up because she's upset about Phil. This old bag is never going to be a moral voice, whether DTC wants her to be or not.

Good for him. I read that she was a Nader supporter in 2000. People love to talk about how his supporters did nothing to cost Gore the election, yet we are back here with this garbage 16 years later.

Susan Sarandon should be ashamed for this Naderspeak. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/susan-sarandon-bernie-sanders I hate that "bring about the revolution" type of talk. You won't be affected when "the revolution" happens. Many, many people will be. Badly. Disastrously. Fatally.