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Prince!! I really can't stand Romeo anymore, I think she can do so much better. I think she's a good actress, I know a lot of people find her terrible but I can't understand why. I guess people see things differently? :S

I want to marry Samara Weaving. I think she's turned me bisexual. :/

It's such a shame to lose Christian and Syed, they haven't done anything for ages. I really like Syed...

Sharon's amazing, I knew I loved her and was looking forward to her coming back, but I'd forgotten just how much I loved her. She IS EastEnders IMO, I know no character is bigger than a show but when the show has Sharon it's much stronger. Together with Janine I would actually say they are more important than Ian even if he's been there this whole time. Having said that, I love Ian and Sharon together too and Phil suddenly seems so much more likeable with Sharon back.

The show needs to play on Syed and Janine's relationship more. I find it fascinating how she seems to dislike almost everyone but has this fondness for him which we see on the odd occasion like this week. It was stupid getting rid of Anthony. Tyler is way more disposable.

None whatsoever. There have been so many stalkers/murderers/criminals over the years that it's unfortunately just a coincidence. Though the River Boys of 2011- are a rip off of the 2006 gang story with Jonny and Rocco.

Haha, I want to get my hands on Andrew Robinson, he's at the top of my list

As in, these are real people?

Haha, what does that mean

Ben should have just moved in with me, I would have kept him safe and warm at night I'm loving having Sharon back, she already has a great rapport with little Dennis BTW, EastEnders is a documentary soap, right?

Yeah but I think Paul does have an actual sort of respect for her, especially as they've got to know each other more. I get the impression he genuinely likes her, and I'm sure he wouldn't be against banging her. I don't think he's ever had an Asian woman so that might be a turn on for him, in fact I'm sure of it!! ETA: Yeah, Ajay is sexy. I was kinda annoyed we didn't get a topless scene of him when he emerged from the doorway in the middle of the night in Thursday's episode. I must sound like such a maneater

Uh, yes, probably about 2 months ago I'd say. In fact, I'd say that it was out of character for Kyle to kiss Kate at all. Kyle was kind of forced into that situation to be honest. Jade wasn't letting him in and was just pushing him away as her abusive ex had come back and she hates that feeling of vulnerability. Kyle loves her but I think in that lost moment when he felt like he wasn't wanted Kate and him kissed. It was nothing really and I don't think it will happen again. Kyle's felt extremely guilty ever since. ETA: Don't worry about having a crush on Paul, he is very charming! I don't like how he's scorned by most of the community so I'd kind of like it if he and Priya had a platonic friendship that shocked the community. I do feel like the constant sniping between him and most of the cast can get a bit tiring. I have a bit of a crush on Priya atm but nothin g sexual

Which soaps do you watch then and what order would you place them in from fave to worst? I watch Home and Away, Neighbours and Eastenders. I like them in that order. Kyle and Jade are sort of like one of the show's supercouples, I do really like them together but I find them boring sometimes. Toadie and Sonya, who you mention, are great. The Kapoors are definitely my favourite thing about the show at the moment, because they're the only proper family in it. Priya is my favourite character at the moment. I'm starting to get bored of the Lucas/Vanessa/Rhys triangle which is bad because it's only just started. In case you're wondering, Vanessa's the half Italian pregnant one.

I wanted to continue watching GZSZ but there's nowhere online I can watch it anymore so I had to give up.

So you liked the show from what you saw then, Bright Eyes? I've been enjoying it a lot more this week. The Kapoors are the best thing to happen to the show in years. Paul and Priya's relationship is fascinating and has really stepped up a gear this week.

No one understands my Ben love I agree about Sharon and I like the idea of her becoming a young matriarch. Her scenes with Lucy were wonderful and I'm starting to think that her return story with the wedding etc perhaps wasn't so bad after all if we're to believe that her behaviour has been driven by loneliness without Dennis. I think she'll be ruined as soon as her association with Jack returns though. I'm gonna cry when Ben inevitably hands himself in to the police.

Jack and Sharon were a total cringefest in Wednesday's episode. The dialogue was sh*tty and to me they already seem to be trashing Sharon's character. And pairing her with Jack is asking for trouble if you ask me, why don't they get rid of this pointless excuse of a character? He annoys me as much as Martha and Jack from Home and Away and Bridget Parker from Neighbours rolled into one. Just ugh. On the plus side Joshua and Steve had some wonderful moments as Phil and Ben, I love them both. Just want to put my arms around Ben and hold him forever Yes, I know he's now a murderer but I still love him and the whole situation is heartbreaking

I hadn't watched Emmerdale for a long while but tuned in cos Alex(?) is shirtless, well I can't believe how badly they've ruined the opening sequence, theme song and title card font!

I love how 'angelic' the child appears to be, I guess they're playing up to the fact he has his father's DNA. I imagine the child will get annoying quickly though. Peopl on DS have been saying a low-key return would have been better and I think I'm inclined to agree. They always make returns sensationalist, remember Janine marrying a 90 year old man and Pat crashing the wedding? And obviously Kat and Alfie too. I loved the Ben scenes last night, such a sinister and mixed up character. Seriously dreading his departure although I know there's no way around it now. I can't wait for Sharon's scenes with Ian and I'm hoping she will interact with Kat now due to Zoe.

How did people find Sharon's return?

Haha it's not so much the fact of talking about boys or girls, but just the amount I talk about them lol I'm worried people are going to judge me as I'm always gushing about guys on the forums. They aired the 1995 episodes today, there was a shot of Jack and Curtis (never seen it before lol) Couldn't get a better screencap than this: They are like my dream threesome. Haha Your passion for Home and Away really has drained, hasn't it Ben ETA: Here's a better photo of Curtis.

Did I scare everyone off with my boy talk?

Lol, I really wasn't expecting that. I agree though, Sid is hot for an older guy. I've been watching the older episodes from the reruns in the UK and Australia, and I'm startled by the sheer number of male characters I'm attracted to. I know that Home and Away has a habit of hiring actors based on their looks but I think loads of them are gorgeous (maybe just a high libido? lol) There's Blake, Haydn, Ben, Simon, Nick, Shane, Geoff, Ric, Nick (a different one) and my favourites after today's re-run Jack and Curtis. I'm new to a lot of these characters as I was a child when these episodes went to air but wow. Jack is like a young, dark prince and Curtis a blonde haired, brown eyed angel. I wish I could find some good pictures to show you. Perhaps I should take some screencaps. Ironically I don't find many of the current cast that appealing except Casey and on the odd occasion Brax. I think it's because the younger cast weren't so sexualised back in the day so they seem more alluring whereas now the guys are constantly sexualised and parade around shirtless. Right, I've got that off my chest so I'll move on...I think Indi has just had to put up with a lot of sh*t from Romeo so it's no wonder she's a bit apprehensive about starting things up with him again. I'm pretty sure her and Liam would make a great couple as he seems quite straightforward. I don't really ship Heath/Bianca that much as Bianca is a shadow of the character she used to be for me. I don't dislike her though, I just don't have a huge fondness for these characters. Casey's one of the best characters (maybe I'm just biased again because I think he's hot lol) but I'd like to see him in an actual lasting relationship. He and Sasha don't have chemistry though so I hope they're not paired up. ETA: Add Tug and Damian to that list. And to reiterate I meant Jack Wilson (from my avatar) and not the hideous Jack character from the 00s era Jack Holden who ended up with that monstrosity Martha Stewart. Lol.

Why?!!

Apart from perhaps bringing back onw of Irene's children, what would you do to improve the show, Ben? Do you think the Braxtons have a place in the show? What else do you think could be done to mine the show's history? And what do you think in regard to Summer Bay House? I'm intwo minds about that one - in a way it seems like there's a problem with the structure of the show having Alf, Roo and Marilyn there. If you look back, it was always a 'family' house and at the centre of the entire show, and the set-up seemed faily uncomplicated. Now it's difficult to see any long-term plan for the household - will Marilyn be living there for the forseeable future as a lone character or will she get a love interest? Are they setting up Roo and Harvey as the main residents of the house once Ray Meagher decides to leave? In one way I like that Alf is there as he deserves to be being such an iconic character but it seems like a predictable thing to do. For me getting Summer Bay House right is the most important thing for the show as, like I said, it is the centre of the show really. The heart and soul of it lies with SBH because that's where the taking in of waifs and strays began which is what the show is all about. I seem to recall someone saying (don't know if it was you, Ben) that Leah should have moved in there (with Miles presumably) and they could begin fostering. Obviously Miles is now gone but I don't think Leah is a strong enough character to run that household neither does she seem to have any maternal characteristics. If they did decide to bring back Sophie to run the house and presumably take in a load of foster kids, or Carly and Ben (recast) for that matter, where does that leave Alf, Roo and Marilyn? I agree about getting rid of John and Gina. I actually really like John but I don't think he works with Gina as they lack chemistry and I don't think it's worth keeping him on if Gina leaves as he'd just be another older character floating round like the rest. John and Gina just seem SO separate from the community though, watching them it's like they live in a totally different place, they seem to have no friends or connections in the Bay, it would be quite easy to get rid of them. I love Jett though, don't know if you've seen much of him but he seems like a promising young actor and seems to have that star quality, you know you can't quite put your finger on it but he's got it! Part of me thinks it would be a good idea to kill of John and Gina in some accident so that Jett could be taken in by another family, maybe Roo and Harvey, but is that too mordbig for a child whose father doesn't want him and mother died of a drug overdose? If you don't mind me asking Ben, how are you watching the 5* repeats if you live in the USA? I'm loving the reruns, just watched the 1993 selection today (Lynne McGranger's first ep as Irene, Dale's cot death and Bobby's funeral). It was interesting seeing Morag return for the funeral after 4 years away and it seemed like everything had changed in just that short space of time. I'm watching the 1991 season from the 7Two rerun and the new Pippa's been there for over 100 episodes now and I'm STILL struggling to accept her as Pippa. It seems other viewers have embraced her but she certainly doesn't feel like Pippa to me by early 1991 - she does in the 92/93 episodes I've seen so I guess it just took time for her to get into the role. I think the whole Michael thing makes it harder to accept: if Vanessa was still playing the role I don't think the writers could have married Pippa off so quickly, there certainly would have been a backlash. What's your opinion on the two Pippas? I want them to recast Duncan and get him together with Marilyn. I know he'd only be about 24 but would be interesting; we know that Marilyn isn't against age gap relationships and she seems to be lonely and vulnerable at the moment (hence her involvement with Danny Braxton) but to be fair they're not really having a romance, they haven't even kissed, they just seem to be spending a bit of time together and I hope it isn't any more than that by the time he leaves. I love Indigo Walker. She's about to embark on a romance with Liam it seems and they have great chemistry (just been revealed the actors are dating off-screen). Indi is the best character in the show currently.