I Am A Swede

It's hard to believe that she's actually 90 years old.... 

It is possible to mine the show's history for stories, despite the hatchet job that has been done on it through the years. And it is, surprise surprise, even possible to do it without involving the Dingles! 

I realize that having a major storyline on this show that doesn't involve the Dingles is unrealistic nowadays, but I firmly believe that the Caleb vs Kim storyline could have been so much better, and much more tied to the show's history if written differently.

I would have had Caleb be the brother of Steve Marchant, Kim's husband just before her departure in 1999. He and Kim had plotted to commit insurance fraud by stealing one of Kim's horses, selling it and also collecting the insurance. Unfortunately Steve hit Kathy with his car while he was stealing the horse and she ended up in a coma for a while. When she woke up everything unraveled. Steve was sent to prison, while Kim got away with a load of cash. The story should then be that when Steve eventually got out his life was ruined and he eventually killed himself. Now his brother is targeting Kim for revenge....

I think that would have been a much better story than this whole convoluted Caleb-being-the-illegitimate-son-of-Frank crap they've given us.

He also played Peter de Vilbis briefly on Dynasty.

On this side of the pond I'd say that prime examples of characters that ate (and continue to eat) their show are Emmerdale's Cain, Charity and Debbie Dingle, together with the rest of their vile family. They have taken over this show like a disease and infected every aspect of it. Now it's rotten to the core and probably beyond salvation....

Such a sad end to a once great show.  

9 hours ago, dragonflies said:

He didn't make her think her child was dead, that was Flo & Buckingham lol. He knew for like 2 weeks 

A normal person would have revealed that info immediately, not kept it to himself for two weeks, especially when it concerned someone he claimed to love. 

What about Terry (Robyn Bernard), Bobbie's stepdaughter? Has she been mentioned at all after she left? She was a very prominent character during the period that aired here.

Pre-contest favourite Loreen gives Sweden its 7th win, tying with Ireland for most wins through the years. She also becomes only the second act ever to win twice, following in Johnny Logan's footsteps.

Final result:

There were some noticeable discrepancies between jury and televote.... Norway, Ukraine, Croatia, Poland were way more popular with the public, whereas Estonia, Australia, Austria and Spain were the opposite. Jury and public seemed very much in tune when it came to France though.....