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I'm so far behind, think it was just after Kevin returned I last watched.

Want to catch up before the Tina stuff though, ITV player has all eps since April 23rd so i'll pick that as my restart button.
Corrie Marathon here I am

You should, DRW50. Heh. So who do you think Lucy's murderer is? The moment Pam Coker asked Alfie for the black arm band and he declared that she was "lovely" she shot right up to the top of my suspects list and that was a few days before the Twitter "spoiler."

the fact the guy who wrote the spoiler keeps promoting it on another site, makes me think 100% from his head. Not that it couldnt happen lol

I saw the Pam/Alfie scene as her clever way of making more money on her flower stall, as if she also refused noone would by from her to leave outside Ian's.

That would be quite good imo, but I think it's just someones fanfic type idea.
As only 4 people know the outcome would be easy to find the leak if true.

I've been a fan of Danny Dyer & Kellie Bright for Years, so slightly biased but I like them all. Can't comment on Lee though as i've only seen 1 ep.
I think they all seem believable as a family,

I am abit confused on the history though as Shirley had her own family plus she brought up Mick/Tina for abit. Guessing Micks older than he looks lol
The 1 I wasnt sure about was Tina but I think bringing her into Cindy's story really helped.

More shock value on the way.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/posts/Death-in-Walford-Lucy-Beales-dramatic-exit

It's very amusing to me to see DS gush all over this tacky death plot while panning Coronation Street for doing the same with Tina (a character who has far less potential to the canvas than Lucy did.

DTC shitting on the Beales for his prize ponies, yet again.

It's good to be back, i've been reading but I keep getting behind in all my Soaps. problem of trying to watch every single one.

It depends how the Lucy/Tina storys end up going but for me the reason is Tina seems to be getting killed just for shock value.

As it wont really impact the Street in the long run( well except the killer)

Lucy on the other hand it'll have a major impact on screen & off, as she's a character we've seen since birth.

also makes a change a important young character dying, usually there old.

Much better than her going back to Devon

I haven't watched enough to say. The Max/Lucy stuff sounds like a bad joke. More DTC parodies. He has no ability to write proper soap. He never did. He will always just see Max as a walking hardon.

DS makes me laugh. They are always so blatant in their biases. They fawned over DTC and Santer like they were on the payroll, and hated EE when anyone else was in charge. Now DTC is back and it's the best show ever!!! Just as Corrie was only a good show when they could shill for Collinson.

No wonder their forums seem so deserted now.

DS does have a few that go OTT with praise & with slating lol Understandable in a way as both Santer & DTC have done some great stuff.

Most of the others have given me times of not watching/enjoying the show.

They do seem blind to the faults atm though, Lucy and Max for a start which imo is out of character for them both.

I was going to type my thoughts on the upcoming story but can't see spoiler button lol so i'll reply to that point later

With Neighbours tradition of characters nearly dating there unknown sibling, Glen/Lucy Serena and was it Luka?
So i'm expecting Lauren & Brad's Daughter to show up & nearly get with Ned( not sure if they've announced plans to cast him tho) if not it'll be Josh or Bailey haha

Think that's Sam, so no he didnt. loved the early -mid 90s cast some great characters

1 thing you can always guarentee with H&A is a Cult will turn up every few Years,

Hope this One starts getting more intresting, imo they'll never top the Cult that Selina joined, amazing story and I think it was quite long running

I don't know if its after every episode but the one I saw that was uploaded had the after credits scene so I was shocked but pleasantly so....

The ending of this storyline was kinda anticlimatic. I guess Hollyoaks didn't think it was necessary to kill off any more characters but I feel like the whole thing was pointless. Patrick's secret was never revealed. Dirk never really got any type of closure with Will. And poor Tom is still locked up like an animal.

I would have preferred Will to die but the last scene with him was very haunting....

The extra scene has been something HO have done since it started, I can only remember a couple of times they haven't had one.

I'm going to miss the Kanes, HO has a problem with either over using characters or they underuse them

Bright Eyes, you might enjoy this. Someone has put up two episodes of Shortland Street from the early 90s.

aww I love that, back when I could watch Shorty on a actual TV

I'm starting to get annoyed with all the relationships it teases us with though, TK/Emma Vinnie/Nicole Boyd/Nicole ( though I do love him with Brooke )

Can't wait to see the other returnee, hope it's someone from awhile ago like Grace & not 1 who left in last couple of Years

The

5 will die!

shock value nonsense makes me ashamed I ever watched this show. There seem to be zero plans or goals or foundation in any part of this show now.

Apparently its now

7, 5 in the main show & 2 in later. My guess is the later deaths only 1 will be a main character

and my guess for characters involved in the 1st spoiler are

Callum & Jade in Later, then Doug, Leanne, Claire, Dodger (as the shock 1) & Ash. poor Martha if so

Now the Willis & Turners have been around awhile, Seems they cast them both the same imo.

Mum's both played by great actresses, Dads not bad actors, Daughters not brilliant but getting better, Sons really bad. & then Bailey who I'm liking

yeah seems Josh might be making people ill/more ill in order to look heroic, So pleased Jasmine's gone as the actress was awful imo

I think he deserves the suspension as he's in 1 of our biggest shows, and Corrie( more than all other Soaps) is viewed as your traditional family show.

I hope they don't axe Chris though but think they might react harsher than normal, with the other off screen stuff atm.

Not sure who this is but she's returning.

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a501916/neighbours-confirms-rhiannon-bates-return.html

She's Mason Turner's ex, she showed up not long after the Turner's arrived.

They've announced the signing of Kate Magowan who was in Stardust, plus my fave show of all time. 'Dream Team' which Gary Lucy & Jamie Lomas also starred in. Also ex EE stars Robert Kazinsky & Kara Tointon were in it.

I'm thinking EE are making some good casting atm just hope the writing for them is good.

She briefly returned for her Dad's funeral and then fully returned for her Brother Max's funeral.

I'd like them to bring back her Mum for a stint as she's still alive or her sister Jude (who was 1 of HO's first bad girls) Jude was who Cindi went to in Spain.

Wasn't he Jack Duckworth's long-lost son? I can't remember. His biggest story was being involved with Sally and beating the stuffing out of her.

Les Battersbys Son & Leanne's half Brother. IIRC he was fairly popular and was in Inside Soap mag often.

I think the 'Sally' storyline was his only memorable one, think he even held her hostage.

I've always loved Cindi, she got pregnant with Holly on her 16th birthday from a One Nighter with Stan. I think she only slept with him because Mandy was teasing her about being a virgin, and I vaguely remember Stan was only 1 who gave her a birthday present at her party.

She then kept her pregnancy secret til after Holly was born. She told Mandy & she told Stan, Stan wanted to stand by her/marry her but she told him to get lost etc

Stan then got drunk and got into a car, his best friend Ollie got in with him to try and stop him. ( at the time Stan/Ollie were 2 of the most popular characters with fans) Seeing what was happening Ollie's Brother Kurt along with Baz and the legendary Tony followed them in another car.

Stan was going really fast and both Cars crashed. Stan died and Ollie was taken to Hospital where he also died

Cindi also threw herself downstairs to try to miscarry, she eventually gave birth on Christmas Day, at the same time her Sister Dawn died from Lukemia.

She also tried to suffocate Baby Holly. She then dated Sean who mistreated Holly & social services got involved, they planned to run away but couldnt because Holly didnt have a passport. So Sean dumped Cindi and went on his own.

Then there was a story with Holly swallowing an ecstasy tablet which brought social services back around, So Cindi decided to run away (again) on the way to the Airport the Car hit Anna. Either Cindi or Ben was driving can't remember which. She then left for Spain.

I might regret typing this but I think Bella's going to live, purely because of the Coopers going thru so much this past year.

Murray & Wendy splitting, then Murray was hit by a car, plus the Abortion & Luke dying.

I think Josh will 99.9% save someones life( Bella prob) torn between if I think he'll live/die. As thats what it's been looking like so I think they'll be a twist.

I might be thinking to much but in the 1st promo Vinnie's Shirts open, maybe that's a clue they need to shock him?

Ditto that, If i'm honest can't remember a time when SS has been bad & i've watched since the start near enough.

Unless the bad patch was the years I couldn't watch haha

The promo looks fantastic, love that SS don't just do the easy 'show a few clips' type and make One special.

The feature length eps are usually really good, last years was the Helicopter Crash, and past ones have included Chris finding out about Phoenix,

Think SS is starting to be my fave Soap, it's becoming the 1st I watch when I wake. You can finally add me to the Sarah dislikers lol

NZ pace she needs a good slap & she's just started to go annoying Irish pace. I'm really enjoying seeing Ula as a paramedic & loving Brooke & Boyd together.

Coming up to the big special finale cliffhanger ep. Read it's a Hospital based ep but they always add some 'OMG' twist.

Saw on YT theres some earlier episodes from before I started watching again. As tempted as I am to catch up watching 3 different paces would be tough

This Sienna chick is psycho! How DARE she breast feed that baby when it doesn't even BELONG to her....

EDIT: Umm okay after watching that scene between her and her father Patrick I think I understand a little bit better why she's completely nuts. Patrick is clearly off his rocker...

And who is this "Our Bobby" that Myra referred to when she was had it out with Mercedes about her going thru with the wedding?

Bobby is Mercedes Son with the dead Riley. He lives in America with Rileys Dad & Brothers Plus Mitzeee and her baby Phoenix live there.

I think Jason still had good memories of Charlie, but I'm not sure. He was pretty annoyed a few months after this when a woman dropped a baby off at his house, claiming he was the father. Eileen pushed him to accept the child and she became very close to him. Then the woman returned, as she'd realized that the father had been Charlie, who'd used Jason's name when they met in a club (she had never actually seen Jason when she dropped the baby off). Eileen was heartbroken but gave the child back, as the mother (who was now better off financially) wished.

IIRC the Mum was played by 'Cindy' from Hollyoaks

I'm liking that there giving Jason more to do the past few months, think he deserves a big story though.

Especially as he's just been a background character since he arrived really.

I'm looking forward to Todd's return hoping they just ignore the last stint. I can see a love triangle with him, Marcus & Maria happening.

Anything just keep him far away from Sean.

Some storylines just because it's EE they get complaints whereas other shows would get away with it.

The Jackson assisted suicide in ED for example, i'm sure if it'd be EE hundreds wouldve complained & it probably wouldve been changed to him living.

ng is its

I really hope EE turns itself around as it has some really talented actors. They've announced that Cindy jr( Lucy & Peters half sister) is to join the cast soon.

She's 14/15 so i'm guessing they'll hire some other teens as her friends? Maybe a new family thats been rumored lately

There's also meant to be a EE announcement at Midnight, not sure if its casting or storyline related though. But from reading online the thinking its a ex ED/Corrie/HO cast member joining

I found Brendan repulsive honestly...even when he was with Ste. Just the ultimate sketch old perv guy. Never will understand what people find attractive or intriguing about the character or the actor himself. He was definitely sucking all the air out of the show though....

Can someone please tell me whos really the father of Sinead's baby? I know that Rhys isn't but I cant seem to find any concrete info on who she actually slept with to conceive the child.....God I hope its not Tony....that would be a hot mess.

Unless I missed a scene I'm pretty sure Sinaeds baby is Rhys's.

The Brendan lovefest from some viewers was abit strange. I've noticed it with a few gay characters no matter how awful they are or how dull they are. Some act like there the most amazing person to ever be in a Soap.

I did like Emmett as an actor but those who wanted him with Ste, NO,NO,NO! All he did was keep punching him urgh