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In other news, Gillian Wright is back as Jean for a short stint. I'm glad it's only a short stint and won't spoil Jean's happy ending exit. I honestly don't know why Stacey had to come back this year. This character needed a good 5-6 years of resting, I still think it's way too soon for her. They also seem intent on making Lauren the nuStacey Slater, which is jarring with the real thing on at the same time. http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/55796-ee/

I never expected Carol and David to be anything serious anyway. Those two are too dysfunctional together and apart to ever make it work between them, that's how its always been. I'v also heard that when Bianca leaves (possibly with her annoying ass kids), it will be the first time someone with links to the Butcher family (by marriage, divorce, or just blood related) hasn't been on the show since 1988. Thank goodness Janine functions independently as a character and can return without family - I need her back somehow over the next 3-5 years (sooner, but not likely).

Terrible news, Michael French is leaving again. I wonder how soon before it's announced that Lyndsey Coulson is leaving again too. With Bianca leaving soon too, who does Carol have now? I guess you can say the Branning extension, but I've never really looped Carol in with them too strongly, as she's forever Carol JACKSON in my mind. I guess Sonia too, but Sonia also functions independently of the Jackson clan in my mind given that her peak years on the show were without them. http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a571701/eastenders-michael-french-leaving-david-wicks-role.html?utm_source=twt&utm_medium=snets&utm_campaign=twitter#~oEyPVmnULA8pCJ

He assaulted her before he left the last time, so same old.

Some are now saying it was Solange confronting Jay Z about cheating on Beyonce (repeatedly). If so, she needs to let her sister fight her own damn fights - Beyonce looks so emotionless and stone cold, she must be hiding her hurt well if this is true.

More like ever.

For a successful career maybe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI2qIYj2xuE

So, the 30th anniversary storyline will probably be about a murder reveal then? In other news, I still miss Queen Janine. I'm glad she got the exit she got, but this is one character I think carried the show over huge chunks of the widely shaky past couple of years.

I don't know if I care, Patsy's heart hasn't been in the character or show for years, and it showed, IMO.

One of her most forgotten and underrated hits, IMO:

25 years since the Like A Prayer Pepsi/video controversy, which seems like nothing today by today's standards. I think Like A Prayer (the song) stands as her best single release ever. It's probably the one Madonna song everyone seems to love, as mentioned in this Slant article. Through the Years: Madonna’s "Like a Prayer" at 25 Flashback: Madonna Premiered Controversial 'Like a Prayer' Pepsi Ad 25 Years Ago The late 80's/early 90's is definitely my favourite Madonna era.

She was overlooked by her own country too, despite having a pretty decent trackrecord.

Mariah herself can barely sing anymore. Her career is like watching something rot, mostly because she seems to live in such delusion about herself. I preferred the Mariah that was Tommy Mottola's puppet. She still had zero personality, but he sure did reign her crazy ass in.

Mariah hasn't released anything worth listening to in years. She's over 40 now, she needs to stop writing songs with a teenage mindset. Nobody is here for that.

TNG really should have ended after the 7th or 8th season. They should have put it on hiatus for a year or two before rebooting.

Well, she thought she was going to win Album of the Year at least. LOL

I'm surprised this crap story made ABC news: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/soap-opera-suicide-storyline-draws-praise-concern-21607908

Pics from Sonia's first episode back: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/posts/Photo-Spoiler-Sonias-back I have never liked Sonia (or Cassidy for that matter), but her relationships with Carol and Bianca are relatively unexplored and are about the only good thing that could come out of this return. The girl with the guitar is obviously Rebecca Fowler, so I guess we finally have a Fowler on the show again...

I definitely prefer the early 90's over the late 90's (though both good). It's almost as if you could cut the 90's in half as somewhat unique eras for the show. I guess you could say that for any show though.

I was surprised by that, I wonder how soon before Ronnie meets her demise as well. I'm glad they're writing her as a full on villain now. That troubled heroine crap just never worked for her.