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Hold the presses, Carl, Tom Lister is doing a show! Next year he'll be starring as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street in London's West End opposite Sheena Easton. I'm definitely going to try to see it-and him!

I think she was going for good but the actress wanted her exit to be low key.

This Caz frame-up of Maria is pretty annoying so far. There better be payoff of when she called the Home office about Pablo and stole Kirk's new credit card.

That would make sense. Do you think Emma will bump him off? That would be Finn's luck... Hah, I wouldn't put it past her!

I stand corrected about Ross-yes, indeed, he was at the funeral. I have a feeling that not only will the handsome guy who Finn assisted at the pile-up appear in the village to "show gratitude" (wink, wink) but he'll also be the one who point blank identifies Emma as the one who caused the pile-up in the first place. Poor Finn. Well, at least the guy is hot.

Ross wasn't shown at the funeral. I wonder if he was kept from attending it by Finn and/or Pete. When Moira asked Emma about James she sputtered out "I couldn't..." I guess she could have been referring to the oxygen tube.

Emily Head (Rebecca) is making a good first impression. For some reason she reminds me a lot of Tracy Oberman (who played Chrissie on EE).

Jack P. Shepherd was quite wonderful as David in the video message. Nice touch for him to have his childhood pet rabbit Barney as his laptop password. Ken's phone conversation in the florist's was amusing. Is it really true that some native Brits will actually sit down for a Thanksgiving meal next month? Is it to do with Brexit?

Roger Sloman and Harry Reid are genuinely awful when Les and Ben are required to display anger. Both painful to watch. I'd be fine with Lin Blakley returning in around six months with Pam having been made a widow. She'd be wonderful with Honey, Billy and the kids.

That is such terribly sad news about Leah Bracknell. I loved Zoe Tate and often hoped she'd return to Emmerdale.

I like Mary a lot, too. I especially enjoy her when she appears in scripts written by Damon Rochefort and Jonathan Harvey. Yes. she's a very sitcom-like character and camp as Christmas but I'd miss her if she went.

I agree, Nothin'ButAttitude. I think Pierce will be the one who gets offed and then either Rhona or Paddy will be accused of murdering him.

Claire King isn't playing Kim effing Tate. That's the problem. Her character was brought on as a love interest for Nick and they've never known what to do with her.

Well, what a lovely episode tonight's was. It had a strong sense of community and a strong sense of family. New beginnings (the Fowlers) and bittersweet endings (Dot and the launderette). Wow. I think sometime in 2017 that SOC should bring back Sam but this time she should be played by Kim Medcalf. With Ronnie gone I can see Sam returning to "reclaim" Richard but she and Jack end up together. Kim and Scott Maslen could have considerable chemistry and it would ironically be the first time Medcalf's Sam really clicked with a love interest. And maybe somehow SOC could get Tracy Oberman in for a bit-perhaps Chrissie could snatch Richard as revenge for you-know-what?

I wonder if Cain's remark to Holly on last Monday's episode-"You're just a smackhead"-will somehow be brought up in the weeks ahead. I don't think it will have been overheard, though. Maybe it's in a diary/journal of Holly's and Moira will discover it? I couldn't help but think of what the character Paul says to Ouisa in the play/film Six Degrees of Separation-he says something like "I never take drugs when I'm sad. I only take 'em when I'm happy!"

Tonight's wedding episodes were OK but what the hell were Tracy and her dad doing in that car all night? I guess she passed out from drinking too much but what about him? I couldn't help but think if Michael Praed might have been better on EE as Gavin than Paul Nicholas-what say you, Carl? He'd be on the young side to play him but otherwise OK.

Are any of you thinking it's at all possible that Todd will end up being killed off by the denouement of the Phelan/Vinny storyline? I actually think it could happen.

Glad that David got the all-clear but Tracy really is working my last nerve. The actress has this Denise Van Outen look going on (blonde hair, gleaming smile) and the cutesiness to go with it. She reminds me of a children's TV presenter. She's obviously one of this new producer's "pets" and so she's been shoved down our throats ad nauseum. I hope this changes at some point.

I don't think David and Gemma will ever have a romantic relationship. She's probably being put into his orbit because she's yet to find out about Kylie killing Callum and David's cover-up of it. I think she'll set her cap on Daniel Osbourne. I'm not sure the show can resist putting Adam Baldwin with Eva-thus we'll have a couple in the Street named Adam and Eva.

Is it just me or did Lauren and her mother both have pronounced Scouse accents when they first appeared? On tonight's episode they sounded pure Mancunian. Every time I look at the actress who plays Lauren I think how perfect she'd be on Brookside if it was still on.

I do think Mike Parr is on his way out the door because Ross has been on the back burner since Debbie left. Is she due back before Christmas?

Courtney and Mark. Well, that had to happen, right? It will be interesting to see how far they take it before their blood ties are revealed.

There's no excuse for Mark to not have an American accent. Zero. Nada. One of the worst decisions this show has ever made. I remember on Coronation Street when Audrey's son visited Weatherfield from Canada and he actually had a Canadian accent. Fancy that! Every time this kid opened his mouth I wanted to throw something at the screen. And he actually is a handsome kid and a decent actor.

Louise Marwood's hair and make-up make her look like a vamp in a Noel Coward comedy like Hay Fever. And this is not a compliment considering she's on a contemporary soap. Yes, it seemed all too likely going from tonight's episode that Joanie's dying and will be gone by Christmas.

Are we really supposed to believe that Courtney's never met Ronnie and Roxy? And after Sharon made it clear that Mark thinks Michelle's husband Tim is his father would Phil call up and ask "Mark? Mark Fowler?" Really?