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If this woman really is an impostor, how did the hair that she pulled off her head and gave to Mark match the DNA sample from Dee's dead sister?! Did I miss something? Anyway, I have to say I've been loving this storyline, and Madeleine West has been brilliant. Let's just hope that Real Dee shows up too, and we get some split screen cat fight action...

It's so brutal what was done to the Sugdens over the years...

Frazer Hines radio interview from just after the 1:10 mark, where he talks a little about Emmerdale:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0891cg4#playDoes anyone with knowledge of Joe Sugden's years on the show think it was a mistake to kill him off? Would he fit in with the Emmerdale of 2017?

My understanding was that everyone conveniently thinks he's a hero now, but secretly he's scheming with that property developer (or whoever he was). Surely the crash was just a case of the driver having a heart attack?

When they announced the nominees for Best Serial Drama last night a short clip was shown from each soap. Emmerdale used the haunting "Who's Laurel?" moment from Ashley's special episode, whereas Corrie used that horrific clip of Phelan smashing a laptop onto Andy's gorgeous face. Says it all!

Oh, I thought the scene directly after the bus crash - where Louise was just screaming on the top deck - was really affecting, it made me feel quite panicked.

JIMMY: You should be ashamed of yourselves! PRIYA: Oh believe me, we are. But that's not going to stop us from begging. What a line!

The humour surrounding Hunk Night at The Woolpack, and the following day's misunderstanding re. Bob and Charity, was so fantastic. Absolutely loved Kasim checking out the ass of one of the stripper's as he arrived at the pub.

Thank you! Great review of 2016.

I know that it was done to show how much Joanie felt like an outsider, but my God the Dingles were obnoxious on Christmas Day. When the whole lot of them are shown en masse I find it really hard to deal with. At least Lisa kept her dignity when Zak slithered back - but it sounds like that may be short-lived. Am also enjoying the dynamic of Emma loathing Leyla while fawning over Kasim, hope that he will reunite with poor Finn - loved that he got the new year cliffhanger.

The endless onslaught of deaths on this show is too much, it really has become a case of diminishing returns. Celine's death was so grimy and unsettling, and from looking at Twitter you could see that the fans were really upset. She wasn't an incredible character, but she was kind and decent and I do feel that her death is maybe one death too far.

When Peter and Ken went to clear out Daniel's house, they should have had a look in the cellar, as Daniel definitely reminds me of Norman Bates, and Denise is probably down there!

Am ecstatic that Emma Barton survived this week, and hope she continues to wreak havoc on the village for many years to come. But Wednesday's episode focusing on Emma and James - through no fault of the two actors involved - was for me the worst ED episode I've ever seen. I love a dose of gothic camp, but this was just embarrassing. Tuesday's ep with Marlon & Paddy was only marginally better, but only just. They're just not funny, IMHO, and I also cringed at Rhona and Pierce's clashes.

Incredible performance from Natalie J. Robb in Thursday's double bill. It was Jai's stunned reaction which made me cry, though. And I adored how long and domestic so many of the scenes were.

I think the POV Week has been brilliantly done, it's very clever. Am loving Nancy at the moment and this is the first of Warren's stints that I've seen and he is so charismatic. Trevor who? Also completely agree that Ste grimacing with his kids and beckoning viewers in on the opening credits is just so grim. He's awful. Weak links on the show for me at the moment are the actor playing DS Armstrong; Neeta (atrocious actress) and Liam Donovan (his two brothers both bring something to the table - he offers nothing).

Oh dear. Hopefully this will make Corrie rethink their approach of constantly shoehorning bizarre pop culture references into the dialogue: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a806321/coronation-street-apologises-after-complaints-over-racist-dialogue/

James being Adam's biological father has had no longterm impact on the family dynamics at all - Adam remains completely separate from 'the Barton boys.' All it did was give the glorious Emma a reason to loathe Moira. I sometimes wish that gorgeous John hadn't been killed off (some fans speculated at the time that he could have gone to prison for while if he'd been the one who attacked Cain rather than Zak) But then Emma and Ross would probably not exist...

So, currently on the run from the law, we have: Amy (Kyle's mother); Declan; Kirin and now Andy. Anybody I've missed? I find these exits really unsatisfying. And is anybody else feeling like Charity's return has been a damp squib? Why couldn't we have seen her at rock bottom, having to rebuild her life after prison? There is no lasting sense that she was even in prison for a year - much like Pete, she has just returned and carried on. There is so much story that both characters could have had from their time inside. (Not least the fact that Moira raised another woman's child for a year, which was barely given any screen time). Pete could definitely be damaged from prison, yet he is nowhere to be seen. Charity in The Woolpack is such a limp lettuce compared to the Charity who was Lady Macbeth to Declan. And where is Megan in all this? Her son died because Declan was gunning for Charity, yet we've had one confrontation scene that I can recall this year. Likewise with Jai. Lastly, Jenna Coleman was interviewed in the Guardian this week. She was asked about Emmerdale, but not if she'd ever return. (Probably because the answer's obvious). https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/aug/20/jenna-coleman-victoria-doctor-who-put-in-box

Thank you!

Am about a month behind on Hollyoaks, but did the show ever reveal where Kim and Lindsey's sister Kath was after Lindsey abducted her and then died?And has there been any mention of Silas after he killed Lindsey? Are the police even looking for him or is it a case of "He did us (and the viewers) a favour"?

Oh my goodness, this news makes me so happy. What a coup! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37111203

I agree. This is overkill and will hurt Corrie if anything. IMO, soaps across the globe need to be 3 days a week at the most. Yes. I just don't get any sense of there being an appetite for more Corrie among the audience. The sheer volume of eps every week from all the soaps is a real barrier to casual viewers picking up the habit.

Absolute madness. All the soaps should be reducing the number of weekly episodes, not increasing them. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/29/coronation-street-to-go-six-nights-a-week-from-next-year

Has Charity ever articulated why she wanted to buy into The Woolpack, or why it was so important to her? She really feels shoehorned in there, and those endless weeks of "I'll get the money, Doug, promise!" did her no favours at all.

A couple of random Hollyoaks thoughts: - I thought Jennifer Metcalfe totally stole the show in the episode where Silas killed Lindsay. - Real Lisa's arrival was ridiculously entertaining, great move casting Rachel Adedeji. - So Ben sacrificed himself to save his substitute daughter, aka the girl who killed his actual daughter?! Dear God.