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I don't understand Carol's behavior towards Bianca today. Even if Bianca is cheating on Ricky, why does Carol feel the need to embarrass her publicly? I also don't know why she would tell her grandchildren something like that and scare them half to death. Bianca's children are so adorable. Carol may get on my last nerve, but I glad that she told Zainab some hard truths about how she is treating Syed. It was good that they were able to make a kind of peace in the minute mart, but they both walked away making the same mistake with their children. Poor Tamwar having to put up with both of them. Whitney looked very pretty when Tiffany was brushing her hair. Billie didn't get his hair cut in the army. This is probably the end of Billie. Kirkwood did fire the actor from Hollyoaks.

Damn, Phil does look horrible. Steve McFadden said he lost weight to show how Phil was lost and you can see it in his face. Peggy and her damn slaps. That is the last thing that Phil needs right now. About Jane,

Emmerdale should have never made Jackson, Aaron's love interest. They should have been friends and nothing more. TPTB also should insist that the actors behave like they are a couple.

Aaron and Jackson are absolute rubbish and a waste of time to watch. I am far more interested in the upcoming .

ITA. If Santer had established the love and bond between Max and Jack that we are seeing now, the betrayal of Jack getting involved with Tanya would have had a stronger emotional impact.

Okay episode. Max and Jack were definitely the best part. Lots of love there. I can almost forget everything that happened between them in the past. I can't believe that Shirley is letting Phil of all people send her into a downward spiral. I think she was dead right about Janine ending up in the gutter, drunk like her. Janine needs a new path or she will come to a bad end. Janine and Ryan don't do it for me, but I'm interested in seeing if the wedding actually happens.

If nothing else, I look forward to the truth about Lily coming out. Stacey is leaving soon so I don't see how that is much of an impact on Janine and Ryan, but we'll see.

That was very funny. Tiffany will be a piece of work when she grows up with Bianca as a mother and Janine as an aunt. Carol and Bianca forcing the kids to talk was very funny. I like these little touches. It makes life in Walford feel more real. Ryan will be lucky to make it out of Janine's clutches alive. He doesn't have a clue what she is really like. He is a bit of a sneak and con artist, but he is a saint compared to Janine. I wish that there was another woman in his age range available for Ryan. Chelsea could have been a possibility. If EE does bring back Shabnam, she would be good as well.

Phil and Rainie's drug scenes were very disturbing. They were so over the top which made them realistic. I hope that Shirley wakes up and gets on with her life after seeing Phil with Rainie. I can't believe how much I love Jack and Max now. I have even grown quite fond of Ronnie. I have totally done an 180 on these characters in the space of two or three weeks. Kim promises to be a star. She is ballsy as hell. She will deserve an award if she can convince Carol to smile and start enjoying her life. Bianca is unbelievable. Like mother... I suppose. The Peggy/Pat/Janine scenes were quite good. I did love Peggy mentioning poor Barry as well. Ryan better watch his back. It is strange seeing Janine so happy when she isn't scheming or blackmailing someone so it can't last long.

I had forgotten about that Christmas episode. Great seeing Sharon, Dennis, Den and even Pauline and Martin again. Though to be fair to Kirkwood, I did love it when "Fight for this Love" was played when Christian and Syed were looking at each other through the window of his flat a couple months ago. I did think that we were to assume that the music was coming from someone's radio though.

I haven't watched regularly enough to see the previous montages. I don't mind the music really. I just always think that on EE it has to come somewhere real like when Dennis turns on the radio and Barber's Adagio for Strings started playing and then the camera pans outside to Den's casket. I found that to be a really moving scene.

The montage didn't work for me either. I get what Kirkwood was going for there, but imo, unlike Hollyoaks, EE is such a gritty reality based show that it is strange to have music suddenly come blasting out of nowhere.

Phillip is unappealing drunk as he is sober. However, it makes sense that he is the kind of drunk full of rage unlike Ian who is full of self pity when he is drunk. I don't blame Max for chucking Carol out. Sister or not, her dour personality can wear anyone down. I loved the scene of Max, Abi, and Darren sitting on the couch enjoying their drink. Once Abi gets over her crush, they will be nice family. Denise and Patrick are so sweet together. I loved it when he told her that she is living for Gemma. Hopefully, it helps Denise get on with her life. Kim and her boobs showing up was a nice way to end the episode. I can see Kim and Kat as best friends or worse enemies.

Ben and I posted about the importance of Shabnam returning a couple days ago. The Masoods would definitely be stronger with her. She would be an ally for Tamwar and Syed and would help bring Masood and Zainab around about Syed faster.

You and I think alike here The only reason I didn't add Patrick was because of his age. He may not be "hot," but I find Rudolph Walker to be a very handsome older man. When last has EE had one of those? I would love for Kirkwood to give him a a story. It would be great if he came entranced by a much young woman who tried to fleece him for all his money, only for her to fall in love with him.

I actually think that this is the first time that I think EE has had more than one or two hot guys in forever. Jack, Ryan, Christian, and Syed all totally do it for me. I don't find Max handsome, but his body is really nice to look at. Fatboy isn't bad looking at all. I hope that with Liz's departure, the plan is to move Arthur into Dot's. She can use the company and the attention that he would lavish on her.

I consider DS to be the British equivalent of SOC. Lots of posters with every view on the planet. There are some decent posters along some lunatics on the edge. I think it is most useful for spoilers and ratings info which I would not have ready access to not being in the U.S. I also check in on the episode thread when I don't want to wait until later in the day to know when went on in today's episode. Talk Walford is the best EE board, but it doesn't have a lot of posters and has its own set of drama and tensions. However, the conversations about EE are far more in depth and interesting. Also, it gets interviews with the actors/producers and has the occasional insightful EE column.

But DS is such a varied board with lots of reactionaries and lunatics. I can't take most of the outrage or unhappiness over any story seriously. Santer wasn't much more popular than Kirkwood. All this being said, I think the disappointment at Lisa's brief stint is legitimate. EE is at fault for building it up as more than it turned out to be yesterday. The show should not have over sold what it was planning to deliver. Yet the show's ratings have been good so I doubt Kirkwood is losing any sleep over the few complaints.

Wow, Lisa was blink and you'll miss her. Peggy may have been wrong about Phil drinking, but she did the right thing by Louise. Phil didn't even apologize for hitting Peggy. He is such a bastard. I feel so sad about Chelsea and Libby leaving. I can't believe it, but I teared up a bit. I'm glad that Darren and Libby got to say goodbye. Poor Denise. I also felt sad for Dot losing her friend and not being able to say the words. Zainab continuing to reject Syed is so ridiculous. I'm hope Denise tells her off soon. Y&RWorldTurner, I just saw your post. We had almost the same thoughts on this episode.

I quite like the little actress who plays Louise. I will miss her. However, it is a good decision to send her to live with mother and save her from Phil. I did like Carol's soldier. I hope this time around she softens so that this romance is somewhat believable.

Me. I never could stand Michelle and her sour face.

True. Where Peggy is concerned it is usually the woman's fault never her precious sons. Every once in a blue moon her eyes are opened and she sees them for the monsters that they are. It isn't a coincidence that Grant "accidentally" slapped her when she was confronting him about his violence towards women and mentioned that Sharon was right to leave him. You can check out the clip on YT.

Grant did slap Peggy, but it was more of an accident. Phi deliberately slapped the hell out of Peggy today. I can't stand her or her cretin sons. It was only a matter of time before they turned on her, but that slap was damn disrespectful. I didn't really enjoy today's show. However, it was good to see Denise home. I don't blame Chelsea for wanting to get away from the Square. I like Denise and Zainab's friendship, but I can't get over how poorly Zainab has treated her own son. I hope Denise confronts her on this issue when she finds out that Syed is gay. I'm glad that Carol is getting man. I can't imagine him putting up with her for very long though. Mo's homophobic comments were perfectly stupid. I love Kirkwood throwing that rubbish back into the faces of the bigots watching and making them feel like fools.

LOL! The fight is hilarious. I have never seen it before. Thanks for posting it. It gave me a laugh.

Ah, I get it. Thanks.