Well that was certainly an improvement on last week's episode. The scenes at the river were quite dramatic, but Simon is just THE WORST. I honestly hope he gets sacked next week or doesn't get the job. George's witty comebacks to everything he says :wub:

 

Looking forward to seeing who gets the job next week (better be Christine)! :cheer:

Let's face it, it couldn't really have been worse than last week. The incident with the "supply teacher" was all a bit telegraphed but at least it was something of a return to form.

Oh my god... The end of this preview! *.*

 

:o It just got interesting!!!

 

Who the hell is Steven though, I hope we're not venturing back into pupil of the week storylines, I thought even they had realised what an awful time for the show that was.

This week's episode was much better... but the cringe-o-meter rocketed back up to 100 when Shaznay said to Darren "when you mess with one sister, you mess with us all!" Possibly the worst and most lazy feminist line I've heard in a while!

 

Also - when the show tries to do more controversial storylines now (such as the whole Lenny and the supply teacher etc.), it sits quite awkwardly amid all the jolly, childish atmosphere the show has these days - like it's just been copied and pasted in as a token gesture. At least they're trying though.

 

That Steven pupil looks interesting!

 

 

This week's episode was much better... but the cringe-o-meter rocketed back up to 100 when Shaznay said to Darren "when you mess with one sister, you mess with us all!" Possibly the worst and most lazy feminist line I've heard in a while!

 

Also - when the show tries to do more controversial storylines now (such as the whole Lenny and the supply teacher etc.), it sits quite awkwardly amid all the jolly, childish atmosphere the show has these days - like it's just been copied and pasted in as a token gesture. At least they're trying though.

 

That Steven pupil looks interesting!

Oh I agree with you - it's like they don't want to confront the serious issue they're dealing with at all and instead want to just add in comedic scenes so that they don't have to show everything that's happening and something like that that you'd see in real life. They've just stopped actually telling the story of issues that happen to real people in real life which is a shame.

 

I do agree that Steven looks interesting - hopefully he sticks around for more than just the one episode (and he does look rather beautiful :wub:).

Oh I agree with you - it's like they don't want to confront the serious issue they're dealing with at all and instead want to just add in comedic scenes so that they don't have to show everything that's happening and something like that that you'd see in real life. They've just stopped actually telling the story of issues that happen to real people in real life which is a shame.

 

I do agree that Steven looks interesting - hopefully he sticks around for more than just the one episode (and he does look rather beautiful :wub:).

 

Oh yes he's very beautiful! I imagine that he's Connor's replacement (as he is slightly similar looking...) for when Connor goes off to cookery school or whatever. The sooner him and Imogen have left it, the better. There is a serious lack of good pupils in it at the minute, they need to bring in some genuinely interesting ones soon. And please let them stop with the dramatic introductions that then lead to nothing... Lula's crazy family haven't been heard of or even mentioned since her opening few episodes, the twins barely talk about their older brother after all the fuss at the start of this series. The connections between episodes as far as these storylines go are seriously weak.

 

I keep on saying all this, but it does seem a little pointless now as the show is way past its sell-by date. In hindsight it should have just ended after Series 7, with something like a 2-hour special tagged on the end in which the legendary characters returned for the finale. The whole Scotland thing just isn't working and I can't see how it will suddenly pick up and return to former glories!

 

 

Oh yes he's very beautiful! I imagine that he's Connor's replacement (as he is slightly similar looking...) for when Connor goes off to cookery school or whatever. The sooner him and Imogen have left it, the better. There is a serious lack of good pupils in it at the minute, they need to bring in some genuinely interesting ones soon. And please let them stop with the dramatic introductions that then lead to nothing... Lula's crazy family haven't been heard of or even mentioned since her opening few episodes, the twins barely talk about their older brother after all the fuss at the start of this series. The connections between episodes as far as these storylines go are seriously weak.

 

I keep on saying all this, but it does seem a little pointless now as the show is way past its sell-by date. In hindsight it should have just ended after Series 7, with something like a 2-hour special tagged on the end in which the legendary characters returned for the finale. The whole Scotland thing just isn't working and I can't see how it will suddenly pick up and return to former glories!

I hope he replaces Connor - he looks like a less irritating and more SEXY version of him (although will Connor be leaving after Thursday coming's episode, or after 9.20?). I agree about the lack of good pupils. Connor and Imogen being the two main pupils (and the main relationship) of a rather dry group is really terrible for the show. What they need to do is just keep Dynasty and Kevin but bin everybody else and get a whole new group of pupils in. :lol: (and also get Gus back because he was extraordinarily sexy :kink:).

 

They really need to do another feature length episode in the future - the 1hr 30m episode with the gun in the school was so, so good. They need to try and pull something like that off again.

Wow, that was actually one of the best episodes since the show moved to Scotland! Such a good ending to the term - there was so much going on too! SO glad Christine got the job in the end! :cheer: They keep hinting at a relapse though, so I'm suspecting half way through the next ten episodes she'll turn to alcohol again and that'll be how the new Head is appointed. Glad Barry got found out as well, didn't think Carol would disown him, though! :o The show's gonna feel somewhat very different without Kacey now, though. Hopefully she comes back and isn't gone for good. :( Definitely the best episode of the series so far, hopefully it gets better from here!

Great episode last night. Glad she got the job and not him. Both me and my daughter said before we watched it together that we weren't watching when it returned but have both changed our minds!!

Well, colour me impressed! Just caught up on iPlayer. Definitely, like Calum said, one of the best Scotland episodes so far. Steven is a great new addition. Kacey had a great last episode. Liking the possible new relationship for Nikki. Simon has grown on me, too. To compare this to that awful 'history' episode we had a few weeks back - well, let's just say to forget about that one forever! Glad to see this show can still pull off a semi-decent episode.

Returning on 8 January at 8:30pm.

 

Hopefully the change of time is not just because there's something random is on before it. That would be a much better time to have it airing! (getting excited about a change in transmission time :kink:)

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When blonde bombshell Gabriella Wark explodes on the scene, she immediately causes problems for staff and pupils. Gabriella is sassy, smart and stunning, but has already had her marching orders from several schools for her disruptive behaviour.

 

With her sights firmly set on hot new PE teacher Hector, this is one girl who won't blend into the school furniture.

 

Meanwhile, newlywed Simon's brand new Resilience Education scheme kicks off the new term with a bang and a disagreement with Christine. But he's determined to prove that this is exactly what the school needs to get the pupils ready for life in the real world.

 

Elsewhere, Nikki is enjoying the bliss of a brand new relationship with Sue's sister Vix and is unaware that she has also caught the attention of someone else.

 

Sounds like a BOG standard start-of-term episode, but hopefully it's good and keeps up the massive increase in quality from episode 10! ^_^

Definitely looking forward to Nikki's new relationship with Sue's sister - this show desperately needs a good adult relationship! They had a good chemistry. Too much focus on the kids recently.

 

One request from me: less cringe, more believable drama. That's it!

 

Thanks for posting the info Calum :)

Definitely looking forward to Nikki's new relationship with Sue's sister - this show desperately needs a good adult relationship! They had a good chemistry. Too much focus on the kids recently.

 

One request from me: less cringe, more believable drama. That's it!

 

Thanks for posting the info Calum :)

I really hope they don't end up moving away from it because they don't want to focus on a serious issue that CAN actually work, ala Nikki and Lorraine (that fabricated after about one or two smooching sessions :lol:)

 

Agree with you about there being less cringe. They need to simmer down the comedy and focus on drama.

9.11 is titled 'Bad Girl'

 

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9.12

 

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Carol Barry is flat broke. Desperate to pay for Dynasty to go on the school trip, she takes a job in the school iamspamamispamwhoamspam and soon starts to enjoy some 'added extras'.

 

With the bailiffs still on her back, Carol needs a second job. She reluctantly returns to her old bar job, but it's not long until her sleazy boss is up to his old tricks. When a familiar face comes to her rescue, Carol wonders if romance - and the answer to her monetary problems - may lie a little closer to home.

 

Meanwhile, with Maggie's support and Imogen's blessing, Connor is beaming from his job offer in London. All he has to do is convince a devastated Christine to let him go.

 

Elsewhere, Vix presents Nikki with some beautiful handmade jewellery, but Nikki is left confused. On one hand, it's all going so fast, but on the other she was hoping for something a little bit smaller and… box-shaped.

Hmm, 9.12 looks good - Zoe Lucker was great in Footballer's Wives, so it's nice to see her actually get a storyline of her own away from her children. Her character actually has a lot of potential, so fingers crossed they don't mess this one up!

 

I honestly think the key to getting this show back on track is to cast some brilliant new teachers. Let's face it, the show was more or less focused on the adult's lives in the earlier series, and it worked. The problems started when too much focus was put on the kids (hence the show resembling something from CBBC!) and the teachers/adults fell into the background of the drama. All they need to do is cast quality actors and get in some good writers who can think up new and exciting stories (I'd volunteer myself for that one!)

 

The show can still be saved, but if the rest of Series 9 is as bad as the first half then the end may be nigh after Series 10! That 'historical' episode will surely go down as the worst episode ever..

Did anybody watch this last night? Tried for ten minutes but it was just so dull!

I watched it. I really like Gabriella, brilliant addition and I'm already loving her story, but my fear is that the conclusion's gonna be so wishy washy. The episodes need to grip us and have action in them again, but now they're probably representative of what would happen in a normal school any other day, and it's quite boring. :(

 

Best part of the episode was obviously Connor naked in the kitchen :kink:

Edited January 9, 201411 yr by Calum Sandé