In all fairness Julie could feasibly stay. She’s packed up her life in Scotland and has made lots of friends and is clearly part of the community. It’s just up to the powers that be to have the foresight to keep her. As a teacher she’ll also be an invaluable member of the community.

I have a feeling she'll end up leaving with her son, but I really want to be proven wrong.

Id love her to stay but a bit like Paul Bradley she may have only agreed to return for the storyline

Hopefully, if they’ve been monitoring feedback, they’ll realise Julie has proved popular and try and convince Karen Henthorn to stick around.

They have showed signs of responding to feedback. As has been mentioned, Jasmine is now showing signs of actual character rather than just being a plot driven mess. Now her ridiculous storyline is done, she’s mixing well on screen.

That was a beautiful episode to top off a beautiful week. In recent times this has meant that the next week has been appalling but hopefully it’ll keep up the standard.

It's election week next so make of that what you will (Elaine and Ian have been really good so far but I can't stand the story itself).

Im assuming we are heading for Ian and Elaine becoming a couple;.

4 hours ago, Padamic_Tension said:

Im assuming we are heading for Ian and Elaine becoming a couple;.

Would love to see Bea go batshit over it all too

8 hours ago, Padamic_Tension said:

Im assuming we are heading for Ian and Elaine becoming a couple;.

unlikely couple

Glad they've continued with the Nigel story today.

Yes I’m glad the story didn’t just disappear. In fact, I think the show is working quite well now. Jasmine has settled, Ravi’s story is moving on. What needs work for me now is:

1) End the Vicki/Zack story. It’s tedious, Vicki just shouldn’t be marrying Ross and shouldn’t feel trapped given she would have clear reasons to leave, and Zack is just a nuisance character. Put Barney back with his mum too.

2) please make Penny’s baby Vinny’s. Such an unnecessary plot.

3) sort Zoe out. Jasmine has now settled but it’s made Zoe into a complete spare part. You’d think she’d have a decent amount of screen time now she’s found her children but she hasn’t.

Id be happy if Zack left or was axed, i just dont think he has worked that well as a character, they have tried everything with him really and he still remains barely memorable.

That cruise harming every story idea they have for Linda.

LOL that was my immediate thought when this scene aired.

Grant being all over Linda grossed me out. I had forgotten the whole flirty thing they had in 2016.

Denise made her first appearance 20 years ago this coming Monday (11th May). BBC Three are airing 5 significant episodes featuring her from 8pm on Monday (no GCSE episodes though boo).

3 hours ago, lewistgreen said:

Denise made her first appearance 20 years ago this coming Monday (11th May). BBC Three are airing 5 significant episodes featuring her from 8pm on Monday (no GCSE episodes though boo).

Her pasta duff duff has to be one of the 5😆

Watching Grant and Max square up was hoping Grant was going to land one on him.

It may yet happen if he keeps up.

Honestly, Grant and Max both sitting there with their matching bald heads and black tees had me cackling, Linda has a type x

Blood cancer storyline confirmed for Denise

Ugh, I get cancer is a subject we can always raise more awareness on and it's something that affects so many people and families but it just seems constant in EE between Jean, Lola, Alfie, Sam and now Denise? If they wanted to go down the health route I'm sure they could have picked something else 😞

It does feel like we’ve had cancer overload of late. But it’s odd to start a new story off when they’ve just spent 6 months almost completely ignoring Sam’s cancer.