The fact they’ve underused Denise for so much of her tenure that a side storyline about her being locked in a cupboard with Ian can be seen as one of her highlights is crazy but either way that was an odd pick.

I feel like this era is way too scared to commit to a route for stories and so they just drag things along until they decide. Like why not just have Bea be a short term batshit villain and fully commit to that? You get little blocks of things being good (obviously notably Nigel’s death) then the whole show ambles along for ages until we may get another decent episode weeks later if we’re lucky

Anthony Skordi is quite the grab to play Delaney, he's got a vast background in video games including Assassin's Creed. However, the whole drug storyline is so TIRING and it feels like it's barely begun now with his introduction.

On 12/05/2026 at 09:42, lewistgreen said:

Not the "6-7" joke

A grandparent using it incorrectly when it's out of date now anyway 🤨

And who clears the gutters out in the dark?

Return confirmed for

Spoiler

Gray Atkins. He's back for a short period. Anything that gives Chelsea some screen time is fine by me.

Kathy’s 7-6 skit I actually couldn’t breathe 😭😭 the writing isn’t all bad these days it seems!

When Grant inevitably goes back to Portugal, I beg that he takes Mark with him, he is PAINFUL. He won’t be going anywhere judging from the flash forward episode but god I cannot stand him, at least with the likes of Bea who is also godawful there’s some form of laughability factor.

Edited May 13May 13 by Doug

There’s many things wrong with the show but Christ we really really do not need this gangster rubbish

I'm glad Billy can see right through Bea and what she's trying to do, there's just no accountability from her whatsoever and her actions to try and get what she wants are mind boggling.

God the Jasmine/Oscar/Josh scenes are so far beyond cringe. Please make it stop.

17 hours ago, Doug said:

Kathy’s 7-6 skit I actually couldn’t breathe 😭😭 the writing isn’t all bad these days it seems!

When Grant inevitably goes back to Portugal, I beg that he takes Mark with him, he is PAINFUL. He won’t be going anywhere judging from the flash forward episode but god I cannot stand him, at least with the likes of Bea who is also godawful there’s some form of laughability factor.

I assume it'll be Sam who goes back with Grant...which I'll be gutted about.

I know Honey is meant to just be a nice person but her just being like “aw oh well :)” at Bea’s credit card fraud is mental 💀

The Night That Changes Everything is coming for a week of eps set across one day/night, Vicki and Ross' wedding day.

"The Beale, Branning, Knight and Fox-Trueman families will find themselves at the heart of the drama - for different reasons - and the events that take place on that evening will have repercussions for those involved and their families…"

Oscar and Josh actually have chemistry but CHRIST this love triangle is absolutely terminal and does 0 favours for either of them or Jasmine. They should have just got together while Jasmine was in prison then she either just gets over it when she comes back to focus on family or she got sent down and they cut their losses. She’s good with the Slaters tbf but we don’t even see that, for all fhe “I need to find my son”, Zoe has had about 2 seconds of airtime with either of them since.

I just feel they're using Josh and Oscar as another "poor jasmine" storyline, "yet again, Josh is chosen over me and I'm the odd one out" which I can't be arsed with. Jasmine needs to have her own thing going and be more of an endearing character BC she's still so unlikable , I don't think anyone will be rooting for her to end up with Oscar over Josh

So when is Jasmine's exit??

God this show is the absolute pits at the minute. I had a feeling it'd be like that once Nigel's storyline came to an end.

It's been dreadful for a long time now, I think this whole night that changed everything thing is their attempt to pull it back but I'm not holding my breath

A lovely send off for Nigel in the end but of course it was full of tedious Mitchell drama to give us "the old days" (keep them x).

I guess the whole 'The Night That Changes Everything' is purposeful for Wadey as it will be one year since his first exec produced episode went out. Vicki and Ross' wedding daytime airs over 28th and 29th May with w/c 1st June the week of special eps over that same night.

Shame Julie does appear to be leaving. There’s definitely room for her in the show. I get the reasoning but given she has a teaching job in London and didn’t they sell the house in Scotland?