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Max Murray is outstanding and it’s a very unique, actually compelling teen storyline that other soaps wouldn’t tackle. There’s a lot of layers to Joel and it’s no mean feat to bring layers and humanity to what is on the surface just the most vile behaviour. It’s very timely since sadly a lot of far right ideals are seeping into a lot of young people’s lives and with the background with his mum, he’s at a prime vulnerable state to be drawn into all this, it’s very interesting as a social commentary and a conversation that does really need to be had and looked at. Vicky just gets better and better too, I’m glad they’ve built a unit around her instead of just plonking her back in with Sharon and giving her nothing to do. Alice Haig feels like pure classic Eastenders.

I know I’m the only one who thinks this but Kim would be top of my axing list, awful awful character

Elaine and Cindy running a gay bar is gold, this kind of frenemies light relief I think is exactly what Cindy needs.

A character that actually fits in and has potential for a long future just binned off for the short term gain of a shock value killer storyline, what the f*** are they doing?? I feel like I just keep parroting the same things but that’s the state this show is in, it’s not going anywhere. I would be surprised if it lasted much past the 30th at this rate

I did really think that Zoe would be Joel’s mum but I definitely don’t now. If Zoe was “Cleo” and engaged now, why would she have got help from Stacey and Alfie if presumably a man was around? I suppose someone on a self destruct like Zoe could have had an impulse engagement and a short relationship between when she ran from Stacey’s place but nah. Even worse, TikTok fans seem to think she will show up married to Max That would just be far too small of a world. To me the mentions of Joel’s mum make sense to further his story not to be a hint at someone else’s. It’s a layer to why he is how he is and I think a sign that bringing his mum back up is going to make him spiral even more and probably get worse, rather than a hint at a future character or a returnee or anything.

I don’t think it is thankfully after today’s episode. After a strong start to Ben Wadey’s tenure I’m really not feeling anything happening in the show right now. Obviously the awful Suki desperate to raise essentially her great grandchild as her child saga, but also the rubbish with Oscar and the gangster wanting money is a total waste of his potential and like something they’d do on Coronation Street. It’s probably just a lull while all his plans take shape, hopefully anyway.

Never seen a fall off as hard as Mickey and Morgan this week, hideous. Well tbh Mickey, I never really got the fuss with Morgan. Ava, Rachel and Ashley >>>>>>>> I’ve seen someone say Morgan is giving BB22 Dani Donato and that is scarily accurate. Actually I kind of stan Kelley and Keanu for the chaos at this point. Kelley is lowkey camp and I’m loving Keanu just winning out and pissing them all off when he’s such a big target they’re all going for

Lauren was somehow just as invisible with her HOH as she was before it. I thought she was maybe just playing under the radar but there’s under the radar and there’s dead in the water and the radar has completely lost track of you Not this season basically being FOUTTE vs FOUTTE, why is everyone targeting their allies instead of making any big move.

Apparently Catrin is a no wins finalist but is a Mistress style villain, she does well at the start of the competition but peters off near the end and struggles, as she begins to struggle she becomes more bitter and involved in arguments/feuds. Bonnie is said to have one of the best Snatch Games of all time. The talent show is midseason and all the original song lipsyncs are said to be low/bottom 2. Bones is bottom 2 both here and Snatch Game, she gives winner to me so far and it will be good to see an up and down UK winner for the first time since Crystal if so. It seems like this will be a more balanced season than the 4 win sweep a lot of seasons end up being, as top tier as the last two seasons have even, especially 6.

Katharine and Lauren are the biggest WASTES of a slot I’m sorry how did production see thousands of people and pick these bores😭 Especially Katherine calling herself a raging feminist and then defending the man who tears her like a farmyard animal because he’s shouting at black women. I thought Lauren was playing a decent under the radar game but why win HOH then just make 0 splash at all and basically cry all week that you have to nominate people?! Lauren seems sweet just not sure she is built for this game and this is someone who’s a super fan who’s watched her whole life? Living for Rachel/Ashley/Mickey/Ava’s side kind of controlling everything, divas

Hadn’t heard any of his other songs but this is incredible, absolute banger!!

As much as I don’t think production cares at all about what the fans want, I doubt they would do that and have another season of absolute furore. But then again they didn’t care about putting Kitty and Kween in the final of GAS who everyone hated and crowning Alyssa who did absolutely terribly for virtually the entire season. I had a feeling Crystal is probably who they want to win from the off, and I do think with that slight push of an All Stars glow up she will be basically unstoppable, she is an absolute star.

This is very Rina - Hold The Girl coded for me but I definitely agree with Roxette and Alanis too, this is leaps and bounds ahead of The Giver which was kind of awful when all was said and done. I wasn’t sure how it might translate to studio after the live hit so hard and we had it for a long time but it’s absolutely a home run for me, obsessed.

That spill does also say Silky and Dawn are top 2 which I am less inclined to believe

I’ve just got a Switch 2 from Argos today so now I’ve got that plus a PS5 And a Steam Deck, I RINSE the Steam Deck and use it every day pretty much and then use my PS5 for bigger scope or AAA games like FF7 or Expedition 33. Still also have my OG switch, my PS4, Xbox One, 3DS and a PS2 I got from CEX from my pre Steam Deck days.