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Killing Zoe off is so mad that I actually suspect it’s happening because Michelle Ryan has requested it. She returned after being ground down for 20 years and not only were the scripts bad, the audience reaction was extremely poor and she just hasn’t looked comfortable on screen at all. She probably wants to put Zoe behind her in a way that people won’t keep asking her if she’ll ever go back. Johnny is not a surprise, without Linda there’s not much scope for him. I didn’t mind him with Felix but the Callum relationship is atrocious (actually where is Callum in all this police crap?) It is funny though how Johnny is a character that has never worked. He has one notable moment in coming out which was fewer than 10 episodes after his debut. I can’t even remember why they brought him back a couple of years later with a bland actor and no storylines. They brought him back this time for the Six so that Linda could have a lawyer in her corner. If it had been more about emotional support they should have brought Lee back, now there’s a character they didn’t have to axe.

Zoe is supposedly definitely leaving. Maybe it’s a belated funeral for Lynne’s dog?

The fact that Sean and Chelsea have history too 😂

It does feel like they’ve killed off too many characters who would have returned by now-Ronnie, Roxy, Abi, Steven, Lola, etc. and now they’re doing the same with Zoe who still hasn’t come back from her break yet so I’m to assume Tommy will return alone to announce she was eaten by one of Lynne’s puppies. Lynne then being too devastated to attend the funeral and nor can Little Mo or Belinda because it’s their turn to help with Lynne’s dog dramas

Today’s episode was better. Though Nicola is carrying parts of this show at the moment. A brief unannounced return but nothing to phone home about. Rose is definitely a character who could work and Jodie has potential but that Gemma is horrific and she’s giving Bea.

Always good to see Sean back. Stacey really is missing at the moment. I still reckon she could be the pregnant woman in Max’s bed on NYD.

I stick up for this show a lot but that was one of the worst episodes I’ve ever seen. I won’t knock the new family yet because they need to have their obligatory OTT arrival. But the Amy/Craig stuff is bizarre. It’s an icky plot to begin with but it isn’t even playing out in a coherent way and the scenes in today’s episode were poorly written, acted and plotted.

Deeply offended they couldn’t even find a small space for Dido on Big Hits 2003. Queen of Music constantly airbrushed out of existence.

Another good acting talent going but, like the last one, one I’m not sure I’ll miss as a character. This is obviously how they’re getting the new family, with some big names exiting. I’ve seen some speculate this is building to a big name return but who actually is there? And would you trust the show with it after what’s happened with Zoe?

Can’t they just dub over Scott Mills on the chart rundown? It seems ridiculous to lose this many episodes because of it.

Do you think he found the loophole he needed for this investigation during this stalking tactic?

Chelsea telling Gray to die and Priya’s brilliant line about Amy’s brother being her cousin were scraps that we needed. This Craig stuff really is SHIT though. He’s coming across as the creep he is, they’re not even trying.

It’s amazing how they kind of started of with Sheila being more than 2 dimensional and then she just got merged into a cartoon villain we won’t see again and there’ll never be any on screen reflection of her behaviour and decisions.

Omg I was already screaming at Sheila hiding behind her own Range Rover but the scenes in the community centre sent me 😂 Pearl is so tall now. Give that queen more to do. Her ‘Do me a favour’ did actually make me chuckle. The prison scenes do appear to have completely jumped the shark now. How would Gray even be allowed near visitors if he didn’t have one?

Like surely every character should be completely sus on this Craig? I’m tired of Gray too. I’m not sure he really was a character worth revisiting.

It does feel like we’re just drifting until New Years Day. At this point you’d expect to still be guessing but the execution these last 8 months haven’t helped. Pregnant woman in Max’s bed. Not many options and that character will probably be learning of the pregnancy any point now. Can’t really see it being anyone but Priya even if the baby isn’t Max’s. Who is Max marrying? Linda? Doesn’t matter because she won’t stick around. Cindy? Obviously the plot seems to be heading that way. Chelsea? Aside from one scene where she said she fancied Max which aired BEFORE the flashforward, there’s nothing to support it. We already know what Lauren’s been up to. Could be more to it but unlikely. We know Ian won’t serve a full 8 months. We know baby Ethan has to be Penny’s. We know why Jack is sad-his wife has cancer. Obviously there are pieces we don’t know-the criminal activity that Max gets involved with, mystery gun person, what happens to the Vic but it’s all very not that interesting and it feels we need to get all of this out of the way before we can actually go anywhere. Hopefully this is the last time we do any kind of flashforward.

As an actress, Kellie Bright is a huge loss. But is Linda as a character right now? I’m not sure what there is for her to do right now, they’ve thrown so much at her in the last 13 years. She spent half of last year on a cruise and then introduces us to Bea.

I’m not sure I prefer it to the original, but I do like Madonna’s version. It’s nowhere near as bad as people made out at the time. Shalala Lala is a dreadful song and it shows steam was beginning to run out for Vengaboys. It was nowhere near as fun as the previous singles or even the one that came after. What on Earth did Naima from Honeyz have on her head?

Got the 99 extra from HMV this morning. Haven’t listened to all of it yet but I did check that Radio is indeed the Unplugged version which is a relief.

Omg WHY did they just not use Chelsea for like 3 years when she’s one of the best they’ve got?

I’m living for Sheila just pulling out wads of cash at the drop of a hat whenever anyone needs anything. Not quite sure why she’s indulging Gray. It’s annoying me that they’re all calling Craig ‘Craig’ instead of his police title. None of these characters bar Jack knew him before last week. Obviously he’s going to be a fairly big character but it’s a little too soon. He’s clearly going to have it off with Amy. Would you even be able to meet with a 17 year old on her own at her home without another adult present?

I think it’s more to do with the fact that Jake Wood has electric chemistry with almost every other actor in the show so they use that despite him not being conventionally attractive.

I should think Jean would be relieved 😂

I quite liked The Man Who Cant Be Moved at the time but I’ve always just found the Script sort of just there. Hall Of Fame does nothing for me and neither did the Ne Yo track that held it off first week. Much preferred the Pink track that arrived in third that week.

Bring back Shenice Quinn