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"Another Time, Yeah?"

Tuesday 15th June 2021

(Part One & Part Two)

Hello again everyone, as promised I'm back with another post - 3 blog posts from me this week, that's more than I did last week!! But anyway I'm going to review everything from Tuesday's episodes in this post.

So without further ado, I'm going to begin with mentioning Ruby. The day after her second miscarriage, Martin is surprised to learn that once again she has every intention of going to work and forgetting about the events that have occurred. Martin tries his best to convince his wife to rest for the rest of the day but as Ruby tries to explain her reasons for wanting to go to work, she notices the screen on Martin's laptop, it shows that he's been looking up options for IVF.

Understandably, Martin is trying to help in any way he can to make sure he and his wife have they family they've been longing for. However Ruby makes the valid point that it's not the getting pregnant that's the problem, it's being able to stay pregnant. Martin tries to explain that if they really want to have a family they can consider other options available, but Ruby then drops the bombshell that after everything she's gone through she really can't bring herself to go through any more trauma and loss. She informs Martin that instead of trying to fight to have a family, she's going to embrace the family she already has.

However, later Ruby is seen alone, visiting the memorial that she and Martin created for their lost baby, she gently adds another stone to commemorate the second baby she has lost. As the camera spins we see that just across the patch of grass, Jean is sat on her own but as she turns around and notices Ruby, she joins her. Jean realises exactly what's happening and speaks softly to her. Informing Jean about the decision to not try for another baby and to accept the family she has, Jean makes a very touching statement - "You know what I see? I don't see a woman who's given up, I see a woman who's grieving, and I believe there's still a lot of fight in you!" - as beautiful as those words are, it completely hits Ruby to the core and she softly begins to cry, such a moving moment.

The next thing I'm going to mention is Tiffany and Keegan. It's the day of their photoshoot and Tiffany is completely excited about the press and media attention. Wanting to get her name out there also, she informs Keegan that she's come up with a name for their joint business - Something along the lines of "ButcherBakerBeauty-Baps?" ... (I'm sure they'll come up with a better name eventually!) Suddenly when Tiffany sees herself in the mirror she's horrified to see that the day of their photoshoot she been graced with a spot on her chin, frantically she begins to flap, claiming that she needs to look good for their photoshoot - I have to be honest the main thought that was entering my mind at this point was "The photoshoot isn't even meant to be hers so why is she making such a fuss?" - without meaning to be mean, but I don't know I guess it just didn't sit right with me, she shouldn't be focusing on her and should be supporting her husband instead.

As Tiffany calls her friend in desperate need of some assistance, it seems that her friend manages to get someone round to do Tiffany's make-up. However when Tiffany compliments the stylist's skin, the lady informs her that she does cheat by using injections such as Botox and fillers. Realising that injecting herself with something could change her appearance to the way she wants, Tiffany urges the beautician to use the injections on her for her photoshoot - even though the beautician warns her it can be very pricey! Again, I have to be honest - as soon as I realised that Tiffany was going to ask for injections my mind just went racing - how much do you want to bet that Tiffany is going to become addicted to beauty injections?! It could be a possible new storyline for her which could end with serious consequences?

Even though she is thrilled with the end results, Tiffany is shocked to see the price she has to pay for the treatment and asks whether she can pay half now and pay the rest within in the next couple of days. Later as Keegan and Tiffany are enjoying the photoshoot - the photographer is keen on focusing on Keegan and asking him questions about his business. But when Keegan tries to turn their attention to Tiffany so she can promote her business/brand - you can see that the photographer is the least bit interested.

The next day, as everyone is gushing about the article in the newspaper about Keegan, Tiffany buys herself a newspaper hoping to see a whole page spread of herself and her husband in the newspaper. But she is visibly devastated when she realises that she hasn't even been mentioned and the whole article is about Keegan and his business. She later voices her annoyance and devastation to her friend Chloe, claiming that she has spent a fortune on injections for nothing! But worse still, how is her husband going to react when he finds out she's spending money on things she doesn't need!

Chloe then suggests that in a way to make as much money as she can so Keegan won't suspect anything is for her to flog diet pills. She claims she doesn't know how they work and has never used them but manages to sell them and get decent enough money for doing so. For a split moment I had hoped that Tiffany would know better than to sell some dodgy diet pills, but it looks as though she is very tempted. Later when she meets up with Bernie, she confides in her friend about the money she has spent on fillers to make herself look good for the photoshoot.

Of course Bernie is sympathetic towards her friends, but then suddenly Tiffany starts rummaging in her bag for something and empties out the contents of her bag, quickly Bernie notices the tubs of diet pills she's in possession of and asks where she got them from and whether they work, it's then that Bernie drops the bombshell that she needs to lose weight quickly, and Tiffany is a bit surprised by her choice of words, asking why "Quickly". It's then that finally Bernie feel able to tell someone about her plans and informs Tiffany that she's agreed to be Rainie and Stuart's surrogate, much to her best friend's shock. Tiffany warns Bernie to be careful where Rainie and Stuart are concerned because when she offered to be their surrogate she recalled that they didn't leave her alone. But Bernie is adamant that she needs the money for her family and claims that her Mum believes that she'll be getting a bonus from the call centre. Eventually she practically begs Tiff to allow her to use the diet pills, she claims she can be her guinea pig in a way and will pay her once she's made her money from the surrogacy. Tiffany looks really reluctant to do so but makes Bernie promise that she'll read the instructions before taking them.

Honestly, I fear this is going to be a massive downward spiral for the both of them. Tiffany getting hooked on beauty injections and then Bernadette getting addicted to diet pills and both making themselves ill. What do you guys think?! I'm really intrigued to hear your thoughts on this one!

Elsewhere on the Square, Shirley is still reeling about the news of Linda's pregnancy, she still can't understand why she wasn't told much earlier on when she arrived back in Walford. She admits to Nancy and Frankie that she feels as though her family are shutting her out. I have to say though I loved the banter between the three of them in this scene. Nancy tries to swerve the conversation from her parents sex life to Shirley's own love life and happens to point out that she hasn't been with anyone since Buster!!!

Oh my goodness, do you guys remember Buster??? It was proven that he was in fact Mick's biological Dad, which makes him Nancy and Frankie's Grandad. Hearing that Frankie has a Grandad seemed to excite the girl, but she and Nancy still continue to make fun of Shirley - claiming that for her next birthday they're going to buy her a pair of slippers and a throw as they claim it's time for her to hang up her knee-high leather boots. I do love the jip that Shirley snaps back at them, it makes the whole scene much more comical and the dynamic between them all is just brilliant!

It's then they Frankie points to Terry sat on his own and urges Shirley to ask him for a drink, at first Shirley shows no interest but after being goaded by her Granddaughters, she eventually gets the courage to approach Terry and (in not so many words) informs him that he will be buying her a drink. The one thing that completely confused me though was that Terry called himself by the name "Rocky" as he introduced himself to Shirley, can anyone explain to me why? His name is Terry right? I don't understand where the "Rocky" came from? - Unless it's similar to Callum's name - Callum "Halfway" Highway?!

Meanwhile, as Terry agrees to have a quick drink with Shirley, Sonia is at home prepping a lovely roast dinner meal for herself and her Dad to celebrate and early Father's Day. But back in the pub, as Shirley and Terry begin to chat and get to know each other, Nancy and Frankie keep showering them with drinks. As the sisters notice that they appear to be getting on, Nancy places down another drink in front of them claiming it's on the house, while Frankie sneakily changes the time on the clock.

Terry is adamant he can only stay until 1pm as he has a lunch date with Sonia, but as he looks at clock to see he still has plenty of time, he continues to drink. Unfortunately though, both Frankie and Nancy reveal to each other that instead of giving them single vodka drinks, they've been serving them triple vodka's all shift. Eventually as things get a bit loud, Nancy and Frankie realise their mistake. Shirley and Terry are both drunkenly singing along to "Come On, Eileen!" and then eventually "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".

I have to admit, even though it was hilarious watching drunk Shirley singing along to the music and having a laugh with Terry, you do feel sorry for Sonia as you realise that Terry has accidentally stood her up for her meal. Arriving at the Vic and seeing the drunken state her Dad is in, she demands Terry to leave Walford and to never come back. Over the next day or so, Terry is desperate to make it up to his daughter and he appears to think that the only way he can do it is to roll out the red carpet in her house for her and make her a meal of her own and instead of calling it "Father's Day" makes it a "Daughter's Day".

As Sonia agrees to give him one final chance, they make it up by taking a selfie together. But when Terry leaves his phone on the table and Sonia takes a look at the picture, she begins to scroll through his phone and sees that there are other photos of houses on his phone. What could these mean? Is he planning on moving to Albert Square for good? OR is he in some kind of business where some of the local properties are going to be knocked down? Who knows?!

The next thing I have to mention is Kat and Phil. Kat is completely excited to learn that things are on the move where her business with Phil is concerned. Phil has confirmed that he has bought the laundrette for their business opportunity and they're just waiting for the paperwork to go through. Only her happiness doesn't seem to last for long as when she enters the café and is confronted by Sharon, it seems that Sharon warns her that anything that Phil is involved in is never legit. Although Sharon's relationship with Phil was completely different compared to Kat's relationship with him, it seems that Sharon's words fill Kat's head with doubt. Eventually she takes it upon herself to confront Phil, claiming she wants to see the paperwork to make sure everything they're doing is legit. She claims that she has already been prison once and doesn't want to end up there again, she needs to be completely certain that going into business with Phil is the right thing to do. I think people are too easy to judge Phil, they should give him a break, he informs Kat that he shouldn't listen to a word that Sharon's said and to trust him, he wants to focus on their future and having something in place for both of their children, but more importantly if she is wanting this as much as he does, then she needs to learn to trust him. I still think that if all goes well for these two, Kat and Phil could potentially be the new power couple on the Square! What do you think?!

Lastly, Callum is still appearing to struggle with the trauma of what happened with his partner. The one person he's been able to confide in is Whitney. After anxiously waiting to hear news about his partner's condition, he was completely relieved when Ash informs him that Fitzy's operation was a success and he should make a full recovery.

As he excitedly informs Whitney about the good news, Whitney reminds him that he should tell Ben now, considering that Fitzy is going to be okay. Callum kind of shuts that comment down and asks Whitney whether she'll accompany him to the hospital to see his partner. However, without their knowledge, Ben sees them from across the Square getting into a cab together, I have to say Ben & Callum's married life hasn't really started off well has it? They've come back from their honeymoon, Phil is still reluctant to talk to either Callum or Ben as he stills holds a grudge against Callum for going behind his back, and Callum has had to deal with the trauma of witnessing his partner being stabbed on the job.

But even though Callum maybe wants to tell Ben about his, Ben did at the start find it hard to accept Callum in the police and had the cheek to ask him to quit, but realising that he loves Callum for who he is and not is job, changes his mind and just requests that Callum never speaks about work to him. So of course, with that in mind, Callum must feel that he has no one else to talk to about recent events, which is why he has leaned on Whitney over the past couple of days. But when Ben sees them getting into that car together, you can tell he's beginning to speculate what they could be up to.

Unfortunately, after returning from seeing Fitzy in the hospital, it looks like it hasn't really helped Callum cope with it, he begins to fret and lash out claiming it was his fault that he's in hospital with wires all attached to him. Almost hurting himself on the garden gate, Whitney acknowledges that she has seen Callum this way before, and it's all down to his PTSD - (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) - we know that he went through it when he was in the army, but now it appears to be resurfacing. The one thing that crossed my mind was, is Ben aware about Callum's PTSD? Has that always been a thing that Ben has known about, I'm a bit unsure?

However, it seems that Whitney is eager for Callum to inform his husband now more so than ever that what's been happening. But when Callum arrives home and Ben asks him how his day at work was, Callum lies to him once again claiming he's had a really busy day and just wants to have a shower alone. Now Ben knows that Callum is lying about being in work, so obviously he's going to be wondering what else he's lying about or not telling him. As Callum makes his way into the shower, Ben grabs his opportunity to search his rucksack and it seems he's completely stunned to find an engagement ring - of course he's going to be completely clueless and wondering why his husband has an engagement ring, but we know that before Fitzy was rushed to hospital, Fitzy gave it to Callum to give to his girlfriend.

I think Callum really needs to talk to Ben soon before he jumps to conclusions and lashes out, accusing Callum of something he's completely innocent of. Overall a good few episodes I have to say, I've really enjoyed being able to type up a couple of blogs this week, I was getting myself a little stressed out that I was so far behind and hadn't posted in a while, but again I want to thank you all for continuing to follow me and show your interest in my blog, it really means the world. Please feel free to send me any thoughts or opinions you may have on the current storylines. Enjoy the rest of your week and I'll be back very soon! Love you all xXx

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"Our Family!"

Monday 14th June 2021

Part 2

Hello again folks, sticking to my word this week, I am back with another blog post. Tonight focusing on the second part of Monday's episodes. Even though EastEnders have released all their episodes online this week, I'm sure the majority of you have binged watch them all already, for me - it makes it much easier for me to do it one at a time and do a blog about each one - tomorrow though, seeing as it's my day off from the day job, I'll be writing about Part 1 and Part 2 of Tuesday's episodes together - makes it much easier I'd say!

So without further delay, let's jump right into it! I'm going to begin with Keegan and Tiffany, after applying for Walford's Best Street Food 2021 Competition, Keegan is more than thrilled after receiving a messaging informing him that his business has been shortlisted for the competition. Of course Tiffany is more than thrilled for her husband, but did anyone notice the change in her mood as soon he mentions that he has been asked to attend a photoshoot so pictures can be taken to promote his business? I guess it's fair to say that Tiffany has always been drawn to wanting fame and fortune, whereas Keegan just wants to be successful in life I guess.

Excitedly, Keegan informs Tiffany that if he was to even become runner-up or even win the competition, the photos and all the media attention he'll be receiving should increase his following on social media, hence making his business more successful. As Keegan rushes off to find some decent clothes to wear for his photoshoot, Tiffany looks, to me, a little bit jealous! Does she wish that maybe it was happening to hear instead, or as well as? For me, it seems that Tiffany confirms that she's jealous by later suggesting to Keegan that they go into business together - she is so desperate for that taste of fame and fortune as well that she doesn't want to miss being a part of it.

As Keegan asks his wife's opinion on the clothes he's chosen for the photoshoot, Tiffany claims that she's had a brilliant idea and proposes that they go into business together. Her beauty course just so happens to finish this summer and it seems she wants to put her knowledge to the test, suggesting that they could bring their businesses together - Food & Beauty - make their own social media page to build a following and go to this competition together to promote their new business. Even though Keegan is eager to support his wife's idea - he does seem to question how food and beauty can go together? (I mean, I too don't see the connection with food and beauty - unless they go along the path of vegan/organic/no animal testing route - which could work?!). Keegan then suggests that Tiffany joins him at the photoshoot much to her excitement - but will things go the way they plan? Will they be more interested in Keegan business rather than Tiffany? I'm intrigued to see what will happen regarding this subject!

Elsewhere, Terry is still trying to work his way in with the local Walford women and it seems that Kathy is the lady in his sights. As he and Sonia enjoy another morning of Father-Daughter bonding at the café, Sonia questions Kathy whether she's heard anymore news about Max and Abi - just incase you guys may need reminding of Kathy's connection with baby is Abi is that she is technically her Great-Grandma - so of course Kathy is going to be wanting to see the young toddler and is eager to know whether she's safe.

After revealing that she's still not heard any news from Jack and mentioning that Rainie has been in a state since the news broke about Max taking Abi, Terry leaps into action to try and get into Kathy's good books by informing her that she needs to be with her family at a time like this and offers that himself and Sonia will cover her shift for the rest of the day. Even though Kathy is reluctant at first to accept his offer, Terry is almost insistent and gets straight to work by standing behind the counter.

However even though Sonia seems happy to be helping her Dad look after the café, she can't help but giggle after overhearing Terry singing her praise, giving their café customers the story about the time when she saved Ben's life with a biro pen after he had been shot by Hunter Owen in the Queen Vic. Honestly, I think that's another thing that the character of Sonia is going to be remembered for now - what do you guys think?!

Later on when Kathy returns after spending a bit of time with Rainie, Terry is still reluctant to leave, claiming that he won't finish the job until everything has been cleaned. Kathy is surprised to see that things have been left in good hands and a disaster hasn't occurred. It's then that Sonia takes it upon herself to urge Kathy into going for a drink with her Dad, to which she happily agrees. Is this going to be new romance on the cards for Kathy? Honestly, I think she and Terry would make a lovely couple, and Kathy deserves a bit of happiness and I'd love to see her have a love interest, I'd love to know your thoughts on this possible new romance?!

The next thing I'm going to mention is Ruby. In this episode, after the receiving the devastating news that she's pregnant again and will most likely end up having another miscarriage, Ruby eventually informs Martin. It's clear that Martin is completely disheartened to hear that there's nothing that the clinic/nurses can do to stop Ruby from suffering with miscarriages. Ruby explains that she's so early in the pregnancy that when she does miscarry, it'll just be like a heavy period, unfortunately. I have to say, I think Ruby's character has been slowly changing since the feud with Stacey came to an abrupt end when Stacey went to prison, but I mean in a way that - she's trying to make things right with Lily and since the very beginning all she has really wanted is to have a child of her own. Devastatingly she informs her husband that she will end up having the miscarriage either that day or even the following day.

As Martin heads off to work with this news sinking in, Ruby is left to rest on the sofa, but her rest doesn't seem to last for long as she gets interrupted by a phone call from Lily's school, my first thought process was that Lily had been in trouble, but acknowledging that Martin can't collect her from school, Ruby takes it upon herself to collect Lily. As they both walk back from school, Ruby is questioning her stepdaughter as to how and why she feels ill - as clearly, she doesn't look it. At first Lily is reluctant to inform her of why she's feeling ill, but when she asks Ruby to lend her some money, Ruby is suspicious and questions what she needs the money for - it's then that Lily looks over the to building they're standing outside of, the pharmacy/chemist and Ruby instantly assumes that Lily has started her period. She tries in the most gentle way possible to reassure Lily that it's completely normal and it's something every woman unfortunately has to go through - but it's only when Lily creases over in embarrassment that Ruby looks confused. Its then that she admits that in fact she has nits and needs money for hair/scalp treatment.

Feeling sympathetic for her stepdaughter, Ruby helps Lily wash her out and comb her hair through to get rid of the nits. It seems that as time is slowly going on, Lily and Ruby are coming to enjoy each other's company and dare I say, beginning to bond. It's then that Lily then informs Ruby that Amy Mitchell has been, in a way, bullying her at school. Informing Ruby that Amy laughed at her as she was scratching and informed her that she wouldn't make any friends by the time she joins the school properly in September. Hearing this news, Ruby decides to take matters into her own hands, much to Lily's protests - but Ruby wants to do best by her stepdaughter and doing so, she confronts Amy on the front step of her house.

Stating that Amy must be ashamed of what she's done to Lily, she claims that bullies are weak people who pray on others because of their own misery and that they don't like the person that they are - Amy claims that she wasn't bullying Lily. Suddenly it looks as if Jack over hears the conversation and when Ruby informs him about Lily has told her, Jack dismisses Amy from the conversation and informs Ruby that it just so happens that Amy had nits the previous week, so it may look as if she passed them on to Lily. As they agree to confront each other in future where the children are concerned, Ruby heads back to inform Lily about what she's learnt.

However it looks as if before Ruby enters the house, Lily has been snooping in the "Worry Box" - what was she looking at? Is she going to make things much harder for Ruby now after she confronted Amy? Interestingly though, as Ruby informs Lily about Amy's nits, Lily tells Ruby that she doesn't need to worry, that she'll make a good Mum one day - which I thought was incredibly sweet of her to say, of course she has no knowledge about Ruby's diagnosis of endometriosis, but her just saying those words would understandably mean the world to Ruby. As Ruby smiles and goes to walk out the room, she suddenly clutches her stomach in agony.

Later when Martin comes home and finds Lily sat on the sofa with a tub of ice cream, he asks his daughter where his wife is, it's then that Lily informs him that she's been stuck on the toilet for quite a considerable amount of time. Instantly we know that means devastating confirmation that Ruby has indeed had another miscarriage and tragically lost a second child, without a word she comes down the stairs and gives her husband the saddened look of confirmation. They don't share a word between each other but Lily urges Ruby to join her on the sofa, as she does, Martin gives a small and soft smile, it must make him feel hugely relieved and happy that his daughter is making a go of building a relationship with his wife and building a bond.

Lastly, after getting caught up in another woman's pregnancy, through absolute no fault of his own and completely missing Linda's scan Mick returns home after being at the hospital and excitedly informs Nancy about his experience delivering a new born baby, but when he realises that Linda is still not home and after putting his phone back on charge to incoming messages from his wife, the realisation sinks in that Linda had to go through her scan alone. Desperately he tries to get in touch with her and eventually they end up meeting in the park.

It's this scene which really touched me in a way, it's the moment that both Linda and Mick come together and open up about how their both feeling about her pregnancy. I guess it's fair to say that since Linda informed her husband about her being pregnant with Max's baby, Mick hasn't really been wanting to speak about it or even if Linda mentions it to him - he's easily distracted or talks about something else completely. Understandably, Linda is feeling all sorts of emotions right now - being 6 months pregnant, carrying another man's baby and her husband not willing to talk to her about how he's feeling - it's no wonder she's getting emotional and driving herself mad with worry.

She states that Mick hasn't even felt the baby kick once during this pregnancy - whereas the other times she was pregnant, he happily felt her bump without asking. However of course this pregnancy is completely different compared to her previous ones, why would he want to feel the baby kick, knowing full well that it's not his? Mick sort of clams up when he's confronted with that aspect of things - he shouldn't need to be asked to feel his wife's baby bump - it's then that Linda admits that she's come to a decision, that she'll stay at her Mum's until the baby is born and then she'll put the baby up for adoption.

This news seems to shock Mick, does he know deep down that Linda is going to be able to break herself away from a her baby? Regardless of who the Father is, she has grown to the love the child growing inside her, so putting the child up for adoption for her family would be the most devastating thing for her I think, but it says so much about her character that she's willing to do it for her family, for her husband if he can't bring himself to accept the child. She voices that she was saddened to hear the news from Nancy instead of her own husband that he was having a slight wobble about her pregnancy. She insists that if she had known sooner about how Mick was feeling, she would've had an abortion.

However, Mick knows her too well to know that she wouldn't have had an abortion. The next question Linda asks is very valid one - even though Mick tries his best to reassure her, how would he feel if the child was born with ginger hair? Would it be an every day reminder to him that he's not the child's biological Dad? How on Earth would he be able to cope with that? Would people ask questions etc etc? She pleads for him to just tell her the truth and explain to her exactly how he's feeling about the whole situation.

It was this moment that really moved me, he takes a deep breath and admits to his wife that he was having worries about whether he'd be able to bond with the baby, but then he also reassures Linda that she has to stop blaming herself for what she did, to him it doesn't matter and they've become even closer and stronger in their relationship over the last couple of months. Together they can face anything! Referring to Frankie also, Mick says a beautiful meaningful quote :- "Something beautiful can come from something we'd rather forget!" - he then does the thing that Linda has been wanting him to do the most for a very long time, he reaches over the table and gently touches her baby bump, reassuring his wife that he will love this child, simply because it's a part of her! So touching, I nearly welled up!

I think this was the talk that both Mick and Linda needed, they needed to be on the same page and know that they were both in this together. Although the other obstacle they face is when the locals begin noticing Linda's bump, questions are going to be asked. Later, returning to the Vic, Mick and Linda both decide to face all their neighbours and friends together, united, and inform them about Linda's pregnancy. The locals are all thrilled by their news and congratulate them, but when they ask how far gone she is - instead of telling them the truth, Linda states that she's 5 months pregnant (where in fact she's 6) - no one would suspect a thing or even consider that anyone else but Mick is the Father of the child. Frankie acknowledges her excitement for becoming a sister again, whereas Shirley arguably questions why they hadn't informed her sooner, considering she's been back for a good while.

However, as everyone raises a glass and toasts Linda's pregnancy, Mick and Linda smile at each other, knowing that they can face anything together, united and strong! But will things get too much for them? We know that Kellie Bright is currently pregnant in real life and will be heading on maternity leave eventually, I'm intrigued to see what will be her exit storyline - I'm convinced it will have something to do with this current pregnancy story, but how will it play out? Will Shirley find out their secret and work out that she is in fact pregnant with another man's baby? Will she figure out it's Max's?

Ooooo I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next! Thank you all for reading, it truly means the world! Please feel free to send me any messages or comments letting me know your thoughts and opinions on the current storylines! I'll be back again tomorrow! Love you all xXx

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“Come On, You!”

Monday 14th June 2021

(Part 1)

Hello everyone! I'm back from a huge week off! Instead of wittering on about episodes you've already seen I've decided I'm going to make some headline points of what happened last week and then jump straight into this week. But before I do there is a bit of EastEnders gossip that I need to share with you, Charlie Brooks has officially been seen entering and/or leaving the EastEnders set at Elstree Studios! I don't know about you, but this sighting of her has made me hugely excited - I am excitedly awaiting Janine's return to the screens!!! Check out these stunning new promo pictures of Charlie Brooks back on the Square as Janine Butcher!!!

Elsewhere, EastEnders have also announced another addition to their cast, Ross Boatman has been cast as the role of Harvey Monroe - Dana's Father! For those of you who don't remember, Dana is the young girl who Bobby has recently been seeing/dating. He's said to be a proud East End family man who is fiercely protective over his daughter. We know that Bobby has been hiding his true identity from Dana, going by the name of Rob - Will Harvey end up digging for information about the lad his daughter is seeing? Will he find out the truth about Bobby's identity and will he put everything in his power to stop him seeing Dana?!

So highlighting the main points from last week, I'm going to make a few bullet points on the main events:-

Ben asks Callum to leave the police, but after witnessing his partner being stabbed, Callum finds it hard to open up to him. Ben later realises that he can't ask his husband to make the biggest sacrifice for him, so he informs Callum that he can live with him being a policeman, but to never speak to him about work. So of course Callum is left feeling lost and ends up taking his anger/sadness/frustration out on a brick wall.

Ruby asks Lola and Isaac for advice on how to win over Lily. Ruby has been seen as The Wicked Stepmum in Lily's eyes, but after some mothership advice from Lola, Ruby reaches out to Lily and they come up with an agreement. However, Isaac also decides to step in and buys the children a pet rabbit - much to everyone's surprise. But the one thing that gets a bit awkward is when Isaac starts questioning Ruby about her Dad and eventually comes across a picture of Johnny Allen with his deceased brother, Paul.

After being mugged, Kat is furious at Phil for not being there to support her in her time of need and instead of supporting her he's still holding a grudge against Callum. However Phil later tries to cheer her up by informing her that he's considering buying the laundrette as he wants something legit for Raymond in the future, and asks Kat to be his partner in their new business opportunity.

Violet appears to be making foes instead of friends as she tries to set up Honey with Stuart - but Rainie still isn't happy about her Mother-In-Law still living with them and informs her husband that she wants her out. Violet then almost ruins their change of having a surrogate after interrupting Rainie's meeting with a candidate. But when Rainie confronts her and informs her to leave, Violet admits she doesn't have a home. As they talk their differences though and get prepared to welcome Abi home, Jack gives them devastating blow that Max has run off with Abi.

Elsewhere Bernadette is still trying her hardest to lose weight so she can go through with being Rainie and Stuart's surrogate - after seeing her running with Tiffany, Rainie approaches Bernie and admits that even thought they're grateful for her determination to lose the weight - they're going to look for another surrogate in the mean time, much to Bernie's devastation.

Linda tries fishing information from Denise on Max's whereabouts as she and Mick come to the decision to decide to inform Max about her pregnancy together, but Mick appears to be having doubts about informing Max though. However we've come to learn that Max has "settled down". But later Jack arrives home informing Denise that Max has done a runner with baby Abi and they've simply disappeared.

Bobby is still trying to impress his new girlfriend Dana - but after failing getting the afternoon off work to see her, she surprises him at the restaurant and Iqra is surprised to hear Dana calling him by the name "Rob" and also that he apparently owns half the restaurant. She tries to persuade him to come clean, but when Dana hints she wants to go back to his for "dessert", Bobby panics.

Now focusing on the first half of Monday's episode once again, there's a lot to mention, so I'm going to begin with Rainie, Stuart and Bernie. After the devastating news of learning that Max has done a runner with Abi, Rainie and Stuart decide to head off to the station to report Max for kidnapping. Whilst Rainie is completely and utterly heartbroken about the news of Abi, Bernie is still doing everything she can to make sure she loses the weight to officially become Rainie and Stuart's surrogate.

It seems that all her family have been asking why she's been wanting to lose weight all of a sudden, but Bernie isn't telling them the truth - other than she just wants to be healthier. In an attempt to be the supportive Mum and Best Friend, both Karen and Tiffany inform Bernie that they will join her at the weight loss club, Fat Blasters and will support her and help her through it. Only, whilst they're there at the meeting, as Bernie approaches the scales she less than impressed to realise that she's only just lost 2 pounds, regardless of her eating well and going on runs. I have to say though, as someone who has tried to lose weight and has yo-yoed with their weight almost all their life, losing two pounds is a brilliant achievement, any low amount of weight loss is a huge gain to the weight you want to be or body you want to have!

However, even though the lovely lady running the club help put Bernie's spirit up, Karen was less than helpful after making comments such as "Some people weren't made to be skinny!" and something about a sausage roll? - Bernie then informs her Mum and Tiffany to leave and she'll be more than capable of losing weight on her own, without their help. Only later, as she leaves the dieting club Bernie finds Rainie on Arthur's bench in the gardens and can the see the sadness in her eyes over Abi, it's here that Rainie informs us that Abi's disappearance will only be classed as kidnap after 28 days, which is devastatingly unfortunate for both Rainie and Stuart - at the minute they can't do anything but wait. Bernie acknowledges Abi's disappearance and tries to cheer Rainie up that she is still sticking to losing the weight, but as soon as Rainie asks her how much she's lost, Bernie feels a bit to shy to tell her the truth, but as soon as Rainie assumes that she's lost no weight, Bernie mentions that she's almost lost a stone a weight. Rainie is visibly and clearly thrilled to hear of Bernie's weight loss and praises her, but deep down we know she's only lost 2 pounds - is Bernie going to find losing weight much hard? Could it spiral into depression maybe or worse - a horrific eating disorder?!

Meanwhile, after taking Isaac's advice, Ruby decides to make a "Worry Box" for the children and informs both Arthur and Lily that each day if something is on their mind they write down their worry or concern on a piece of paper and slip it into the box, but the most important thing is that it'll be kept a secret and no one will know about their worry.

At first, Lily is a bit reluctant to use it, claiming that she has no worries or concerns but after a bit of goading from her Dad and seeing her Dad put in his own worry, Lily grabs a pen a piece of paper and willingly puts in her own worry into the box. Only, later after informing the children that the worries were a secret, Ruby takes it upon herself to have sneak peak at the children's worries and eventually finds Lily's which mentions something along the lines of Amy not talking to her at school. Trying to be the best supportive stepmum she can be, Ruby catches Lily before she leaves for school and informs her that she'll do great at her first day back and if anyone decides to give her any trouble to completely ignore them and don't give them the time of day - but Lily is once again too smart for Ruby and she can tell straight away that Ruby is referring to her worry that she put in the box, feeling annoyed, she claims that trying to be the nice stepmum doesn't suit Ruby.

As Lily walks away, Ruby is once again make to feel like the wicked stepmum and as Jean approaches her and tries to give her advice on just trying to be normal, as Ruby turns to walk back into the house she creases over in pain. Later we see that Jean has accompanied Ruby to the clinic and it looks as if Jean is growing concerned as she seems to ask the receptionist whether Ruby was okay, considering that she had been in the room for a long time. Eventually Ruby comes out of the room looking completely and utterly shocked, lost, worried, scared and informs Jean that she is in fact pregnant again. Even though Jean reacts with a gasp of excitement, Ruby informs her of the devastating news that unfortunately, her pregnancy hormones are completely wrong and she'll most likely end up having another miscarriage.

As Jean brings Ruby back home and makes her feel comfortable, she can't help but act all motherly with her, asking whether she needs washing doing or whether she can help with the cooking, but Ruby thanks her for her help but reassures that she will be fine. As Jean turns to take her leave, she notices the "Worry Box" on the table. Ruby plays it down saying it was just a stupid idea for the children but then suddenly Jean asks whether she has put her worry inside the box, but when she admits that she hasn't, Jean takes it upon herself to write her own little note and puts it into the box, and gently urges Ruby to do the same, and of course willingly taking Jean's advice, Ruby then grabs and pen and paper and begins to write her own worry.

Although I do feel sorry for Ruby with her condition and also knowing that she's going to be losing another baby, I do wonder what her worry is going to be. Does she worry that she'll never get to be a proper Mum? Will the "Worry Box" be read out between the family and will someone stumble upon Jean's worry? I'm really intrigued as to where this could go!

Lastly, it's the day of Linda's scan after her collapse at the gym, however it seems that the news regarding Max and Abi has also worried Linda, she is carrying the baby of a man who has just done a runner with his Grandchild. Is this something that the Carter's can face together? Will Linda maybe even feel the need to inform Jack about her pregnancy?

As she waits in her bedroom for Mick, Nancy approaches and claims that her bump is getting bigger and bigger as the days go by and she can no longer hide it, at some point people might start to notice. As Mick then enters the room, Linda reminds him of the scan appointment and Mick looks as though he didn't quite remember but regardless he promises to be there with her to be by her side at the scan. Even though he has to meet someone from the brewery first and informs Linda that he will meet her there.

Although Mick is trying to remain positive for his wife, Nancy knows that maybe her Dad is feeling some doubts and it looks like Linda is also clicking onto something that's going on between her husband and her daughter. When Mick is out, Linda grabs the opportunity to confront Nancy and informs her that she saw the look they shared to one another and she begins to fret that Mick has changed his mind about the baby, even though Nancy tries to calm her down. Unfortunately Nancy finds herself in a bit of a corner as Linda urges her to inform her what she knows, she informs her Mum that Mick is feeling a little worried - bringing a child into the family and having to play happy families with Max Branning is going to be quite difficult for Mick. Linda is devastated to hear this and voices her upset with Mick for not being able to talk to her ... I have to say though I loved the quote from her "I'm 6 months pregnant with another man's baby and my husband isn't talking to me, I'm sorry if I'm a bit emotional!" - I have to say but I thought that was a brilliant one-liner!

Later we see Mick making his way to the hospital to meet Linda, but unfortunately his car has a flat tire and then the train station is closed, as he scrolls through his phone to find a contact number, his phone suddenly dies - he knows that if he doesn't act fast, Linda is going to be facing her scan alone. For a small brief moment, I thought Mick was going to have another panic attack the way he was trying to get his breathing together, but he managed to keep it all under control. Eventually, Linda arrives at the hospital in preparation for her scan and we can see that she leaves Mick a voicemail informing him that she has spoken to Nancy and knows about his concerns and admits that she wishes that he could've talked to her about his worries. But she softly ends the call asking whether he's still coming to the scan.

For a brief moment it looks like Mick is never going to get to the hospital in time, but luckily he manages to flag down a cab - and of course the driver just so happens to be Danny Dyer's real life daughter Dani Dyer. To be honest, I was a bit sceptical after I heard the news that she was going to appear in EastEnders, but to be honest I thought her performance wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Even though she was just playing an extra, she seems to do a pretty good part. The dynamic between her and her Dad on screen of course was brilliantly done!

Dani Dyer's character was named Jeanette, who just so happened to be pregnant and was heading towards to the hospital also. Only as she promises to get Mick there on time to be with his wife, she does have to have a pit stop on the way to use a café' toilet - due to her being heavily pregnant, but suddenly as she's about to get back into the cab, her waters break and Mick is then forced to drive himself and his cab driver to the hospital!

Luckily he gets Jeanette there in time to see somebody but as he tries to leave her with a nurse, she begs him not to leave her, claiming he's her guardian angel, plus the minor fact that he owes her £20 for the taxi ride, even though he pretty much drove himself. Mick unfortunately finds himself stuck with Jeanette and as he leads her to be seen too, Linda walks out of another room, holding her baby scan picture as we realise she had to face her scan alone. However she does the most interesting thing, instead of taking the scan picture with her, she leaves it behind on a hospital table and walks out of the hospital alone.

I completely understand that Linda is going to be feeling saddened that Mick didn't turn up, is she going to see it as some form of confirmation that Mick doesn't want her to have the baby? Or that he can't play happy families with Max? Either way, I hope Linda and Mick have a serious discussion about this baby and their feelings about it before it's too late, otherwise it's going to cause to deep heartbreaks in the future when the baby arrives!

I just want to say a huge thank you to you all for being so patient with me, I realise it's been a long time since I've posted, and now with all the EastEnders episodes being online due to the football, I'm going to be doing a blog post every night this week hopefully. Thank you all for reading, it truly means the world. Feel free to leave me any messages or comments about the episodes or storylines happening at the moment! Enjoy the rest of your evening, love you all xXx

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"I Need You To Quit The Police!"

Weekly Catch Up

Monday 31st May - Friday 4th June 2021

Hello again folks, due to working hours all under the sun at my day job, I've only managed to find time to sit down and write my blog. The past couple of weeks have been full chocker for me - celebrating my partner's 30 birthday as well as trying to find a house, whilst also being at the day job and trying to find time to write notes down for my blog. Hopefully by next week I'll be a bit more organised and be able to post a few more than just 1 post in the week!

So let's cover everything that's happened this week, it's been an eventful one that's for sure! I think the first thing I'm going to mention is The Carter's. It seems as if Linda is becoming more desperate to inform Nancy about her pregnancy, I think it's fair to say that she's hating having to keep it a secret from her own daughter, but Mick seems less than enthusiastic and convinces Linda that perhaps she should wait just a little bit longer until they tell Nancy the truth. Of the devastating thing for Mick is that his wife is pregnant with somebody else's baby, and not just anybody - Max Branning!

In a bid to take his mind off things he suggests putting together a Deaf Night for Frankie, where they'd celebrate the deaf community. Of course Linda is all for the idea but does also worry that Mick is maybe pushing her pregnancy under the carpet, as if he doesn't want to talk about it. Still noticing the tension between Nancy and Linda, Frankie takes it upon herself to approach Nancy and manages to convince her that really she and her Mum are both exactly alike and maybe she should reach out to her and just forgive her and move on, life is really too short. After listening to her sister and taking her advice, Nancy decides to build bridges with her Mum and offer her a one-to-one session at the gym to give them a chance to reconnect. Linda is all for it and is happy to spend some quality time with her daughter.

However after pushing herself a bit too hard on the exercise bike, Linda goes light-headed and eventually collapses, much to Nancy's worry. I know this a bit stupid for me to say, but being 5 months pregnant and going to the gym - perhaps it wasn't the best idea? (I mean, I don't know - do pregnant women still go the gym?) Luckily Sharon is there to witness the accident and quickly hurries to her friend's aid, as they all wait for an ambulance to arrive, Linda encourages her daughter to go back home and wait for her Dad to return home as well as trying to contact him in the meantime. As Nancy does as she's told, Linda informs Sharon that she's pregnant but she desperately doesn't want Nancy to know, especially not now considering her accident. Sharon respects Linda's wishes and accompanies her to the hospital, it's here where Linda also informs her friend that in fact the baby she's carrying is not Mick's but in fact Max's.

It looks as if the whole accident has completely overwhelmed Linda as she begins to get teary. She explains to Sharon that over the past couple of months she's began to feel the baby moving, and she's come to realise that over time she has begun to love the child she's carrying. But how on Earth will Mick feel when he finds out? Even though Mick has promised to face the pregnancy head on with his wife, something is telling me that when the child is born, he is going to really struggle to connect and bond with it, knowing that it's not even his child. However - could there be some kind of miscalculation? Will they maybe even take a DNA test just to be sure who the Father is? Who knows? There has been some speculation that Max will return after rumours of Linda contacting him about her pregnancy, but I'm not so sure that's going to happen - Max only left a couple of months ago and I'm sure I recall Jake Wood saying that he's interested in doing other things - could they convince him to return for this storyline? I'm unsure. What do you guys think? Could Mick even grow to love the child as his own?

As the episode goes on, we see that Nancy grows suspicious that after her Mum's worrying fall, she's going round telling everyone that she's fine, and Peter even acknowledges that someone as healthy and fit as Linda could collapse after a couple of minutes on an exercise bike, maybe there's something more as to why she collapsed? Seeking the truth she eventually confronts her Mum, and realising that she's been bolted into a corner, Linda softly informs her daughter that she is now pregnant with her 5th child. At first Nancy seems thrilled to hear that her parents have come to create another life, but eventually it becomes clear to her that the child is not her Dad's, however Linda is quick to inform her that Mick knows and he's been fully supportive since he first found out. Nancy can't quite believe what she's hearing, but nevertheless she is thrilled to hear she'll be getting another sibling and that her parents are seriously "Couple Goals!".

Another main issue which happened this week was that Mila was trying everything she can to stop her Mum from taking her little sister Kioni to a ceremony where she would be "Cut". As soon as her Mum arrives onto the Square you can sense the tension between Mila and her Mum. Even though Iqra is there to support Mila every step of the way as she tries to confront her Mum, the way her Mum speaks to her, she instantly feels as if she can't even stand up to her own Mum. Iqra eventually decides to intervene, suggesting to Kioni that she needs to experience McKlunky's chips - as a swift way for Mila to be alone with her Mum.

As Mila takes the opportunity to open up to her Mum, she admits as to how what has been done to her has made her feel dirty and how she spends every single day in pain. Understandably she does not want her younger sister to go through what she has. The interesting thing which grabbed my attention though was that her Mum stated that it was because they were a part of a "Community" - I'm sorry, but which community allows these types of things to happen to young girls? Is it a religion thing? I'm not 100% sure, but Mila puts her Mum straight (as it were) that the only reason her Mum abandoned her was because of her sexuality - which is NOT a choice! Interestingly, Mila tries to get her Mum to open up about how she felt when she went through the traumatic experience that was "expected" of her.

I have to be honest, this whole entire scene really moved me, Ruhtxjiah Bellenea is a fantastic actress and she completely moved me when she was describing how Mila felt during her experience and how much she pleaded not to let her Mum do it to Kioni! I'm thrilled that EastEnders have taken her on and I'm looking forward to seeing more from Mila. Meanwhile as Iqra is keeping Kioni away keeping an eye on her, Kim unfortunately interrupts Iqra and completely distracts her by asking her advice on Male Of The Month for her Foxcatcher promo and completely misses the moment that Kioni left her side and disappeared. Devastatingly, Kioni decides to head back to Kathy's - where she overhears Mila and her Mum talking about what was happening. After realising that she's been stood there, Kioni runs off and disappears out of sight, much to Mila's worry and concern.

Frantically, Mila begins to search for her sister and Kathy decides to stay behind with their Mum. Poor Mila is desperate to try and find her sister, eventually she gets called back to the house only to see a police car being pulled up and her Mum being arrested. As much as Mila wanted her Mum to understand that what she was doing is wrong, she never wanted her Mum to go to prison. Iqra approaches Mila to try and calm her own, explaining that what her Mum was doing was a form of child abuse, but Mila is desperate to try and explain that her Mum is not a bad person and that she was just brought up with the wrong beliefs. She's deeply saddened to realise that her girlfriend has gone behind her back and called the police on her Mum, but then interestingly Kathy steps in and informs Mila that it was actually her who called the police. Iqra looks back at Kathy in amazement and subtly shakes her head - Kathy is taking the wrap for Iqra, I think because she understands that Mila needs Iqra more than ever right now and she can't lose her Mum, her sister and her girlfriend all at the same time.

The next day as Mila tries to find the whereabouts of her sister, she learns that she's stayed at a friend's. She does eventually come home but when she does she is accompanied by her social worker. As much as Mila is eager to look after her sister, she's saddened to hear that she can not stay with her and she'll be instead be put with a foster family during the time her Mum is in prison. Mila is deeply saddened and pleads for them not to take her, but eventually it seems that she comes to terms with knowing that Kioni will be safe. I'm not 100% sure whether this will be the end of this storyline - Mila is yet to find out that it was Iqra who called the police on her Mum, so who knows. Is that the last we'll see of Kioni or will Mila be reunited with her sister permanently? Have we also seen the last of her Mum? I'm intrigued to see what will happen next.

Elsewhere on the Square, Suki is still not willing to accept that Kheerat's new woman is Sharon Watts. But in a bid to keep his Mother on side, Kheerat informs her that he's managed to find a way to keep Jags safe in prison, he managed to come up with the money to pay who needs to be paid and he's also managed to persuade Ben to contact people he knows in prison who could keep Jags safe. Even though Suki is relieved that her son is now safe, she's a bit sceptical that her son is now doing business with a Mitchell and warns him that he'd best stay in Ben's good books, otherwise things could really change for not just Jags, but the whole Panesar family.

It seems that Kheerat then realises that if he's going to want to continue seeing Sharon, they're going to have to be sneaky about their little fling. If Ben was to find out that Kheerat was seeing Sharon, he probably would kick off - not that it's any of his business, as Sharon is no longer married to his Dad, what business of his is it who Sharon sees or sleeps with?! I don't understand why Ben would find it as a way of betrayal? Ben has even made it clear that his Dad has moved on - so why can't Sharon? And even if it is his business partner, who cares?! I genuinely don't see the problem, if you guys know then please enlighten me!

-- So it looks as if "Fat Elvis" has invited Mo away on a cruise, but it seems that she is reluctant to go and interestingly it turns out that once Jean is made away of Mo's offer, Mo informs her that the only reason she's not going to go is because of her. She's known for months now that something isn't right with Jean and she's not going to rest until she knows what it is. Of course we all know that Jean is hiding the devastating truth that her cancer has returned and that this time it could be terminal. Jean has decided to not have treatment this time around, but it seems as every day that goes by - her family around her seem to be going away. Stacey is now prison, Kat has been spending so much time with Phil now their relationship has been made public, her Grandchildren are living over the road with Martin and Ruby - and now Mo could potentially be leaving on a cruise! I think Jean is going to feel so lonely that eventually things just may get a bit too much for her and she will eventually break. I'm absolutely baffled that even Kat has no idea about her illness.

I think, for a split moment Jean did consider telling Mo the truth, claiming that she has had a bit of a wobble since Stacey was sent to prison, but Mo isn't stupid - she knows there's something else going on, she knows when Jean is lying. Jean then claims that life is far too short and she should grab the opportunity to go for a cruise while she can. Later there's a scene between Kat and Jean as they're stood in the middle of the market and Kat is asking very suspicious questions regarding Mo and Jean, Jean seems to swerve the topic onto Mo, informing Kat about her proposition, as Kat walks away and the camera fades out you see Jean standing alone outside the Minute Mart - this is pretty important as I'll explain in the next paragraph.

As Jean returns home, once again she's confronted by Mo - you think that Jean is going to tell her truth, but instead she states "I'll just show you!" and empties the contents of her bag onto the kitchen table. Dozes of chocolate bars flood the table and Mo isn't the least bit floored to learn that Jean has been shoplifting. Jean lies, claiming that she's become hooked to minor shoplifting and can't seem to kick the buzz. Mo seems to find it pretty laughable, Jean understandably would be the last person you'd expect to shop lift! Although she does admit she's relieved as she claims she was concerned Jean was going to tell her she was actually dying - if only she realised how right she actually is!!! The look on Jean's face was devastating!!!

I have to say though, the scene where all the Slater ladies are giving Mo a party to celebrate her cruise, seeing Kat dancing to Aga-doo was bloody brilliant! We haven't seen a fun clip like that for a while I think! As the day finally arrives for Mo to leave Walford and go on her cruise trip, she seems to acting fairly suspicious as she secretly locks the garage door. What is she hiding in there? You could say that Mo has always been up to dodgy dealings, she's as cunning as Phil sometimes! Ha! Jean manages to confront Mo before she leaves and admits that she told her her secret, now it's her turn to tell her her's, but it seems that Jean is less than impressed and informs Mo that what she's doing is criminal! But what exactly could it be? Later as everyone gathers to see Mo off on her travels, Jean is solemn to see Mo leave and whispers that she might not even be here when Mo returns.

As soon as she said that Zack picks up on it instantly. As people wave her goodbye, Mo leaves Walford in the back of a limo, what better why for her to exit! Will you miss Mo? As Jean's word continue to play on his mind, he questions Martin about Jean and whether she's alright. But Martin seems to inform him that you can never really tell when it comes to Jean, considering she has bipolar. But he does seem to speculate that maybe she's feeling lonely as everyone around her seems to be leaving. It's then that Zack seems to offer Jean his friendship, informing her that he's just next door if she ever needed anything. But suddenly Jean seems to take him on his offer ever so quickly and informs him that he could help her with a little something.

It's then we get to see what Mo was hiding in the garage. Weed!!!!!! The garage was full of weed plants and Jean is desperate to get rid of them. Zack later reassures her that he has a friend who can wheel it all away for a decent price, at first Jean is adamant she doesn't want to deal with it that way but it turns out to be her only option as she's worried the police may come knocking. She eventually agrees for Zack's "mate" to shift the weed. But after visiting Honey in the Minute Mart and learning that Suki has left lettuce in the dark and it's all wilted, Jean comes of another way to get rid of the drug plant. She returns to the garage and unplugs the heat lamp so all the plants are left in the dark to die. But my next thought it, what happens after they die? Will it be easier for her to just chuck them? I guess we'll have to wait and see!

Finally the last thing I have to mention is Ben and Callum, they have returned from their honeymoon and they both seem a bit sad to be returning to some form of normality after a lovely time away together. They both return home to learn that Callum's Nan, Violet, has decided to stay in Walford. I did think it was slightly funny when Violet kind of insulted Ben, claiming he had put on a bit of weight since he had been away - but I have to be honest, I feel like I haven't seen much of Violet to have a proper opinion on her, I haven't really made my mind up yet. What are you opinions on Violet Highway?

Ben then decides to make himself scarce and attempts to visit his Dad to clear the air. Before he and Callum left on their honeymoon, Phil learnt that Callum was working with the police against him and it looks as if Phil can't overcome the fact that he was living with a grass. He personally feels betrayed by Callum after welcoming him into the family and he can't find himself to forgive him - regardless now whether he's his Son-In-Law or not. Ben thanks Phil for paying for the honeymoon but also tries to persuade his Dad to forgive Callum, but Phil simply has none of it. In his eyes, Ben has made his choice.

Later in the week, it seems that Phil is feeling miserable but as he begins to get closer to Kat's children Bert and Ernie, he confides in Kat that he's actually missing Ben. But he also happens to mention that he's feeling low because he feels like he's lost all his children. Louise has left with his Granddaughter, he isn't talking to Ben and his young song Raymond is living over the road and he never gets to see him. Sympathising with him, Kat suggests that he has a word with Denise, regardless of his past - Phil has always been a good Dad and has always focused on his family. Kat happens to mention that the children have a "Bring You Dad To School Day" but she can't bring to inform the children that Alfie won't be there to take them, it's then that Phil agrees to take them instead.

As Phil arrives to school with the twin boys, even though he's happy to help Kat with her kids, you can see his heart sinks as he sees Raymond arrive with Jack. Phil calls out to his young son but the little boy completely ignores him, but in all fairness the little boy probably has no idea who he really is. I remember AGES ago Denise allowed Phil to see him one or twice or week, but it seemed that changed due to more of Phil's dodgy dealings. Jack is more than happy to rub it in Phil's face when he gives his presentation, claiming that the children always need to be ready to fight the real baddies! But when Phil is asked to give his talk, Phil acknowledges that he's not Bert and Ernie's biological Father or Grandfather and that he wasn't aware he had to give a talk. Jack gives him a slight smirk but Phil holds his ground and informs the teacher that he is a local business man - to be fair, he's not wrong. (In all honesty, I was expecting him to say he was a mechanic - he does work with cars in the Arches after all!)

However, later on taking Kat's advice, Phil decides to visit Denise and states that he wants to help with Raymond as much as he can, give him a proper education and make sure he's able to attend after school clubs etc. But Denise she can't afford it, but Phil is adamant that he can help pay for it as he wants to help provide for his son, but Denise doesn't want to know, claiming that his money is "Dirty Money" and she wants it no where near Raymond. Meanwhile though, as Phil and Denise are having this confrontation - poor Kat finds herself being mugged in the middle of the Square. Two youths threaten her with a knife and take off with her handbag and shopping.

Clearly after being hit by a car, this is the last thing Kat needs. In a stunned state she walks back to the Square where she finds Callum and informs him what's just happened. As Callum tries to reassure her that if she makes a statement the youths will be found. But of course, Suki overhears the commotion and claims that she's not surprised after getting involved with a Mitchell. But Kat is quick to defend Phil, claiming that she knows him so much better than she does and she has no right to make sly comments on who she sees. Returning home she tries to inform Phil about her mugging, but Phil seems to be a more irate after Denise's harsh words, Kat doesn't get a chance to explain to him what's happened. Seeing red, she storms out claiming that maybe everyone else was right about Phil and she was wrong. Poor Phil has no idea what he's seemed to have done wrong, but will Denise's words maybe make him think about changing his ways so he can give Raymond a better life and for Denise allow him to see him?

Meanwhile Ben is acting slightly jealous, I thought, not being able to spend time with his husband on his day off. Callum instead spends the day with a colleague from the police station. Ben takes it upon himself to let off some steam and decides to socialise with Kheerat. As Kheerat tries to fish for information as why Ben is feeling low, Ben claims that he can't stand anyone who lies to him - how can there be trust in a business or personal relationship when there seems to be lots of lies? Eventually Ben comes to the realisation that he needs to ask Callum something really important, as he arrives home, he's surprised to see that Callum has gone all out to make the romantic gesture of a couples night in - not wanting to honeymoon to end so soon. But Ben informs him that even though he loves him, he needs to ask him the biggest thing of all and that he leaves the police force!

Will Callum do as his husband asks? Is there a main reason as to why he wants him to leave the police? Will Ben eventually find out about Kheerat and Sharon? I'll be back next week following more EastEnders drama! Thank you all so much for reading, I really appreciate you all taking the time to read my blog, it truly means the world! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll be back very soon! Love you all xXx

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"Jagvir Won't Make It Out Of Prison Alive!"

Week Catch-Up Post

Hello everyone! I'm back after a week away. I've been celebrating my partner's 30th birthday this week so I've had very little time to type up a blog post. But I am now back and looking forward to catching up with everything EastEnders! But before we catch up on everything that happened last week, there has been some news announced that Mo Slater's final scenes will be coming up next week. It's been revealed that her exit storyline will see Mo leave to go on a cruise ship with her well-known friend "Fat Elvis". Both Jean and Kat are going to be saying an emotional farewell to their beloved family member.

I have to be honest, I will be sad to see Mo leave the Square, through-out her years on the Square she has been one of the most comical with her hilarious schemes. She famously told Sonia that she was actually pregnant with her daughter Rebecca (Bex) and helped her deliver the child on Dot's living room sofa. Plus she was also the one who came up with the idea to fake Kat's death, much to Kat's horrified shock! Will you miss Mo? Feel free to tell me how you feel about her character in any comments or messages, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

So, I know there's a lot that I have to mention so I'm going to get stuck right in, I'm firstly going to mention Frankie and Shirley. Last Friday's episode ended with Mick finally getting justice when Katy sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crimes she committed against him. Even though the Carter family looked united as they left court, it's understandable that Frankie would be feeling a little lost. In hindsight, she's pretty much lost her Mum, she doesn't deny that her Mum gave her a wonderful childhood, regardless of her horrendous crimes.

However, after coming home and letting her Mum's sentence really sink in, Frankie can't help but feel the need to actually visit her Mum in prison. Katy acknowledged that knowing Frankie would be there on the outside waiting for her, would be the one thing to get her through being in prison! Understandably, Frankie is wanting to stay in contact with her Mum, but she's feeling too nervous to actually admit it to the rest of her Dad's family. The most interesting thing though is that she confides in the most unlikeliest person you'd think would ever understand how she's feeling. Shirley listens openly to Frankie's emotions and feelings and admits that even though she can't stand Katy and would rather see her rot in prison, she can't deny how much Frankie has brought so much happiness to Mick's life. She interestingly thanks Frankie for helping Mick through his court case and happily offers to give Frankie a driving lesson and reveals that when they do, they'll make a detour so she can go and visit her Mum. I really thought that was such a bold move for Shirley, she's put her feelings aside and agreed to help, technically, her Granddaughter. I was really touching and I'm looking forward to seeing more scenes between Frankie and Shirley.

Elsewhere, Martin seems to be getting more into the dog house. Even though he's determined to do the right thing and be there for his wife, going out and getting drunk with the man he punched after making the mistake of believing he had been sleeping with his wife, was not the best idea. Ruby is less than impressed with her husband after she finds him hunched on Albert's bench in the gardens, almost looking as if he's ready to pass out.

She recalls that he was supposed to join her for a meeting at the clinic, regarding her chances in getting pregnant. But after noticing Martin holding a bag of vomit, she informs him not to bother going with her and she'll attend the clinic appointment by herself. This clearly upsets Martin as he sees that he's once again disappointed his wife because of his actions. It seems that not only is Ruby annoyed at him, but Jean is also wanting to hear some answers from her Ex Son-In-Law. After getting a phone call from her Granddaughter, Lily, Jean is understandably concerned about the children living in a house where the adults seem to be having constant arguments.

In her mind, the children should be back living with her and she needs to understand why Lily is desperately seeking attention. It's only now that Martin confides in Jean, informing her that Lily has been spreading vicious lies around and has been doing horrific things, just to get to Ruby - cutting her Mum's wedding dress etc. I think Jean is surprised to be hearing about Lily's behaviour but is also convinced that Lily needs just as much love and attention as Martin gives Ruby. It almost looks as if Jean is playing detective as she then goes to speak to Ruby. Here, she informs her that Martin is completely and utterly besotted with his wife and he would do anything to make her happy.

Even though she admits she doesn't condone Lily's behaviour, she does inform them that do need to meet in the middle somewhere though regarding Lily. She tells Ruby just what she told Martin, that Lily is a little girl who is crying out for attention and some love, something that she probably hasn't feel for a while since her Mum was sent to prison. If Ruby was to show Lily some love, would that maybe change Lily's aspect of her? Who knows? I think it's fair to say that Lily has a dislike for Ruby, simply because she is the reason why her Mum is in prison! Later, as Ruby and Martin come together after a long day, Martin completely and utterly apologises to his wife for not being the best husband he can be. He acknowledges that he should've been with her for her appointment and regardless of the outcome of her tests at the clinic and what they say, he still wants to have a family with her.

Meanwhile, Kat finally returns home from the hospital. But the main topic that all the neighbours seem to be gossiping about is the fact that Phil has been at her bedside every day whilst she's been in the hospital, plus also the fact that they have returned home from the hospital together! Do Kat and Phil now feel ready to make their relationship public?? Either way the majority of the Square now know about their relationship.

As Kat makes herself comfortable back at home, Phil decides to keep out of the way, as it's clear that Jean isn't best pleased about Kat's relationship with him. As Phil makes himself comfortable in the living room, Kat and Jean are sat in the kitchen, discussing Kat's taste in men and why she would ever consider dating Phil - even though he can hear every word being said about him, Kat sticks up for him, regardless of whatever he's done in the past, he is a family man! Phil would do anything to support his family. For a brief moment it looks as if Phil is feeling a little awkward as he overhears Jean's point of view. As Kat goes to see whether Phil would like something to eat, as she enters the living room, we see that Phil has actually left the house. But why? Does he feel a bit under pressure because of Jean? Has he come to the realisation that he can't be with Kat?

Needless to say Kat is left feeling devastated, she feels as though once he's been pushed into the opportunity of being sat with Jean and the kids, he's scarpered and done a runner on her! But she couldn't have been more wrong, as eventually Phil returns with a handful of pizza's for all the family. He has actually gone out of his way to spoil Kat's family, which leaves her incredibly touched. Maybe he is in this relationship for the long haul after all? However, as later on Phil prepares food for himself and Kat - I have to say I love the way he put on a French accent as he described the baked potatoes he had been prepping for themselves - as he offers Kat's children Ben's old game consoles, Kat seems to be little overwhelmed and declines his offer and makes a sharp dash for the door with her children.

Phil looks as little bit concerned, had he overstepped the mark? In his mind it was a nice simple gesture for Kat's kids. Does Kat not want his children to get attached to him incase something happens?! Later as Phil questions Kat about her quick escape, she informs him that she doesn't want her children getting hurt. If they do become official or do enter this relationship for the long haul and the children get too attached to him, she fears how devastated the children would be if they were to build a bond with Phil and then months later lose the bond if they were to break up. Phil completely understands Kat's point of view and as a couple, they agree to take things slow for the children's sake. They agree to be on modern ground for the kids. I have to say though, I never knew that seeing Kat and Phil together would be something I'd enjoy, but honestly - I think it's a brilliant pairing and I can't wait to see more from this new powerful couple. What do you guys think??

So another exciting thing that happened on the Square, Sharon launched her new gym "Crunch Time!" - I mean, it's a decent name for a gym to be fair. However as much as she was getting excited and enjoying her time at the launch. Kheerat and Zack came to blows as Kheerat warned Sharon's brother not to spoil her night. Zack was once again being an absolute flirt and was attempting to flirt with the clientele that Sharon had invited to the launch. In an attempt to stop Zack from causing a scene, Kheerat locks Zack in a store cupboard, increasing the volume of the music so no one can hear him banging and causing a commotion.

Of course, Sharon has no idea that her brother has been locked in a room all by himself. She's a little more occupied building bridges with Linda. Finally after a good few months of not talking, Sharon and Linda make amends and begin to start talking to one another again. Linda is thankful to Sharon for letting her daughter, Nancy, stay with her for a while, plus for also giving her a job at the gym. I have to be honest, it's nice to see Linda and Sharon being friends again, they have to be one of my favourite friendships on the Square.

As the night goes on, it comes to the point for Sharon to make her speech, but of course as the music begins to fade, Zack realises he can be heard and demands for someone to open the door and let him free from the store cupboard. As Nancy lets him out, Zack's first act is to confront Kheerat for locking him in. Kheerat completely denies locking him in and laughs in Zack's face, telling him not "Embarrass himself!" Now this small turn of phrase seems to really hit hard with Zack and he ends up smacking Kheerat right in the face, much to Sharon's shock and disappointment. Acknowledging that Zack has had his three strikes, she tells him to leave the Square.

The next day Zack realises he can't find the time to explain himself to Sharon for hitting Kheerat and begins to grab his belongings, ready to do as his sister asks and leave the Square. However later on in the day, Zack manages to get his chance to explain and talk to his sister. As they sit alone in the flat, Zack reminisces about his parents. How much his Mum could be lovely through out the day but as soon as 6pm or 7pm in the evening came, she would turn to drink. Interesting he also explains to Sharon that when Kheerat told him "Don't Embarrass Yourself!" - it resonated with his Dad. Being a child and being told by his Father not to be an embarrassment, it truly hit hard for him. He simply didn't mean to hit Kheerat, he simply just saw red. Sharon completely and utterly sympathises with Zack and eventually asks him to stay in Walford. It's clear that he needs her just as much as she needs him right now.

So one of the main storylines of the week, is Mila's little sister, Kioni, has arrived on the Square, much to the surprise of her big sister. However, even though he sister's arrival is a bit out of the blue, as the sister begin to talk, Kioni informs her sister that her Mum is taking her on holiday to meet an unknown Aunty that she's never met and she is desperate for her sister to go with them. Only at the mention of an unknown Aunty, Mila is instantly worried, cautious and concerned for her little sister. I began to wonder whether this Aunty was bad news and Mila was just desperate to keep her sister safe from this evil Aunty? Mila begs Kathy to let her little sister stay, just until they find somewhere more permanent for her to stay.

At the beginning, Kathy declines to allow Kioni stay, but it seems that Mila is in desperate need to keep her sister safe. In the end Kathy agrees but doesn't ask any questions - she understands that Mila is trying to help her sister and warns that she can stay for one night and then she'll have to try and find somewhere else to stay. Mila is deeply thankful to her boss. But it does make you begin to wonder why she's so desperate to keep her sister close.

Eventually, Kathy begins to question Mila on what she's trying to protect her sister from. It's then that we hear the truth from - Mila's Mum isn't taking Kioni to meet an Aunty, but to actually taking her to be "Cut". In other terms it's called - FGM "Female Genital Mutilation". Kathy can't believe what she is hearing and questions how Mila knows about this. As Mila takes a deep breath, she explains that it's exactly what happened to her.

Now, I've had to do a little bit of research as I had no idea what FGM was. So it turns out the it is an illegal procedure in the UK. It's a destructive operation where the female genitals are partly or fully removed. In the majority of cases, the procedure is performed before a female hits puberty, somewhere between the ages of 4-8, but in recent years it has been performed on babies who are just aged between a few days old to even a few months old! It can cause severe bleeding, infections, complications in childbirth and even risks of new-born deaths. I have heard that people have been sickened out by this storyline, but I have to be honest - it's something I've never heard of, and I believe if EastEnders play out this story in a mature and sensitive way, it'll be a way of raising awareness and will hopefully educate people that unfortunately this does happen, and it needs to be stopped!

As Kathy agrees to let Kioni stay, Mila is ever so grateful to her boss and reassures her she will find something more secure for herself and her sister. But the next day, Kathy informs Mila that she has to contact the police, but Mila really doesn't want to get the police involved as she fears her sister will be taken away from her. As Kathy decides to take Mila out for a drink to try and settle her nerves, she instructs both Bobby and Kioni to stay in the house for them to stay with each other. Bobby is a little frustrated as he has a date planned, but Kathy informs him that he is in deep instruction from her to stay put and keep an eye on Kioni.

Only it doesn't last very long, whilst Kathy and Mila are out, Bobby is getting irritable that he'll have to cancel his date. As Kioni persuades him to go out and promises she won't be moving, Bobby bits the bullet and leaves his mobile number for Kioni to contact incase of any emergencies. However, later on when everyone arrives home, Kathy and Mila are surprised to see Bobby alone in the house and when he informs them that Kioni has left to go and see her Mum, Kathy and Mila enter pure panic mode! Desperately, Mila calls her sister and eventually she does get in touch with her, even though her sister appears unharmed and appears to have no knowledge of what is in store for her, Mila tries her best to keep her cool and urges Kioni to keep in contact as much as she can.

Meanwhile, during the whole week that Mila has been more focused on her sister, Iqra has felt once again that she's been pushed aside, even though Mila tries to inform her that that simply isn't the case. Eventually as Mila is pushed into a corner, as Kathy gives her 24 hours to come up with a solution to find her sister and get her safe, otherwise she'll be contacting the police, Mila rushes to Iqra and asks her for help. Iqra at first appears insulted that for a whole week she's been pushed to one side and all of sudden she's asking her for her help, why should she? Realising that she's going to need to come clean, Mila reveals everything to Iqra. Iqra is sat in complete silence as Mila comes clean about everything that has happened to her and why she needs to stop it from happening to her sister. As tears softly and slowly fall down their cheeks, Iqra promises to stand by Mila and help her stop it happening to her sister.

So, it looks as if Kim might have a new love interest - Dwayne! I have to be honest though, the comment that was made by Violet, asking Kim whether she was a drag queen was absolutely hilarious! I absolutely loved it! As Kim is prepping for her upcoming birthday, she's eager not to let her age bother her and that she can still find love. So when she stumbles upon a gentleman selling hand sanitizer in the Vic, she's quick to make her move.

It seems to appear that Kim likes what she sees when it comes to Dwayne, as her birthday roles up her family are waiting to celebrate with her but it seems she may have spent the night with Dwayne instead. I have to mention though I loved Patrick's innocence when he came to mentioning the aubergine emoji that Kim had used in her text. Both Sheree and Denise completely understood what she meant as they pull a face to one another!

I have to be honest though, is Dwayne going to be new character? Are we going to learn more about Dwayne? I'm intrigued. However when Chelsea learns about the man her Aunty is seeing, it seems that she knows Dwayne all too well. Apparently he is some kind of serial cheat? A womanizer? Trying to warn her Aunt Kim, she informs her that he cheated on her friend Roni with multiple people, even including her cousin. But Kim isn't interested in hearing Chelsea's accusations and claims she is just simply jealous!

But nothing could be further from the truth. Later on as Chelsea sits alone in the club, Dwayne approaches her trying to break the ice and inform her that she's not the man she thinks he is. Eager to win her round he offers to buy her a drink, but this does seem to escalate. For a brief moment, I did think that Chelsea was kind of falling for Dwayne's charm and possible flirtatiousness. When he suggests that he cancels his plans with Kim and he and Chelsea can go somewhere more private, Chelsea is all smiles and giggles. But as Kim walks in and sees them giggling away in a flirtatious manner, she knows full well that maybe what her niece was saying about him could be right.

As Dwayne leaves the room, she confronts her niece, but Kim is more stronger than believe she is. She puts on a front and pretends to cry. We also realise that Chelsea was just trying to find proof for her Aunt that he's bad news. Together they decide to teach Dwayne a lesson and begin to vandalise his car. As they spray paint it and throw talcum powder all over the seats, Gray overhears the commotion. It's then that Chelsea drags Gray into their revenge on Dwayne, claiming that Gray is in fact her husband. Much to Gray's surprise he completely backs up Chelsea and warns Dwayne to leave. Did anyone else see the brief flirtation between both Gray and Chelsea? When Chelsea left and thanked him by calling him "Hubby" - it seemed that maybe Chelsea could be the next one in Gray's sights? Could Gray end up falling for Chelsea? Or even worse, could Chelsea be Gray's next victim? It's an interesting aspect but it certainly raises eyebrows I think, what about you?! Is the last we've seen of Dwayne? Could he potentially even return to the Square?!

Another brief thing I have to mention, after Sonia informed her Dad, Terry that things seem too little too late for him to make amends for not being a part of her life. He arrives back in Walford with a huge teddy bear for his daughter. I guess it's fair to say that Sonia is more than happy to see her Dad back on the Square, he was never going to stay away for long.

It seems that Terry is already making friends with the locals already. He's already playing darts with Patrick. As he and Sonia enjoy getting to know each other again, Terry persuades Sonia to play darts with them, but before she does, Terry has a horrendous coughing fit. Being a nurse, Sonia picks up on instantly acknowledging that it's a pretty bad cough he has. But Terry reassures her that he's absolutely fine and that a crisp he had eaten had simply gone down the wrong way. But I'm convinced that wasn't the case at all - I believe there may be more to this cough. Is Terry actually terminally ill, which is why he's decided to reach out to Sonia before he dies? That's my guess, but I'm intrigued to see what secret he is hiding from his daughter!

Finally, Suki has arrived home - to be fair, I have no idea where she's been as it seems it's been a while since she's been seen in Albert Square. Now Suki has always been known as a strong, powerful, independent woman, surely with a bit of mean streak - but it seems now she is in the most vulnerable position we've ever seen her in. She appears to be in a state of panic and is eager to find out where Kheerat is. She instructs Vinny to not sit about in the office and to actually do his job and collect some rent. I began to wonder whether she was concerned for Kheerat's whereabouts? Are there people coming after her and her family or something?

As she sits alone we see her ransacking money boxes and the safe and she's seems to be in deep frustration that there doesn't seem to be enough there. Does she owe someone money? Has she got herself caught up in something? It seems that she's pretty desperate as she takes the bold move in asking Phil for help. Phil is completely shocked to see that she's asking him for money and also makes the claim that she must be pretty desperate. However, not letting her mask slide, she informs Phil that he owes her considering he trashed up her office a while back. In a bid to get his interest she claims he'll give him 5%, but as Phil scoffs in her face she increases the share to 15% or 20% - but Phil only agrees if he gets a full 50%, which is something that Suki cannot do.

As she leaves we can see that her world is slowly about to crumble if she doesn't get the money she needs. But what does she need it for? As she begins to search the Square for Kheerat, she eventually finds him having lunch with Sharon. Suki is stunned to see that now he's decided to date Sharon. As Sharon makes herself scarce, Suki demands her son to get home immediately, but Kheerat demands to her not speak to him like he's a child and that he will gladly speak to her once he's finish his lunch date with Sharon.

Feeling completely and utterly embarrassed and possibly wound up for being ignored by her son, she makes her way to the shop and begins her shift. However I was surprised to see Stas turn up out of the blue, especially considering the past dodgy business the Panesar's have had with him. It seems that Suki is interested in making some kind of arrangement with him, Stas closes up the shop so he and Suki can discuss things privately. However when Kheerat arrives after his date with Sharon he's horrified to see his Mum doing business with Stas and informs him that ever his Mum has said to him, the rest of the family aren't interested in whatever business they're doing and informs him that his Mum has no understanding of what she's saying. Completely embarrassing his Mum and annoying Stas, Stas takes he leave and informs them that he doesn't like people wasting his time, and nicks a bottle of vodka from the shelf for his "Compensation!"

Kheerat demands to know what his Mum was thinking and informs that if Stas was to find out that they stole some of his gold and even worse melted it, they would be dead! Eventually as Suki and Kheerat make their way home, Suki confides in her son about the trouble they are in. She's been informed that Jags has had a bit of trouble whilst in prison. Jags is in desperate need of some protection money and Suki has been warned that if they don't get £100K within the space of 48 hours, Jags may die in prison! Kheerat can't believe what he's hearing, how on Earth have things gotten to this point for their family and how are they going to be able to come up with the money to save Jags?!

I realise this is a VERY long post, but I just wanted to say that appreciate every single one of my followers and I can't thank you enough for continuously supporting me. It truly means the world. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your Bank Holiday weekend and I shall be back very soon with some more EastEnders content! Love you all xXx

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"Our Family's Alright - That's All That Matters!"

Friday 21st May 2021

Hello again everyone! Hope you're all doing well! Today I'll be reviewing Friday's episode, before I do however I know I missed Thursday's episode so I'm going to give you a quick debrief on what happened during that episode. Needless to say that everyone was more than excited when they learnt that Sonia's Dad, Terry, had arrived on the Square! It seemed that he had made quite an impression on Tiffany specifically, she seemed more excited than anyone. But I do have to mention the iconic quote she said to Dotty, after over a decade since she last quoted it, Tiffany told Dotty where to go ... "You're NFI - Not Flippin' Invited!" ... absolutely iconic!! However, after Terry making a good impression with Sonia's family, Sonia couldn't help the feeling that it was too little too late for her Dad to be walking back into her life. As politely as she could, she informed Terry that a simple drink isn't going to make up for long lost years without her Dad. Understanding her completely, Terry left informing her that Jack has his number if she ever wanted to call him and reach out to him to possibly rekindle their relationship. Sonia watched as Terry turned away and walked off into the night.

Meanwhile, Martin makes a fool of himself and lashes out Zack after believing Lily's lies about Ruby cheating on him with Zack. After punching Zack in front of Sharon and Ruby in the club, Ruby puts him straight that his daughter is lying to him and how it hurts that he believed his child without even talking to Ruby first. Is Martin now in the dog house? What is he going to do make it up to Ruby? But also, how are they going to deal with Lily and her lies?!

Elsewhere Mick was preparing himself for court, Frankie still feeling the pressure of her Mum asking her to give a character reference for her. Although I can understand how Frankie must be feeling like piggy in the middle at the moment, she wants to be there for Mick, but I don't know, even though she loves her Mum, she can't stand by her after what she's learnt.

Anyway focusing on Friday's episode, I'm going to begin with Sonia and Dotty. I guess it's fair to say Dotty and Sonia have always had a rocky relationship, they've never really seen eye-to-eye. Does Dotty really get a thrill out of slagging off Sonia? I feel there is more to it really and in this particular episode, I think Dotty gives Sonia some food for thought.

After having a bit of a row at home, Dotty leaves and heads to the club, but Sonia follows to check if she's alright, it here that Dotty admits to her that she'd give anything to have one last chat with her Dad, how can she stand there and watch willingly as Sonia just let's her Dad walk out of her life. At the beginning of the episode, Sonia claims that she's surprised that Tiffany believed everything that Terry had said about his life, in Sonia's eyes - why should she believe this man who, even if he is her Dad biologically, he is a bit of a stranger to her. She knows nothing about him and he knows very little about her, as far as she was concerned, it's too little too late to make up for lost time.

But I think after Dotty admitting that she's give anything to be with her Dad again, Sonia takes these words on board. I think she probably will reach out to her Dad and slowly begin to build a relationship with him. What do you guys think? I'm not 100% sure whether Terry is going to be a permanent role in the soap, but it'll be interesting to see what he brings to the Square, what friendships he'll make and whether we'll find out anything about is past?

Elsewhere, Sharon has informed her brother that regardless of him not actually sleeping with Ruby, he's not as innocent as he makes out, as he has been continuously flirting with the married woman, purposefully winding Martin up and instructs him to apologise and take him for a pint. But, Ruby seems less than impressed with her husband's actions as we see he has been sleeping on the sofa. As he wakes, Ruby walks in informing him that she's been up since the early hours of the morning looking after his children, almost kind of giving them guilty treatment. She mentions how she was looking forward to him coming home from Dubai, how much she had done for his children whilst he was away and he throws it back in her face by listening to Lily's lies. It's fair to say that Ruby is deeply hurt and informs Martin that he has to confront his daughter and stop her from saying all these horrible lies, otherwise Lily or Ruby herself will be moving out.

Realising the seriousness of his mistake, he gives his word to Ruby and eventually gets his chance to speak to Lily. I believe that Lily is still holding a grudge against Ruby for putting her Mum in prison for something she didn't do, so feels she needs to get her own back in some way. Is she really trying to split her Dad and Ruby up to maybe teach Ruby a lesson? However, even though she's a kid and she's missing her Mum, what she is doing is really out of order, making up lies about Ruby just to get back at her.

Martin confronts his daughter and informs her that she needs to stop the lies and give Ruby a break. But it's not just the lies she's been saying, even cutting up her deceased Mum's wedding dress. Even though Lily claims she didn't know it was Ruby's Mum's, she still shouldn't have done it. This is an interesting one though, who's side are you on? Ruby's or Lily's? As Martin instructs his daughter to be more respectful to his wife, Lily leaves the house without saying a single word, although it's clear she's not very happy about it. Later we see her sat at the allotments calling her Nan, asking whether she can move back in with her.

Of course Jean isn't going to see her Granddaughter out on the streets, but I feel that maybe Jean will start to ask questions about why Lily is wanting to return to live with her. Actually speaking of Jean, I happened to notice that maybe two or three times in this episode, she complained of stomach pains - although she used the excuse of having prunes for breakfast and it has made her slightly windy. But something is telling me it could be more than that. Could it be the cancer? I have to be honest, I am still stunned to realise that no one in her family knows about her cancer and only Ruby is aware about how terminal she is. If Jean takes a turn for the worse, surely Ruby is going to have to inform them about what she knows? I swear though if EastEnders come to the decision of killing Jean off, I will be deeply upset!!! (Let's hope it won't come to that!)

Now of course the main focus of the episode was Mick and his family. Today was the day that they had been dreading, but yet they had all been waiting for. It was the day that Mick would finally face Katy in court. Even though he is twitching his leg with nerves, he's looking as ready as he'll ever be as the cars pull up outside the Vic, ready to take him and the family to court.

As everyone gathers in court, Frankie is trying to tell both Mick and the rest of the family something, whatever it is it seems really important, but she's never given the opportunity to say what she needs to say. As The Carter family make their way into the court, you can't help but feel for Mick as he comes face-to-face with Katy, the person who abused him as a child, one last time. Frankie is sat beside her Dad as she tries one last try to attempt to tell him something really important, but unfortunately the moment is taken from her a second time.

As statements are read out in the court, it becomes clear what Frankie was so desperately trying to tell her Dad and his family. It turns out that Frankie did give her a Mum a character reference, regardless of what she did in her past, Frankie cannot deny that she was a good Mum to her. Katy looks over to her daughter with a smile as the Carter family look over to Frankie in shock. Frankie almost looks as if she feels she's betrayed her Dad's side of the family, but Mick does the most honest and decent a thing a Dad could. He takes a firm hold of Frankie's hand, informing her that he completely understands her giving her statement, at the end of the day, Katy is her Mum and she gave her a happy childhood, regardless of her crimes.

As the court goes into recess, The Carter's confront Frankie about her decision, informing her that she could've jeopardised the length of sentence that Katy could receive for her crimes. Shirley more so than anyone is voicing her disappointment in Frankie, but Frankie defends herself. Do they really have wanted her to be a victim of Katy's also? Frankie cannot deny that her Mum gave her a good childhood, and Mick interrupts the discussion claiming that Frankie did the right thing and he completely understands and supports his decision.

During this whole interaction, Nancy makes herself scarce and gets some fresh air. But as the court is called in to hear the final statement and the verdict, Mick goes to search for Nancy as the rest of the family enter the courtroom. As he makes his way outside, he's faced with the terrifying scene of Nancy having a vicious epileptic fit in the middle of the road. Mick acts fast and stays with his daughter, putting his jacket under her head so she doesn't get any lasting brain damage from bashing her head against the gravel. Devastatingly, the rest of the Carter family have no idea what's happening as they're waiting for Mick to return to give his victim statement.

But Mick knows he cannot leave his vulnerable daughter in this state and desperately calls an ambulance. Linda then informs the judge to read out Mick's statement on his behalf. Now I have to say how this moment played out was really powerful, the words used in Mick's statement were so moving that it brought both Linda and Shirley to tears. But hearing these words about how much he was made to feel embarrassed and how it affected his anxiety and relationships with his family, he claims that without Linda and the strength of his family he wouldn't have been able to carry on. While hearing these words, Mick stays with his Nancy until she slowly comes round from her seizure.

Eventually Nancy is helped by paramedics and she slowly comes round from her horrific seizure. Together they walk back into the courtroom, just in time to hear the sentence Katy is given. A total of 10 years in prison! Now I have to be honest, how this episode ended was absolutely perfect, touching and powerful. As the Carter's leave the court and step out into the fresh air, Mick grabs each daughter, Frankie and Nancy, from both sides and hold them ever so tightly. The air is blue and bright, the birds are singing and Mick takes huge breath in. I absolutely LOVE that Julia's Theme was used for this ending, after a horrendous couple of months that Mick has had to endure, it's all over. Katy has been put away for her crimes of child sexual abuse and Mick can now sleep easy knowing justice has been done.

Together as a family, Mick, Linda, Shirley, Nancy and Frankie leave the court together. A untied front showing full well that nothing could ever bring The Carter Family down! With Katy now behind bars, the can carry on with their lives as a family. An absolutely beautiful and moving ending to a deeply devastating storyline! I can't applaud everyone enough for their performance in this storyline - Danny Dyer, Kellie Bright, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Linda Henry and Simone Lahbib! They've all been absolutely incredible!

What did you guys think of the episode? Was it a satisfying ending for you or do you think Katy should've got a longer sentence? Did you enjoy the use of Julia's Theme? I'm really excited to see what happens with the Carter family now, I'm hoping and praying that Frankie will now become a firm member of the Carter family. Thank you all for reading! Please feel free to leave me any comments or messages regarding any of the current storylines happening in EastEnders right now. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Love you all xXx

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"I'm Your Father, Love!"

Tuesday 18th May 2021

Hello again everyone! Hope you're all doing okay, I'm back with another post and tonight I'll be reviewing Tuesday's post episode. However before we get started I have a little bit of news to share, which I'm sure the majority of you might've heard by now. Adam Woodyatt has announced that he's not going to be returning to Albert Square until at least 2022! So of course, for me, that raises the question - What has Ian been doing all of this time? Where did he go when he wondered off into the night? I know that there's going to be some major questions to be asked. We all last saw Ian leave the Square after he realised that his new wife, Sharon was poisoning him after she found out about his involvement in her son, Dennis's death. I hope Ian's return will be a big one, considering the way he left - with no money, no phone - just the clothes on his back, I'm eager to see where he has been and what he's been doing. What do you guys think?

Anyway, focusing on the episode at hand, firstly I'm going to begin with Katy and Frankie. Considering that Monday's episode ended with Katy returning to the Square, it wasn't going to be long until she crossed someone's path. Unfortunately for Frankie, it turns out her Mum has come back to the Square to see her. As Frankie is sat quietly in the club, she's startled as she looks up to see her Mum standing over her. Katy tries to plead with her to have one last drink with her before she gets locked up, but Frankie is having none of it. Although when she escapes from her Mum arrives back at the Vic, she realises that Mick's victim statement is all placed in an envelope and ready to be read out loud in court.

To me it seems that Frankie was struggling whether to go and see her Mum or not, because at the end of the day, she is her Mum. Eventually Frankie agrees to meet with her Mum in the park, without anyone else around. At first it looks as if they're bonding as Katy recalls about the time she took her daughter to the beach around Christmas time. It looks as if Katy is still holding onto the hope that she can be seen as a good person in her daughter's eyes. Eventually it becomes perfectly clear what Katy is wanting from her daughter, she questions whether Frankie will give her a character reference so the court can see what kind of person she can be. But Frankie realises that once again she's being used by her Mum, she walks away completely ignoring her Mother. I do feel for Frankie as she is kind of in the middle of all of this, but she needs to realise that she has no blame in any of it, all the blame leads directly to Katy.

Returning to the Vic, Frankie confides in Shirley, informing her of her Mother's request but she makes it known that she completely refused, much to Shirley's delight. Shirley claims she's proud of Frankie for doing the right thing and how she always knew she was on their side. I think as much as Frankie is wanting to stand by her Dad and help him through this ordeal, I guess a part of her is also thinking that she's also losing her Mum in all of this. I think I do feel for Frankie right now, but I am really intrigued to see the court scenes when they air. Will Mick be able to read his statement in court with Katy sat right there in the room?!

Elsewhere on the Square, Sharon is prepping herself for the launch of her new gym, however she's getting very little help from Zack. As she voices her ideas to him, he's insulting every single suggestion. He informs her that she needs to think bigger and advertise on social media and consider that people are going to be wanting to join the gym, so she should have some fresh smoothies made etc etc.

As Zack tries to, once again, show off, Martin and Ruby happen to be walking with Lily across the Square. Is it me, or does this Zack think that he's God's gift to women? Showing off and flirting with anything that moves, but it seems his eyes are focused on Ruby at the moment - and Martin is really noticing which is making him incredibly jealous and possibly even cautious. Only did you guys happen to see the look on Lily's face? Do you think she has sussed out that her Dad may be jealous of Zack?

Later as Zack is trying out a new cocktail, I'm not 100% sure whether it was something new for the club or something he was working on for the gym launch, but regardless he gets Ruby to be his guinea pig. However, lurking in the corner, sitting and watching everything unfold in front of her, is Lily. Ruby happens to notice her step-daughter and questions why she's not in school. Lily makes up an excuse and instantly asks her step-mum whether she has a crush on Zack, which of course Ruby firmly denies and informs her not to get involved in "Adult Business!"

However, it looks as if the cogs are turning in Lily's mind. I'm assuming she still really doesn't look Ruby and will do anything to make her life a misery, maybe even split her and her Dad up. As she returns him and is sat watching TV with her Dad, Martin asks about what she's been doing whilst he's been away. It's then that Lily spins a web of lies, telling her Dad that Ruby wasn't around much and she was hanging around with Zack a lot, even mentioning that Zack had stayed over. Knowing full well how this would make her Dad feel, I think it's simply to do with Lily getting back at Ruby, purely for her Mum's sake. Is there anything Lily won't do to ruin Martin and Ruby's marriage?!

Another thing I have to mention is Bernie! Now Bailey has returned home, the Taylor family are slowly getting back to normal and having the family together again. Even though the family are terrified to let Bailey out of their sight. Bailey overhears Karen shouting for her in a blind panic, but once Karen realises that she's still safe and sound in the apartment, Bailey realises how worried her family were about it, claiming that she's seen all the online posts about her online. Does Bailey now feel guilty for running out on her family? Did she really believe that her family would be better off without her? The poor kid!

But it seems that Karen isn't the only one who's concerned about Bailey's whereabouts, it looks as if Keegan is eager to keep a close eye on her also. He mentions to Tiffany that he and Bernie will be taking Bailey out for some lunch. Later as they all gather at McKlunky's, Keegan asks his sister about this "bonus" she'll be getting from Kheerat. But Bernie reassures her brother that he doesn't have to match her money, and he doesn't have to pay her back either. As a sweet and joking gesture, she informs him that as soon he has made his first million, that he can pay her back!

However, the previous episode, Rainie informed Bernadette that she and Stuart are going to be finding another surrogate, so if Bernie is eager to make some quick cash for her family then she needs to act fast! Desperately she approaches Rainie begging her to give her a chance, to the point where she pushes herself to inform Rainie that she can lose the weight within a month! Rainie realises that Bernie is deeply serious about her surrogate and agrees to give her the one month deadline for her to lose weight so she can be their surrogate and carry a baby safely.

Now I fear that this is where Bernie's eating disorder is going to come in, I know what it's like to lose weight, it can be a long and hard process - weight does not simply drop off you within a month! I fear that Bernie may make some drastic and hard decisions when it comes to her eating now. Will she perhaps start making herself sick? Or will she not eat at all and eventually go light headed and pass out? There could so many different and dark roads this storyline will take, I just hope there will be no lasting damage to both Bernadette, and the soon to be baby she'll be carrying - if it ever gets to that point! What do you guys think of this current storyline? I'm really interested in hearing your thoughts on this one!

The final thing I have to mention is Sonia! Oh poor Sonia! After overhearing Dotty and Tiffany taking the mick out of her and calling her horrendous names, it looks as if Sonia is feeling as if she's aged since leaving the Square. Almost to the point where she feels it's time for her to change her look, she approaches Denise in the salon and asks her to give her a new do - from what we gather, something along the lines of what Dua Lipa has!

Now Denise questions Sonia's decision and can see that maybe Sonia is having some kind of breakdown. She swiftly talks her into having a drink with her at the Vic. I have to say though, this scene between Sonia and Denise I absolutely loved. We don't get to see these two women socialise enough, it was just so lovely to see Denise reassure Sonia that she's not as "Boring" as some people think she is! She is a very important part of the community and mentions rightly how much Sonia has had to cope with over the last year, being a nurse and regards to the pandemic. It made it feel quite realistic for me, everyone knows how much we have needed the NHS this last year or so and how hard every single NHS employee has worked to keep us all safe! Even though the pandemic is real and Sonia is a fictional character, it was just nice for someone to reassure her that she is important and she is deeply loved within the community. I also have to say how much I love Denise also - I don't think Diane Parish gets the recognition she deserves!

However as the drinks begin to flow, Denise and Sonia begin talking about Dotty. Denise informs her that she shouldn't listen to anything Dotty has to say, but unfortunately lets slip that Dotty has been performing as a hostess at the club. Learning this news, Sonia storms right over to the club and instructs Dotty to stop doing what she's doing, flaunting herself over middle aged men for money! However, she happens to insult a man standing by the bar, calling him a pervert! Dotty is left absolutely humiliated, but personally - it felt good to see Dotty be told straight! Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Dotty, but I think becoming a hostess and dragging Tiffany in to doing it also, just doesn't seem right. I don't think she's no where near as bad as her Father, but I think she'll always have a rebel side to her!

Oh so finally Brian Connelly has made his first appearance on the Square as Terry Cant. His first encounter was accidently bumping into Rainie. But as he continued to wonder Walford, he found himself in Ruby's club, working up an audience telling them a really interesting story, from what I could make out! However, he happened to be the one who was caught up in Sonia's confrontation with Dotty, being the one called a pervert.

As Sonia returned back to the Square and began chatting once again with Denise and Tiffany, she was horrified to see that the "Pervert Man" had followed her back to the Vic. As she makes herself scarce by hiding underneath the table, Terry begins to ask for Sonia Fowler. But as Denise questions what he wants her for and whether she's done anything wrong, Terry informs them that she in fact hasn't done anything wrong, but called her Dad a pervert! Yep, that's right! Terry Cant is Sonia's Dad!!!! Where has he been all this time? How will Sonia react to her Father rolling up on the Square?

I know that Thursday's episode has already aired, but I'm looking forward to reviewing that episode tomorrow! Do you hope that Terry will become a permanent member of the cast? What else will bring him to Walford other than reconnecting with his daughter? I have to be honest, I'm looking forward to seeing what Brian Connelly will bring to the Square. I know he's well known for his comedy, but I'll be interested to see if they bring a more serious and maybe dark side to his character. I just think it'll give Brian Connelly that chance to shine and prove he can be a brilliant actor as well as a brilliant comedian! What do you guys think??

Thank you all for reading, it truly means the world! Please feel free to leave me a comment or leave me a message regarding anything currently happening in EastEnders right now. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts, opinions and theories! Love you all xXx

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"She Don't Scare Me No More!"

Monday 17th May 2021

Hello everyone! I realise this post is quite late, I've been working so many hours under the sun recently, I'm finding very little time to sit and make a post. So for the meantime, I'll probably be doing catch up posts, I'll still notify you on any EastEnders news making headlines etc! But before we jump into this week, we need to recap on the happenings of last week's epic episodes following Ben & Callum's wedding. It was eventually revealed that it was actually Kat who Whitney ran Gray's car into. But the main thing that been playing on my mind, and possibly you guys also - that car has now become interest in the hit and run, the police know that the car belongs to Gray, do you think if they do tests on it they'll find some form of DNA from Tina Carter??? Could this be the beginning of Gray's demise?! Of course I'm just speculating, but I'm sure you'll all agree that it's about time that Gray got captured!

Other than this unexpected hit and run, Ben and Callum's wedding went off without a hitch, other than Phil learning about Callum betraying the Mitchell family, but after what's happened to Kat, is Phil going to let this one with Callum slide? Or is he going to make Callum know that he hasn't been forgiven? Oh and speaking of Phil and Kat, it looks as if their relationship is hot gossip, as now Kathy, Linda and Sharon are all aware about their fling. When Phil steps into the ambulance with Kat, he looked genuinely concerned for her - do you think it's possible that he's fallen deeply for Kat?!

Also which has also grabbed my attention is the new, I guess you could call it a promo picture, of Janine's return to Albert Square! It makes it feel much more real now, knowing that she's returning to the Square, as far as I'm aware there has been a lot of gossip with people assuming that Janine could be the one to bring down Gray!! What do you guys think of the new picture?! Are you excited for Janine's return as much as I am? I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this particular subject!

Lastly, before we focus on Monday's episode, another spoiler I have heard is regarding Bernie. We know that Bernadette has offered to be Stuart and Rainie's surrogate as she knows her family are in desperate need for the money on offer. But during a recent episode, a doctor/nurse informed Bernie that for her to have a successful pregnancy, she needs to lose weight. Rainie wasn't best pleased when she learned that Bernie had suffered miscarriage a while back, could it have been due to her weight? However, as much as Bernie is eager to please Stuart and Rainie and help both them out as well as her family, it seems that Bernadette is going to suffer from some kind of eating disorder - could it be bulimia? I happened to notice that she recently went to throw away a piece of toast but Mitch and Karen stopped her before she could. Could this be the beginning of Bernadette's eating disorder storyline?!

Now focusing on Monday's episode, quite a lot of different things happened, but first I'm going to start off with the happy news that Bailey was finally found safe and well. The Taylor have been completely distraught by her disappearance and being going out of their minds with worry. However, during the last couple of days, unbeknown to them, Amy has been hiding Bailey at the allotments. The one thing that I never really understood is that Amy knew her family we worried sick, so why would she lie to Bailey informing her that her Dad was angry at her for running away, suggesting that she stays away a bit longer.

But Denise happened to notice Amy's behaviour and become increasingly suspicious of her. Amy has been nicking food from all sorts of different stalls for Bailey, so when Denise catches her out in the street and asking why she's not in school, Amy lies informing her that she's taking part in a chess club during break time. But Denise seems to know her soon-to-be step-daughter all too well, and ends up following Amy and finding both her and Bailey sat in a shed at the allotment.

I have to be honest, it was a beautiful scene when everyone on the Square began to applaud Bailey's return to the Square, and the way both Bailey and Mitch's faces lit up as they saw one another and she ran into her Dad's arms, it really moved me. It kind of puts it into perspective, sadly some children who disappear or run away from home, some sadly never get found or return home. It's clear to see that everyone is relieved to have Bailey home safe and sound.

Sticking with the Taylor's, we need to discuss Bernie. She still hasn't told her family that she has offered to be Rainie and Stuart's surrogate, being seeing them struggle for money is making her more determined than ever to make sure she can lose the weight to be able to carry a baby safely. It seems though that her family isn't the only person she hasn't told - her new girlfriend Molly happens to think that Bernie has a "Friend" who is doing the surrogacy.

But when Molly happens to mention the future plans she wants to have with Bernie, going on holiday etc etc, Bernie happens to inform her that she couldn't, using the excuse that her family are skint and she can't afford to go anywhere right now. But Bernadette soon comes to realise that she can no longer hide the secret from her new girlfriend and comes clean that it's actually her who's agreed to be a surrogate. Needless to say that Molly is not best pleased with Bernie's decision, claiming that giving away a baby isn't normal.

But Bernie I think knows more than anyone what it must be like to fall pregnant and then to devastatingly lose it. We know that Bernie's first major storyline on EastEnders was her miscarriage. As the episode progresses, Molly tries to convince Bernadette that being a surrogate is not a good idea, but once Bailey returns home and Bernie overhears her Mum informing the family that even though they may not be rich, it makes them the most strongest and powerful family ever! Feeling her Mum's positive energy and realising her Mum is right, Bernie informs her girlfriend that Bailey ran away because she felt guilty of her family not being able to afford looking after her, but with the money she'll receive from the surrogacy, she'll be able to provide for her family - and in her world, her family comes first, always have and always will! Which kind of means that maybe sadly Bernadette and Molly's brief relationship has come to an end. But as time goes on, will Molly be able to see Bernie's point of view? Will she be able to come round and support her girlfriend's decision?

However, later when Bernie finds Rainie and informs her about the good news about Bailey returning home safe and well, she informs Rainie that she's going to start herself on the strict diet the following day to make sure she can lose the weight. But devastatingly Rainie reveals the devastating blow that she and Stuart are going to look for another surrogate, as the risk of losing the baby is too high if they were to continue with Bernadette as the surrogate. Leaving Bernie completely and utterly devastated, almost pleading Rainie for her to give her a chance to prove herself. But I feel I can kind of understand Rainie's concern, as she said herself she's not getting any younger, so in her mind, her chance to become a Mum is slowly drifting away from her and with Bernadette having to lose weight, it could take quite a long time, time that Rainie simply doesn't have. I did feel for Bernie, will she able to persuade Rainie to change her mind?

Elsewhere on the Square, Sharon is having to put up with her brother and the flashy women he keeps bringing back to her apartment. I have to say I thought it was brilliant at the beginning of the episode when Sharon completely embarrassed Zack in front of his lady friend, who happened to stay the night before. She quickly informs Zack that he needs to find a job if he's thinking about sticking around in Walford and suggests that he approaches Ruby at her club. But, as Sharon heads out, it seems that her brother has had more than one lady friend that he's been bringing round to the flat. Sharon is horrified when she notices another lady on the Square wearing her blazer and scarf and demands it back!

Eventually she bumps into Martin as he returns from home from Kush's funeral. I just have to say that I loved the look of confusion on Martin's face when he's asked about the crash that happened and Sharon informs him that it was Kat - but the fact that Phil has been sat by her bedside every night. It looks as if the news about Kat and Phil's fling/romance is slowly spreading around the Square. But then Sharon also informs him that her brother has arrived on the Square and she's sent him across to Ruby to see if she can give him a job.

I guess it's hard to tell how Martin is feeling at this point, however as soon as he comes face to face with Ruby and Zack, he really is not pleased with what he's witnessing. Zack is once again back to his old tricks and is horrendously flirting with Ruby. Martin informs him that he is in fact his bosses wife, so he needs to be incredibly careful not to cross the line where his boss is concerned. But Ruby informs her husband that she is glad to have him home and she missed him terribly, which kind of eases Martin's mood, but something tells me that this Zack is going to cause a stir. What do you guys think?

Finally I have to mention Nancy and Mick, I have to say though, it's been really lovely seeing these two share scenes again, I've really missed that Dad and Daughter bonding from these two. Nancy informs her Dad that if he's still willing to go to the Doctor's appointment then he can still join her. When she pops by the Vic to inform him the time, even though Mick reassures her that he'll be there, Shirley is suspicious to what the two of them are planning/doing and informs her "technically" Granddaughter that Mick needs to focus on writing his victim statement for court and can't have any distractions.

However, even though that of course Nancy wouldn't want to distract her Dad from something as important as his victim statement, but she feels happy that her Dad joined her for the appointment. However, from what I can gather, it looks as if that Nancy is having to wait 12 more months until she can go through with being sterilized, is it something to do with her being the right age? I'm not so sure, I think I missed that bit, however I recall Nancy mentioning that she is old enough to make the decision if she does wants kids at aged 16, but she's not allowed to make the decision if she doesn't want children at the age of 27?! Does she need to be 28 then for them to go through with the sterilization?

She agrees to wait for the 12 months as she is completely certain that her feelings is not going to change on the matter - however, can I just say? - How much do you guys want to bet now that during these next 12 months, at some point Nancy will find herself pregnant? What will she do if she does??? - But back to the present, she informs her Dad that if she agrees to wait for the next 12 months, she wants to make sure that her Dad promises to do something for her also - read his victim statement aloud in court. She's hoping it'll give him the opportunity for him to have his say - about how everything that happened with Katy truly made him feel!

As they arrive back on the Square, Mick heads to the Vic and gets his head down to write his victim statement, as Shirley enters and sees her son working away, she questions him whether he wants her to go over it. However Mick informs her that she'll be able to hear it for herself as he's agreed he's going to read it in court. But as Shirley voices her concern, Mick informs her that he's changed his mind about reading his statement - Katy doesn't scare him anymore! Although, unbeknown to them, as Mick is sat inside the pub writing his victim statement, Katy is stood right outside the pub, watching, staring, waiting! What is she doing back in Walford? Shouldn't she be behind bars? If there's going to be court date coming up, surely she's broken the rules of her bail if she's arrived back on the Square? I'm intrigued to see what's going to happen next. I hope Mick doesn't see her, he'll flip his lid! I have to be honest though, I'm looking forward to seeing the court hearing, as hopefully we'll get to see/hear what kind of sentence Katy will get and whether justice has been served!

Thank you all again for reading, I know it's been a while but I truly appreciate you all taking the time to read and respond! I can't wait to see what happens next, please feel free to leave me a message or comment on any of the storylines happening in EastEnders right now. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thank you again everyone, enjoy the rest of your evening! Love you all xXx

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