UK Episode Discussion

[Red Ranger 1]

It would take a great deal to diminish my love for Tasha.She's self-centred, she's superficial and she says what's on her mind a bit too much but she's got a kind heart, she's a good and loyal friend and she manages to liven up even the dullest and most pedestrian of scenes.I don't like Summer a lot of the time and there are times, like her smug and self-satisfied behaviour over the website this week, when I positively loathe her, so seeing Tasha puncturing her ego was actually pretty enjoyable viewing.That said, somewhat perversely I also like their friendship, so I was glad when Summer fronted up to her and apologised and also acknowledged that Tasha calls her out when she's going too far.

I don't mind Lou but I don't think he's been well served by this part-time contract, which at times seems to turn him into a caricature coming up with dodgy schemes because that's Lou's defining trait.Still, his gap between appearances was surprisingly short this time.And he got a good moment in today's episode by shouting down Paul when he was being childish towards Ajay.

I actually quite like Priya, even if she can be officious at times, and she is spot on with Sophie.I have a hard time thinking they'll keep Sophie in another school for the next four years or until she leaves, whichever comes first, but the Eden Hills stuff is giving a nice extra dimension to the show and I hope they keep it up rather than rushing to have her back in classes with Callum and Rani, who seem to be doing pretty well without her.

When I first heard Kate was going to be interested in Kyle, I was worried it was going to end up with her being portrayed as the villain of the piece and all the audience hating her, much as when Tasha tried to keep Andrew and Summer apart last year.While I imagine a lot of the audience are hating her anyway, it hasn't actually been that bad.She certainly hasn't done anything to break him and Jade up, bar, accidentally as far as I can tell, inspiring Rhys to go after her.There was a time I'd rather Kyle was with Kate than Jade and frankly I still do.I really don't think Jade deserves him, with her constant moody behaviour, changing the rules every five minutes and cancelling his gran's visit because she doesn't want that sort of relationship.

I've been finding Sonya a bit annoying recently with her dismissive attitude towards Toadie's work, turning up at his office for an attempt at, ahem, conception and wanting him to hang out with her when he was working from home.Charlotte must be the most accomodating boss ever.Either that or she secretly fancies Toadie, which they seemed to want the audience to think at one point then didn't follow through on.

[Slade]

I thought that Michael leaving Tash like that and effectively choosing Emilia over his own daughter was very unbelievable. When I heard he was leaving I did wonder how they were going write him out considering that Tash was still going be around. When he collapsed and was suffering from amnesia I thought this was the beginning of some sort of breakdown. I even considered the possibility of them killing him off. Putting the believability of the storyline aside, he really went down in my estimation. And my opinion of him has really improved now that he's selling the house right from under Tash and the only option he's given her is to move to Serbia despite the fact she's going to university.

HOWEVER irrespective of how Michael's been towards Tasha I really, really dislike her - In fact I think I'm actually starting to hate her. She's up there with Ruby out of Home and Away as my most disliked character in the show at the moment. She is completely and totally self-obsessed, she's selfish, materialistic and even when she's not really doing anything wrong I still find her highly annoying. I didn't have one iota of sympathy for her when she found out about Michael and Emilia but hey it's like Tasha said in her own words - they're meant to be together (bet she doesn't think that now ). I was extremely annoyed when Michael covered for her with the police when she committed arson and burnt his car down. Even when she was first getting used to living on her own and Chris came round she was absolutely doing my head when Chris dared to worry about Andrew and Summer's relationship (two of his closest friends) and Tasha couldn't handle the fact that his attention wasn't exclusively directed on her. Although the party getting completely out of hand wasn't totally her fault she was the one who decided to throw it and it was her house so her responsibility so again don't have much sympathy for her that she was fined by the council. And let's not forget the way she's tried to sabotage Kate's chances of getting the job in the bar (even though I don't particularly like Kate). The way I feel about her right now I wish she'd left instead of Michael and I don't find anything likeable about the character. I will say that I found her attempts to dissuade the house-buyers slightly amusing.

Unusually I found Sonia slightly annoying. I don't like Lucas's attitude regarding the pregnancy and the one night stand with that woman but she really annoyed me when she gave him a serve. It's really none of her business and she was taking her frustrations at not being able to get pregnant out on him. I think I get where Lucas is coming from. He's in shock so is acting out. It's funny because when Emilia came along I think he was actually looking to settle down and ironically had that been her, he probably would have been pleased. Even if it was just a one night stand. It's interesting how Sonia and Toadie have dealt with deciding not to try anymore. Toadie has reverted to mid-life crisis and splash out BMW style. Sonia was looking after that animal almost as a substitute for a baby.

I didn't have much sympathy for Jade when Rhys tried to screw with her head. I don't mind her at the moment but a lot of the time previously she was fairly unlikeable. The issue I had was him doing it to Kyle even though Jade hasn't told him. He's a nice bloke with a good heart and didn't deserve to have his relationship messed with. I will say that I really enjoyed the scenes with Rhys and his mother. I felt REALLY sorry for her when she was visibly upset when she wanted to meet his housemates, Jade and Kyle turned up at the nursing home, Rhys didn't introduce them and she thought he was ashamed of her. I was really willing him to tell them who he was. I hope they get to meet her soon because at least it will allow them to understand why Rhys is like he is.

I'll happily admit that Paul has been one of my all-time favourite characters and I was gutted how things turned out but let's face it, he deserved everything he got. He tried to go into league with AJ and because AJ wouldn't join forces with him out of sheer spite, malice and petty revenge launches a personal vendetta against courtesy of the Erinsborough News. He finds out about Tash's party, set's up a dummy Facebook account (Conrad Jackson) to try and entice people to go there, goes to a bar and persuades a group of randoms to go along knowing full well they would cause trouble. Admittedly he didn't know Sophie was there or that Andrew's car would be stolen but once the party became out of control he kicked up a fuss about calling the police, pretends to call them and when they turn up in the morning makes out they were slow at responding even though he didn't even call them the first time like he claimed. He then posts a scathing article about AJ and the police and when Susan finds out what he did and threatens to expose him, he blackmails her threatening to fire Summer and ruin her career as a journalist (I admit, I actually quite liked the blackmail part). So I can't really argue when Susan exposed him anyway and he stood down as editor. Did he have to give Susan the job as the new editor though? That part really annoyed me. Still, he'll be back. He may have lost the battle but he'll win the war...

[Red Ranger 1]

I am pretty stunned by Slade's hatred of Tasha because she is my favourite character in the show and I absolutely love her.I felt it was unfair of Chris to blow up at her because she was concentrating on the party rather than hearing him fret about the fact Andrew and Summer may or may not have broken up:As she said, if they did have a problem she'd help them with it(and she has been a decent sounding board for Summer since then), but she's got her own life as well.The fine was fair, she was guilty of what she was accused of, although it's pretty galling that she's been clobbered for failing to control the party while Paul, who was largely responsible for it getting out of control in the first place, has received no punishment apart from some brief humiliation.(Ajay says they could have him charged but apparently does nothing about it, he stands down as editor but is still profiting as owner and treating the staff like his employees.)Tasha is self-centred and superficial but she's got a good heart and brings even the dullest episode and scenes to life just by being there with her infectious sense of humour.I loved her selling her shoes on eBay to pay the fine and I like the fact that Chris, Andrew, Summer and Aidan all seem to love her not so much in spite of her faults but almost because of them.It's a point of view I can readily accept.

At the other end of the scale, I find myself coming round to Slade's opinion on Lou.I used to really like him but since last year something's gone badly wrong with his character and he badly needs to be written out because he's pretty much passed the point of no return.First they turned him into a "comedy" bully with his treatment of Lucas and Kyle, now he seems to have been turned into a "comedy" thief/con artist, even though there's often very little that's funny about it.He showed a real nastiness when trying to stop Kate and Sheila exposing him.The way Kate covered for him is increasingly bizarre since he doesn't really seem to have any way of paying Kyle the money back before he notices.

It's kind of ironic, for a long time I thought Kyle and Jade were completely wrong for each other but the minute they actually seem to be getting on, Kyle's grandmother turns up and abruptly decides she's not right for him.I like Kate again these days, now that that whole thing with Noah's over and done with, and I wouldn't mind her and Kyle getting together but I was worried it would go down the route of Kate trying to split him and Jade up.Thankfully, so far and it hasn't and even with Sheila in her corner she seems to have stayed out of it.

Although Lucas was a bit of a berk with his reaction to Vanessa's pregnancy, I'm not sure if he deserved all the flack he got, Vanessa seemed to make a snap judgement about him and constantly push away his attempts at help, then everyone accused him of not doing anything.I'm glad she seems to have softened towards him, not sure how I feel about Rhys suddenly getting involved but Lucas needs to stop interfering and let her make her own mind up.

[Slade]

Been a while since a last posted here. Still for the most part find Tasha fairly unlikeable. The only exception to this appears to be in scenes with Ed who incidentally is punching way above his weight but he does appear to bring out a good side in her IMO. Even though Andrew was blatantly in the wrong for committing fraud, I still found Tash highly annoying blaming him for the crash and then suggesting that he was to blame for what happened to other people. It's actually Chris's fault to be honest because as the driver it was his responsibility to ensure that everyone had a seat-belt. In saying that I did feel really bad for him and hope Paul drops the lawsuit. I think this is an interesting time for Andrew. This whole thing with the anti-gambling application that Ed designed and wrote feels like a test. It's almost as though we're seeing if he is going to follow in his father's footsteps and by the looks of thing he has.

Sorry that Paul and Zoe split up. I really liked her but am kind of glad as Paul only would have ended up hurting her. Shame we didn't see her at the hospital. I think Sophie would have liked that. It was also a shame they didn't take Susan down too as I wanted her out of the Erinsborough news and for Paul to get his job back.

I think Rhys would make a very talented surgeon so it's a shame his career is over in one sense (and just as he was literally about to go to Japan to observe the world's top surgeons) but I have very little sympathy for him after he screwed Erin over to get into the surgeon's program in the first place and ruined her career so I think in away it's poetic justice.

Really not sure what to make of this Lucas/Vanessa/Rhys thing but I think that Lucas is going to end up getting hurt.

After Kate almost ruined their relationship I'm glad Jade and Kyle are back together and Kate didn't win. Kyle told Kate he was going to tell her what happened and Kate purposely got in first just so she wouldn't look as bad.

I actually really like Ajay so after Paul ruined the election for him I'm glad he's got himself a really good job. Just a shame it had to be at Toadie's expense. It will be interesting to see how it affects their friendship now that Ajay's Toadie's boss.

[Red Ranger 1]

My love for Tasha continues to be undiminished.I think bringing Ed in was a masterstroke, if I was choosing a love interest for Tasha I wouldn't have chosen someone like him in a million years but it's working perfectly.Or at least it was:Now that they're together they seem to be spending all their time arguing and then making up, which seems a real waste of potential.Oddly, Ed seems to be responsible for most of the unreasonable behaviour:telling her to go clubbing on her own, taking her to a magic show and then talking all the way through it, excluding her from a conversation with his friend by talking about things she wasn't around for.I am irritated by Tasha's behaviour towards Andrew but only because I don't think she's going far enough.Instead of making impotent rants, she should just report him to the police but the whole fraud storyline seems to have been effectively dropped.I knew the moment Andrew forged the signature that he wouldn't receive any punishment except his friends not talking to him for a bit but I was hoping they wouldn't let him win completely and keep the money he betrayed his friends to get.But he has and now they've given him epilepsy to try and make us feel sorry for him.Meanwhile, Chris not only has to face the legal consequences but a witch hunt from a typically petty Paul over something that, morally if not legally, was at least partly Andrew's fault, given he effectively caused the crash by making a grab for Tash and distracting Chris.

I'm really not sure where the Lucas/Vanessa/Rhys thing is going, I keep changing my mind about which of them I think she's going to end up with.I'm kind of undecided about the whole thing:I like Lucas, in fact I'd say he's one of my favourites, but I can see that, even if I'm not a huge fan of Rhys, he is serious about Vanessa and does seem to be becoming a better person because of her.It's a shame it's going to end up with someone being hurt.

Although I wasn't happy with much of Kate's behaviour, I do think Kyle would have been better off with her than Jade.That said, after about a year together, it has finally got to the point where Kyle and Jade actually seem happy together and I don't really mind them as a couple.I was really enjoying the sort of slow-burn first love romance going between Callum and Rani so I'm annoyed that Harley's suddenly been stuck in the middle of it, turning it into a love triangle that wasn't really needed.

[Slade]

Sorry how things ended up with Kyle and Jade. I wasn't too fussed about them when they first started out as friends with benefits then was kind of in their corner after Kate almost ruined their relationship and ended up being very used to them as a couple. I heard the actress was leaving so kind of knew it was the beginning of the end for them when she got the offer from LA to expand her business. Their last scene where Jade got into the taxi where Rhys was telling Kyle to go after her with him just watching inside the house was very telling i.e. Kyle throwing in the towel resigned to fate.

There are times where I don't like Rhys. I often find him very smug and arrogant but have no problem with him going to Vanessa and Lucas's wedding purposely to throw a spanner in the works. I wouldn't have even had a problem if he objected when the priest asked. I actually think he did both of them a favour. They were getting married for the wrong reasons. Vanessa would have ended up resenting Lucas because she doesn't love him and Lucas would have simply ended up getting hurt. Lucas completely ignored Sonia's advice when she warned him about getting too close to Vanessa. Still it will be interesting to see how thing pan out now that she knows Lucas is in love with her. I ended up having a very low opinion of Vanessa's mother. What kind of parent disowns her child simply because they won't marry the father of their grandchild?

I didn't like Bradley at all. Hated the way he used Summer but when they were actually together I was kind of hoping the relationship would last for a while simply because it put Susan out of shape. I haven't seen much of that side from her as of late but immediately she found out about them she went right back to being self-righteous and generally annoying. Karl's attitude was a lot better i.e. don't interfere with the relationship but be there for Summer if things go wrong. The worst thing about Bradley treating Summer like that is that it only served to prove that Susan was right all along.

I was extremely annoyed that the writers brought Connor back. I stopped watching the show for a few years and thought Paul's son had murdered him and disposed of the body (or something like that). The guy is an absolute CRETIN. He doesn't see Toadie for several years and just turns up at his place, without a phonecall to check if he's even still living there and expects Toadie to allow him to crash just like that. He didn't get the message when Sonia had the baby shower that he wasn't welcome and immediately had a bad influence on Toadie, i.e. Toadie pulling a sickie at work just to stay at home and play video games. I find the guy highly annoying at the best of times.

I can't believe I'm saying this but............Tasha has actually been OK as of late. Can't fault her for how worried she was for Andrew when she first saw him have an epiliptic fit and how she handled him. And then the way she subsequently supported him at work putting herself out trying to help him keep it from Paul. They way they've been with each other recently I'm assuming they're going to get back together at some point. Or at the very least something is going to happen. If it did considering what happened with them before i.e. Andrew cheating on her then Tash's fake pregnancy, I'm not sure that would be such a good idea. Paul's reaction is disappointing in that even with the epilepsy Andrew's proven he can run the bar but I honestly believe that he is trying to do what's best for him health-wise.

The Paul/Priya affair is a good idea in principle but the main issue is that I don't find it very believable how she fell for him. Don't get me wrong he can be charming but up until that point there was absolutely nothing to suggest she was even remotely attracted to him or that she even liked him as a person. They didn't even build it up gradually. All that happened I recall is that he bought her a bottle of expensive wine, told her how attractive she was, started bombarding her with text messages then about a week later they're having a full on affair. Ajay's the one I fell sorry for (and Rani too). He's a top bloke and definitely doesn't deserve this. Looking forward to seeing what happens no that Rani knows, although it looks as though we'll have to wait 5 weeks....

[Red Ranger 1]

I actually don't mind that they brought Connor back, if only because it will stop people insisting that he's dead.And up until the last few episodes, I didn't really mind him.I actually had more of a problem with Sonya trying to get rid of him than his entrance and I was glad she seemed to get past it quickly.Watching him and Toadie relive their past was actually kind of nostalgic.I only began to find Connor objectionable with the way they suddenly made him a bad father who would rather mess around than face up to his responsibilities and be part of his daughter's life.Fortunately, that only lasted a couple of episodes and he was likeable again by the time he left.

I was kind of on the fence with the Rhys/Vanessa/Lucas triangle, even though I like Lucas way more than Rhys.But with the way Rhys has been acting lately, I really hope Vanessa stays away from him.I guess he didn't really do anything wrong at the wedding although it did seem like he turned up purely to cause trouble.But the way he went straight round to see Vanessa afterwards, acting like the cat who'd got the cream and expecting her to think that getting back with him was worth losing her family and thinking that he must be the reason she didn't go through with the wedding, just underlined what an arrogant jerk he is.Sadly, I can't see Vanessa falling into Lucas' arms any time soon but I do hope they have a chat and sort things out because I'm worried she's getting the wrong impression about him after reading those vows.I was very disappointed with the way Francesca suddenly turned against Vanessa after being quite supportive beforehand but in a way it kind of validates Lucas' pretending to be a couple:He might not have made things any better but he certainly didn't make them worse.

I actually didn't mind Bradley and am somewhat disappointed that we're meant to dismiss him as a cad who never really cared about Summer.He had a sense of fun and got on Susan's nerves.I really do wish Summer had gone away with him, then we'd have got rid of her and it would have annoyed Susan.Still, I'm glad Summer didn't slip straight back into being Susan's pet and has decided to stand on her own two feet.As long as she actually goes this time.I've never known a character have so many big farewells and then not leave.

Am I imagining things or did Slade just make some generally positive remarks about Tasha?While I was on her side over the app, I'm glad that she was basically supportive of Andrew when she found out about his epilepsy and have been keeping my fingers crossed that it's going somewhere.Given that I was in the minority in wanting Andrew to pick her over Summer a couple of years back, I have felt the chemistry between them has never gone away and, given how destructive their break-up was, they've always been surprisingly affectionate towards each other.It kind of feels like the behind the scenes people are finally giving in to it with those longing backward looks, the way she was self-conscious about the flowers and the fact that after months of burying his head in the sand about his epilepsy it was being reminded of the effect on Tasha that convinced Andrew to ask for help.I hope so, anyway.

I do find it hard to get much interest in the Paul and Priya affair.Who are we meant to sympathise with here?Paul?That ship sailed a long time ago.Priya?Hard when she's cheating on her husband without showing much remorse.Ajay?Probably but then they try and make him out to be irritating to justify Priya's actions.It's just more nastiness from Paul, which long ago ceased to be interesting, and it's pretty hard to accept most of the nonsense he comes out with.Is he really trying to make out they're the love of each other's lives, while simultaneously trying to blackmail her into sleeping with him?

Quick note to add that I'm loving Georgia, who judging by the end credits is actually permanent even though she's not on the opening titles.Even though in many ways they're poles apart, she shares Tasha's talent for livening up and generally stealing any scene she's in.Not sure about the hints about her and Kyle though, it seems way too soon after Jade even though I wasn't really a fan of them and she's meant to have a boyfriend already.I'd rather see Kyle with Kate but it looks like that chance has gone.

[Slade]

Despite Carmel making a play for Karl, I actually quite liked her. I liked her personality and she sort of kept Susan in check to start with. I actually was hoping something would happen between her and Karl simply to prevent any reunion with Susan. From what I've seen, certainly with Karl I don't like it one bit. And I have a bad feeling that he and Susan will get back together which I would really hate. Karl is a really nice genuine guy and I don't think he deserves to back with her again. Also they've been there done that and I think it's more interesting being friends rather than husband/wife or lovers.

I actually found Summer quite unbearable leading up to her departure so was kind of glad she went. She just seemed incredibly sanctimonious especially re Karl and Carmel and just got on her high horse. I did like the scenes where Paul wished her good luck and Tasha was building up to tell her that she was going out with Andrew but Summer had already figured it out.

I seem to regularly go through peaks and troughs with Tasha at the moment. Sometimes I want to strangle her i.e. sabotaging the job interviews Andrew had lined up for the potential bar maids and arguing with Sheila. But then there are some funny moments such as the way she was trying to be nice at Paul's birthday then realised it wasn't working and started being a cow again and Paul said "And she's back". Also whenever she talks to Karl for advice, goes on and on about it, figures out the solution to the problem herself and thanks Karl saying how brilliant he was and she couldn't of done it without him and Karl stands there completely bemused. With regards to the whole Sonya thing, Tasha was a lot more diplomatic than I thought she would be when she asked her to breastfeed somewhere else but she was still obviously in the wrong. What she probably should have done was checked with Andrew first if she was within her rights asking Sonya to leave. I actually thought Paul was correct initially when he asked Andrew to fire her and I agree with Paul's assertion that you shouldn't mix business with pleasure. And the way she acted towards Andrew when Paul told her he was going to fire her was incredibly immature.

I've actually found Sonya quite annoying the way she's actively involving herself in this whole Lucas/Vanessa/Rhys thing. It's really none of her business and she had no right telling Vanessa Lucas was in love with her. I actually like all three characters but still don't think Lucas should be with Vanessa. Ideally it would be Rhys but I don't think Vanessa feels he can support her in the long run with regards to Patrick. Vanessa with Lucas would only end up with Lucas getting hurt and she would only be doing it for Patrick not because she wants to be with Lucas. When Vanessa told Rhys that she was no longer in love with him, I didn't really believe it. If Patrick was OK they would be planning the engagement party by now. The storyline in itself is a very sad one but TBH my only real interest is in regards to the love triangle.

Felt sorry for Ajay when the stuff with Priya and Paul came out and I was actually kind of glad he decked Paul. Rani's behaviour towards her mother with regards to the Facebook messages was completely disgusting and she should have been expelled. In saying that though, I can't really get angry with her. Whilst I absolutely hated what she did, it's understandable in the circumstances. She sees her mother copping off with Paul, confronts Priya who lies about it, gets hold of Paul's phone and witnesses the explicit text messages, tries to tell her dad who doesn't believe her. When Priya finally fesses up, the effect it has on Ajay causes him to quit a high profile job and all Rani can see is her dad who is very unhappy at the moment. In spite of everything I do feel quite sorry for Priya too. I feel sorry for her how hurt she seemed that at the moment Ajay doesn't want to patch things up with her even though it's by her own doing. And I also feel sorry for her especially the way Rani acts towards her and the expression of hurt on her face when Rani told her mother she hated her. Not actually sure where they go from here.

[Red Ranger 1]

I find Sonya pretty much unbearable most of the time these days.The whole breastfeeding incident felt like we were meant to take her side and see Tasha as in the wrong.Well, technically Tasha was in the wrong but Sonya's response just made her look like a bully:Tasha nearly lost her job as a result and I don't think she deserved to.Sonya didn't seem to make any effort to see things from Tasha's point of view and realise that she'd simply made an error of judgement rather than being consciously offensive, she just wanted to get her own way.That said, Lucas and Vanessa...While I think Sonya should probably stay out of it, I do think she's kind of got a point.I think Vanessa accepting Rhys' proposal was a snap decision when she was in a fragile state of mind and I don't think she'd have gone through with it even if Patrick hadn't got ill.I think Rhys is sincere about her, if slightly arrogant, but I think she fell out of love with him, and possibly in love with Lucas, months ago.While I'm not entirely sure that this is a good time for Lucas and Vanessa to be starting something, I do think her feelings for him are genuine.

Susan...Well, when haven't I found her annoying and I really don't know why Karl would want her back.So from that perspective I'm glad that Sarah's come back to accidentally stir up things, not least because it seems to be Susan that's actually causing all the problems by being her usual judgemental, holier-than-thou self.Also interesting to see Lauren back, even if they couldn't hire the original actress.Some of the continuity is a bit iffy(notably Lauren forgetting that the coffee shop changed its name while she was there)but it gives an extra dimension to Lou's character.

I wasn't keen on Sheila during her guest stints and now that she's around full-time I really haven't warmed to her.While I guess it's karma for scaring off the other candidates, I'm really not liking her during her digs at Tasha.I also found the way she was trying to set Chris up with other guys only a week after he broke up with Aidan somewhat objectionable.Ditto, while her grudge against Lou was initially understandable, telling his family all about his bad behaviour just came across as nasty and spiteful.And most of the time there's no real climbdown from her.

Love that Andrew and Tasha are finally back together, although I haven't been too happy about the way they've been portrayed the past couple of weeks.Given that I'm glad to see the back of Summer, I'm not too happy about us constantly being reminded about her and Andrew's relationship as if it was some sort of idealised romance that Tasha will never be able to match up to.Tasha's bedroom ban is an interesting way of seeing if they work without the physical side although so far it hasn't really had the desired effect and seems more like an excuse for them not to spend any time together at all, which is pretty much the opposite of what they should be doing.

I'd probably feel more sorry for Rani if I hadn't disliked her while Harley was around, so it feels more like she's just naturally being a brat than it being because of the current situation.(When did Sophie become the responsible one out of the two?)I was extremely annoyed that she managed to get away with the graffiti because Priya guilt-tripped Paul into basically covering for her.And the way that Priya somehow managed to turn Ajay's complaint about her failing to teach Rani consequences around and made it all about her made me lose some sympathy for her too.For that matter, Ajay hasn't really impressed with the way he's let Rani run wild, refused to let the police talk to her and then gone off with another woman in what seems to be a rather childish tit-for-tat manner, so once again it's getting to the point where it's hard to care about anyone involved.

[Slade]

Firstly I will state that I hate the new music.

Anyway I was disappointed with how the whole Karl/Sarah thing turned out. Seems as though she was a plot device to facilitate a reunion of Karl and Susan which for me was disappointing. I remember the episode where Karl told Susan he'd actually slept with Sarah and I was thinking yes, then Susan not only tells him that she already knew but basically said she needed to hear it to move on. Don't get me wrong, I was disappointed that the writers changed the storyline to him actually sleeping with Sarah as opposed to a kiss as that simple meant Susan was the good guy and right all along but at least it would mean they wouldn't get back together but unfortunately the opposite has happened.

Have to admit I had a wry smile on my face the way Paul sabotaged Sofie's chances at the academy. Some things never change. Also the whole getting the deposits from people for the flats before getting planning permission from the council and getting Andrew to lie for him, just typical Paul I guess.

Can't say I particularly keen on the new family. Just don't find Lauren very likeable. Don't like that Matt shopped his own son to the police, whilst covering for his other son - Favouritism or what. Don't know why but am not keen on Amber either. Don't mind Bailey though and I actually quite like Mason. I was very disappointed with Mason for pulling the attempted robbery with Robbo. The minute he found out about Robbo and Amber, he should have just gone to Matt and told him about the money, everything that was going on then the police could have arrange some sort of sting operation. Matt would have immediately sussed that Robbo was indeed behind the burglaries then that would have been him out of the way for the foreseeable. I would imagine now that Sonya will blow the whistle on them at some point (assuming she makes it) and Mason will end up back in Juvie.

Although most of the stuff that happened to Priya has been of her own doing, I was on her side regarding Brian because he was a particular unpleasant person and she did nothing wrong in that respect. Wasn't happy that Susan was the one who helped to take him down though.

Knew about the explosion as Five had been advertising it for weeks. I watched the special episode at 10:00pm on Tuesday. Things don't look good for Sonya or Priya at the moment. Unfortunately it would have taken something like this for Rhani to change her attitude towards her mother. I don't know what's going to happen in today's episode but looking at the preview

I'm guessing Rhys dies which I have to admit, I would be gutted. We saw Karl talking about something unexpected which I assume he was referring to Rhys, we saw Kyle and Georgia looked absolutely devastated, Vanessa look shocked when Kyle was talking to her and Sheila in tears. There's also the fact that Rhys's mum came to see him (I must have missed that scene on Tuesday as I watched the episode again on Wednesday and saw it) and he's decided to make contact with his father after not seeing him for many years.