Without doubt, the best performance in soap last week came from Roxy Shahidi, who took us on an amazing journey. Lovelorn Leyla began the week shy and self-conscious, nervous about rekindling her romance with Pete. But after she learned the truth about her man, her fury was blistering! Altogether an acting masterclass – subtle and heartbreaking.
Amy Barlow, getting her hair done. Ted went straight from moaning about spam fritters to shooting Johnny Carter through the back door. It’s funny how your day can work out.
So… Linda is mithering on endlessly at Mick for keeping secrets, while she kept shtum about having actual cancer? For mercy’s sake – just talk, guys!
The thing is… if Andy hadn’t committed identity fraud and stolen the life of Michael’s son, he’d never have ended up in a basement at the mercy of Phelan. Karma – as the saying goes – is a bitch.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that, whenever the residents of Walford look this happy, devastation follows. Look at them, grinning like idiots. You think they’d have learned by now.
That Tina Mcintyre clone who works for The Weatherfield Gazette rocked up again. Thank God Peter wasn’t working in the Rovers that day. He’d have keeled over.
Hey Moses! Let us know if you find anything cool up there!
Exactly why does that mega-rich client of Debbie’s need to hire a car anyway? Apparently, he’s paying enough for her to buy a house. Why doesn’t he just, y’know… buy a car?
Unexpected lookalike of the week: Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring.
Yeah, we loved that episode of Friends too. But all praise to Emmerdale for the best soap twist/reveal of the summer.
Phil Mitchell’s life was saved by uncollected rubbish! So that six months of tedious blather about the Walford bins was all a cunning ‘story arc’? Who knew?!