So Doug is Diana, Ste is Charles and Brendan is... Camilla?

Yeah, but I want him to dump him like a sassy chav and not look bad, but instead it looks like they're still together by December and It's like: say whattttt?

Morning



Thanks Mojo. I forgot to tell you the other night that I loved your family picture in the deli. Loved it.
BIB:Yeah it wound me up too lol. I was watching with my boyfriend at the time and he went "Wow, Ste's having quite the gay moment there huh..."

But Sutts, you're definitely right about there being some serious plot devices going on in that scene. And that comforts me




Thanks BH
BIB:Oh it was totally deranged wasn't it? I used 'manic' in my post but...yeah, lol, It totally was.

I don't think it was a major scene, no, or that it was supposed to show anything new, but I do think it was kinda key in continuing Ste thinking/feeling about Brendan. It might just be my 'No he does love Brendan!' attitude talking but I don't think it was just about having a scene with some of the favourite characters all together.

When I was watching it and Ste left the room, I was actually expecting a nice moment between Doug and Mitzeee about Riley that would maybe show that getting rid of Brendan isn't all just about Doug's insecurity and wanting to control the surroundings of Ste's life, but also about you know, 'doing the right thing for Riley'... But that never happened.
And it wasn't just about getting Doug was on his own to get the text from Shawnee cuz there was a bunch of ways to do that. Doug could have been the one that left the room, Ste could have just left the same time as Mitzeee, god, there could have even been a buzzer going off and Ste 'ooh the paninis' and running off to get them haha. But...none of that happened. Ste unnaturally left a conversation and room under the guise of lettuce... So I do think it had a little bit of importance to it, just to carry on the theme.




If Ste finds out about Doug going to the police over Brendan and still stays with him... I'm gonna be pissed I think. I think there would still be ways to make it believable, hamming up the guilt from Doug/someone nearly dying from the crash... but I think I'll still be upset cuz that would be pretty shit


The bullying storyline is pretty great. Some of it's quite difficult to watch, but I am enjoying it and I have to say, Esther's "Are you stupid?" to Frankie the other day was brilliant to me *giggles*

So we'll recognise it when he says it!

*imagines the HO storyline monkey cranking that one out*

You'd think that, if two people are living together, sleeping together, and about to get 'married', one of them might notice that the other is wearing a wire.

At this rate it wouldn't surprise me if Ste's epiphany is that he really loves Doug and is really glad they got married

Oooo I love it when Ste is sassy to Doug. He's really venomous sometimes and I can't help but love it. It's kind of like his true feelings come out in a passive aggressive spurt.

I think Ste will be pissed and we'll get bitchy Ste.

"Yer wha?! Yer got Brendunnn put in prisunnn? Do one, Dug!"

BH

I've been wondering if the shit hits the fan when Ste finds out, then he'll try to reach Brendan somehow but can't (insert soapy plot contrivance here), maybe he finds out he's left, then Doug's all, "Ste, we made a commitment for life to each other, blah, blah, blah," so then Ste agrees to go away with Doug to wherever to try and fix things. But inevitably decides, "sack this," and goes to find the man he truly loves and can't live without in Dublin.

I'd prefer Ste to leave Doug the second he finds out about what he did behind his back, but that seems unlikely right now.

Does Doug get hurt? That might lengthen stuff out. Or Stephen? I still don't get why Emmett was filming with little is it Ella (Leah) - that would shift the timeline on.

It's rather confusing. I really want Ste to give Doug both Hay barrels - snivelling, controlling waste of space. And not only because I want him with Brendan, but just because I want Ste to realise as they say in the adverts he's 'worth it'.

OT - Thin Lizzy are on the radio - Phil Lynott - another moustachioed Irish warrier

Maya!

You'd be amazed what the lure of a honeymoon can do *sigh*.

I think you're right, Doug will and pile it on thick - oh gosh, he had better not say he's ill or anything! Can you imagine!

ETA - right got to go, I really should have been doing some marking then, but I just love chatting with you! Oh well. See you later folks xx

Oh I'll be pissed too I think, just because I don't know what else could be as big a betrayal as that that would cause Ste to call it off. It would lead me to believe Ste cares about saving his terrible marriage more than he loves Brendan, in a way. I think that's what would be annoying about it, and I just don't believe Ste could forgive it.

I kind of want Ste's epiphany to be that he loves Brendan, but Doug gets hurt in the crash and he feels like he can't do anything about it because Doug is hurt and he feels guilty. I think Brendan might be in prison for a bit and there will be a week or so without Brendan, then when Brendan gets out he goes to Dublin shortly after. Then at the airport Ste finds out from Doug that Doug is the reason Brendan was put in prison and it all comes pouring out and then Ste runs to find Brendan.

I just want Ste to realize he loves Brendan...like right now.

BH

I quite like this idea. I'd love Ste to bin Doug asap but as that's not happening...!

Must be all that gentle sex.



Doug will cry first and guilt him.

Or get injured in the crash and Ste can't leave him.

What a horrific thought.


God, yes please. I guess it all depends on the timing of when he finds out. I just cannot get my head round how this can possibly come out and Ste not leave Doug right away. Even Doug's emotional blackmail isn't up to that, surely?

"Dude, i wore a wire to tape you talking about your abuse and flogged it to the cops to get Brendan sent down, but I DID IT FOR US!! CAN'T YOU SEEEE?"


Phwoar. Legs that went on for miles as well.

Hullo

I had a lovely dream last night where I met PJ and we had lunch together

Anyway, this Ste/Doug business. I reckon Ste's gonna be so annoyed when he finds out what Doug did. Forgetting Brendan for a moment, Doug going behind his back like that is gonna make Ste feel controlled again. You could say the same about Brendan paying Pauline off the only difference being Doug's motivations are not entirely reasonable. (Although I do sympathise). I think Doug will try and tell Ste he did it for him because Brendan's not safe etc but Ste will say look, that isn't it, you have to admit its your jealousy that has led to this. And then hopefully they'll both realise the wrong they've done.

I'm trying to catch up and do all my screencaps and you can tell how out of order they film due to how long Brendan's moustache is and how long/short his hair is at the back. For example the two Bruglas scenes the other day were clearly shot on very different days. Brendan grew his hair for the second one

Mm. And I do think, just because they're together after the wedding and until the airport stuff, if we're right, doesn't mean everything's going to be happiness and light.

I can totally see Ste coming to the realisation that he's made a massive mistake, burying it, but then following his heart in the end.

So the scene at the bar and the scene in the office from Thursday were shot at different times?

Do you think they might have re-shot the bar scene with the whiskey to make it less Ste-centric for some reason?

It does mean Brendan gets to wear a horrific fascinator one day.


But that doesn't fit our theme of Ste always apologising.


Oooo post examples please.

Mm. I know. I struggle to see how Ste could ever forgive that and carry on, but I suppose I still think it will be the thing that ultimately blows their relationship apart, even if the effect isn't immediate.

Ah Yes, completely forgot about Ela and Emmett filming together.
Awwwwwww.

They really do film out of order. It's so confusing.

Yes definitely different times.

They must have done judging by what eff said - I wonder whether they reconsidered how much Brendan would give away to Doug or whether it's because next week is very Ste-heavy in his feelings so it made sense to hold it back for then?

I will do later, got lots to cap!

If Ste and Doug do stay together for quite a while after the wedding, what was with Emmett and Kieron filming in the Dog as well as Emmett filming with Ela?

Tis all very bizarre
Yeah, probably. It bugs me that I don't know what the original script was now though

I did, I really did love him with all my heart.

I need Ste to say this again about Brendan. But I am also really loving the fact that when he and Doug are over, he'll barely have two words to say about him.

It's really hard to know with how out of order they've been filming. I'd bet anything it's not all as clear cut as we might assume though. After the wedding, I mean.