Michelle isn't just a wedding 'planner', but 'breaker'.

Overused soap line awards
And the winner is....................

(after rambling on) 'What was it that you were going to tell me?'

'Oh nothing, it's not important'

then when the other party finds out it's
"why didn't you tell me sooner?"

why on earth would whatsiface leave his fiancee for someone who'd kicked him into touch before they did the deed? wouldn't that have given him a clue?

and yet another 'i have a terrible confession but you've said something lovely so now i can't do it' scenario. didn't they do that with Carla and Nick about three weeks ago?

Steve and Tim met as new business partners and were squabbles over the tatty chair and lots of comments about biscuits.

Jason swearing revenge on Liz is ridiculous even by recent standards.

It doesn't get any better does it. I've been off this thread for a couple of months and just had a massive catch up to date. Now I can post a few thoughts again.

One point I don't think has yet been mentioned is when Michelle had gone to the bedroom with the old childhood flame, she came down again with instant regret about what she had done, or not done it now seems? Not so long ago we had much the same tedium when Gary and Alya "copped off" with each other and she also instantly regretted it and became a wreck. Time after time this clichéd device is used, and CS have used the very same within a very short order.

Steve's depression - did Michelle learn nothing from that? It seems so. The same old routine is being played out again and Steve is the mug yet again. He needs a feelgood partner, not some constant emotional drain on his own wellbeing like Michelle. I have to say Simon Gregson looked very well with his tan and has clearly lost some weight too around his face.

Phelan is a great character and quite believable, except when he trashes a community centre like that. Phelan is definitely scared of cherubic Todd, there's no doubt. It's not all about brute force and musclepower but the intellect and cleverness that Todd can use against Phelan. It's the best story at the moment. Watching Phelan reminds me of the good old days of Brookside actually!

So Zeedan and what's her face at it like rabbits in a cupboard, like Gary and Alya had demonstrated before, didn't their religion indicate they have to marry first?

I think you mean Jason and Alya.

Speaking of Jason what was that ridiculous rant about blaming Liz for Tony being dead. He was well aware that the reason Liz dumped Tony was because he was having an affair with Tracy and they were plotting to take the Rovers.

I know Liz did a little trick on him towards the end to let him believe she was going to take him back but it was in revenge for the above and fully justified.

Has Jason forgotten all of that?

Jason would forget his own name if Eileen didn't keep calling him it.

he only remember his name because people shout it at him all day

and if he must 'blame' somebody it would be tracey because Liz was duped into it as much as Tony way

Where to begin on last night's offerings?

The missing CCTV video - why would anyone unplug a video cable to charge your phone?

Why would Zeedan and Rana go into the stock cupboard knowing that Ma Nazir would be coming into the community centre to set up for the demonstration?

Why would Will assume that he and Michelle had a future when she'd told him she loved Steve before she didn't do the deed with him?

Why would Michelle decide to confess nothing to Steve knowing he'd not long recovered from depression before going to Spain?

Why would Rana turn up for a first aid demonstration without something to demonstrate with?

Why did the Grimshaw's and Billy let Phelan take over and usher the rest of the household out when he didn't know Tony or the family situation?

Zeedan's grandmother openly admitting that she and grandpa were always at it when they were young.

Too much info or too much BS?

The PTB seem to have forgotten the way they have previously portrayed that family.

All are just convenient hooks to hurry the plot along regardless of credibility or realism and of course we have the new Pantomime villain to boo and hiss at during the closeups.

Biggest stupidity to me is smiley face ditching his fiancee and neither the wedding planner or her glamorous assistant giving a thought to the business of cancelling all their hard work in finding venue, caterers, etc. The Bistro will be distraught to lose such business with an entire wedding +50 EXTRA guests to cater for. Of course, this will probably never be mentioned again.

Two SOR last night were firstly when Steve booked a meal for himself and Michelle it was at a Sushi Bar and NOT the bistro!

Secondly Eileen saying she would really miss Tony as he had been a big part of their lives for so long! As far as we know they hadn't seen him for years, possibly decades!

I don't think they were having sex as Rana said something along the lines of we could be doing more than just kissing and Zee said that he respected her too much for that.

Except the time when he popped in for a few days and disappeared and returned with a completely different face and body. That must've been disturbing.

I am really enjoying the pantomime Phelan. Does anyone else think he killed Tony?

Phelan unplugged the CCTV cable before vandalising the community centre.

I don't remember that

Todd suddenly deciding he cares about his mother, more likely that he is jealous that someone might upset and humiliate her better than he can.

Yes, I know he did. His explanation for there being no video was that someone must have unplugged it to charge their mobile phone, but it was a video connector on the end of the lead and a video lead has absolutely nothing to do with charging a phone. The SOR is that none of the characters questioned it, let alone pointed out what nonsense he had spouted..

You are so right, the only person Todd cares about is himself.

Todd has mellowed and become more family orientated since he got used to having that horribly disfiguring scar.

What scar? it's hardly noticeable never mind disfiguring, just proves what a vain egotistical prick he is if he thinks that.

Oh, sorry, Janet I got the wrong end of the stick. So he wouldn't need to unplug anything at all?

I was being ironic! But you obviously missed it because I rarely use emoticons - words and context should be sufficient. The writers made a big thing about the scar which would disfigure him for life.when he was mugged - but it's disappeared.