Well that was something of a shock - it turns out that geek-boy Charlie is Mike Baldwin's grandson. Did anyone else spot this in an earlier episode? What a revelation, that the two of the most least interesting characters are related.
Other that that, more glorious tears from failed-Lolita failed-manslaughteress Grace, racked with guilt after trying to flame-broil her idol. Father Mark suggests fleeing to Spain. The UK and Spain actually re-ratified their extradition treaty in 1985 and European arrest warrants came into force in 2004, but no matter. Perhaps Mark is planning to hide out on the set of Eldorado? The perfect camouflage, surely, for any ropey soap actor.
Adding to the Single White Female plotline theory, awful author Angela is trying to flirt with Jason Donovan. It comes across more as menacing than alluring. Bear in mind that Angela already knows that her newbestfriend Susan Penwarden still carries a torch for Jason: "the eyes... they never lie." So Angela is clearly up to something demonic. She has another good digging and stirring session later on with Susan over Susan's marriage.
There is a lot of dreary hospital bedside action going on in this episode. The starring role is taken by Susan Penwarden's hair. Why does she have so much hair, and why does it hang down over her entire body like outsize spaniel ears, or a glossier version of Cousin It's hair cloak? Could it not be pinned up into a nice neat frumpy bun or something, to at least help us with the illusion that she wasn't Cornwall's youngest ever pre-teen mum.
Some of the cringiest, dreariest dialogue ever between whiny-voiced Narinder and geek-boy Charlie. Why oh why couldn't these two have been gently blown up in last week's convenient caravan explosion?
Jimmy finally asks Helen Lederer's daughter out. Given that this is no longer 1991 and Echo Beach airs on ITV not the prudish Beeb, does that mean we will actually see this relationship develop? Unlike Glen and Lucy Robinson who ended up on the cutting room floor rather than beamed into UK homes.
Brae needs a haircut. He also needs to spend less time weeping in the arms of Jason Donovan. You can already hear the slash-fic writers sharpening their nibs.
And there's more hideous anti-chemistry between Susan Penwarden and Jason Donovan. Even some tawdrily sentimental music strumming up can't emulsify this coupling.
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I thought this week's Moving Wallpaper was great (Carl with Killers tickets - how tragic!)... Loved Jonathan Pope pffting all over the place as well. Would have liked to have seen more of Sam's promptly-sacked nephew though....
Never made the link between Charlie Boring and grandfather Fin the Dull either. But there was a flash of interest with the Bhangra zombie movie.
Does anyone else think that Hugo/Mark's uttering of "princess" had a touch of the Hannibal Lecters? Ick.
I hate Grace - lots of crying with no tears....wish she had blown up too. Just no need for her eldorado-esque acting skills in the naughties.
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