Home Farm: Emmerdale

This show became rather maddening under MacLeod, but for me, its just unwatchable now. I gave it up last July. I still read the episode recaps, but nothing is luring me back. .. They should have put 15 useless characters on the ferry to Belfast and had it sink.

And from the last thread ... Yeah, Miller looks like he could lose a stone, at least.

And Aaron aching for a baby ... blech.

I can’t believe how disgusted Jacob looked today when he heard MAYA having sex with David

I can't wait for Maya to be found out. Plus, I HATE her hair!

I cringed when Maya became a regular. The actress had a lengthy arc on Holby City that I endured, and she was just as irritating .. same hair.

Serendipity? I didn't realize when I named the new thread Home Farm: Emmerdale, that Kim Tate was returning this week.

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So I see where Adam Thomas (ex-Adam) now works at the same property development-management firm in Manchester as Marc Silcock (ex-Jackson).

Kevin Fletcher

🍑 💃 R11

Sort of sad that those actors can't find work as actors. I thought both were quite good. I stumbled on to the show via the robron story on youtube. There is some really great work done within the usually horrible soap world. But as mentioned, it is unwatchable now. I guess people like Danny Miller stay on knowing other acting gigs are hard to get. I think he is quite talented and still handsome.

Is anyone really surprised that Joe Tate is alive?

Damn, the way they are writing Rhona's menopause is straight out of "The Change" makes women go crazy 1950s.

Supposedly there was actor on another European soap who is said to now be selling real estate after leaving the show they were on.

I FUCKING HATE MAYA!!! I WANT HER AND HER DUSTY SNATCH IN PRISON!!!

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How's Kim been?

Joe was gorgeous, I hope the actor does a nude layout for Attitude now he is off the show.

Things are heating up in Los Angeles. Are Ned and Shane a couple?

I mean, once there's a dog involved, it begins to look serious.

R21 I thought he couldn't get more gorgeous then he grew his hair out............

Is he trying to make in LA? Who is Shane?

Bump

R23 Shane.

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^^^ They look like they could be fraternal twins.

Damn, there are some fine genes in the Tate line, first Joe now Jamie, though it is so confusing, since Jamie is Joe's uncle. Also, why did Jamie refer to his sister Zoe as Aunt Zoe?

I wish that hunky doctor Aaron was dating for a while could come back. He had a great ass.

I wish Aaron would just leave, he is unappealing and has anger issues. Robert is too hot for him, as was the doctor. I find the doctor Bernice is dating, quite fit.

Looks like Aaron and Robert are going to put having a baby on hold to help with Victoria.

Does anyone else think that Victoria will be pregnant from the rape and end up giving the baby to Aaron and Robert.

Probably r32

The Lisa/Zak return has been very moving.

Damn, Lisa's death had me crying. I'm so happy, though, that she got a great last day. We can all hope to go out with such a wonderful day. Also, while she has never been a real beauty, she lived up to the idea that all women are beautiful on their wedding day, when she walked down the stairs, I was so surprised by how nice she looked.

I do think it was inappropriate though for Achy Breaky Heart to be playing at the reception, due to her condition.

Poor Belle.

If I remember correctly she and Xach are big Country and Western fans and they've played this song before. The actress who played Lisa is surprisingly posh irl

R37 I know the characters like C&W. The resurrected Woolpackers was fun and perfect for their wedding reception. I just feel there are many other Country songs they could have played, Achy Breaky Heart just seemed crass giving Lisa's heart problems and the fact that she was going to die in the episode from her heart issue.

I don’t give a shit how upset Sam is. He should be strictly a supporting, comic character.

They should do a late night edition and get that gorgeous Jamie naked!

He’s hairy, though.

R39 I disagree. It is good to focus on Sam, because everyone was expecting it to be Belle that would have issues. People often think that there is no need to worry or care about comical or slightly simple people, especially men. People don't expect them to have real emotions and feelings.

But, R42, Sam is so fucking BORING.

Is that grooming story over yet? I stopped watching because it was so ludicrous and took up so many episodes.

R44 She has been caught but Jacob still refuses to believe he was abused.

Thanks, R45.

Am I the only person that suspects that Jai and Laurel are headed to a relationship?

R47 Sorry, I posted that right before they kissed, but I have honestly been feeling like they would go down that route for weeks.

Rumor that Ryan Hawley may be leaving.

I can see why he would want to leave. Both him and Miller haven't been given anything of quality to do for some time now. I wish him luck if it's true.

R49 NOOOOOO, I wish he would stay and Miller would go. I can't stand Aaron.

I can see why Hawley would leave over Miller. He’d have a better chance of getting other work, both in the UK and US.

So will Aaron get a new love interest after Robert is gone?

Bye Robert. You will be missed. Then again I'm kinda glad. The Robron thing is played out. Time for Aaron to get a new man. Can they bring that hot doctor back?

I almost hope they write them off together, or have Robert murdered or killed off somehow.

If not, the Robron fanatics would more than likely be continually calling for his return (ad nauseam) just like the Stendan stans from Hollyoaks do with Brendan - with no new love interest for Aaron standing much of a chance.

Maybe they could bring back Paddy's gay cousin, Jason Kirk?

James Carlton is hot.

What about Eric’s gay son?

I want to rim James Tate's pert little bum

James Tate has a big bum, I reckon. Dude isn’t in shape.

R58 I can't judge him, we haven't had a shirtless scene yet.

The kid who plays Jacob can’t act for shit. His “I hate you” routine with David is almost as tiresome as that little cunt Amelia’s.

^To be fair, though, the writing doesn't give him much to work with.

R58 He looks like he may have lost a few pounds from when this photo was taken, so maybe he's worked on getting some definition as well.

I doubt he has, R62. He’s got a pretty face but that’s pretty much it.

He looks nice and beefy to me!

Danny Miller & Emmerdale cast lip syncs Is This The Way To Amarillo?

I’ve just started watching Emmerdale, who is the man in the middle? He’s funny.

R66 The character is Jimmy King, actor Nick Miles. Here is an overview of his character.

How many times has Jimmy flashed his bum on this show? I remember at least twice.

He's great.

I'd rather Jamie flashed his bum

They’re fucking up the Jacob/Maya story so badly.

R71 Shouldn't there be some social workers/therapists involved? Jacob needs to understand that he was a victim.

Well, David is going to a therapist but that’s all.

Does anyone else think they’re setting Billy up to be a Gay as well?

Tracey: “He just didn’t seem that interested in me.”

How far is Australia behind on Emmerdale? Yesterday Matty snuck into the house to take his original birth certificate and Moira is having a meltdown.

About six months.

Jesus. That's appalling. They're showing 10 episodes a week, so I guess they're playing catchup - unless Emmerdale screens 2 episodes at a time, 5 days a week in the UK as well? We get 4 Eastenders a week, and that is exactly 2 weeks behind.

R77 Emmerdale airs 6 episodes a week, the only usual double episode is Thursday. I'm in the US but thanks to Britbox streaming service I am on the same schedule as the UK.

Kim and Pete? Please no.

Is that transexual still on the show?

Cheating is such an easy fallback and lazy writing.

Yes, the trans dude is still there.

Why watch soap operas if you don’t like cheating?

Cheating is fine with me but why would Pete want to bang Kim? The bitch is old as the hills.

I guess Pete likes older gals. Moira, Rhona, Kim.

It’s just that cheating is used with EVERY couple. It gets boring. You can create drama in other ways.

I stopped watching ages ago, did Joe Tate and Graham fuck? They had great sexual tension

No, R87. I think Graham would have been too hairy for Joe, anyway. I think he likes smooth Asian guys.

Am I the only one who finds Jacob and Maya's relationship really quite touching?

I'm the Australian who has been watching for 2 weeks and not only have I not seen Jacob and Maya, I have yet to see any proof that "Robron" exists, either as a couple or individually.

Uggh, R89, really?

R89 I don't because I am tired of the double standards. Female sexual predators should be viewed the same as male sexual predators, as scum and filth.

Any nude Jamie pics please?

Kim was considered very hot back in her heyday and is still a glamorous woman. She keeps getting bits of rough from the village though, starting with gorgeous Dave Glover

Poor Marlon and Jessie, I love them together but their lives have been shit ever since they got married. She better not die.

But, R93, she’s considerably older now. It looks genuinely creepy for her to be with anyone under 40.

I like Marlon but Jessie is low key cunty. She’s not evil, though.

Jessie has been a flop from her very first appearance.

R97 Really, I like her.

I found Jesse kind of funny as the occasionally seen teacher, but once they really started to play her, it went downhill. And since I'm not a Marlon fan, that makes it worse.

She’s going to be fine. She’s already in spoilers next week for the discovery of the body at the school.

Marlon should always be the sad sack single in the village. Pairing him up has always been a mistake.

Australia is a YEAR behind on Emmerdale.

R102 Y'all are in my prayers.

This show is a chore to get through now. The EP needs to be replaced.

I’d like a dying Zoe to return for a euthanasia story and she gets Kim to do the deed, framing her so she’ll finally serve time for “killing” her dad.

I am currently caring for my mother and we both started watching Eastenders after a 20 year break when she was hospitalised for a long period. I have never watched local or American soaps but I like all the kitchen sink tragedy and angst of EE. I’ve tried to get into Coronation Street but it’s too peppy.

Emmerdale strikes a happy medium. I don’t understand why there are so many people called Dingle. I am not aware of other families exist.

But LOL at how people go on dates at the local convenience store. I love the blonde guy who runs it, what a doofus.

This show desperately needs a major overhaul.

😮 R105

Amazing how much the quality of this show has dropped in the last few years. It's unwatchable now.

It was so much better when it was on 2 or 3 times per week. We have too much of every soap nowadays and they all try to outdo one another.

I agree, R110.

I was in Emmerdale country at the weekend

Pics or it didn’t happen, r112

I just want to see Robert and Aaron actually have some passion again.

R114 That's how I found the show and took interest. The last year of their storyline has been beyond lifeless. How could they take two characters that were so passionate about each other and now have them acting like roommates. I think that ship has sailed. The writing is gone and I think the two actors are over it.

More sexy Jamie please

Just scatter her fucking ashes, already!

Am I the only one who liked Matty and Victoria?

*crickets*

Yes R114

Robron have zero sexual chemistry.

R120 They did, but have looked like awkward roommates at best for the last year or more.

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That's sad r122.

I didn't realize that Toby Jones was his son, physically they were very different.

Which one of them supposedly "decorated" that place they live in? It's hilarious looking.

How's Kim doing? Do they keep destroying the character with shite writing?

Robert and Aaron talk to each other like the an uncle talking to a fond nephew. They don't seem like a couple at all. Ben and Callum at Eastenders have more chemsitry.

They made a big mistake to lumber Kim with a grown up son. I think it would have been more interesting if she’d returned to the village following her son’s death.

If he was dead she'd just have more licence to be a pantomime villain. I have no problem with James, he's even sexier than Joe.

Emmerdale no longer give a shit. They are mocking their own fans on Twitter.

I guess Tracy’s dad is going to die in the factory fire trying to save her.

Does James have a curvy bum?

The Jake/Maya story hasn’t begun here.

R133 Where? You are way behind.

Australia. I started watching Emmerdale with Game Of Thrones finished.

^when

R135 What is the big story airing right now?

Probably Annie Sugden’s engagement to Len Kempinski. I hope those kids have a good long marriage.

R138 LOL!!!! That reminds me of Eastenders in the US in the late 1990s. It didn't air on my local PBS stations, but I was so excited to watch it when I went on vacation to a state that did air it. I read up online got all caught up, and when I tuned in, they were about 10 years behind.

Yep, R139. Here in NY on our PBS channel we won’t get around to Kathy’s return from the dead until around 2029.

Guys to you get ITV player or BBC iplayer in your region? It may well be blocked but that's where I stream these shows.

R137

Daz has just stolen money from the sweets factory to pay for the money Amelia spent on a bus and hotel, and all the money her dad spent buying a laptop.

Victoria is jealous that Matty picked up a girl.

Sarah has decided not to have a heart transplant and Faith took her to a pub to change her mind.

R141 what VPN do you use? Nord is very slow for iPlayer.

I watch Emmerdale, Coronnation Street and EastEnders on Britbox. It’s $6.99 a month and worth it. I think using a VPN is the same as stealing.

I’m in Australia, BritBox doesn’t exist.

R142 You are several months behind but it isn't horrible.

People are moaning online that Emmerdale sucks now, and I'm wondering when it plunges downhill. Because while what Australia is currently up to it's not as good as EastEnders currently is (we will only be a week behind as of Friday) it's more than watchable not as bad as the trainwreck that is Corrie.

Question: are all the Dingle men with the possible exception of Marlon psychotic, as a family trait? Cain and Aaron are complete bastards.

The writing and direction of the new Executive Producers has been awful for at least a year or more now. Total cliche soap nonsense. Use to actually have some compelling dramatic moments.

R142, I think Emmerdale took a plunge downward about a year and a half ago. I really loved it. It was entertaining. Now it’s dreary dull filled with dull/awful characters/actors like Bear, Harriet’s daughter (forgot her name) and NuAmy.

R149 Yep, for me, the show took a real nose dive during the latter half of MacLeod's run, so that pretty much corresponds to that "year and a half" timeframe of yours. There was just way too much lame humor injected (most of it to fill up minutes in order to come up with six episodes) and a very large population of totally useless characters. I still read the recaps from time to time, but nothing has lured me back. They'd need a major cast cull. And now they get seven episodes a week?!? RME. .. Unfortunately, I think we're beginning to see the same thing happening on MacLeod's production of Coronation Street. Wednesday's episodes were torture to get through.

R150 I didn't think it could get much worse the macleod's run but the new EP have done so. Unwatchable.

R151 Yeah, I've kind of been coming to that conclusion just from reading the recaps. Thanks for the validation.

I've stopped watching Coronation St as its beyond shite since the Carla special episode. When did Macleod take over?

I love whoever cast Jamie Tate though, he's mouthwatering

R153 MacLeod's episodes began airing in December 2018, some good ... but a lot of awful to go with.

Jamie has a pretty face but he’s boring as hell. The trans playing Matty sucks, too.

It's hard to tell who is a good actor at this point when the writing is this bad. Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley have been very good in the past but you wouldn't know it now.

I don't quit watching, because I've done that with too many US soaps, only to see them cancelled and then wishing I had continued watching. But, I do think that they need to cull the casts of both shows and tighten them up. maybe cut at least one episode a week.

With Matty, they are actually showing how some trans people, go too far and embrace the worse aspects of the gender they transition to.

Yeah but he’s not a compelling actor so Matty’s story isn’t compelling.

The actress playing Marlon’s wife needs to be fired, too. Big casting mistake. Not surprised she’s from musical theatre. She plays everything way too big. And i hate the thick accent of NuAmy. I like Kerry’s Newcastle accent, though.

R159 I actually like Marlon's wife. Let's face it, he is pretty OTT, so they go well together.

Marlon works best as a lovable loser singleton, though.

[quote] Marlon works best as a lovable loser singleton, though.

Seen something on the order of once a month.

Exactly, R162. And he has to send that little brat of his April to boarding school.

I find all the soaps unwatchable atm.

EastEnders is good, though!

I agree that they’re all unwatchable at the moment. The one I fast forward through the least is Coronation Street but that’s not saying a lot.

There are many characters on EastEnders I either am constantly bored by or just can’t stand-the Taylor family, Mitch, Louise, Fug Stuart, Halfwit, Max, the list goes on and on.

I'm I the only one majorly turned on by Dr./Sheriff Liam?

Robron - which is supposed to be the gay and which is supposed to be the bisexual?

Roberts bi. Although you wouldn't know either are suppose to be a couple from the last year. They act more like roommates. Relationship started hot and heavy with good drama. Now it has become the most neutered relationship on the show.

Why don’t the Emmerdale threads become subscribers only? Lucky us!

^^^ "Threads" ?? .. There's more than one?

Will Aaron get a new man, or will he be celibate till the cows come home?

It will be a long while before they have Aaron with another guy. Not that it would matter. They would just act like two bros anyways. Tonight's episode had them tell each other "I love you" and then they did a half hug. Good lord.

Poor Frank. He had a hot ass but he couldn’t live forever.

I'm guessing that Robert will possibly be sent to jail or prison and that's how Ryan Hawley will leave the show.

They should kill Robert off, otherwise the Robron nutballs will just obsessively call for his return, like the Stendan stans from Hollyoaks.

I don't think they will r175. They pry want to leave things open to the possibility of Ryan coming back.

I really don't understand how they can send him to prison when he is leaving the show. Would they just imply that Aaron is visiting him there but we don't see it? Also doesn't really prolong Aaron not meeting someone new? I'm sure Danny Miller is fine with that since it would mean he doesn't have to kiss any more blokes.

R177 if Robert goes on the run or to prison I'm guessing that there will eventually be a dear John letter sent to Aaron telling him to move on with his life.

What did Robert do?

Does anyone remember/miss Viv Windsor?

She was a great character played by a talented actress. Didn't initially start out as a nosy Betty-Eagleton in training but gradually got used more for comedy. Of course, they ruined her character with shite storylines towards the end but it always seemed wasteful to just kill her off for no particular reason.

Who remembers when Bryan Parry played Aaron?

Thank God that fat bitch who plays Marlon’s wife got fired. It was a long time coming. She was fucking awful.

I've never seen it, how does it compare to Hollyoaks? Is it on an American streaming platform?

R182 Emmerdale has really gone downhill in the last 2-3 years (imho). While I generally find Hollyoaks pretty entertaining, I was finding Emmerdale increasingly unwatchable and finally gave it up about a year ago. In the U.S., current episodes of Emmerdale are part of the BritBox streaming service, which goes for $6.99/month or $69.99 per year. They offer a 7-day free trial if you want to check it out .. or it's not that hard to find pirate episodes on the net.

All the Robron fans should move to Ballum

Keep those insane Robron stans away.

Some of those RobRon fans are as crazy as those original WilSon, Starry and EJill fans.

Watching in Australia. Rebecca has reappeared after being held by a nurse and Lachlan has just been arrested.

Who is that Robin Thicke looking cunt who owns the Home Farm?

Watching the episode before Baby Grace’s funeral.

Chas was terrible. Just terrible. What a rotten actress.

She won Best Actress for that storyline.

I want to see Jamie without his pants on!

They went downhill after David

When in Marlon’s dreadful wife leaving?

She's a terrible actress too!

I am glad scatty Jean Slater won Dramatic Actress for EastEnders at the British Soap awards instead of Chas; even if all Jean did was shave her head and climb the O2 after her cancer diagnosis her acting was vastly superior.

Bump

Has Jamie got a nice bum?

Mandy returns this week!

The guy who plays the younger son of that fat cow who married Marlon has been sacked “with immediate effect.” He apparently got into a big fight with the Debbie Dingle actress’ brother, who I’d rather rim than punch.

Here’s the story, published before he was sacked.

Here’s confirmation of the sacking:

I've read numerous articles about the fight, but has anyone explained how it started?

He's ugly, he won't be missed.

Lovers' tiff?

This is more interesting than anything on the show.

R200 This follow-up report in The Sun seems to have the story.

Apparently, the fight has to do with a friend of Asan's who was a client at Jamie's acting school, and whom Jamie helped secure a role on Emmerdale. Something about money being owed.

The “client” is actually the actor who plays Billy, Ellis’ brother.

His soap career is over and no other soap will touch him now.

Yeah, what he said was really bad. “I’m gonna knife you, I’m gonna kill you”? Yikes.

Bump

When does Aaron's new love interest show up?

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I want Graham Foster to tie me up, whip me gently then go down on me.

The Mandy character/actress is awful. Like a frickin cartoon. This show goes from bad to worse.

The actress was really wonderful as a working class mother in the superb BBC drama Three Girls. I think they’ll settle Mandy down before too long.

Well, I guess good actress plus bad writing equals bad acting.

All the Dingles are pretty OTT.

I hope April goes all Bad Seed on their asses. This cast needs a culling.

oh dear.

oh dear is right. And I'm just going on the photo. Isn't orange tanner a nono

There must be a good reason that guy hasn’t returned to Emmerdale.

Can the Dingles with the exception of village idiot Marlon and psycho Cain be written out a new family rise?

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Pete's leaving.

Anthony was several days ago with a couple of Hollyoaks cast members for a charity event.

Will Pete be trying to make it in Hollywood just like Ross is trying too?

Maybe "Ross & Pete's Adventures in La La Land" could be a sit-com.

Robron is now at an end. Who will Aaron hook up with next?

Maybe they could have some 18-year old guy pretend to be interested in Liv, but he actually wants to get Aaron into bed and do a #daddychaser story.

I'm I the only person who is very attracted to Vinny?

This show totally sucks nowadays.

I wonder if Robert will be popular in Clink?

Will we ever see Jamie's bare bum?

Bring back Viv Windsor!

Can't they kill Zack?

Looks some think something might between Aaron and Lee's brother Luke.

I've always hoped a gang of delinquint pigs would get together and trample Zack.

R232 Given the way the gay guys have been presented on this soap, if Luke wants a baby that bad, then he must be gay.

Ta-ta Graham.

I want to see Jamie in all his sexy glory

Jamie needs to hit the gym before he shows what he’s got.

I think Robert is going to kill himself in prison.

Why r238?

R239 Because the show is so bad.

wonder how long until Rob gets passed around the prison?

Graham’s leaving? That’s a shame. He was hot with his James Mason vibe.

Maybe Rob will find a hot twunk in prison who takes care of his body and works out.

Graham was a sexy daddy. Hopefully he moves to Eastenders and fucks Kush.

I want a hot man like Hot Farmer Tim (Andrew Scarborough) sucking on Kush’s toes.

I also want Joe to return so Graham can fuck him before departing.

Graham Graham Graham

Can Maya please die in child birth.

R248 That bitch is still around?

R249 She was just released from prison, and is heavily pregnant, which implies that it is Jacob's.

Sorry, not sorry for cheering on Liam when he hit Jacob. And, no he shouldn't be arrested, he should be given a medal for hitting that snarky ass.

Bye bye Bernice. The actress who plays her is a Wiccan Witch, by the way.

I gave this show up a couple of years ago/

Any more hints that Luke might be for Aaron?

I see where Aaron looks poised to attack Luke with a golf club next week.

Could this be one of those anger turns to lust scenes?

Would Aaron go for a ginger?

I have a feeling Danny Miller has requested to not be put with another guy for a good while.

Jamie needs his chest waxed. As does Liam.

R256 Shut you stupid mouth. Liam's hairy chest is perfection.

Let those hairy chests run free, motherfucker.

This week Kim had her Christmas Grinch moment. Surprisingly, she really does have a heart underneath everything.

wish they'd bring back Dr Alex for Aaron

R260 I wish Aaron would just die. I can't stand that angry, ape looking man.

I haven't watched this show in a long time, but saw an upcoming preview clip at a television website. I was rather stunned by Aaron's appearance. When did his head get so round and large?

The whole story line with Vic, Aaron and Wendy is beyond ridiculous even for a soap. This show has fallen so far from what it use to be.

R262 He mentioned in an interview that he takes antidepressants, which can cause weight gain. Plus he's a drinker.

I have to say Home Farm is looking better, more like one would expect an English country manor to look.

I hate this whole Wendy storyline. I’m sure we are supposed to hate her, but I can’t help feeling immense sympathy and empathy for her.

Is Wendy a fucking regular character now? Please. She should have just been on for a few weeks as the outraged mother of a child she refuses to accept is a rapist and that’s all.

R267 she just moved into the village and got a job at the surgery.

Yes, R268, I know that, that’s why I’m venting. A minor character like that shouldn’t move to the village and become a regular. Why didn’t they learn their mistake when they brought on that fat school headmistress?

R269 I don’t mind her sexy non-rapist ginger son staying!

the actor who plays the sexy ginger is gay IRL

R271 Even better!!!

The Sun found some great pics from his instagram.

Here's his bum

The Sun re-sized the photo to 670w. It's a somewhat better view at 1080w via famousmales. Click twice.

I’m glad Graham is getting killed off. They ruined hjs character post Joe.

That little girl who plays Milly is so fucking cloying. I hope she turns into a mini murderess and offs Kim.

Aaron's actions with the rocks and spray paint are so juvenile and moronic. Then he goes home and is on his third beer.

And I still don't get the Vespa under the circular stairwell.

Next Thursday, Aaron's lying in wait for Luke to come home. Apparently, he has a golf club and is going to attack Luke. I hope Luke smashes his head in with the coffee pot.

R279 If that ugly ape man hurts my hot ginger man, I'm getting on the next plane, flying across the pond, and hurting him.

LOL, R280. They probably end up fucking.

I'm sure Aaron is a bottom. Many times the angry macho guys are really bottoms in the bedroom.

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I’d bet anything they’ll end up in bed together. Poor Victoria.

Aaron is probably vers. I would've really liked to have seen Rob on bottom

Arthur is a nasty little boy. Ashley would be appalled.

I think Arthur will blackmail Aaron about boning Luke (ginger boy).

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I wonder how long before they get Aaron a new love interest?

It would be hilarious if Aaron were to get on Grindr and was directed to a hookup in the men's toilet at the Wooly and it's ginger boy.

I just don't understand why Aaron gets all these hot guys, Robert, that doctor he was with, even his rando, today, was well fit. But, Aaron is just blah.

"Nav" (Kieron Moore)

"There's an app for that."

LOL!

OMG .. Aaron's actually going on "Man Crave" .. I wonder if what I suggested @ R290 could actually happen at some point!

He's using his real name?

I hope they're not going the predictable route of giving Aaron an HIV scare with this using this hookup app

Isn’t it possible that Joe will kill Graham?

Didn't they mention Pierce had been paroled recently? I was wondering if maybe he returns to finish Rhona off, and Graham gets killed somehow saving her?

Danny Miller sort of reminds me of porn star Nick Sterling.

Maybe ITV could hire Sterling to be Miller's stunt double for sex scenes.

R299, that could be an issue for Immigration to deal with.

Bet Robert is very popular in prison. Wonder if he's already become some bulking guy's prison wife?

Robert's prison hubby calls him "Bobby."

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I think Aaron is going to end up with hot ginger Luke

Uhhhh...I predicted that here at least a few weeks ago.

As soon as we learned who Luke was, even my grandma predicted that.

I hope Jamie will be on "Man Crave", showing off his big cock!

Jamie and Luke would be HAWT!

Uh uh, not true, R306. I predicted it here and on other boards and got shouted down. OF COURSE it’s going to happen. An Aaron/Luke relationship will drive everyone nuts.

R309 The first mention I see of Luke on this thread is at R232 (two months ago) and where are the shout downs you're talking about?

What sort of underwear do we think Jamie prefers?

what sort of underwear does Aaron wear?

R312 tighty whiteys with skid marks.

Jamie favours a jock strap when working, doing all that bending in barns. At home he goes commando.

Whatever Kim lays out for him.

Where can I watch?

R316, on streaming service Britbox. I think it’s $4.99 a month.

or just wait for someone to post it to youtube

Or dailymotion.

they should've had Robert wearing skimpy underwear with Aaron

Since Luke works at the hospital, I wonder if he's ever hooked up with Dr. Alex Mason.

wish they'd bring back Dr. Alex

I swear Chas and Victoria can be so dense when it comes to knowing how much Aaron had wanted a child

R323 Since David nor Jacob wanted or needed a child they should have Aaron adopt his new baby.

Moira's becoming a waste of space character. I don't need to see any more drunk scenes.

Ten years is a good run, but I'd say it might be time to write her out, and have her sell Butlers to a new family that could invigorate the show.

That Jacob a tor is permanently frowning or doing something weird with his eyebrows.

So Aaron just accidentally gets matched with someone who slightly resembles Robert.

That guy was way (too) hot.

And he'd rather watch a movie with Liv?! RME.

I wonder if Joe will return, in order to provide a kidney for Noah? Since, for some reason, Ned Porteous hasn't set Hollywood on fire, like he should have.

I wonder if Andy will make a return?

No, R330. He won Strictly Come Dancing in the UK last month and will parlay it into other work.

R331 Pantos

SPOILER:

[quote] In an upcoming episode, Aaron continues to wallow in his sadness in the wake of Robert’s brutal decision to cut contact with everyone in the Dales. Aaron is pushed over the edge when Pete tells him Rebecca won’t let his former step-son Seb visit any more. Aaron drowns his sorrow in town and ends up hooking up with two unknown men and heading back to theirs for a party.

Spit roast?

[quote] Liv starts to worry when she notices that he's missing but struggles to track her down. Aaron wakes up the next morning in a stranger’s bed feeling lost and alone. Later, when Victoria and Liv walk in on him and one of his hook-ups, an embarrassed Aaron lashes out at them with some harsh words.

Kim only has £450,000?!

That was only one of the business accounts.

R335 actually it was two. It showed 455,000 in the home farm account and 150,000 in the outdoor pursuits account.

Is she privately wealthy and still, erm, open for business?

R336 And I would assume those were just the current cash accounts set aside to handle expenses for those two business projects (with her personal bank assets and other investments not included).

let me guess, Aaron is going to end up with an STD after being with all these random guys

Should they really still be writing things like " what's a good looking guy like you doing outside alone" when Danny isn't looking that great these days. I'm really curious if they will get him back in a relationship.

Can anyone point me to the scene where Kim forgives Jamie for putting her in prison?

Finally, a genital herpes storyline on a soap. I think the last time this was attempted on Guiding Light in the 1980s.

The actor playing Ben ... Ricky Nixon.

One of the principal actors in the 2019 short film, "Mankind".

Aaron has gone to Scotland for awhile and has given Robert a divorce

Well, he certainly find a lot of gingers up there! ^^^

Do you think the villagers and Jamie remember what a beauty Kim used to be? She's haggard now and supposedly had a face lift which doesn't seem to have helped.

Do you think the villagers and Jamie remember what a beauty Kim used to be? She's haggard now and supposedly had a face lift which doesn't seem to have helped.

R348 I don't know what happened to her. She, of course, looked older on Corrie from 2014-17, but she seems to have aged more in the short time between Corrie and her return to the dales.

She's talked about her past lift, which she says she'll never do again. She's now supposedly doing non-invasive procedures. But besides doing what she refers to as "Innopen" she could be doing things like Botox and filler injections. Those almost hard-looking apple cheeks she's got are usually a giveaway of fillers.

I think Joe will murder Graham.

Charley Webb (Debbie) says she has no plans to return anytime soon. It’s absolutely ridiculous that Sarah isn’t up in Scotland with her. If I had a kid who’d had open heart surgery I’d be with her every day. It’s stupid they didn’t write out Sarah with Debbie.

R351 Yep, entirely stupid. .. And they must have had the girl who plays Sarah watch a bunch of Debbie Dingle videos, because she has the same flat, monotone, boring delivery as Charley Webb. She's like a Mini-Me Debbie.

R351 If he doesn't return to kill Graham, I fully suspect that he will soon return due to Noah's kidney problems, probably to give him a kidney.

Since it seemed like someone was inside Rhona's house (before she came across Vanessa), it's possible Graham's murderer could be Pierce. .. In any event, I guess the audience won't have to wait to find out. The reveal to us is supposed to come this Friday, but the villagers won't find out for awhile.

Fuck me Graham

They should have done a post watershed episode this week and showed Jamie in the shower!

I would like to see Jamie bathing totally naked along the edge of the stream out in the woods.

Ok, has everyone watched tonight's episode? Because I want to discuss it, but I don't want to upset people with spoilers.

Go ahead, R358.

I'm unclear did Pierce really kill Graham? They were struggling on the ground with Graham on top. To me it seemed like someone else could have hit Graham and then ran off.

I think it was Millie. Little bitch.

R360 Yes, Pierce killed Graham. .. And even though Graham was on top of Pierce, they showed Pierce's arm (wearing the green jacket) reach out for and grab the huge metal flashlight laying nearby. That's the object that Pierce hit Graham with. And the strike was to Graham's left forehead, so it came from Pierce's position underneath Graham - as opposed to anyone else hitting Graham from behind. When Pierce got Graham's body off of him and stood up, the flashlight was next to Graham's body, and Pierce picked the murder weapon up.

Did anyone here like Graham? I thought he talked like a robot and treated Kim terribly.

He was fine as Joe’s moderately mysterious sidekick and that was it. It was a big mistake to put him front and center and putting him with Rhona was an utter joke. Absolutely awful. Glad he’s finally gone.

R364 Exactly how I feel. Plus, he was just too stuffy and odd looking walking around this tiny village in his three-piece suit all the time. That shtick got old real fast. I'm glad he's gone too.

btw - I loved seeing Charity lay into Graham. I wouldn't have blamed her if she'd killed him for what he did to Ryan.

Can you believe this awful show won? Totally discredits the NTA's. The public are idiots. This show hasn't been good for years.

Well, I think they were all unrelentingly awful this past year. I don’t think any award should have been given.

And they gave Best Comedy to Mrs. Brown’s Boys, a horrendous piece of lowbrow trash, over Fleabag? Do me a fucking favor.

R366 It has been consistently more entertaining than Corrie or Eastenders was last year.

R367 Fleabag is good, but I understand why the public might not vote for it as best comedy. As a tragicomedy or a comedy-drama, it leans more on the tragic or drama side than the comedy side. Whereas, Mrs. Brown's Boys is lowbrow farce and unquestionably comedy. Sometimes, people just like to actually laugh, rather than deal with something that is awkward or makes you think.

Good point about Fleabag vs. Mrs. Brown’s Boys, R368, except that MBB isn’t remotely funny in the least, in my opinion. It’s bottom of the barrel comedy.

[quote] It has been consistently more entertaining than Corrie or Eastenders was last year.

I can agree with that, but would only add that I think Hollyoaks has been consistently more entertaining than Emmerdale.

OMG !! ... THEY KILLED TIP !!

the bastards

SPOILER for next week:

[quote] Victoria has given Luke her blessing to apply for the newly advertised chef’s job at The Woolpack. But has Luke got what it takes to impress and get the job?

I figured as soon as Maw-Lawn got thrown in jail for Graham's murder, our Hot Ginger cafeteria worker would end up working at The Wookpack. .. But please don't let Luke do anything more than chop carrots for Victoria. .. Sorry she was raped and all, but I find her quite annoying.

[quote] The Mandy character/actress is awful. Like a frickin cartoon. This show goes from bad to worse.

Gawd she really is bad, R212. And way too loud.

She's a former fattie

R373 Obviously, fans must like her, since they brought her back after around 18 years away.

I guess Kim will find out “Ollie” is really Pierce/Graham’s killer after she’s already been enslaved by his massive British beer can cock?

Does Jamie have a beer can cock also?

ugh .. They're going to waste Hot Ginger Man on Victoria?

I think he’ll end up in bed with Aaron during the big Britain’s Got Talent week in May.

I completely get Wendy's insistence that even though she now realizes Lee was a rapist, she still loves and misses him. Diane, especially, should understand her. Robert and Andy aren't even her real sons but she still loves them and stuck by them, even when they have done horrible things.

I thought Kim was too smart to make stupid mistakes, but making an enemy of Belle, is stupid. She is right Belle is the local nutter, and as such she isn't someone to make an enemy. Either she will try to kill Kim, or Kim will find her as her new daughter-in-law.

Victoria with Luke .. now Dull Belle with Jamie?

I won't be able to take this.

Goodbye Pete! .. You weren't naked nearly enough on this show.

And rather funny that they have him headed off to Liverpool, as that's where the Hollyoaks studios are, from whence Quinlan came.

He sure does hang out with a lot of gay guys .. lol!

R384 Damn, that other guy is unfortunate looking in the face.

R385 He's a little better looking in better lighting.

If anyone in America is interested in seeing older episodes of Emmerdale, Vudu the Walmart streaming service, has numerous episodes from the 1990s, including the famous plane crash. They are free to watch, with ads. It was kind of random that they would have them, but I'm enjoying them. You can see Kim back when she was young and hot.

Kim’s lower teeth are so discolored. I suspect the actress is a smoker.

Victoria should have tried her rendezvous with Luke in another location. It was stupid to try her first sexual encounter after the rape in the house where the rape occurred.

I have to say that kid they got to play Archie, is a cute kid and I actually love that he has managed to turn the tables and is now bullying Arthur.

I want Jamie to slip his boxer briefs off, make me rim him chubby ass then slip his fat cock into Mt mouth

Ginger boy out partying Saturday night with his buddies at The Cock Tavern, advertised as "London's newest gay pub."

R392 He needs to be social distancing, I don't want him to get sick.

The Cock is a pitiful gay bar in Kennington, and has been open 2 years

btw - The guy behind Parker has an Onlyfans page and just yesterday was advertising a new cum shot video on his twitter feed (censored snippet). And there's literally dozens of uncensored video clips of him at MyVidster filed under "Luke Gregory".

Does he have a big willy?

R396 I'd say he's respectable in both length and girth, also uncut.

Ginger boy is so going to get it on with Aaron.

He says he was originally up for the role of Jamie

R398 Someone needs to tell him that.

Well of course he’d deny it.

Luke and Aaron will probably be revealed during ITV’s all important Britain’s Got Talent finale week in May.

He's not sexy enough to play Kim Tate's son.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale are both continuing to shoot which I think is insane. However Emmerdale will only be airing five (rather than six) episodes per week and Coronation Street will be airing three (rather than five) per week.

R403 I agree about ITV's shooting "strategy" sounding insane. .. The only way it would seem plausible (imho) would be if the chosen cast and crew were going quarantine together at a locked-down studio. Doubtful.

R404, Coronation Street producers said they’d be shooting with a reduced cast and crew. I should hope their cast over 60 aren’t working. My sister’s husband is an epidemiologist and he said the UK will end up faring much worse than the US when the dust finally settles.

If I were running either show, I would ask some of the older cast members to record short videos at home, in character, so they could say the characters were in quarantine, and showing people that they should be using skype to keep in touch with elderly people.Similar, to Emily's recent appearance on Coronation Street. And, then they could explore the issues surrounding the elderly being cut off from their loved ones and the world.

Took ‘em long enough. Jesus.

The logistics and contingencies needed for their first "plan" was just plain nuts, not to mention dangerous.

And it was out of pure fucking greed. Despicable.

Announced today: Emmerdale will now air only three episodes a week during the crisis, to conserve episodes.

Thank god. R410. They were airing way too many episodes, anyway.

Exactly, R411. The six (sometimes seven!) episodes of Emmerdale per week have been intolerable more times than not Similarly, I've never understood the reasoning for the split, double episodes for Coronation Street either.

Me, neither, R412. It’s probably unlikely but I’m hoping ITV re-evaluates the number of episodes those shows air per week.

Jesus, who gives a fuck that Dan had an allergy to almond milk?

R414 It is a ripped from the headlines story. There have been several stories in the British press over the last year about people experiencing allergic reactions to improperly labelled food.

OK, R415, but do we give a shit about DAN? Bob, Paddy or Marlon, maybe but Dan? And god I hate that horrible child actress who plays his daughter chewing the scenery.

Somewhat baggy shorts, but I'd say Ginger boy's been working on his butt.

R417 I would like to work on his butt, ; )

So when will Leyla admit switching the DNA tests-Christmas?

People online think that Moira and Rhona, will become the show's newest mid-life lesbians.

So Aaron's going to be celibate now?

BOR-RING.

That won’t last long. At least not until Ginger Boy presents his moist pink hole.

R422 I'd like to believe, but they didn't even have Aaron and Luke interact at the baptism ceremony. The telegraphing doesn't seem to be there.

It’s going to be a very sow burn, R423, with a “shock reveal.”

Heh heh, I meant a SLOW burn.

Observations:

Far too many Dingles on this show. Could dump several of them and bring in another family.

They should have left this Mandy creature in the dumpster and rolled it away.

Jamie's far too hawt, and neither Andrea nor Belle are in his league.

So Aaron basically shows up for baptisms and weddings now? .. At the very least, they should have Aaron reconnect with the cute doctor, Alex Mason, that he dated a couple years ago. .. It would just be casual sex, nothing too serious. .. We'd see a few near misses between Alex and Luke at the pub. In one case, Luke would look like he's trying to avoid Alex, but eventually, they'd run smack dab into each other, and it would be obvious that they know something about one another, beyond the fact that they both worked at the hospital. .. Aaron would pick up on this, and when questioned, Alex would spill the beans that Luke was known as the hospital's Grindr slut, revealing that they hooked up in the linen closet a couple of times, then adding, "Cute pink hole with a dusting of strawberry blond fuzz."

I don't understand the idea that Jamie is hot. To me he isn't hot at all. Luke is hot. Joe was hot. Hell, David is hotter than Jamie.

Yes, I think David and Luke are hotter as well, but compared to most of the guys in the village Jamie would be considered rather ruggedly handsome. - jmho

Oh god this Jamie/Belle back and forth is unbearable. This show really sucks at the moment.

He could star in The Phil Mitchell Story.

I should think Emmerdale would be the “easiest” soap to go back to filming in this age of Coronavirus.

Way too many of those mature actors with facial hair/grey(ing) hair look alike. Bad casting.

When Paddy yelled that he hated his baby, I have to say it really scared the shit out of me.

I fast forward through all the Chas/Paddy scenes these days. He really said that? What’s his problem?

R434 I think, especially after he accidentally left her in the car, that Paddy is suffering from Paternal Postnatal Depression.

Oh, give me a fucking break.

R436 it is a real condition.

I don’t give a shit about Paddy Pigface.

The soaps have apparently been given the green light to proceed with production but I think it will take at least a month for them to prepare. And I’m guessing there will be more than a few actors who will feel skittish about returning when the amount of new cases and deaths are nowhere near low enough yet.

Damn those rich twits, Brittney and Saxon, reacted in an incredibly over-the-top manner.

Is anyone bored to death of the snoozefest that is Jamie Tate? How has this charisma-free thing come from Kim and Frank?

I agree, R441, he has a pretty face but that’s it. Zero charisma. A casting mistake in a show that’s made a lot of them for the past few years. The good actress who plays Andrea is the one exception although I think her character isn’t needed.

R442 I don't think he is even that nice looking. Especially after a year of Ned Porteous.

When's Aaron gettin' some?

Luke will be spreading those pink cheeks for him soon enough.

R445 :( I demand Luke get someone hotter than fugly Aaron.

Whatever happens will they have to be 6-ft away from each other?

And no kissing, I imagine.

Perhaps Aaron and Luke can sit in big comfy arm chairs across the room from one another for some mutual J.O. while using remote-controlled vibes on each other.

And to compensate for the lack of intimacy, the camera can give us some real good close ups. A POV perspective with Luke would be nice.

Why is Leyla being such a bitch about Belle? Are they turning her into a villainess?

I miss Pete. He had beautiful eyes.

He really did.

So far behind here. Nu-Ellis has just arrived.

He’s a nothing. They should just write him off.

Last night was the first of the lockdown episodes. The actors playiing Sam and Lydia did a good job. In the opening scene it was highly noticeable they were doing it on a green screen and with camera tricks to make it look like they were nearer each other.

The lockdown episodes are something of a curiosity. I watched all three, and became rather bored during all three. None of them would be worthy as what generally sparks a celebrated two-hander. The technical tricks are noticeable enough so that one begins to look for them. They may have been better off filming these two-character scenes, then splicing them in a way so that each episode covers three or more duos in the same episode. I really didn't want to watch Mandy for a whole episode. Oh, and Aaron looks horrible with that shaved head. Ginger Boy would have to be drunk to go there.

Did last night’s episode take place before lovkdown? I’m confused.

What technical tricks?

It looked obvious in some scenes that the actors were social distancing. And no extras in Brenda’s cafe.

I wish they hadn't killed off Viv Windsor, she was great

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Bettybalways wore that navy coat with pink collar. She also gave Seth some mean blowjobs.

I'd love to comfort Jamie in his hour of need. I imagine he has a beautiful bum and big feet.

The guy playing Jamie should maybe be on a sitcom instead of a soap. He’s quite amusing here:

Has Andrea lost it? Talking to Kim like that is basically signing her death warrant.

What was with Andrea’s wonky left eye? It was very noticeable on last night’s episode. Did she have the ‘rona in it?

Twincest for Lee and Luke

He appeared to be hot and heavy with that muscle blond guy since around January. But it seemed obvious that they had some kind of falling out a month or so ago.

The actor who plays Luke is dating the actor that played his brother Lee on the show. Glad Lee is dead, it would have been weird from these two lovers playing siblings on that show

The gays outside this show are more interesting than the one character in the show.

R11 Kelvin and his beautiful ass are certainly missed.

R468, he built his body up too much IMO. A swimmer’s body would have been divine.

That ass is simply divine.

"Luke" follows "PC Kiss" from Hollyoaks.

Now there's a pairing I'd like to see.

We need to get to get to the After Party when the straight couple has gone home.

Thankfully, Jamie looks to have lost some weight.

That new guy Gaz is hot. I wonder if he’s bi and will be Aaron’s next love interest.

How do characters start a relationship with social distancing restrictions in place?

Phone sex? .. Synchronized Ohmibods in place while walking around the village? .. Jacking off across the room from one another with dirty talk?

I think Gaz was expecting to fuck Leyla up the ass. This show is not getting Covid right.

This love triangle with Harriet at the center is a joke. She’s fug. And a fucking vicar, for chrissakes.

R477 Seriously! ... The only thing I can figure is Harriet must be a real freak in bed.

R477 Seriously! ... The only thing I can figure is Harriet must be a real freak in bed.

Making Jamie a bad guy is a really bad idea. His acting is awful as a good guy, as a baddie he’ll be cringeworthy.

Nothing gay in the storyline, so I guess this will have to do.

Aaron's new love interest, reportedly

R482 Still too good-looking for Aaron.

The guy playing Moira's brother has hot legs.

R484 Does he have a name?

R485 Scottish actor, Lawrence Robb (no relation to Natalie Robb, just coincidental).

His character's name is "Mackenzie."

Doing a James Dean impression.

Looks like he'll have a beard on the show.

Turning Jamie into the spoiled little rich boy, all of a sudden, is alittle much.

Jamie needs to be paraded round the village naked for his bad boy ways

I bet Jamie has a nice thick cock and bubble butt

What kind of undies does Jamie wear?

Tuned in to watch the four episodes with Aaron and Ben, and always watch the entire show, but boy, it seems as dull as ever.

What's the consensus? .. Am I missing something?

Aaron and Ben are too similar looking. And Ben looks like a stalker. Really bad casting.

I do like Meena, though. The actress is quite good. Of course Meena is Manpreet’s daughter and not her sister, right?

But Meena's chasing after Billy? And what are he and Ellis still doing in the village? Isn't their mother, Jessie, gone? .. And Dawn? I thought she'd be gone as well. So many lackluster characters still populatng the place. I thought there'd be more changes since I'd given this up.

btw - And Ginger Boy and Victoria look like gay and lesbian bearding for each other.

Is Kim back?

Not yet, R496. But soon, though.

Jamie’s abrupt transition to bad boy Jamie has been ludicrous.

When Andrea made that weird comment about Jamie hoping he's not "the prettiest boy on cell block G," the correct response should have been, "More likely .. I might finally find someone who can service me properly."

Horrible editing on Monday. They finally give us a really lovely scene (between Chaz and Al), but then they have to go and jarringly spoil the moment by switching to the mess of Vinny walking in on Mandy and Paul adjusting clothes.

This show is a total trainwreck. Absolutely nothing works on it. And Dawn has to be killed off as soon as possible.

To stop the eviction, Ginger Boy should have gotten down on his knees and offered liquored up Jamie something else.

I'd slip Jamie's briefs down and slurp on his truncheon

Maybe they should each check out Grindr instead.

I can't get past the sudden change in Jamie Tate, its laughable. I half expect him to grow a huge mustache, so he can twirl it while tying Belle to the railroad tracks.

Mmmm I bet Jamie has a big thick cock.

If Jamie tied Belle to the railroad tracks, I'd applaud.

If Jamie tied Belle to the railroad tracks whilst not wearing any clothes, I'd applaud.

Where the fuck is Moira’s hot brother already?

Gabby working for Leyla is stupid. It should be Meena.

I like Moira’s brother Mackenzie. Good actor.

So they haven't played anything between Ben and Aaron for three weeks now? .. Not a very good way to build or engender much interest.

Jamie doing a shower scene would engender my interest...

This would only be interesting if the SHOCK! secret turned out to be that Luke is bi- and has recently hooked-up with Ben via Grindr for some downlow action.

Also, how soon before the new (black) family arrives? The show is pretty dull.

After five weeks, Ben reappears on Tuesday.

Another apology. Ho hum.

Talk about social distancing.

I might watch the Christmas episode but apart from that I’m out. This show is just too fucking dull for words now.

Did anyone watch Emmerdale today? I don't know if there was something wrong with the Britbox upload, but I noticed there was a lot of extreme closeups today. Is it to try and hide the social distancing? There were times I thought the camera was going to hit the actors in the face.

Ginger Boy does Attitude magazine.

It's now been another whole month since we've seen Ben.

He must be having fun hooking up with guys on Grindr, 'cuz he's certainly not interested in going for that drink with Aaron.

So is Mackenzie going to be bisexual? I got that feeling when he was trying to talk Aaron into joining his illegal activities.

Well, if they go forward with Ben and Aaron, then Mackenzie could potentially be a bad (criminal) influence in Aaron's life to provide the conflict that gives Aaron and Ben something to argue about.

So I guess they’re redeeming Jamie?

The last few episodes gave me an idea for a story they should pursue. Kim should show more interest in Noah, basically stealing him from Charity and making him into a true Tate. It would not only hurt Charity but all the Dingles. It could also be used to bring Joe back as he would not want Kim getting her hooks into his brother.

R322 Didn't Joe Tate already try to do that with Noah? .. As I recall, Charity and The Dingles reacted pretty much as you just described. (I got sick of Debbie, as I generally do, and stopped watching during that period.)

Typo on the Reply No, above ^^^ and meant to be R522.

R523 Yes and no, Joe's interest in Noah was treated much more him being genuinely interested in knowing his brother and forming a relationship. With Kim it would be entirely her selfish desire to cause problems.

Noah’s always been awful, played by a dreary kid and now he’s got hair like a poodle’s.

R526 LOL! on the poodle comment. So true!

In today's episode, was it just the jeans or does Vinny look like he has a nice a nice package?

Honestly, why would ANYONE want to be with Aaron? He looks like a gorilla and flies of the handle at everything.

Yeah. He's just too much work and really not worth it.

Why the fuck is Dawn’s dad being paired with Kim? He’s so fucking boring. He and Dawn should have been written out last year.

ugh Debbie Dingle.

And annoying Kerry is coming back. I don't think this show is big enough for both her and Mandy.

I haven’t watched this since I was a child. As I remember, the most exciting storyline was how the characters were going to pay the vet.

What about the plane explosion, WestEnder?

And it was an EXPLOSION, not a crash. It exploded in mid air.

Back in November, news outlets were reporting some "big dark secret" was going to be revealed at Christmas about Luke. (See link.)

What happened? I don't watch the full show, but I don't see anything in the episode recaps that indicate Ginger Boy has even been shown since around mid-December.

R535 Maybe they decided to change the storyline, or I wonder if he or Victoria had to isolate, because they haven't been on in a while.

I'm sorry but how exactly was it racial profiling for them to arrest the guy who actually had the drugs in his coat, who was also the guy that grabbed and put on his coat while the coppers were talking to the group? From the stand point of the cops that would be suspicious behavior by anyone. I'm sure the show could've actually done a story about racial profiling, but this wasn't it.

This show is a fucking trainwreck.

R538 I totally agree. What's the appeal?

I'm only watching the edited clips of the gay men in the village that (thankfully) that guy puts up on youtube. Even that's been something of a chore. .. Aaron's always angry. Don't understand the point of Ben. .. Luke's a closet case, still in denial into his late 20s (an old chestnut that usually has the same outcome). .. I do like this new Ethan character, though. He and his father have a nice rapport.

The way they’re social distancing is really killing the show. It’s just unwatchable now.

Luke's still lying. He told both Victoria and his mom that his thing with a man was a one-off, but in his conversation with Ethan, his relationship with "Steven" was described as something that went on for months.

Is it me or has the Like actor gotten hotter

OK, which one of you bitches scoffed at my idea of a Luke/Aaron pairing last year? Because it’s inevitable now. Luke will probably save Aaron from that crazy homo and that will justify Aaron plowing Luke’s pink love hole.

They could write Aaron out for all I care.

Let's cast someone hot to be Luke's ex- Steven.

R543 Aaron's a top? I doubt that.

R545 I thought about that as well.

I still can't get how they have had Jamie Tate, do a complete 180 in his personality, without ANY explanation. He should've had a head injury or brain tumor or something. He went from a fairly spoiled yet friendly and loving person, to someone so despicable that he makes his mother look like a fucking saint.

Glad to see Faith back.

Has she finally had breast reconstruction?

So Ethan is now moving into the other flat at Mill Cottage, yet they never showed any kind of scene of him going to meet Aaron to lease the place (as Ethan's father told him to do many weeks ago). Also, he looked better without that scraggly beard. It used to be more of trimmed goatee.

From MetroUK:

Mmmm I'd felate that sexy McKenzie under the table right in the middle of The Woolpack happy hour!

R552 Emmerdale should think about a scene like that, since "under the table" could be one way to accomplish the necessary social distancing.

Okay, the scenes on Wednesday and Thursday were pretty funny.

Wardrobe should have cooperated, though, and had Mack in tighty whities, which usually provide some definition.

Bjg week in Emmerdale, apparently. Updates would be appreciated since I can’t bother to watch.

Meanwhile, we haven't seen Ginger Boy for over six weeks.

R555 I watched today just to see who died.

Finally. The end of Paul.

And really craptastic acting by that Mandy creature.

Was it supposed to be camp with her walking around the hospital blubbering in her fuschia wedding veil and animal print dress?

Quite the embarrassing mess.

She was awful. And yet she’s praised to the skies by idiots like that Duncan guy.

R58 Yeah, Duncan is a little pisspot. I once responded to one of his 'exclusives' on twitter labeling it "clickbait" -- based on the way he'd written the headline (and what the story actually turned out to be) -- and he went off on a tirade of insults. Still makes me laugh that he flew into a tizzy over one word.

Did Luke die?

Fictional villages in British soap operas have murder rates higher than the south side of Chicago.

R560 They haven't really expanded on Luke's story since mid-February. In fact, the character hadn't been since for nearly two months. He had a couple of very brief scenes April 13-14, but I believe that's it.

The gay who died last was PC Kiss on Hollyoaks.

Never thought I'd feel bad for Kim Tate but I do. I hope we soon find out who is poisoning her.

Who is poisoning Kim?

I hate it because for all her many faults, the one thing Kim would never do is to put her grandchild in danger.

Jamie must have a big willy and pert bum

Lines of the day:

Aaron: You're like a dog with two dinners now, aren't ya?

Mackenzie: Well, you can never have enough dinner.

Mackenzie is one of those men where everything he says sounds like flirting.

Out of all the people on Emmerdale that suddenly turnout to be gay, why not have Liam and David "experiment?" I find them both hot and would actually like to see them go at it.

Mackenzie looks like Charlie Cox.

Petty theft? The way Mackenzie talks to people, he could probably make more money on something like chaturbate, flirt4free, etc.

Moira and Cane could discover the webcams in Mack's room.

Moira: "What do you think he's doing up there with these?"

Cain: "I don't know. .. Looks pretty sketchy to me."

Moira: "And what do you think that kilt is for? .. I've never seen him wear one before."

R571 The growth of Onlyfans, and the like, has been a major mainstream story in the world for a year or more, I'm surprised a soap hasn't dramatized it.

R572 Yeah, the closest thing I've seen is on Welsh soap "Pobol y Cym" where they recently had an arc where a 19-year old girl joined the local prostitute's sex chat, web-cam business. It also came out that a couple of the men in the village had actually subscribed to the service during lockdown. .. The girl got into trouble and was fired after she broke confidence and tried to talk to client (a local Councillor) off-line whenr she recognized him in the local cafe one day. Because she was good at her job, the girl was later rehired, but all hell broke loose, when she disobeyed the rules again and decided she'd meet one of the clients for "a date." Her boss found out, and said she'd take care of it and meet the guy instead. Of course, the guy turned out to be a head case and ended up beating her up. This led to the landlord kicking the older woman out, so the story ended with her moving away to London, and the younger girl is now unemployed and looking for a job that pays as well.

A couple of years ago, Hollyoaks did have gay twink Harry working as a rent boy. Was that a first for gay male prostitution? .. so I could see them doing something along the lines of Only Fans at some point. .. Mack would seem to be a believable character on Emmerdale. Previously, I thought Peter Beale on EastEnders could believably go that route. He was struggling financially with child support payments and was having a hard time making a go of his new "personal training" business, so something like a (G4P) OnlyFans would seem to be a natural tie-in to that kind of endeavor .. lol!

Does anyone else hate Meena? She is one psycho bitch.

R574 I don't see the point of Meena. After nearly every scene, it's like, "GET A LIFE, BITCH!"

R575 She is just a bitch on fire about everything, her sister and David both need to tell her to hook it.

Yeah, the worst of it is, she's not an interesting bitch.

Seeing Lydia being treated like this is heartbreaking. It's like seeing someone beat a beagle puppy.

The Return of Ben.

Chapter 1 was incredibly dull, so we'll see ....

And why does Victoria think it's her job to play matchmaker for every gay guy in the village? .. Not only is she doing it with Ben and Aarn, but she's now on Ethan's case to find a new guy via a dating app. .. Hmmm, maybe instead, she should be checking to see if Luke is on Grindr under the handle, HottenGingerBoy.

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I hope they build a Kim and Lydia friendship, it has shades of Kim and Seth. I wasn't watching in the 1990s, but I recently found those episodes on the Vudu streaming service, and the Kim and Seth friendship was out of the blue but very touching because they fully accepted each other for what they were.

Ben was so fucking boring.

So when Aaron tells Mack that Mack now "owes him one" and he'll be calling it in, and Mack replies, "Can't wait .. I said I'd do anything .. so just name a time and a place," and Aaron just sits there ....

Mack is far more interesting than Ben, but this type of baiting with no follow-through is getting to be another type of boring.

What happened to the ginger gay?

R582 Sooner or later Mack has to come out as bi or fluid or something

R583 The pacing of the Ginger Boy's story has been really shitty. They haven't featured anything about Luke's Closet since mid-February. See previous reply at R562. And now, we haven't even seen him since those two very brief scenes in April that didn't have anything to do about his story.

Ben says he thinks about ripping Aaron's clothes off.

Hmmm .. He must be into chubby bears.

And is this why TPTB named his character "Ben" in the first place? .. So shippers can call them "Bearon" ??

Damn the Dingles are so crazy. Sam, maybe the police are always against your family because you are all a bunch of violent idiots who think you can take matters into your own hands i.e. The Dingle Code.

Considering Samantha Giles(Bernice) was responsible for the end of Claire King's(Kim) marriage to Peter Amory(Chris) in real life, it was funny seeing Kim shooting at Bernice.

Did anyone else think Mackenzie looked bad on today's episode? He looked like someone who showed up to work after a bender.

I was thinking maybe Mackenzie's new landlord, Marlon, installed a low-flow shower head at Tall Trees.

Finally some movement in Luke's story next week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday).

Who is poisoning Kim?

It should be this guy:

Is Liam's brocrush on Cain, not the cutest thing on TV?

So did that little twat get bashed to death by Meena yet?

Glad Leanna got bumped off. I wonder how long before Meena gets caught.

I really hope they keep this Cain/Liam friendship going. That scene today, without much being said was powerful.

I agree, R597. It was fantastic. I actually shed a tear or two. An absolutely outstanding scene, one of Emmerdale’s best in years.

R598 And, then the next day when Cain said he would drive Layla around to search for Liam. It shows that while Cain is definitely one of those straight guys that won’t say he cares about or is worried about his friend, he actually does care and is concerned.