Our penultimate Ballum episode, and it falls victim to the show's current ideology which is that it doesn't actually matter whether characters act in character, as long as they're telling a story EE inexplicably want to tell. It's disappointing to say the least, but let's get into it. At the very start of the episode,… Continue reading 27th March, flight risk
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26th March, favour
Tuesday's ep gave us the details of this previous crime, and the fallout in the wake of Ben's arrest. We pick up where we left off out in the square, where Ben asks once again if this is some kind of sick joke. Again, he seems genuinely perplexed as he tells Kathy he doesn't know… Continue reading 26th March, favour
The week ahead (week 13)
Well guys, it's hard to believe but this is most likely the last time I'll ever do a Week Ahead post! It's Ben's exit week and there's no hiding the hastiness of it all. Mon 25th March - Rob GittinsCallum tries to hide his disappointment when it's clear that Ben hasn't made any special plans… Continue reading The week ahead (week 13)
15th February, single gays club
Thursday's episode seems to close things off for a bit - Johnny carried out his plan and there aren't any sign of Ballum in the spoilers at this stage; but he does get a confession from Linda and perhaps this helps form a new plan if the one he has doesn't actually get rid of… Continue reading 15th February, single gays club
11th December, bricks and mortar
Long time no speak! It's been a very quiet month for Ballum, and it appears they've managed to take four whole weeks away from Walford with no notice. No school for Lexi, no therapy for Ben, no work for Callum or Jay. Amazing how things work in soap! Anyway, Ben made a brief appearance on… Continue reading 11th December, bricks and mortar
The week ahead (week 46)
Hello, it's been a while! We actually still don't have any spoilers, but we do know that Ben at least is in Monday's episode. I wanted to mention this past week first. Jay was out of hospital in Monday's episode, and he headed straight to the car lot where Rocky was just about to steal… Continue reading The week ahead (week 46)
The week ahead (week 44)
Jay's in hospital all this week, and we've got a couple of spoilers relating to that. Mon 30th Oct - Carey AndrewsBen wants to protect Lexi from the reality of Jay's bleak situation, but she insists on visiting him at the hospital.Tues 31st Oct - Carey AndrewsBen tries to make sense of what happened to… Continue reading The week ahead (week 44)
The week ahead (week 42)
It's very much one step forward, two steps back for Jay this week, and it seems he's making all the wrong choices which of course affect those around him. Mon 16th October - David MoorBen is angry with Callum over Jay's arrest. Jay lies that he was only arrested for possession of weed.Tues 17th October… Continue reading The week ahead (week 42)
The week ahead (week 40)
A bit of detective Callum this week as he meets Nadine, then later sees her with Jay and leaps to the obvious conclusion. Mon 2nd October - Jessica BarnesNo Ballum spoilersTues 3rd October - Simon AshdownNo Ballum spoilersWed 4th October - Simon AshdownNo Ballum spoilersThurs 5th October - Pete LawsonBen gives Jay a hard time… Continue reading The week ahead (week 40)
The week ahead (week 37)
There's an unwelcome return this week, and what looks like a lot of confusion in how to deal with them. Mon 11th Sept - Lorraine NewmanEmma returns to Walford and reveals that she's worried about Lexi, who has been messaging her for weeks. Jay kicks Emma out, but Callum thinks that he needs to listen… Continue reading The week ahead (week 37)
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