The latter half of this week escalated quickly, some might say. And like the rest of the week, the narrative is confusing and I'm not sure what EE are trying to tell me. It's like most of this story with Jay - telling us one thing but showing us another. On Wednesday, it's not actually… Continue reading 25th and 26th October, dead to me

Well, Tuesday brought us another episode of... whatever is going on right now. There's a lot of dad Jay language thrown about and a lot of Ben's agency as her actual dad being ignored. And yet once again no actual visual evidence of this dad/daughter bond Lexi and Jay are supposed to have. We open… Continue reading 24th October, five minutes

Well, bit of a weird one last night to say the least. Billy not knowing the full story for most of the episode, fair enough, but some of the things he said were still very off, and some odd bits here and there made for quite the confusing watch. We start off with Billy trying… Continue reading 23rd October, still family

Ben made a choice in Thursday's episode that put his family first, and it's hard not to respect it as something Lola would absolutely also do for the sake of Lexi. He's tried to be reasonable but he also can't afford to let things go on as they are. Jay's spent another night away from… Continue reading 19th October, final warning

Safe to say the week isn't going very well for anyone in that flat so far. There is a lot of tension and resentment brewing. It starts off hopeful, with Callum walking through the market with Jay and checking that he'll be okay today - and Jay promises he will, with work to throw himself… Continue reading 16th and 17th October, desperate housewife

The rest of this week saw things coming to a head between Jay and Callum, and a vow from Jay that he'll sort himself out. First though, he has to face Ben after being held in custody all night instead of bringing home paperwork from the car lot like he was supposed to. On Wednesday,… Continue reading 11th and 12th October, two out of three

Phew, a load of Ballum content in this episode, particularly Callum. I personally think he shone, showing how much he cares for everyone in his little family and trying his best to look after all of them, even if he doesn't quite manage it perfectly. It's the morning after Jay asked Nadine for ketamine, and… Continue reading 10th October, chamomile tea

Very understandable reactions from both Ben and Callum with regards to Jay last night, I thought. It was also quite nice to see Callum interacting with a few different people as well, part of the community and then speaking to Nadine about Jay. And the framing of Ben's anger also quite telling. With Jay over… Continue reading 9th October, feel it

A couple of short scenes in Thursday's episode to lead into next week - and it's all a bit tense in the Ballum flat at the moment. When Jay returns from another night away (at Nadine's place), he comes into the front room and gets a Look from Callum, who pauses in stirring his coffee.… Continue reading 5th October, dry cleaning bill

We got a couple of small Ballum scenes for Phil and Kat's wedding episodes, set over Wednesday and Thursday. Mostly background, with a few little key moments. Wednesday opens with Ben as part of the little wedding party huddled outside the cafe. Ben adds to the toast Phil starts by mentioning no kids, thrills or… Continue reading 20th and 21st September, to the Mitchells