Well, that was a turn up for the books! I don't think anyone was expecting Phil to be supportive, but suddenly it made sense, as it ended up giving Ben an increased sense of loyalty to his dad, not wanting his businesses to suffer (a far cry from April when he'd have jumped at the… Continue reading 6th December, bent copper in the family

It was a case of short but sweet tonight - our two Ballum scenes were adorable, plus a bit of angst. We start off with Tubbs tracking Ben down in the car lot office (where you can usually find Ben these days.) Tubbs jokes that he's found the ghost of Ben Mitchell - presumably since… Continue reading 5th December, I found something

So we're halfway through week 49 - a slow start, with no Ballum at all tonight, but it picks up on Thursday and Friday with Jonny O'Neill's episodes. Firstly though, here's what's happened so far this week. Screencaps for this episode can be found here. On Monday, Mel had her funeral - organised partly by… Continue reading 2nd December, mind how you go

Hi guys, long time no write, as I haven't written anything since the start of the week! We had no Ballum in Tuesday's ep, and no Ballum in Friday's ep, and one small Ben scene on Thursday. However, we know it all kicks off next week so I think we can forgive EE for the… Continue reading 28th November, free valet

Didn't I say that unexpected Ballum scenes are some of the best? It wasn't a long scene, but it was very cute, and letting us know that Ben's taking his new legit lifestyle seriously. Screencaps for this episode can be found here. In our little Ballum scene of the ep, Ben and Callum are ordering… Continue reading 25th November, traditionalist at heart

Hey guys! This episode was all about Ben shifting his attitude towards his two main criminal activities - the money lending, and the blackmail of Martin. He found some conscience in there (that we knew he had all along) and Callum was very pleased. At the start of the ep, Ben and Martin are at… Continue reading 21st November, don’t say anything

We're now halfway through Bendemption Week (kudos to whoever came up with that name!) and we've had some important conversations, not only between Ben and Callum but between Ben and his mum too. It came across last night that Ben was worried about his reputation if Callum were to become a copper, and he thinks… Continue reading 19th November, going straight

Hey guys! It was quite an angsty Monday night for Ballum that certainly didn't end well - but a lot of cute moments too, and some positive indicators of things to come. Ben enters the Beale house to find Ian moping and Kathy sitting with him in support. Ben doesn't get why he's so upset,… Continue reading 18th November, cops and robbers