I thought that was a very sweet episode, and Lola's send off very apt and rooted in love. The boys featured heavily in the background, with a few little moments here and there. They arrive at the house with Lexi (through the back door?) and Callum comments on how beautiful Lexi looks and gets a… Continue reading 27th June, not enough time

Managed to get a couple of Ballum scenes for Monday's episode amidst Billy's outburst against the family and his subsequent spiral. Ballum being parents, yay! Ballum approach Billy in the market as he's throwing himself into funeral arranging, starting by making sure the market will be clear tomorrow for the hearse. He keeps referring to… Continue reading 26th June, private moment

A couple of short Ben scenes on Wednesday; and while Billy still doesn’t quite hit the mark, he’s certainly a lot better than the day before. Off the back of Billy's words, Ben comes into the house while Lexi's having breakfast and is keen to show her what he's been doing - which is mock… Continue reading 21st June, for her

A stressful afternoon for both boys on Tuesday night. Ben's compulsions overwhelm him and Callum's househusband duties are interrupted by the Serious Crime Unit. We start in the cafe, when Phil comes in to take a seat opposite Callum, who we learn invited him to meet. I do love the idea of them arranging meetings… Continue reading 20th June, access denied

Well, this episode was just full of knocks to Ben's confidence as a parent, and ends with him indicating to us how out of control he feels with his lunch order. We also had Callum casually agreeing to find out whether George killed his wife, so that's nice. It's Fathers Day, and Ben's been given… Continue reading 19th June, three ketchups

A bit of Callum to round off the week this week, still in detective mode. It's merely a glimpse on Wednesday, as Vinny sees Callum walking past and tries to stop him to ask him about his dad. At first Callum tells him he can't say anything and he's already late for work - and… Continue reading 14th & 15th June, see ourselves out

That's one scene each we've had of Ballum so far this week - unexpected Ben, and some expected but minimal Callum last night. On Monday we see Ben at Kathy's, looking sombre at the dining table while Rocky sits with his coffee across from him, looking just a little bit uncomfortable. When Kathy approaches, Ben… Continue reading 12th & 13th June, far away

Ben's certainly feeling the lack of control in this episode, hence him turning to his eating disorder to cope. Trigger warning for discussion of eating disorders in this post. Our first scene is our preview scene, featuring Ben running through the Square. By the time Callum catches up to him, coffee in hand like always,… Continue reading 5th June, all that matters

Well, what a devastating way for Ben to find out about Lola. And not only that but he has to face Lexi's anger that he wasn't there when she needed him, and the backlash for thinking he was going to get anywhere with a trial. The whole Square's come out to watch as Lola's taken… Continue reading 1st June, here now