It's Ben cameo Monday again! And the signs that he's not alright were rather stark, I thought. Screencaps for this episode can be found here. In the cafe, Lola's distracted by the Gray gossip when her phone pings to let her know she's overdrawn, just as Ben walks in for a coffee (which he ends… Continue reading 14th March, your problem
The week ahead (week 11)
Hello and welcome to the week ahead! A couple of mentions for Ballum, although not together. Mon 14th March - Katie DouglasLola confronts a guilty Ben for failing to make his usual payment for Lexi. Ben tells Kat that she needs to sign a package and stash it for Phil. Although Kat is reluctant, Ben… Continue reading The week ahead (week 11)
7th March, get the gist
It must be Ben Cameo Mondays in EastEnders at the moment, as we got another short scene at the start of this week, our first week in the new schedule, Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30 every day. Hooray for routine! Screencaps for this episode can be found here. Ben's sitting in the cafe listening in… Continue reading 7th March, get the gist
28th February, enough on your plate
Apologies for the wait for this one, just wanted to make sure we had no more surprise cameos from either boys during the rest of the week. But they didn't, so let's talk about Monday! Screencaps for this episode can be found here. When Ben knocks on the door to the back of the Launderette… Continue reading 28th February, enough on your plate
The week ahead (week 9)
We're heading into March now, and another Ben appearance at least in the week ahead: Mon 28th Feb - Richard DavidsonBen checks on Kat to see how she's doing without Phil, and she reveals that Phil has signed his businesses over to her. Tommy asks Kat for some money for a school trip, but she… Continue reading The week ahead (week 9)
25th February, anger issues
Ben's back! And we even got a little bit of Callum too. Some important scenes last night about Phil's parenting style and just how damaging it is - just before he's carted off. Screencaps for this episode can be found here. Before we get onto Ben, we see Phil teaching Tommy how to box earlier… Continue reading 25th February, anger issues
The week ahead (week 8)
After a quiet Valentine's week for Ballum, we've got a Ben appearance in Tommy's story coming up in week 8: Mon 21st Feb - Rob GittinsPhil makes it clear to Tommy that he still intends to pick him up from school. However, Phil gets distracted when he finds Henry visiting Kat and orders him out.… Continue reading The week ahead (week 8)
10th and 11th February, Walford’s favourite gays
We were treated to a few cameos this week, including Callum joining Ben on Friday for some unexpected Ballum content. Screencaps for the 10th can be found here and for the 11th here. After the speculation about Thursday’s scene of Rainie ‘ranting’ about Ben’s role in Stuart’s escape, to me it seemed more like a… Continue reading 10th and 11th February, Walford’s favourite gays
4th February, Pinky and the Brain (and the week ahead)
Friday's episode saw some fallout from Ben's actions regarding Stuart; Stuart helping fix things from beyond Ricky Champ's panto leave, and some little looks that show us Ben's still struggling. Screencaps for this episode can be found here. At the flat, Rainie is taking her guinea pig slippers out of their box to look at… Continue reading 4th February, Pinky and the Brain (and the week ahead)
3rd February, fake it til you make it
Well, where to start? Another ep that gave us several parallels and callbacks, some beautiful defiance, and an acknowledgement that things haven’t been fixed, but that maybe Ben has at least moved to a slightly better coping method, at least externally. Screencaps for this episode can be found here. The episode picks up where we… Continue reading 3rd February, fake it til you make it
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