I generally just feel sick whenever I see Paula or Gobby...

Nah, I think Greggie! I've missed the last two eps, and, for that matter, I'm not even sure if it's been on! - Has it?!

It was on yesterday and today. You can have a recap for yesterday, but today will take a bit of thought. Bit of a slow ep. Need to remember what happened. (Translation: no Ben or Annie, and Greggie only a minimal amount!)

Monday 27/12

Bubblewrap is trying to write a story for the newspaper, all about Annie and Elaine and Cruella and Bette, but is hitting numerous obstacles. She only has herself to blame, as there would be far less people to continually interrupt her if she wasn't sitting in the foyer of the police station. Michael tries to stop her from writing about Elaine, thinking that she will prejudice a trial, but she growls at him. Greggie tries to stop her from writing about Cruella, but Michael growls at him. Then Bubblewrap growls at Michael. Michael wanders off and leaves Bubblewrap to her writing. She doesn't seem at all inclined to interview anybody, but since the police keep having their highly secret talks right in front of her, presumably she doesn't have to bother. Just about the only thing she isn't privy to is Elaine's confession, but since that involves endless flashbacks to scenes we've watched two hundred times already, she should consider herself lucky for that.

Elsewhere in the police station, Thickardo interviews Bette and Cruella, and tells them that he doesn't believe their confessions. He also doesn't believe that they're trying to get Elaine acquitted just through the kindness of their hearts. He suspects that they're feeling guilty about something, which of course they are. They're determined that nobody will ever find out about their involvement in the kidnapping of Elaine's son, but as soon as he's got them out of custody, and taken Cruella home, Greggie makes it perfectly clear that he intends to find out everything. Cruella tries to look innocent, but doesn't manage it in the slightest.

Also failing to look innocent is Dimples, interrupted by Caitlin as he cases Ben's house. She falls for his rubbish excuses though, and leaves him in peace to break into the place. He uses some odd gimmick to bypass the alarm, but clearly didn't need to, as Annie then arrives and doesn't bother turning anything off. With Ben's usual approach to security the alarm is probably never turned on. Closely following Annie is Bette, and Cole listens to them talking about the Deschanel Jewels. Annie says that she thinks Ben has them in his office at The Deep, so off scuttles Cole, and leaves Annie dreaming about finding the jewels for herself. Sooner or later, she feels, TGO will have an honesty attack and hand them in to the police - and then they will be given to Cruella as part of her inheritance from Del. Annie heaves sorry sighs, and Bette is sympathetic, but Dimples doesn't care. He's busy dancing around the beach planning dressing Caitlin up in the jewels. Each to their own...

Thankies!

Argh. BubbleWrap. Michael. Tedious.

Poor Michael. Good actor. Lousy role.

Tuesday 28/12

Michael and Bubblewrap go to visit Vixen Virginia, to hurry along her moving out of her old house. Michael asks Jimmy for a pen to fill in housing application forms, and Jimmy throws him his schoolbag, which contains crack cocaine. Michael flips out and runs off to accost the local drug dealer in his basketball court. There is glaring and a lack of anything threatening. Afterwards Michael decides that Virginia and Jimmy are moving in with him straight away. Bubblewrap looks doleful. Obviously she can see what the future has in store for her now.

Spawn moves back home from the hospital, bonds with Mark, and snuggles with Tiff and Spike. Greggie's nose resumes its exploding. Greggie tricks Olivia into telling him about Del kidnapping Elaine's baby, and she actually explains why she did it. Apparently it was for a ten thousand dollar payment that would allow her to move in the same social circles as Greggie. Greggie is absolutely shocked and horrified - then for some reason melts and starts tearing off Cruella's clothes. Fortunately he's disturbed by Smurf, who wants a heart to heart with her mother. Greggie's frustration is hilarious, as is the fact that Caitlin doesn't notice what she interrupted. They're both getting dressed, Smurf. In the middle of the day. Look at the expression on your father's face...

Oh, and Paula leaves Thickardo because he arrested Elaine, and Cole begins preparations for an assault on Ben's office at The Deep. For some reason he's seriously preparing. Dimples, dear, it's Ben's office. We're talking about a man who hasn't yet discovered what a key is for. Security really isn't an issue...

Didn't miss much then, eh?! Thanks, though, as always!

Well, well, well. Weren't Rae's parents just hilarious?! And Ben. Wow. You don't look quite as attractive when punching someone, admittedly, but I'm glad you were there! (Where, by the way, was he hurt?! Because after Meg's 'Oh-my-God-Ben-you're-hurt!', I didn't see any visible signs of being so...) And Dimples, please, Caitlin is annoying me - Leave! Now!

He kept wiping blood away from his mouth.

And yikes, please, save us from the Cole and Caitlin sex scene from hell!

Heh. Yeah...Changed the channel at that bit!

That's the third time we've had that in its entirety! Argh!

Ick!

No, well, I'm missing the last twenty minutes of today's ep...due to family matters and people changing the blasted channel because they found me to watch it downright hilarious! So, Micks, if you have a spare minute or two, I'd just love to know how it ends...I got to the last ad break, with Ben talking to Annie about her and Eddie's deal and Casey saying to Rae 'maybe she fell in love'...(Noting what a painful look that was and how, for once, Becky isn't quite so creeped out by them!) Nice lot of Ben, though.

Ooh, does anyone else agree that Meg's uniform in The Deep makes her look minutely like a walking-talking-satellite dish?!

Er...

Smeg and Tight Pants heard the end of Ben's conversation with Annie, and it freaked them both out (at the time - Meg seemed to forget it straight away afterwards). Annie said that maybe Ben should "drag me back to your place and lock me up in that room with Maria. It would be nice to spend some time with your dead wife again." Smeg's seen the secret, always-locked room of course. Anyway, then she went home with TGO to chat about why he thinks he's so dangerous, and does he think he was born unlucky, etc, etc, and he gazed dolefully at the painting of Maria, and broodily into space, etc and so forth. The usual "I am Ben, and I am dangerous!" stuff. Smeg looked like she was trying to lead Ben off upstairs, but he let go of her hand and she left the house, and he stayed staring dolefully at the picture of Maria.

Annie stood in her house all alone looking miserable and pouty.

Dimples said "ouch" a lot, and Caitlin cuddled him while he told her what happened.

And favouritism or what?! Thickardo didn't cuff Eddie. The SB police seemed to cuff Ben at every available opportunity...

Thanks! Argh. Eddie. Eddie. Evil Eddie. Slightly more interesting than anything Bubblewrap ever does, mind!

Eddie's cool. I like Eddie. Especially when he's in drag!

Uuuh...I'm sorry, but where was Ben in today's episode?!

Still standing miserably in his living room, staring at the painting of Maria!

Sucky! Although, as a bonus, it did mean no Meg!

Greggie really likes to dominate in bed doesn't he

I'm surprised they could do anything with those sheets. Surely you must slide about all over the place?! Hardly romantic if the minute you start anything, you both fall out of bed.

I think I missed that bit...Probably a good job too, to be honest!

Sorry to trouble you again Micks, but if you could - obviously, if you don't mind - I won't be able to watch next week...

You'll be able to see Monday's episode though, surely? Isn't Monday a Bank Holiday?

And don't forget, everyone - it's at 10 am from now on, not 10:30 anymore.

Yeah...Monday's a bank holiday, but I'm not near an available television, then! Don't worry about it, though! Having said that, however, I should be able to catch Tuesday's episode - it's a PD day at school!

10?? the 'voice' after the show said it would be at the same time next week. Thank you so much for the reminder. I would only have recorded half the episode otherwise; now THAT would have been a disaster

Yes, the voice made a special point of saying "Same time next week." They've never said it before, and the one time they do, they're wrong!

The Radio Times and other listings definitely say ten rather than ten thirty though.