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Double Episode Catch-Up

Thursday 4th March - Friday 5th March 2021

Hello everyone! How are we all? Hope you've all had a fun filled weekend! This post is going to be another catch up post, this seems to be the only way I'm up to date along with you guys. This post will be focusing on Thursday and Friday's episodes! But before we dive in, the news that was shared over the weekend was that Davood Ghadami has filmed his final scenes as Kush Kazemi! Kush's exit is slowly approaching! I have to be honest, I will devastated to see Kush leave, he's been one of my favourite characters. I'm intrigued to see what his exit story will be, I'm just going to pray to God that the opportunity for him to return one day will be left open! How do you feel about Kush? Will you miss him when he leaves? Please feel free to leave me comment and tell me how you feel!

I apologise for this post being so late, I just wanted to thank you all for being so patient with me. I realise there's quite a lot to mention and catch up on, for he first thing I'm going to mention is Stacey. Obviously after recent events, she's been left feeling guilty and probably feeling that Martin and Ruby both hate her. Sooner or later, the kids are going to find out the truth about Ruby's miscarriage, and it looks as if Stacey is fretting about telling them on her own, her initial thought is to suggest they all come together and inform the children as a family. However, it seems that Lilly overhears Stacey fretting to her Mum about Martin possibly hating her, realising that Lilly has overheard their conversation, she informs her daughter that Ruby had lost the baby because she fell, she explains that she and Ruby had an argument which caused her to trip and fall. I have to say that it's horrible that Ruby is blaming her for her miscarriage, I kind of hope that the rest of the family, especially the children don't find out, as it could cause so much hurt to Stacey and her kids. Lilly, bless her, decides to take it upon herself, without her Mum's knowledge, and visit Ruby with a bunch of flowers, claiming that she's sorry for the loss but to please not blame her Mum, as miscarriage can be caused by so many different things. As much as Ruby is flattered by the lovely gesture of flowers, she ushers Martin to get his daughter to leave once she starts claiming her Mum isn't to blame. I do feel for Stacey but I do also fear that things are going to get a bit worse for her if Ruby has her way. We know that Lacey Turner will be leaving her role as Stacey temporarily as she goes on Maternity Leave, but I'm intrigued to see how her character will be written out. -- So the second thing I need to mention is Keegan and Tiffany. I guess you could say that first off, Dotty tricks Tiffany into doing a hostessing shift at the club, she informs the young married couple that she's increasing the rent. Of course both Keegan and Tiffany have been struggling for quite a long time, so for her to up the rent is a bit of a kick in the teeth for them. Tiffany tries to confront Dotty, try to reason with her, but it's then that Dotty reveals to Tiffany that she's actually desperate for the money and if she doesn't get it, she could be in big trouble. My first thought at this was "What sort of trouble?", "Potential new storyline?", "Have we missed something?" ... I genuinely thought that Dotty was getting a new storyline there, so you can understand my disappointment when she revealed to Tiffany, after trying to be the supportive friend and do her mate a favour, that she was only lying about the possibility of her being in trouble, just to show Tiffany that she can do the hostessing job! Funny though, it's amazing how far both Dotty and Tiffany have come, they were like enemies when they were younger and now they're living together? I love character growth like this! Even though she promised her husband she wouldn't do anything if he didn't want her to, Keegan walks into the club to find Tiffany being hounded by a group of men. Clearly he is very unhappy with her going behind his back. Keegan even tries to stand up for himself, informing the gentleman that their hostess happens to be his wife, but unfortunately, they laugh in his face and mock him, claiming Tiffany can do better than him. I have to be honest, of all the times I've found Keegan being really miserable, I kind of felt for him during this moment. As they return home, Dotty claims that just because he's married to her, doesn't mean he gets to tell Tiffany what to do, but he gently voices his point of view - if he had been given a job and had strange girls flaunting over him, how would Tiffany react?! He actually has a point, who would really want to watch their spouse getting flaunt over by strangers? Of course he cares a great deal for Tiffany's safety, but he also does make the valid point that she has no idea what kind of people she'll come interacting with, she could be putting herself into deep danger. Just saying, paedophiles? Rapists? Drug dealers? Serial killers? Who knows?

However, when Dotty shows the amount of money that Tiffany has made just by doing one shift of hostessing, he seems to slowly come round to the idea that maybe, if things were to be safe, Tiffany's new job could work for them. He later meets his wife in the Vic, even though he refuses to apologise for looking out for her, he seems to realise that she is her own woman and, even though he's her husband, he has no right in telling her what she can and can't do! He drops the money, that's rightfully hers, on the table and they begin to softly discuss the possible pros of her working at the club. Tiffany does reassure her husband that there will be security if things get a bit out of hand, there will be security cameras in place and Tiffany will never go further than what's expected of her, plus the money she earns will help with their future. A very interesting turn of thoughts from Keegan, but because they were discussing her safety so much, it's making me feel that maybe something is going to happen to Tiff whilst she's working as a hostess? They played that safety card so much that it's now making me thing something is definitely going to happen, what do you guys think? Should Keegan be worried for his wife?! -- Okay so this is only going to be a brief point but I also now have mention Whitney and Kush. They have now finally made their relationship public, but of course Gray isn't going to be happy about it. Earlier on he asks Whitney out for a drink as an apology for the way he spoke to her the previous day, but bless, Whitney only seems to see Gray as a mate and his childminder. Whitney agrees to go for a drink with him as harmless friends. But as the day goes on, both Whitney and Kush are finding it hard not being able to hold hands, hug or even kiss in public. As much as they're desperate to touch one another, they voice their concerns about Kat finding out. Whitney decides to take it upon herself to give Kat a visit, where, sheepishly, she reveals that she and Kush are an item. Now of course we know that Kat is currently seeing Phil, but that hasn't been made public knowledge yet - so Whitney is very surprised when Kat admits that she's giving them their blessing and compliments them of being a lovely couple. So, with the nod from Kat, Kush and Whitney go the Vic and reveal they're actually a couple. Only Gray is left devastated when he seems to realise that Kush has taken someone that he wants. Something tells me that Gray isn't going to let this lie, we know that Davood Ghadami has now filmed his final scenes as Kush, but what could Kush's exit story be? Is he going to be sent down for his involvement in the robbery? Or will he become Gray's next victim before he can get away? Either way, I'll be devastated to see Kush go, let's pray to God that they leave his role open for him to return to the Square in the future?! -- On the subject of Kat, it's only right that I mention the big storyline regarding herself and Phil! Behind their families back they've been sneaking and having a fling. At first I believed that it was simply just for fun, but I'm thinking more the two of them spend time with each other, the more that feelings of developing between them. Ben seems to be reeling about the fact that it was Kat who blabbed to Stas and urges his Dad to take action against her, but of course Phil informs his son to just drop it! But Ben can't seem to understand why he's letting Kat get away with losing them business, obviously realising he can't make up an excuse, Phil admits to his son that he has been seeing Kat for a while. Now Ben's reaction did make me laugh, because I felt it was completely relatable! Almost laughable, Ben can't seem to believe his Dad's news and pleads that it's just a joke! The reason I find Ben's reaction relatable is because I believe a lot of us laughed at the news of Phil and Kat becoming a couple, I don't think anyone ever imagined them getting together, but the more we've seen, the more the idea has grown on me. With their reputation, together, they could be a huge power couple! Only, I kind of felt sorry for Phil when his son laughed in his face, is he going through some kind of breakdown or has he really started to develop feelings for Kat?

Elsewhere, Kim is trying get Kat to let her find a man for her on her dating website. Now these scenes between Kim and Kat, I absolutely loved! I love their friendship so much it's like watching two best mates who have been through a lot in their personal lives but when they come together they belly laugh together and drink until their uncontrollably laughing at nothing in particular. Kat tries to inform Kim that she's not interested in finding a man, obviously in an attempt to keep her fling with Phil a secret, but bless him, she's absolutely adamant that she'll find someone for her friend! Eventually, after giving in to her friend's pestering she decides to describe a man she'll be interested in, only as she voices her preferences, she realises that she's pretty much described Phil, even though she laughs it off with Kim, something tells me that just maybe she's beginning to get feelings for him also?! Later on, they find themselves at the Vic and after a few failed matches on Kim's website, they begin to discuss Phil. Kim recalls how he was present when she had to give birth and how he seemed pretty useless. But Kat's eyes begin to sparkle and a cheeky grin spreads right across her face and Kim realises that her friend is hiding something, it's then that Kat reveals that she and Phil have been seeing each other over the past few weeks. Once again, it's like two best friends having a drink and sharing gossip after not seeing each other for so long, Kim is eager to hear everything that Kat has to say about her fling with the Mitchell family/business man. 

Later on in the episode, Phil suggests to Kat that maybe instead of sneaking around they could go somewhere nicer, maybe spend the night in a hotel? But Kat seems to think that sneaking around makes it more exciting. After now Ben finding out and Kim knowing about their fling, maybe they feel they're not quite ready to take the next step. Is it still just a bit of fun? Or something slowly blossoming between the two? I do feel that they are starting to have feelings for each other, it's a bit obvious, but each of them are scared. Scared of what? Their reputation maybe? That maybe they could be seen as the laughing stock of the Square? Or, as I've said - could they throw all judgement aside and be Walford's next power couple?! -- Okay so the final thing I need to mention is Jack and Denise. It looks as if things haven't been going well for the couple since Denise found out the truth about the trouble her daughter is in and their arrangement with Lucas. Jack has put his career on the line for them, and now he's been made suspended and just to top it off, he feels his partner can't or won't trust him. Now I guess it's fair to say that Denise is scared of getting Jack involved, she doesn't want him to risk his job any further, but needless to say she's making it much more awkward and difficult for themselves. Interestingly she voices her concerns to Lucas informing him of her concerns but hating having to lie to her partner. Lucas claims that if she loves him as much as she says she does, she should be able to trust him and tell him everything that's going on. 

It looks as if everything is eating Denise up inside. Taking Lucas's advice she agrees to meet with Jack in the Cafe, she makes him promise not to go to the police, even though that might be something he won't be able to do, considering his career. Eventually, Jack is told everything about their plan and Jack is absolutely stunned to hear that his partner has potentially got herself involved in an organised drug crime. He understand she's looking out for her daughter, but if he was to keep his mouth shut about knowledge of a drug crime, his career could be over. Denise pleads for him not to say anything, but he simply doesn't know whether he can. 

Devastatingly, Denise is left alone, realising how deep she's got herself in to look after her daughter. Of course she's fearing that Caleb could come after her family if his needs are not met. Chelsea eventually finds her Mum fretting, realising that Jack has been made aware of their plans, she is absolutely furious at her Mum and tries to approach Jack herself. Luckily, just as Jack is leaving for the station, Chelsea catches him, pleading for him to hear her out before he makes any drastic decisions and potentially ruining their plan. Jack agrees and they head to the club for a chat, it's there that Chelsea reveals everything about Caleb to Jack, how she came to know and how she ended up in his debt. To be fair, Jack seems a little sympathetic to her, claiming that he did a right number on her! But still thinks she should go to the police so they can help, but Chelsea believes that that is simply not an option as Caleb will come looking for her and her family could be in danger. But things seem to take an interesting turn when Chelsea tries to worm her way into Jack's bed, trying to toy with him, reminiscing on their relationship from years ago, claiming how much she remembers a night they spent at the Arjee Bhajee! (Wayyy back when!) Seductively she suggest forgetting about their drinks and going to the police and going back to Jack's place, but Jack, brilliantly and thankfully sees right through her games! Sickened that she's even contemplating sleeping with her Mother's boyfriend just to save her own skin. As Chelsea tries to stop him from leaving, he informs her how many times he's seen someone in her position many times, regardless whether she and Caleb have made an agreement, there will always be something else he'll want from her, another job or of some kind, another debt to be paid, he warns she will never be free from him unless she goes to the police, even worse she could be putting all her family in danger!