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If you are twisting in the ebb and flow of a confusing relationship, then The Trusted’s most recent single, Criminals (seen / heard here) might be just what you are looking for! Exploring the whole idea of the rules that are created within the confines of a relationship and the breaking of those rules, even though the love remains, is what Criminals seems to represent:

“I broke your laws and then you left town My inner-visions turn me around I’ve been driving my pain into the ground So you look at me, like I’m your criminal We’re a complicated miracle I’m the baby in free-fall Could you ever love a criminal?”

Musically, Criminals is a mid-tempo, melody driven piece, full of sonic textures and electronic sounds, but not in any way overblown. This is a song that is entirely singable by the time you’ve heard it once, because the melody will stick with you. If it were crappy music, well then, that would be a problem, but the opposite is true. This is a great tune!

You can find some information on The Trusted on the band’s web site. The “About” section is pretty sketchy. There is no mention of the band members names or instruments, but Vodka can tell you that the names, at least, are Dave Batchelor, Dale Holt-Mead, Fin Cunningham and Tom Cunningham . That site does link to all of their social sites, but there appear to be no purchase links available. The only way to support the band, it would seem, is to use their Spotify link and stream their music. With just an EP and a single under their belts, The Trusted are a new and promising addition to the musical landscape.

Rounding up a week in Hollyoaks (21st-25th December 2020)

It was the end of Edward this week as his storyline concluded in the farcical manner we’ve come to expect where this character is concerned. With Tony believing that Edward was responsible for Diane’s accident, he went to confront his Father, only for Edward to deny everything. After a secret trip to the hospital, Tony was horrified to see an engagement ring on Diane’s finger and, theorising that Edward had put it there without her knowledge, went home to confront his Father. However, when Tony arrived home, he was confronted with something far more worrying, as Verity presented Tony with a box of documents she’d found, revealing that Edward was planning to move Diane to a remote island and ship the kids off to boarding school. 

Realising that Edward was planning to take Diane and the kids away from him, Tony begged Misbah for a second opinion on Diane’s condition. Although initially reluctant to interfere with Edward’s patient, Misbah came round when Tony told her that Edward was planning to discharge Diane. After looking into Diane’s case, Misbah was horrified to realise that none of the necessary blood tests had been done, and promptly ordered some herself. Of course, it didn’t take long for Edward to find out what Misbah had done, and he tried to cancel the tests, but Misbah informed Edward that she would go to his superiors if he tried to block her. Knowing that the results would show that he had been sedating Diane, Edward knew that he had to bring his plan forward...

As Christmas Day dawned, Edward arrived to see Tony and informed his devastated son that Diane had died in the night as a result of complications from the tests that he had ordered. However, as we’ve come to expect with Edward, all was not as it appeared, and Verity later discovered Diane locked in the garage (how Edward managed to gain access to it shall remain a mystery). Edward arrived at the garage and, as he prepared to inject Diane with a sedative, told her that they would soon be away from the village. It was then that Diane emerged from the shadows, as Verity sat up in her place, the whole revelation having been recorded on Diane’s phone. Although it was clear that the game was up, Edward wanted one last chance to explain things to Tony and so he and Verity headed to The Hutch...

Whilst Tony came to terms with what his Father had been doing, Edward snuck behind the counter and injected an unknown substance into a mince pie. As Edward tried to explain himself to Tony, Tom rushed in, wanting to speak to Tony and ended up knocking over the tray of pies. Remarkably, Edward, Tony and Verity remained completely oblivious as the mental tray clattered to the floor and Tom quickly re-plated the dropped pastries and left. As if this whole sorry situation couldn’t get any more bizarre, Tony and Verity decided to indulge in some Christmas snacks with Edward, as he brought the mince pies over to the table. Edward watched as Tony tucked in, before revealing that the pie had been tampered with, and in approximately 28 minutes, Tony would experience a fatal brain haemorrhage...

Wanting to spend his final moments with Diane, Tony went to the hospital, where the pair reconciled. Back at the Hutch, Edward was gloating about ‘killing Tony’, however, in the biggest non shock of the year, it soon transpired that Tom dropping the mince pies had resulted in Edward falling into his own trap. Knowing that he was dying, Edward made the bizarre decision to go outside and play his cello, which had been conveniently left just outside the restaurant. After Edward finished his song, he collapsed into a random pile of snow and died. And that was the end of that.

Meanwhile, as Liberty had made loads of progress in the five days since she was admitted to the mental health ward, it was decided that she should spend Christmas Day at home. However, this wasn’t such great news for Sienna, who was worrying about her place in Faith’s life, and sought comfort from Warren. Later, Liberty spied the pair kissing and went straight to tell Brody. Cruelly, Sienna denied the whole thing and blamed Liberty’s poor mental health, suggesting that she maybe wasn’t making as much progress as she thought. However, Sienna soon realised what a cow she was being, and told Liberty that she should take custody of baby Faith. 

In other news this week, Ollie’s drug-fuelled behaviour became too much for Luke and Cindy and they insisted he would have to go whilst Tom began to worry that he wasn’t enough for Yazz. Finally, Silas’s accomplice was revealed as his Grandson, Seth Costello. Not only that, but Seth is in a relationship with Theresa, and the pair have been behind the recent blackmail plot against the McQueens!

This Week’s Cast:

Brody, Celeste, Cindy, Damon, Diane, Edward, Felix, George, Goldie, Imran, John Paul, Liberty, Luke, Martine, Mercedes, Misbah, Nancy, Nana McQueen, Ollie, Seth, Sienna, Silas, Sylver, Theresa, Toby, Tom, Tony, Verity, Walter, Warren and Yasmine.

Blasts From The Past:

Hollyoaks - Families:

He seemed to completely ignore the fact that a) it’s her body and she’s the one who actually has to carry the child, and b) she would be stuck with the baby too, not just him, and she's not ready to raise a child.