Sunday Comments, June 15

Lines of the week:

• Becky to Roy "Life doesn't divide into neat little piles."
  
• Janice about Carla and Rosie "Doctor Evil and Mini-Me"
  
• Roy "Jigsaws are for squares"
  
• Hayley "Sometimes what i need is support. Not principles"
  
• Fiz "she was Discombobulated" Becky "oh you can't just make up words!"
  
• Roy "I will 'not' chill out and as for doing my head in, that must be the most pointless phrase to have entered the English language in the last twenty years. And believe me, it has some competition"
  

Roy really took Hayley's "betrayal" badly, didn't he? Poor Roy doesn't see the nuances of life. It's not as if Haley's only just told him she used to be a man. That would make you question the foundation of your relationship. That she wasn't a virgin might have been a lie, a shock even, but it's not the end of the world. No matter that they've rewritten Hayley's history, no matter that it's a bit of a mirror to the movie, a Roy and Hayley story is always a treat. Now he's insisting. No more lies. And what does she do? tell Christian that she's his auntie. Now you and i can understand how difficult it would be for her to tell him she's his father under such emotional circumstances. But yes, she should have or she should have waited until she could have done it. I really don't like this aspect of Roy's personality, though. He has such high standards that it's not always easy to live up to them. I do understand his point of view but i don't like that he tends to push people away when they don't live up and let him down. He was completely rude to Christian when he arrived at the cafe. It's true, though, lie begets lie. When Christian finds out that Hayley is his father, and he will because why do the storyline otherwise, he's not going to take it well. Anyway. Christian. Do you think they could have cast anyone that looks more like Hayley no matter that she said he looked like his mother? Can i just say i love Becky, i really do! She told Roy straight from the hip and he didn't like being preached to. She pointed out he can dish it out all right. I fear a cup of eco-friendly tea isn't really the way to make it up with Hayley though. She's got to work through this herself and she's got to find a way to tell Christian the truth.

Well, it looks like David has taken another big step along the road to hell. Stashing drugs for a friend of a friend and hiding them in the head of Beth's doll? Smart. Not. "Stig". I wonder if he knows Becky's ex, Slug. Anyway, it only stood to reason that Beth would find them and nearly die from the drug. Hopefully she won't need a new kidney like Tracey did and maybe this will be the thing that makes David stand up and take notice of his life? Wanna bet? You'd lose. Man, did David ever go white. Under his fake tan, that is. He did try to make her throw it up, but it was probably so small and dissolved very quickly and got into her system so the salt water only made her worse. As scary as it is when someone you love takes suddenly and really frighteningly ill, there's nothing that will make your heart jump up into your throat like when it happens to a child. It took Jason to get David to admit what happened and everyone turned against him. Well what would you do? Sarah had pretty negative feelings toward David before this, she'll never forgive or forget now and i suspect it's going to be out and out war from here on in. Will Bethany survive? Tune in!

You know, Paul isn't very nice either, is he? He's as bad as Tyrone, winding each other up. Finally Molly gets clued in that Ty is jealous of Paul. At least Dev is good for something these days. He is jealous but he also doesn't trust Paul. Too much like his father, Terry. And Paul is like Terry too, smarmy and manipulative, also puts Tyrone down a lot and makes him look silly and stupid in front of Molly, Jack and Vee. But Paul tipped up, there, and Ty overheard him on the phone saying he was Jack Duckworth! Now he just has to get proof but i think it's going to take awhile yet. Paul's very good at covering his tracks and making Tyrone look like a paranoid fool. And we know how fickle Vera is and how much family means to her. As much as Tyrone is *like* a son, he's not and Paul's their blood. You would think that Paul would have been smart enough to send all bank correspondence to the restaurant or get a PO box. I guess he's got a few miles to put on him before he's as clever as his dad. Vera going into exstacies over the vibrating chair was awfully close to TMI.

Happy Birthday Sean. Looks like Marcus the ultrasound and midwife guy has taken a fancy to Sean. The feeling is certainly mutual. Aww isn't he a nice bloke too. First date and he gets to meet Sean's friends. Talk about pressure. Typical Kelly, though, bringing Sean down, implying Marcus is just a one off cause it looks like he isn't. Ashley is still sleeping on the Webster's sofa. Jamie asked Violet to his mother's wedding? Boy she sure cleaned up fast!

I can understand Claire not quite sure she can forgive Ashley. The affair was bad enough but before that, he had doubted her word and her integrity about the fire and that probably hurts her just as much as the fling did. She may relent eventually because he really isn't the type that would be serially unfaithful but it the hurt that he didn't believe in her will always be there tucked away. Ashley wants things to be the way they were before. They never will be, sorry. And it soulds like Kevin knows what's what and where things stand with Sally.

Is it me? Or are they dressing Hayley even more frumpy than usual with that baggy blouse and cardy! Even Carla treats Hayley well though. They know she doesn't skive and only takes time off when it's really necessary. John thinks Rosie should be left to her own devices and she might smarten up and go back to school when she realizes a factory isn't that much of a stepping stone if you have no qualifications. All the girls in the factory's baby talk really got to Hayley.

Hmm nice looking bloke, this Tony in the factory. Carla and Rosie are working in the factory alone (on a Sunday?) and Tony just walks in? Wouldn't they keep the door locked? Ooh, there was something on the table at Gail's by the lamp with a Canadian flag on it, a mug or something! Roy's birthday is Friday which is Tuesday our time.