Michael Parr and / or the writers / producer nowerdays seem to have a different direction for Ross which i'm not overly keen on.
You say he wasn't cartoonish last night, to me, he is with all this comedy they're making him do from ever since last year.
It doesn't work for a character who's meant to be a hardman.
They need to drop the comedy side for a bit - only make it once in a while, make it special.