Current Episode Discussion VII

[Chris_2k11]

tonights was just as good as tuesdays if not better! great acting all round just like it used to be.

[Joanne]

What a performance by Patsy Palmer tonight. I was actually crying during that scene in the living room where she broke down seeing everyone's reaction to her telling them about how she and Tony first met.

[Bad Wolf]

little tiff deserves credit too, as does liam, the kids reactions were fantastic, the writers have clearly done a huge amount of research about this topic and are exploring it from all the angles- the inner nucleus of the family, and the shockwaves that it is having on the wider community- ian and phil joining forces for example.

jane was brilliant with lauren, and max didnt go as mental as i thought he would- he was actually shown listening to his daughter for once

[Chris_2k11]

What a performance by Patsy Palmer tonight. I was actually crying during that scene in the living room where she broke down seeing everyone's reaction to her telling them about how she and Tony first met.

I agree, I never even realised how good an actress she was

[*-Rooney-*]

i felt sorry for liam when he was sitting on the stairs hearing his mum cryng about how she was a terrible mum and all her kids would be better off in care (or words to that effect) when he was covering his ears.

How old is liam meant to be in the show, since he understands whats happened.

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

I really kept holding back the tears when Liam was on-screen.. Knowing what was going on and trying to care for his siblings! Amazing stuff once again

[Joanne]

Phil has got a short memory though. After what happened with Stella and Ben he out of everyone should have realised that Lucas wouldn't necessarily have known there was anything vile about Tony because he worked with him.

If they don't believe that Lucas knew nothing then they must think that Bianca, Pat and Ricky were all covering for him as well.

[*-Rooney-*]

I think its more because lucas employed an ex con to work with kids - sure he wasnt put away for being a paedophile but he did assault a teen, so working with teens isnt exactly the ideal job.

They are all just being protective parents acting as any parents would have on finding out that about a neighbour.

Libby just started to judge whitney from what i saw, she herself was abused by her father but it wasnt sexually it was physically, she should be more sympathetic

[Perdita]

This is typical of soaps though, people have a very short memory concerning their own experiences, hence Phil and Libby reacting the way they did.

[Joanne]

I think its more because lucas employed an ex con to work with kids - sure he wasnt put away for being a paedophile but he did assault a teen, so working with teens isnt exactly the ideal job.

But they were all taken in by Tony. They all knew that he was in prison for assaulting someone for trying it on with Whitney. I remember when he was released from prison he was treated like a hero in the Vic and Phil was giving him drinks "on the ouse"!

Knowing he had a criminal record no-one then objected when he started work at the Youth Centre. Tony hoodwinked and deceived the whole community not just the family he was living with.