Thursday 23rd July

Missed the first half of the episode so I don't know why the Branning girls (even Abi) were so "off" with Max, demanding bowling and pizzas.

I'm glad Whitney got rid of the knife, but I don't understand what Debra meant when she said if Ryan had the knife neither of them were safe. Is it the only knife in the world? Surely if he was that dangerous he wouldn't necessarily need that particular knife? Bianca is being far too understanding. She could agree to Whitney seeing Debra without having the hard-faced cow living under their roof. I don't think the writers know what to do with Bianca, they have her running off at the mouth one minute and being totally empathetic and understanding the next. For goodness sake, choose a personality and stick to it. She's not Jean Slater.

I didn't really see it properly because the kids were in and out, but I think they wanted bowling because Lauren had made a sarcastic remark about Max thinking he could take them to the park and everything would be alright. Then lo and behold Max wanted to take them to the park.

I just don't find Stacey sympathetic at all, maybe because she's been such a bitch in the past, but I just find myself wishing they'd get rid of her.

I think Lacey Turner has been really good these past few episodes. I agree she's annoying with her highs and lows and her denial that there's anything wrong, but I think she's supposed to be like that. It's frustrating to see her on the brink of accepting help, only to back off again.