Death - again.

It's been a lot about Robron lately. I have to say that they are my no.1 ship right now, even if I really do enjoy Tilly, Dominac and McNight as well! But Robron is cutest right now. I think it's because they have been around the longest. But even so, it's hard to compare to Lalle, Chrolli, DeRo, Cenny and all the other old ships. I am just finding it hard to bond as much as I did before. But I still love all the ships today! And as I said, Robron is no.1 for me right now. And that's why I just can't stand if aaron dies! I don't believe he will, but still, I can't breathe properly before I know that he will survive. And speaking of death - I just hate it! I just can't understand why they have to kill off all the gays. My first post was about that subject and I keep coming back to it! I just don't understand why! There are so many great characters we will never see again. Ok, there's always Bobby Ewing, but that just doesn't work!

James Fletcher as Dylan Jenkins.

Like Dylan for example. Dylan Jenkins, the wonderful and beautiful creature will never come back! And that's Lindsey's fault! It's really a shame that his character never deleoped as he deserved. And to be honest, we need more transvestites in soap operas!

Jonny Labey as Paul Coker.

And Paul Coker! What did Eastenders think when they killed him off?! Haven't Ben Mitchell suffered enough? At least he's out now. But to bring such a lovely character to the show and then kill him just a year later... It's criminal! I just can't see Ben with anyone else right now!

PJ Brennan as Doug Carter.

I really miss Doug in Hollyoaks. Doug Carter was the third best thing that ever happened to Ste! Or if he comes in second together with John Paul maybe... Because first comes Brendan! Always Brendan. But Doug was awesome! And he was really good for Ste. Such a shame he had to die! He could really do a Bobby Ewing!

Dennis Grabosch as Roman Wild.

And there's of course my favourite Roman Wild. I just can't talk about that. Let's just say that me and Alles Was Zählt has a bone to pick about Deniz storylines and relationships after that Roman died. Just awful.

Chandler Massey as Will Horton.

And I have to mention Will Horton as well. Regardless if Chandler Massey or Guy Wilson plays him he didn't have to die! Days of our lives are good at bringing people back from the dead but they have stated that there will be no more of that. So Will can never come back. I know that there are a lot of PaulSon shippers out there but I still want Will back!

So, here's for all you soap opera writers: don't kill them off, just let them move away or get kidnapped or something! In that way they can come back, with a new actor if that's what's needed. It feels like they always regret it otherwise. That's why we have Bobby Ewings and Nicolas Barrels and others. If they would have killed off Johnny Carter for example, Ted Reill would never have been. So thank you for that Eastenders! But I still can't forgive you for Paul.

Bye bye Paul

Jonny Labey as Paul Coker.

So it's official. Paul Coker is dead. Apparently Paul and Ben was mugged and got split up. Ben returns home with no knowledge of Paul's death and Phil is the same homophobic biggot as always. I hate Phil Mitchell. I wonder how the character of Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) is going to develop after this tragedy. I hope he will be ok eventually. But I'm really sad that this wonderful love story of Pen ended way too early. I hate it! I'm going to miss Paul Coker very much. He was such a lovely character! Eastenders will not be the same. Thank you Jonny Labey for this wonderful year. You will be very missed! 

Danny Miller & Ryan Hawley.

But at least there are some good news as well. Robert is going to move in with Aaron! And if it works they will get an own place with Liv! But of course it's not going to work. They're Robron! But at least I think Robron is going to stay for Long time! Everyone's Robron shippers! The creators of Emmerdale might be most of all! So I think we're going to get a wedding eventually! I can't hardly wait!

No way José!

Harry Reid.

I borrowed that picture from instagram. But no, no I just won't accept that! Pictures likte this has been out there for I while but I still don't believe it! Proof 1: Jonny Labey's going to leave Eastenders, not Harry Reid! Proof 2: Paul has Ben's name tatooed on his finger so that's why people might think it's Ben who died. Proof 3: Harry said in an interview abaout a year ago that he love's playing Ben and that he want's to do it for a long time! And proof 4: Pauls mu just came back so it would be very soapopery to kill him off now. And proof 5: Ben is really happy right now and that kind of happiness can never be good for a troubled kid like Ben. Or are you really that cruel Eastenders that you've fooled us all to believe that Paul/Jonny was going to leave the show when it really was Ben/Harry? I do not approve to that! I do love Paul but if one of them have to die it has to be him. I just love Ben and I'm really grieving Pen right now. Let me do that in peace without breaking my heart!

Romance for Johnny

There's actually some more good news. Maybe Eastenders want to compensate us for the awful news about Paul Coker and Pen?

Tristam Summers.

That's Tristam Summers who is stated to be a new love interest for Johnny. He is so cute! I am so looking forward to Tom Pepper to come along! It seems thatg he will arrive already next week! I do hope he will stay for a while.  And I also have to say that I do enjoy Ted Reilly as the new Johnny Carter. Soon we won't really remember Sam Strike anymore. But that's his loss.

Are you shitting me?!

I found this on Instagram. Is this some kind of sick joke? I am not even bothering to google translate it. They are rubbish on Finnish anyway. And Estonian. But really?! I don't think I could handle some kind of Kalias! I mean, Kalle and Elias? That is just ridiculous! Ok, they are good guys, and would probably have a good time together, but is this some kind of Hollyoaks where every gay guy have to screw one another?! I really hope it is a joke... Anyone who knows Finnish? No, really, I don't think I want to know... Come on Salatut Elämät! How much more can we handle?

Jonny Labey as Paul Coker.

And speaking of rubbish, what the hell is this?! Now when things finally are looking good for Ben and Paul. I do ship Pen quite hard, so I think it's such a waste! I like Paul Coker. I think he is a very loveable character, so this I do not approve! I read something about an explosive departure. I really hope he won't die! Because we want him to come back to Eastenders in the future, with or without Jonny Labey! And the thing with bringing back dead characters a la Bobby Ewing in Dallas, is just so old fashioned! No, this makes me really sad.

Kieron Richardson as Ste Hay.

And speaking of deaths, what's this?! I just can't take any more! Even though Ste is not my favourite person right because of that Starry twaddle, but I don't want him to die! Stop killing off all the gay characters! I am hoping for Ste to get his senses back and stop fooling around with that boring Harry. Ok, I really don't think that they will kill Ste, I mean, he is one of the Hollyoaks inventory. But he has bin in Hollyoaks for ten years now so you'll never know!

And speaking of Harry, he might have something going on with the newcomer James Nightingale, played by Gregory Finnegan. I would like that. Anything that might break up Starry is good!

Pen 4-ever?

Jonny Labey & Harry Reid.

Do I really need to say that I am excited!I really hope that Eastenders will give Pen a go after they almost muffed it the last time with Abi and some made-up baby! I really do think that Ben Mitchell and Paul Coker deserves a chance this time! And before the new Johnny Carter shows up and screws everything up!

Pen

Jonny Labey and Harry Reid.

One of my favourite couples are really boring right now. I mean, Ben and Paul,  Pen that is, started off really good, but then they slowed down. A lot. And that is so frustrating! The romance is steamy, interesting and contains a lot of angst so I really love it! But they have about one scene together in a month, and that is not enough!

First kiss between Paul Coker and Ben Mitchell.

We all do remember the first kiss early this summer. It was so hot! The comment to the picture is not mine, but I think it suits very well! Then nothing really happened for a while, just some flirting, but then there was snogging at the undertakers.

Undertakers...

Witnessed by a corpse! And about two thirds of the brits were outraged. I thought it was fun. I mean, it's just a soap opera! It's not real who hard we really want it! The woman in the coffin was very much alive and she was paid for lying there! Nothing to be upset about.

Paul Coker and Ben Mitchell.

What I'm upset about is that Phil Mitchell interrupted the couple earlier this fall and that the guys never got to the point! Phil is really awful and if it weren't for him I am sure that Ben Mitchell and Paul Coker would be an itemn long ago! It's such a shame! After this there has just been som looks and a lot of Phil-Mitchell-and-Kathy-Beale-drama. And who would want to see that when there's Pen to watch! And of course, we have gotten to know Christine and for that weare really thankful. But that is a small confort when we are missing out a lot of snogging between these two cuties. So Eastenders, just get it on with!

Meet Christine

Roger Sloman as Les/Christine and Lin Blakley as Pam.

I have to say that I really enjoy this storyline! Roger Sloman is just amazing as Les/Christine, and he looks awesome! As I told you before, this is a very important storyline to tell and I do think that Eastenders does it in a very good way! You can feel the pain Les/Christine feels when he/she's rejected by the one he/she loves. Ok, I do understand Pam to. I do understand why she feels betrayed when Les has told Claudette Hubbard instead. I do understand that it hurts that he has shared his biggest secret with another woman. But I have been told so many times that the hardest thing about coming aut as a transvestite, is to come out for ones partner. So I also do understand Les.

Roger Sloman and Jonny Labey.

Another dimension this storyline has is the interaction between Les and Paul. That is very interesting! He was also shocked, but as he told Pam, he at least want to understand. And how he comforts his granddad when he's devastated, just heartbreaking! I am so looking forward to how this develops!

And btw, english really needs a gender-neutral personal pronoun. In Sweden we've got "hen", and i Finland, Estonia and Hungary, there is just one. Hän/ta/ő is enough. To distinguish between he and she is just so outdated.

Jonny Labey as Paul Coker.

And btw, isn't it about time for Paul to get a haircut? I mean, he workes at a hairdressing salon so it wouldn't be a problem for him to get one...

Ben & Paul

Jonny Labey and Harry Reid in Eastenders.

Yesterday a new, very important, chapter of Eastenders began. And I was NOT disappointed! That is - Ben and Paul. Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) arrived to Walford and there were sparks right away between him and Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid). There was some snogging in the episode and it seems like there is more to come. Actually, this s the most exciting (gay) storyline in all soaps right now. All the others are really boring. I am super excited! So, to be continued.

Finally Ben!

Harry Reid as Ben Mitchell and Jonny Labey as Paul Coker.

Finally it seems like Eastenders is going to start to deliver! I have been waiting for a romance for Ben Mitchell since the character came back this October. I really don't count Abi because SHE IS A GIRL! I really really hope that this will be a romance that lasts. It's been way too long since Christian and Syed left.

Paul Coker.

So, Paul Coker, who is played by Jonny Labey, is the grandson of the etablated characters Les and Pam Coker, and he is stated to be a fun and honest character who is always in the centre of the attention. It also says that:

His natural confidence is born of knowing and being comfortable with exactly who he is.

It really seems promising! He is going to show up in June and you can see some bits that is to come in the Eastenders official summers trailer below. I am really looking forward to it! And seems to be just what our beloved Ben Mitchell needs!