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28th March, extradited
Well, here we are at my last Ballum recap (finally!) I wish it were a more positive one, but to put it plainly, I’m devastated that the show chose to end it this way, and that they chose to treat Ben the way they did. The final scene didn’t undo the terrible things that were said, and we were left with a complete misrepresentation of Ben as a character by the person who’s supposed to know him…
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27th March, flight risk
Our penultimate Ballum episode, and it falls victim to the show’s current ideology which is that it doesn’t actually matter whether characters act in character, as long as they’re telling a story EE inexplicably want to tell. It’s disappointing to say the least, but let’s get into it. At the very start of the episode, we’ve got Callum looking out over the Square – particularly at a little family…
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26th March, favour
Tuesday’s ep gave us the details of this previous crime, and the fallout in the wake of Ben’s arrest. We pick up where we left off out in the square, where Ben asks once again if this is some kind of sick joke. Again, he seems genuinely perplexed as he tells Kathy he doesn’t know what they mean by a crime committed in America. The cop pipes up that they need to take him away, and Ben tells him…
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25th March, make a fuss
Well, here is is, beginning of the end. As suspected, we got short scenes squeezed into a script that was just enough to cover this exit story they want to tell. Outside the flat, Callum’s raving about the birthday card Lexi’s made him and showing it to Jay, when Ben joins them. Jay asks what they’re doing, referring to celebrating Callum’s birthday, and Ben just shrugs and says they haven’t…
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The week ahead (week 13)
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As you all know, Ben is leaving us very soon. @queerly-autistic and I wanted to do something to show Max all our love and appreciation for everything he’s brought to this character, so we’ve come up with two different ways for us to do that:
🤲 Justgiving page for Brain Tumour Research Campaign where you can make a donation as a token of thanks to Max for everything:
Help Jenn F raise money to support Brain Tumour Research Campaign
✍️ Kudoboard where you can post a message/picture to Max. Keep it upbeat; share your love for Ben and the stories he’s told!
Kudoboard is an online replacement for the greeting card that you pass around and sign!
The aim is to give Ben a good send off, utilising our power like we’ve done throughout the Ballum years to make a difference; and to show Max how much we appreciate him and what he’s done for the character of Ben, for the fandom and for the causes he cares so deeply for.
(Just a note about the Kudoboard: it doesn’t let you proceed without putting a first and last name, so if you don’t want to use your full name you can either use an initial or any word and then edit the post afterwards to remove!)
26th February, historical day
Just a short appearance from the boys at the start of the week, and once again, nothing for the week ahead spoiler-wise… Monday gave us two little unexpected scenes – the first one with Ben in the boxing gym office, Phil telling him that something is all sorted and will be delivered at lunch time, but to call him if there are any problems. We’re obviously meant to wonder what exactly this is;…
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15th February, single gays club
Thursday’s episode seems to close things off for a bit – Johnny carried out his plan and there aren’t any sign of Ballum in the spoilers at this stage; but he does get a confession from Linda and perhaps this helps form a new plan if the one he has doesn’t actually get rid of Dean like he hoped. We start off in the cafe and Bernie taking away Ballum’s breakfast plates and commenting on their…
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13th February, step up
A couple of Ballum scenes on Tuesday for us, ending on a slightly worrying note… At the Vic, it’s Gina’s birthday party and as Johnny tries to spy on his mum drinking behind the bar, he clocks Ballum arriving and gets up to greet them – it looked like a hasty excuse to get a better angle to watch over his mum but then maybe not as he keeps his attention on them, feigning ignorance when Callum…
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12th February, distraction
So, Johnny’s back, and through some clunky writing the viewers were reminded of how he knows both of Ballum, and Callum in particular makes him feel guilty for not being around for Linda. Just as Johnny storms out of the Vic looking aimlessly for Dean, Ben spots him as he’s leaving the Minute Mart and is surprised to see him, asking him when he got back. Johnny’s on a mission though and ignores…
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9th February, better than this (and the week ahead)
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5th and 8th February, strong
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The week ahead (week 6)
Welcome to the week ahead, where we have a couple of little spoilers and a blurry picture! Yay! Mon 5th February – Jessica BarnesNo Ballum spoilersWed 7th February – Jessica BarnesNo Ballum spoilersThurs 8th February – Yasmeen KhanBen receives good news.Fri 9th February – Jeff PoveyLinda’s behaviour sparks a massive row with Kathy, which Ben tries to resolve. Kat and Priya clash on the Square,…
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23rd and 25th January, show up
It’s been a week of little Ben cameos, with a bit of marathon talk and then as part of a catalyst for Denise to exhibit some worrying behaviour. On Tuesday we see him running through the Square with Jay and Honey, led by Peter who is apparently training them (at a discount). Ben doesn’t say anything in this scene – or so I thought. But after he makes a face at Jay’s comment about paying Peter,…
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17th and 18th January, let you down (and the week ahead)
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15th January, extractor fan
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10th January, caravan in Clacton (and the week ahead)
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