Written by Damon Rochefort (7:30) and Julie Jones (8:30), directed by Stuart Davids.Teresa's curry is a hit at Prima Doner, thanks to Umed. Dev's not happy about the whole thing and blames it on Darryl, causing Darryl to throw down his apron and leave for Spain. Goodbye Darryl. Following in his steps is Umed after admitting to Dev that the reason he's in England is because he's hiding from gambling debts and he must go back home to Mumbai to sort out his life. Goodbye Umed. Teresa and Lloyd are getting on famously, and Teresa might not have her feet under Lloyd's table, but she's sure got them resting on top of the table! We shall see where this little "gruesome twosome" is headed.
Deirdre and Liz decide to play Thelma and Louise for the day and shove off responsibilities in favour of a boozy lunch and an unrestricted shopping spree! Sounds like my Mondays. Or Tuesdays, or Wednesdays... you get the picture. At this point, Deirdre still unemployed, will do anything to avoid being subjected to the moanings and groanings of the 1 o'clock club.
It's the anniversary of Liam's death, and Mammy Connor couldn't be more rude and overbearing. Tony is in crisis, and tells Maria he feels as though he's losing her. She assures him she's not, and they go together to Liam's grave. Maria decides to put the past behind her, then Tony surprises her by proposing to her. Yes, proposing marriage. Maria then throws a cherry on the top of that sundae and suggests he even go as far as to adopt baby Liam. Liam Gordon, has a ring to it. I'm not even going to go into all that is wrong with this picture. Trouble for the couple as Leanne gets on the wire to Carla and tells her all that's gone down and it seems as though Carla's shocked at what Leanne has to tell her. Shocked enough to return?
Speaking of Carla, it seems she's also been on the phone to Luke as well, only regarding the factory. It doesn't seem like their conversation is going to well as Luke hangs up unhappily on her. Luke's working his seemingly endless charm on Rosie with the ultimate goal of getting his hands on her dosh. He's playing her like a cheap deck of cards! Rosie is slightly suspicious of Luke's behaviour, but eats all of his lies. Luke convinces Rosie that she should transfer over the cash as soon as possible, then he'll have his solicitor write up the papers the next day. Erm, I know Rosie's not the brightest crayon in the box, but that's definitely NOT the way a purchase like this goes. Rosie wants to tell her parents about it, but Luke convinces her that it will be better for her to tell everyone at once tomorrow and rub their noses in it. Of course, this piques Rosie's interest more. Luke books himself a one-way flight to Rio, and Rosie catches him, but he tells her he's planning a surprise for her. Rosie says she loves surprises. Oh, I think that's about to change!
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Teresa telling Lloyd that she's more "what you see is what you get" whereas Liz is "overdone and buys her clothes from Tranny's R Us." I LOVE that store! Where else can you find 7 inch patent leather stilettos in a size 14?
- Umed telling Dev that he's not called the "Indian Richard Branson" for nothing. Haha.
- Liz and Deirdre's girly whirly day! I need one of those! Well, someone to come with me! lol.
LOWLIGHTS:
- Maria assuring Tony that she loves him and that nobody is going to come between them. Oh, just you wait Mrs. Connor, just you wait. Poor thing!
- That over-bearing, over-critical Mammy Connor! I can't bloody stand the woman! As Tony would say, she needs to "take her acid tongue and her tubby hubby and go back to the land of Beggorah and Bejesus." PLEASE.
- Tony proposing to Maria and Maria accepting!!! Have these two lost their marbles? And Umed thought he was a fantasist.
- Slimy Luke manipulating vapid Rosie to steal her money. She might deserve it, but it's still very underhanded and wrong! Villainous even! I'm really not satisfied with what happened at with the character of Luke Strong. Oh well.
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