Because this episode is about Maggie, we start off, for some reason, with Glenda, stalking the street whilst listening to Ella Fitzgerald, the sunny side of the Street. It soon becomes the rainy side when we flashback to Mrs Doyle's late-twenties (by the music, this is 1989), when Maggie lived with her husband, Ben and Uncle Finlay (Ben's brother, currently in Florida, but maybe introduced at a later date, given how the flashback progresses). Maggie is very hard on her family, saying that Ben needs to be a killer when it comes to rugby, and looking to strike her hubby when he disagrees with her.
Did we actually need all this? By which i mean a) another flashback episode and b) an explanation of why Maggie is unpleasant? Since Dame Maureen is at "university", we need a battleaxe in the soap and although she has a way to go before hitting the heady heights of Blanchedom, isn't she fine as she is without knowing she accidentally killed her hubby?
Still, it gives us a rest from a) Becky and b) Theo. No rest from the junior grooming storyline though as Will sulks outside, drinking beer stolen from the pub but found by Lauren, who presumably will be instrumental in discovering Megan's evil ways. Maggie chews her out as she catches Will trying to snog Lauren (she's a bit young for him isn't she?) and blames her, telling her to keep her mouth shut. Rude. Lauren and Ollie have a heart to heart on the stairs - they'd make quite a sweet couple, no? It's hard to tell how old he's supposed to be.
Meanwhile, Bethany loves a good crack, because this is a Damon episode (I feel spoiled with a Jonathan ep last week and DAR this week) so she accompanies Maria to the pub where Eva throws a strop and tries to throw her out.
Finally, Rita does one of her patented Now Look Here, Lady speeches to Tracy re: falling out with Ken as he moots selling number 1 and going on a permanent cruise, and Tracy-luv says she's going to start spending more time with her step-daddy.
Rachel Stevenson - on bluesky
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