#I also love Frankie calling spike out in that one scene she was right that he was comparing her to be buffy. Can people STOP expecting that

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"Honey! Can You Hear Me?!"

Thursday 29th October 2020

Good evening everyone! I apologise for this post being so late, unfortunately I was away from the TV and my computer/laptop over the weekend. I know I've missed so much recently but I'm hoping this week I'll be able to make up for it and catch up as much as I can before next week. Please bare with me! Thank you all for your patience and support. Before I jump into the episode, I want to share with you some news that has been announced this evening. It's been confirmed that the week commencing of 16th November, we will see Kim Fox return to the Square! Kim has been off our screens for over a year now due to actress Tameka Empson going on maternity leave, and also the slight delay of her return to the Covid-19 outbreak! I am absolutely thrilled to see Kim return! She is an absolute gold gem in the soap, she lights up the Square and gives the soap the comedy it needs, as well as some drama and a bit of sass! I absolutely love Kim and I am SO excited to see her return! Are you guys looking forward to seeing Kim return to Walford?!

Anyway, let's get to it! This episode begins with Honey responding to a message from her date, Paul, which read that he was looking forward to seeing her. It appears that this will be the second date he's asked her on. While she's smiling down at her phone, Jay and Lola enter the Minute Mart and are eager to know all about the hot date she's starting seeing. Lola is eager to hear all the gossip, Jay on the other hand seems to have the sensitive and sensible approach, informing Honey that she shouldn't be rushed into another relationship if she doesn't feel ready, she can take things slow if she wants to. Of course Lola and Jay are happy for her and want her to be happy, I guess none of us want to see Honey's heart broken again! 

Meanwhile, in the Café, Ruby finds Kush and approaches him about nicking money from the till of the club. To be fair, she didn't approach him in a rude way, just informed him that if he pays the money back, there'll be no more said about the matter. But instead of coming clean and admitting his wrong-doing, he denies all knowledge and acts quick to defend himself, leaving Ruby stunned by his reaction. On the Square, as Shirley and Tina are discussing Mick, Peter is wowed over Sonia's new car. As they continue their conversation, Shirley and Tina begin to ask Sonia questions about her new car, how she got it and how much it may cost, they're surprised to hear when she confesses that a co-worker offered her £2,000 for it! The topic of conversations turns again to the subject of Mick and Tina tries to persuade her sister to talk to her son, she makes the point that she can't be staying with Gray forever. Suddenly, Ian emerges and Peter is less than impressed to see his Dad, making comments about him sleeping on the Chippy floor, Ian admits that he stayed with Sharon after being kicked out, but the most big-headed thing he can say is that he's ready for Peter to apologise when ever he's ready, I almost feel like from Peter's reaction, he wants to go mad at his Dad, what has he got to apologise for? Ian put himself in this position in the first place and it was only a matter of time before Kathy found out about him re-mortgaging in the Café and forging her signature.

At the club, it looks like Ruby have called in the Slater girls in for some kind of meeting. Before she enters the room, Jean is concerned that something has happened whereas Stacey is convinced that Ruby will want to have a go at wrapping her hands around her throat. When Ruby appears, she informs them all and shows them the CCTV footage of Kush nicking £200 from her till. Kat is quick to defend her boyfriend and denies that the figure on the laptop screen is him, accusing Ruby of playing mind games. As much as Ruby has played games in the past, she tells Kat the hard truth that Kush has a gambling problem, Kat cannot believe a word she is hearing and is having none of it, she's calling Ruby all names under the sun, until Jean admits that what Ruby is saying is right. Kat is completely stunned and rushes out of the room. As she does so, Ruby turns to Stacey and sacks her on the spot, but in all honesty, what has Kush's stealing got to do with Stacey? It's fair to say they haven't been the best of buds lately, but what's the reason behind her sacking? - I don't quite understand that one?! 

At the restaurant, Walford East - FINALLY remembered the name of it! Honey is looking gorgeous as she enjoys her date with Paul, things are looking good so far. Honey seems to be enjoying the gentleman's company and she even confides in him about being cheated on in the past. As much as she appears to be enjoying herself, she asks Paul whether he would mind taking things slow, which he is more than happy to do so it seems. Paul even looks like he's enjoying himself, showering Honey with compliments and admitting he was looking forward to seeing her again. But - and this is a BIG BUT - once Honey is out of sight, as she leaves to use the bathroom, everything changes and the whole atmosphere goes dark, eerie music is playing as Paul pulls out a sachet of white powder from his pocket, and while no one is watching, he pours it into Honey's drinking! Spiking her drink! Is Honey's date about to take a terrifying turn? I have a very bad feeling about this Paul! 

Meanwhile, back at home, Kush is once again seen on his laptop gambling, he quickly hides the screen on the laptop as Kat enters the room. She confronts him dead on about him nicking money from Ruby's till, Kush's face drops as he realises he's been grassed up. Kat is completely disappointed in her boyfriend, telling him how he was the one who was supposed to be good, and not turn out like Alfie! As the conversation continues, Kat asks her boyfriend straight out whether he had a gambling problem. Kush shrugs it off and tries to convince her that he hasn't. He explains that he did have a bit of wobble after getting himself in a bit deep but he tries to reassure her that he has it all under control. Kat instructs him to pay Ruby back and she gives him one warning, in a way - she'll trust him and take his word for it, but if he makes her regret it, things will never be the same for them. Back at the club, Martin is devastated by his friend's actions, he wishes he could've helped him with his money issues. But when his wife tells him not worry as she has sorted it, Martin seems a bit confused how she has sorted the situation by outing him to the family and sacking the rest of them, as he points out - how are they going to be able to pay her back? This is an interesting scene, they haven't been married five minutes and things are already going wrong for the couple and it all seems to come down to the Slater's. Martin reminds Ruby that Stacey is the mother of his kids and - he can't just pick a side - he kind of needs to remain civil and see both parties and both points of view, but Ruby is adamant he needs to choose! 

At the Vic, the Slater girls look like they're drowning their sorrows, and coming to terms with what they've learned. Jean comes up with the idea of Kush writing a letter of apology - the next line made me giggle, Kat responds with "He could write it in Stacey's blood and it wouldn't make a difference!" - suddenly Kush rushes into the pub, completely ecstatic and full of excitement shouting for his girlfriend. Of course he first reaction is "What have you done?!" but he then informs his girlfriend that he's won 10 grand online. Kat is shocked by her boyfriend's outburst as she specifically instructed him to cash in and stop gambling, today! As Kush is eager to celebrate his win, Kheerat and Vinny happen to mention that they play poker for real, whereas Kush hides behind a screen. But Kat is quick inform them that Kush is no longer gambling, she tells Kush that he just got lucky this time and informs him if he hasn't got a problem, he needs to prove it to her! 

Back at the restaurant, it's clear to see that the stuff Paul spiked Honey's drink with has started to take affect. Honey is slurring her words and she seems to have no control over her actions and what she saying. As she appears to be enjoying herself, Isaac and Sheree walk in to find her on her date, Honey smiles and giggles as Isaac jokes about not being able to take her out on a date, he wishes both Honey and Paul luck as they go to their table. As the drug seems to take a stronger affect on Honey, she admits she's feeling hot and slowly stumbles her way to the bathroom. Paul watches on without any kind of emotion on his face! 

Back at the pub, Shirley is watching from a distance at Mick as he looks at his phone, he's still longingly waiting to hear from Frankie after messaging her asking if she was okay. I believe that Shirley is still unaware of Frankie being his daughter. She decides to give it another go and tries talking to her boy. She gives him a peace offering with a bottle from the bar, but Mick just doesn't seem interested at all! What he says to her is really harsh and it cuts her right through the heart, "You never were a Mum, and you never will be a Mum!" - as he walks off, you can see in Shirley's face that she has had enough of him speaking to her this way, she shouts for him and tells him to stop playing the victim - this speech I feel is quite an important one, as these words might come back to haunt Shirley, as she is completely unaware about Mick being sexually abused by Frankie's Mum, Katy. We know that that is what's playing on Mick's mind right now and is basically the reason why he's lashing out and pushing his loved ones away. Shirley is telling him that people have had it worse than him and that what she did, she did for him. She tells him that putting him into care would've given him the best life compared to the life he would've had with her - oooooh if only she knew what Mick is having to come to terms with. I feel this will be the big Christmas reveal, what do you guys think? I'm sure I read somewhere that it was going to be a sad Christmas for the Carter family - could Mick's abuse as a teenager be revealed?! 

Returning to the club, Dotty seems happy to have been given the choice of who to hire as the new cleaners of the club. Oh ... as this conversation continues I feel Dotty is putting an awful idea into Ruby's mind. Ruby informs Dotty that she can hire whoever she wants as long as it's not a Slater. Dotty then happens to mention that Suki is wanting the Slater family out of their house as she's wanting to refurbish the building into a HMO (A house in multiple occupation). Ruby smiles and seems very much interested in this information, we see her reach for her phone. What the heck is she planning?! 

Meanwhile, on the Square, Honey appears to be stumbling as she's walking round the corner after finishing her date, it looks as if she wanting to get home. The sound around her becomes completely fuzzy as she tries to call Jay but she can't quite seem to get her words out. Paul is acting all nice and friendly as he's gently offering to take her home. As this is happening, Jay and Lola are looking at properties in an estate agents. Jay seems to realise that he has a voice message from Honey, however as he listens to it, he reveals to Lola that she sounds drunk. Lola tries to persuade him that she's just having a good time, but something doesn't sit right with Jay. He admits that they don't really know anything about the guy she's on a date with. He goes off to find her. Back in the Vic, Shirley is sat alone as she's reeling from her confrontation with her son earlier. Mick is seen sat on the other side of the Vic. Shirley approaches Sonia who is sat alone and offers her £3,500 for her new car. Sonia seems surprised at first by her offer, but suddenly Mick pipes up and once again insults his mother. Saying that she's a disgrace for even asking to buy her car while she's been on the front line during a global pandemic. Or does that also make Sonia a victim to?! Ooo I don't know about you lot, but I really don't like seeing Mick and Shirley falling out. They've been through so much and I feel like this is one of the worst times I've seen them not talking. It's horrible to watch isn't it? As Mick and Sonia leave, Shirley notices that Sonia has left her car keys on the table, she slyly takes them. Can anyone enlighten me as to why Shirley wants the car so badly? What interest would she have in buying a new car?! 

Meanwhile, Ruby has taken upon herself to give Suki a visit. Something tells me that this isn't going to be a good thing. Ruby informs her that they both share a mutual problem - The Slaters! Suki seems intrigued as Ruby informs her about her Dad and what kind of character he was. She explains to Suki that the Slaters have robbed her and that that she's been made aware that they're stopping Suki from expanding her property portfolio. It's then that Ruby gives Suki the most damaging information she could, that Kush has a gambling problem. She proposes that if they work together, they could run the Slaters out of Walford for good! Now - I doubt that EastEnders is going to get rid of the Slater family, but I do fear that things are going to get hard for the Slater family before things can get any better. 

The final scenes we see in this episode is Jay searching for Honey. He pops into the restaurant asking whether she's been seen, it's hear that Isaac and Sheree inform him that she looks like she's had a good time but the date was more of a liquid lunch. Jay is visibly concerned for his friend and goes rushing to find her. As he does so, the next shot is of Honey lying unconscious on the floor in an alleyway as vile Paul is taking photographs of her. Suddenly, it looks as if he's unbuckling the belt of jeans, in all honesty, I was beginning to panic - it was clear he was going to rape her while she vulnerable position, especially while unconscious. Thank God, Jay called her before Paul could act upon his vile actions. Jay chases after him and finds Honey on the floor in the alley. Has Jay managed to save Honey? Or could she have already been attacked?! A brilliant and yet shocking episode this one I found. Thank you guys for being so patient with me, I do appreciate it! There will be another post tomorrow reviewing Friday's episode, if I have time I'll try my very post to do Monday's episode also. But we shall see what the day brings. Enjoy the rest of your evening folks! Love you all! xXx