#ben saying kids.. give him another kid ee

[minimitchell]

Dentist. Dad's getting tortured too. I'm making him go first.

[childoftermina]

Canon Ben's theme

{My personal opinion, I'll mark everything that fits ben 100% in green and I'll explain in the bottom of this post!}

CULT TW

!thgir ti ta kool uoy fi gnimlaC

cirtcele rehtehw rednop yeht reveN

thgin eht hguorht ti edam gnivah levraM

ot trats selcitrap eht thgirb sworg ti nehW

em ton m'I fi llet t'nac I rotco

dnim ym edisni no gniog s'tahw dnatsrednU

em pleh enoemoS

a edisni eloh a edisni llaf uoy dnA

ees t'ndluoc uoy eloh a edisni llaf uoy dnA

dnuora syalp niarb eht woh eeS

AH-AH-AH-AH

nwod er'uoy lit' tog ev'uoy lla ti evig uoy dnA

tog ev'yeht lla ti evig yeht dnA

[llaF] tog ev'yeht lla ti evig yeht dnA

[llaf yeht woh eeS] dnuorg eht krow sfres eht woh eeS

em rof yhtapmys evah eeht fo daelp I

ees uoy yob a tsuj saw I

em no ycrem evah eeht fo geb I

ytsejam yht nwod gnilarips oS

ytngierevos eniht tuo gnihcrocs yllohw srebmahc enim gniyfirtcelE

suht selpmet enim sekirts gninthgil eht sa [!em pleh][etirdned – noxa] gnitnacni ecnemmoc snuN

yærp dna rewoc ot uoy redro I

drol ruoy ma I modgnik ym ni ereH

yawa em yrrac dna em revileD

ygrene thguoht fo skraps gnirettacS

elbuort rof tsriht a setas suineg yht llul fo llah eht ni gnikeirhS

elbbur rednu gnipsag srewolf eht nwod elbmurc srewot enim llA

yramrifni eht ot mih nmednoC

enasni tiebla traeh doog a ev'I

em revo yrolg sti demialc sah niarb yM

nialpxe I yam ronoh ruoy rehtaF

dnah thgir ruoy esiar won nos uoy pleh oS

hturt elohw eht llet ot raews ylnmeloS

[muf of if eef eht fo ecivres] dnats eht no ynomitset ruoy deen ll'eW

daelp uoy od woh ronim tnediseR

lamiced ni etunim htaed sA

htaerb siht gnidloh tnemom hcae fo knihT

thgirf fo yrtiucric gnisolc gnisopxE

thgil sseltimil sa sthguoht eseht fo knihT...ereh esrever ot

Think of these thoughts as limitless light

Exposing closing circuitry of fright

Think of each moment holding this breath

As death minute in decimal

Resident minor how do you plead

We'll need your testimony on the stand [service of the fee fi fo fum]

1. Solemnly swear to tell the whole truth

So help you son now raise your right hand

2. Father your honor may I explain

My brain has claimed its glory over me

I've a good heart albeit insane

Condemn him to the infirmary

All mine towers crumble down the flowers gasping under rubble

Shrieking in the hall of lull thy genius sates a thirst for trouble

Scattering sparks of thought energy

Deliver me and carry me away

3. Here in my kingdom I am your lord

I order you to cower and præy

Nuns commence incanting [axon – dendrite][help me!] as the lightning strikes mine temples thus

Electrifying mine chambers wholly scorching out thine sovereignty

4. So spiraling down thy majesty

I beg of thee have mercy on me

I was just a boy you see

I plead of thee have sympathy for me

See how the serfs work the ground [see how they fall]

5. And they give it all they've got

And they give it all they've got [Fall]

And you give it all you've got 'til you're down [Fall]

HA-HA-HA-HA

6. See how the brain plays around

And you fall inside a hole you couldn't see

And you fall inside a hole inside a

Someone help me

Understand what's going on inside my mind

Doctor I can't tell if I'm not me

When it grows bright the particles start to

Marvel having made it through the night

Never they ponder whether electric

Calming if you look at it right!

1. As a Human, Ben was always taught to not lie and he also thought that lying doesn't make any sense since the truth will always come out

2. Father as in cult-leader, the moonchildren were/are a religion or more a cult after all so the Father must have been what others call 'holy' to Ben

3. After his (partly failed) ascension, the world of Majoras' Mask was his (or so what he must have thought) Kingdom

4. So in this part Ben realizes that he is not 'alone' in his 'Kingdom' and tries to make the Father go back on Ben's ascension since Ben wants to be Human again after he realized they the moonchildren had only used him as a test-subject and that Ben can still (despite his and the Father telling him) feel emotional as well as physical Pain.

5. Talking about all the people who have tried to save but still ended up getting sucked into the game

"And you give it all you got" hinting that you, or more no one can ever get him out of the game again

6. Now, this is not just Ben anymore, it's BEN.

BEN is an (maybe evil, maybe not evil) Entity, with two split-up personalities; one whole side is the actual Ben, and the other just a 'shared personality' made of multiple soules.

Ben's Person shines through a lot more than the other(s) but he wants to be just himself, sadly he can not tell what's actually Him (the actual Ben) or what's the others.

Ben himself is a very polite, well behaved Boy who wouldn't ever manipulate or harm others. Ben was definitely someone who didn't have many friends, nor was he well-liked in the cult. The Father took a special liking to him(no, not sexual), what made the others (considering that the Father was probably sacred to them) not only jealous but also furious. I also think that Ben's Dad was sort of the Father's Pet. Also; Ben must've grown up with his religion, which is why he just thinks different about certain things. Like on Halloween; many People wear masks on that Day, right? That was disrespectful to him since he only knows masks as something as devotion him to Luna. Also, I personally Headcannon that no matter if you were born into the cult or you join later on the Father will cut a half-moon shape into your left temple so you can always show devotion to Luna, even without your mask. They would not force their beliefs on others, too. They would tell you about their beliefs and would be happy if you ended up joining their cult, but if not that would be fine to them, too. And also; I like to headcannon that only the higher-ranked cult-members were allowed to have longer hair. Also shown in one of Jad's Vids; the regular kids have (very) short hair while Ben and (possibly) even Ben's Dad are portrayed with longer hair. (I once described it as 'Kurt Cobain Hairstyle' in another post of mine)

{I did NOT say any of that to make the cult seem like a good thing}

BEN is not exactly the opposite; he is (or more seems) very nice and polite but that is only part of him (or more them) trying to get your soul, too. Or at least to make you part of the cult, too.

{FunFact; I have a half-moon shaped scar on my left temple since I was really really young (no, I am not a cult-member just got bitten by a huge dog when I was a toddler and yes, into my face), just thought it was fitting so I added it. I also hope that I have explained/reasoned everything good enough and if not; feel free to ask!}

!!PLEASE DO NOT CUT A HALF-MOON SHAPE INTO YOUR FACE!!

[fly-pow-bye]

DuckTales 2017 - “The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!”

Story by: Francisco Angones, Madison Bateman, Colleen Evanson, Christian Magalhaes, Ben Siemon, Bob Snow, Tanner Johnson

Written by: Colleen Evanson & Tanner Johnson

Storyboard by: Vince Aparo, Kristen Gish, Victoria Harris, Ben Holm

Directed by: Tanner Johnson

Spin it!

Before doing research when Don Karnage first came to the series, my knowledge of TaleSpin began and ended with me having that awful Genesis game as a kid. I do know that the show took place long before the modern day, which is when DuckTales 2017 takes place, and it appears that the events of TaleSpin in this universe still goes with that. Why do I know this? Because this episode does not start with Baloo piloting the Sea Duck...

...but a grown-up version of his surrogate son, Kit Cloudkicker, who is now running Higher for Hire by himself. However, while things have definitely changed for Higher for Hire since Baloo's apparent retirement, mostly for the worse, some things remained the same. Namely, he is still being tormented by the nefarious Sky Pirate of the Skies, the corsair of the air, Don Karnage. Or Dan, as he calls him much to Karnage's annoyance. The good news is that Kit is now an ace pilot who can easily fight off sky pirates like he did back in the glory days. The bad news is that he can still do what he did as a kid with a giant cargo plane. He even says it, and with most of his dialogue in this cold opening suggests this is going to make him look foolish.

Even worse news for the business is that the fragile box addressed to F.O.W.L. is just sitting in the center of the cargo bay with no security whatsoever aside from a caged chicken and a goat. After rocking back and forth due to Kit fending off against Don Karnage, the box breaks to reveal a rock with a blue lion carved into it, and when that aforementioned chicken and goat touch it, they both turn into some sort of chicken-goat hybrid that Kit has to fight. How is able to fight this goat-chicken while piloting the plane? Simple: he puts a crowbar in the steering wheel, just like Baloo did in the original. Here, the idea is played as silly as it would be to someone who had never heard of TaleSpin. It is doubly sad when one considers Kit treats this crowbar like his only crewmate, because it is.

I do like that this first scene introduces this show's version of Kit very well. He's obviously an incompetent pilot, and not one that is lovably incompetent like Launchpad, and this incompetence is pretty well known among his customers judging by this line:

Kit Cloudkicker: Who's the terrible pilot now, everyone?

He's surprisingly cheerful about that, which, again, makes him look foolish. Despite all of this foolishness, he does appear to still be competent at coming up with plans to defeat his enemies, whether they be sky pirates or mutated goat-chickens, even if those plans end up putting the cargo he was supposed to deliver into the water. This includes that lion stone. He looks onto this and says "my bad" in a way that shows that his business is definitely going to be in the red in a few years.

A few years later, we see that Della is taking Huey, Dewey, and nobody else to Cape Suzette, and she's even allowing Dewey to fly the plane along with her. It is easy to see why Huey is extra prepared even if Dewey is doing surprisingly well, as Huey is not only using extra seatbelts, but having a Safety Boy helmet as well. Huey's also prepared with the knowledge of that Lion Stone we saw go into the ocean in the previous scene, which, you guessed it, is a Missing Mystery of Isabella Finch. Specifically, it's the Stone Of What Was, which was described with the mysterious phrase "what was once two becomes a-new." Huey does not seem to figure that one out. The good news is that it was found, but the bad news was that it was found by F.O.W.L, but the better news is that they lost it, but the worse news was that the stone was made of potassium benzoate. Okay, that last one was made up. There's a few throwaway lines to fill in how Huey even knows F.O.W.L. had the stone in other scenes, and those plot holes are really not that important.

After nearing their destination, which we learn was based on a clue from an intercepted F.O.W.L. transmission from a throwaway line from Huey slightly later in the episode, Della has the bright idea to let Dewey land the plane. Letting a little kid fly a plane? Not a good idea. Letting a little kid land a plane? Also not a good idea. Telling that little kid that there's nothing wrong with a basic landing? May be a good idea in the off chance it could even come up, but definitely not a good idea when it comes to Dewey. To Della's credit, at least it was Huey that did that last one.

After the crash landing, and not a Launchpad-type one, they arrive at Higher for Hire, which shows an advertisement showing its legacy playing on a television screen with plenty of TaleSpin references. This includes one shot of Baloo and another shot of a younger Kit and Molly Cunningham riding on an airfoil done in the style of the original show. This is great for people who were not aware of TaleSpin, which the target audience for this show may not have seen unless they have Disney Plus. Kit, still shown to be the sole employee years later, assumes anyone knocking at his door is the bank demanding payments, but he's delighted to see one of his former classmates at pilot school. He constantly has to tell Della that he is an ace pilot now. Most likely, he's telling that to himself too, as we'll see in the next scene. He at least has reason to believe he's a better pilot than his former classmate, as it doesn't look like her plane is in good shape. Della could have explained that this state was because she let one of her less competent sons fly the plane...and that would have probably made her case about a thousand times worse.

That television commercial also inspires a sort of B-plot that also ties into Kit's character arc, as seeing young Kit cloudkicking makes him want to do it, too. Despite his failure at even mimicking it, Kit is happy to see a fellow cloudkicker and would be glad to teach him the ropes. Della is not too excited by this prospect, but ends up allowing it, because she doesn't want to be the mother that does not support her kid. They aboard the plane, which ends up being a very bumpy ride, and Della goes to investigate, only to find that Kit was in the bathroom, letting his only other employee, the crowbar, be his substitute.

Kit tries to stop what he calls "mutiny" by saying that he's the only one who knows where the cargo could be, only for the crowbar to slip and reveal that he's been keeping a map in the glove compartment. The map actually has some Xs and a circle on it, which suggests that Kit may have been trying to correct his previous mistake, but either never getting the motivation to go through with it, or, more likely, he isn't competent enough to deal with whatever is on that island he circled. Maybe I am thinking about this too hard, but I would say it would be fitting.

Kit decides to distract everyone from him getting kicked out of the pilot's chair by giving Dewey his airfoil and the cloudkicking rope for him to hold onto, and a shot of Dewey's excitement instantly cuts to Dewey screaming for his life, holding on for dear life as he can't seem to. The parallel between a former cloudkicking guy who isn't really a good pilot, and a kid who can actually fly a plane who isn't really a good cloudkicker is easy to notice, and the episode plays around with this. For starters, similar to Kit and his not-so-ace piloting skills, Dewey also tries his hardest to hide how terrified he is at the cool new thing he wanted to do. Of course, it is very possible that Kit is acting the way he does because he's in a certain someone's shadow. Dewey just does it because that's how he is.

Despite that difference, this parallel is enhanced even more when they get attacked by the Sky Pirates, and Kit has to intervene and show that he, at the very least, can get Dewey out of the danger that Kit himself has caused. And yes, Don Karnage's Sky Pirates are now working for the very organization that they indirectly harmed years before by attacking that cargo plane and making them lose that precious stone. That does not come up at all, not even as a throwaway line. What does come up is that Don Karnage is delighted that one of the people after the Stone of What Was is his new arch-nemesis, Dewey. It's a long story that started all the way back in Don's debut in Season 1. It's neat to see these old references. After they all make a landing on the circled island, some more safe than others, they get to meet the wildlife of the island. Let's say there's a good reason why this island was circled, and why Kit could not handle it by himself.

It's a rhino and a gorilla crossed together, either a rhinosorilla or a gorillanoceros depending on whether one likes Dewey's word for it or Kit's. Clearly, this is the result of the Stone of What Was...what was...Wuz...Wuzzles! Admittedly, the Wuzzle was also not a show I grew up with, though that could be because it lasted only a season. In fact, I just now notice the lion carved into the Stone of What Was happens to have bumblebee wings. These animals are a little more realistic here, as they don't talk, and they're not cute or fuzzy like the original Wuzzles were. In fact, the character this gorillanoceros was based on was actually a monkey-rhino. There is a difference, even if they are very similar species genetically!

They eventually get to the stone, only to see that Don Karnage and his crewmates have found the stone first. Hiding, they see Don Karnage command Hardtack Hattie, his strongest crewmember, to lift it up. Unfortunately, she happened to lift it as a bunch of ants were crawling on it, turning her into an ant centaur to her and Don's horror. Despite that horror, and fitting for someone who just wants to finish his mission, he tries to get some of the other crew members to lift it...

...leading to these freaks of nature, which is what Don Karnage actually calls them. DuckTales 2017 isn't too afraid to show the horrifying nature of some of these fusions, continuing with the theme of how they portray the Wuzzles as these monstrous beasts. I would not call it nightmare fuel, but I would not be surprised if it already has an entry on TV Tropes. What makes these even worse is that there is no way for these guys to revert back to their normal forms. There's no "if the stone feels like it, it'll separate you" clause here, that snail-dog is permanently a snail-dog, and that pirate will have to live with a hand for his head for the rest of his days. These guys just end up getting forgotten.

Della tries to sneak by climbing around this horrific scene, only to be caught on some sort of sticky rock. Dewey decides to try to save her with his airfoil-riding skills, much to Huey's disagreement. Dewey's got to Dewey it! Oh yeah, I forgot, Dewey ends up doing "Dewey" puns for most of the episode. It's not funny, but I have a feeling it wasn't meant to be funny, and it's certainly not funny when he ends up falling down near the pirates. Face to face with someone who considers him his arch-nemesis, he tries to save face when he notices Kit stole Don Karnage's plane...which he immediately crashes into a rock.

As for the rock that Della was stuck on, it turns out it wasn't a rock. Nor was it a rock lobster, either!

It hatches into another classic Wuzzle character: the Butterbear, or the Bear-terfly as Don Karnage calls it. They never quite match the original Wuzzle names, and it is not like they would know them. There is one part of this where Kit and the Bear-terfly cross paths, and it almost seems like they're going to bond because they happen to be a similar race. Then, it instantly cuts to Kit running away from a rampaging Bear-terfly. How are they going to continue from this? Have the Bear-terfly get caught in some rope, and have it run in a way that ties up the stone, and have it fly away with Della still on its back. It is a bit convoluted, but it works in the end as it is a way for the stone to travel without it mutating even more people. Whether any of these fusions can use the stone to combine into other fusions is left unanswered, which is for the best.

One may notice I didn't talk a whole lot about what Huey did, and that's because he really didn't do much for most of the episode. He delivered the exposition, he tries to stop Dewey from "Deweying it", and that's about it. However, he does have a major part in the episode: he gets to take part in the scene where the two bumbling fools realize what they have been doing was foolish. Namely, they needed to realize that they should do what they were good at: Kit should cloudkick and Dewey should fly the plane. It is a good lesson that had some good buildup. Sure, they were pretty much failing throughout the episode, but there were scenes where they were surprisingly competent, like the scene where Kit rescued Dewey with his Cloudkicking skills, and Dewey managing to fly the plane in the beginning before he decided to "Dewey it" and crash it. It does not come out of nowhere. Speaking of which...

Dewey: Okay, let's do it.

What would be an unremarkable line actually works really well here, mainly because he decided not to make a pun on his own name, which he did way too much. It does show development, as if this fun-loving showboater is actually learning his lesson throughout the episode. I expect this from DuckTales 2017, and there are certainly cartoons where I don't.

Fittingly for a TaleSpin episode, this all ends with a flight chase scene. No, not the usual DuckTales 2017 fight scene, though there are some fights here and there, especially with Kit and Don Karnage, armed with that crow bar and sword, respectively. The scene actually manages to make Dewey keeping the plane steady an action packed scene, as he has to save his Mom while trying not to let the stone fall into the ocean and make an octopus-fish-squid hybrid that would rival the Eldritch horrors. Again, whether any of these fusions can use the stone to combine into other fusions is left unanswered, which is for the best.

It's not really a spoiler to say the good guys win, but I will say the TaleSpin part of the plot is very much all tied up in the end. If Kit only makes a minor appearance in the finale, and I'd actually be surprised if he didn't appear considering how packed the clips were, it would be completely understandable. Also, there's a cliffhanger and we finally get to hear Don Karnage sing another song, if a very short one. It seemed like he just couldn't do it in his other appearances.

How does it stack up?

With the genius way of using not just one Disney show's legacy, but another Disney show as well, there's a lot to love about this episode, though I wouldn't say it's among the absolute best. Four Scrooges.

Next, Scrooge gets indicted.

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[botheredbuck]

Hello lovely ! ☺️ I hope you're alright ! I wanted to tell you that I really love your blog and I absolutely love reading your thoughts and hc on Ballum ! Are you enjoying their current storylines and their scenes at the moment ? And is there any other storyline you wish to see for them in the future (as a couple or as individual characters) ?

hey!! im doing a little better today, thank you!! i'm so happy you like my blog though, that's really sweet of you to say, thank you <3

honestly, ive been having a bit of trouble keeping up w ee of late, between the olympics being on almost constantly and life being busy, but some of the scenes ive seen have definitely been so so wonderful - namely some of the stuff around paul's killer getting released. i think the scene between phil, callum and ben (do you think he'd be proud of me?) is probably up there with one of my favourite scenes. i genuinely just think it was so beautifully put together, and the script was absolutely stunning. that combined with max bowden's absolute masterclass in emotional acting and i was sobbing on my sofa. genuinely, was completely in love with that scene. i've written a post or two about it already because i was, ahem, rather emotional after watching it, but yeah genuinely i just thought that scene was stunning.

in terms of the future, like a lot of people have said i desperately want them to move out and get their own place. like, desperately. sure, i love the flat bc of all the memories it has, and yeah, in an ideal world stuart, rainie and vi would move out and they would just keep the flat and redecorate it (is that an unpopular opinion? i just really love the flat and like the significance of the housewarming callum had with whit compared to him making a home there with his husband would mean a lot to me. also i just think it's got a nice layout and like its pretty, if you strip the awful wallpaper. is that just me? idk) but as long as they get their own place, they could literally live anywhere. i have hope that, with the new set coming in - whenever that is - they're maybe going to be making use of some of the unmentioned houses around the square, and giving us a completely new set/house for ben and callum (and honestly lexi and lola bc where tf are they actually living right now im so concerned???) because i think that would make sense, and they're likely to be bringing some new places in with such a big revamp of the set, so why not give ben and callum their own place?

and, just because it would satisfy my angst-loving heart, i would love to see how they deal with more institutionalised homophobia as a couple. like, if they deal with it getting their new place or something like that - like, homophobia aside from the obvious slurs and judgement at a bar, or on the street. they've both experienced that and im glad ee have showed it, but i would love if it was something they explored as part of a more long term sl, especially now that they would be dealing with it as husbands, and as a stronger family unit. i just think that could be interesting.

and sure, it wouldnt happen, but if ballum could talk about adpoting/fostering another kid i would... lose my mind (ik it wont happen but just... imagine)

(yes this is just me asking to see tony clay holding a baby pls and thank you)

also, for them as individual characters, i would always love for ee to explore both of their seperate traumas, and the mental health issues that they both deal with. tony and max are both such incredible emotional actors and i think a sl like this would always be incredibly well done by them, so it's always something i would welcome with open arms

(also ee if u fancy doing me a favour... maybe... paramedic callum??? for me??? pls???)

anyways this was really fun to answer thank u sm anon!! <3

send me asks <3

[doof-doofblog]

"I Don't Think I Could Lose You Aswell!"

Monday 6th April 2020

Good evening people! How was your weekend? I know things have been a bit scary the past few days with things getting pretty serious in the news. I'm sure feeling as much relief as I am to escape into our soaps this week. So last week, it was quite a biggy. Dennis's funeral and Phil finally came back! We last saw Phil hand himself into the police due to him feeling guilty and responsible for young Dennis's death. Unfortunately, I don't have any spoilers for you guys tonight, so instead we're going to jump right into tonight's episode. I'm sure you've been looking forward to it as much as I have!

Quite a lot happened tonight don't you think? Lets start with Vinny shall we? He clearly is still very annoyed with his Mum for lying about having cancer, it's struggling to move on from it from the looks of things. How can his brothers be alright with their Mum after what she did?! Vinny obviously can't stand being around his Mum at the moment, especially the way she spoke to him! For a moment I thought to myself, "What a horrible mother!" ... I've got a bad feeling about Suki, I think she's going to manipulate all of her children just to get her way or something. Whatever it may be, I just don't have a good feeling about her and something, eventually will happen, and her character will get worse and worse ... almost like another female villain! ... But, I could be wrong, we shall have to see. I feel it's going to take a long time for Vinny to get over what Suki did, as well as Ash too I imagine, as she never really had a good relationship with her Mum in the first place. Is DJ-ing the one way that Vinny can escape? Will Ruby give him a place at the club? I feel he'll give the club a different vibe and it'll be the place for him to meet new people and interact with other characters we've not seen him gel with yet. I'm looking forward to seeing his character progress. I'm starting to like these Panesar boys, I think there's still loads to come from them and I'm hoping they will get their own very big story-line in the future. Will their Dad come back after being in prison and cause a stir on the square? There's still more to come from them that's for sure!

So, is Karen really going to leave? I, for one, don't believe she will, there will be a twist of fate or something will happen and she'll end up staying on the square. I kinda felt sorry for Billy, who else is enjoying seeing Billy and Karen as a couple? Even though I've always loved Billy being with Honey, it's nice to see him having some kind of happiness with Karen ... Speaking of which, where has Honey gone? She's not been seen since her food story-line ... did she leave for a break with the kids? What happened? Someone remind me! ... Anyway back to Karen and Billy, it's nice to see them having some kind of happiness together, don't you agree? However, now Mitch has thrown a spanner in the works telling Karen he loves her! Uh-Oh! Does that mean that Karen needs to make a choice? Will she stay with Billy or will Mitch give her an offer she wont be able to refuse? I don't really like the way Mitch is using Bailey to get to Karen, she loves that girl as if she was her own, but Karen also needs to stand by her grandson and do what's right. Can she find a way to stay in Walford and find a way to please everyone around her?

Ian is getting desperate now isn't he? He thought he had it all figured out when he nicked the phone and deleted the voice message from Dennis. I'm just going to say it but I love Ian's smug face ... only due to the fact that you know that he's a little weasel, and his smugness will never last, someone will always get one place further or one place higher than him and that smug look will be gone from his face as soon as he realises! It's one of Ian's classic characteristics! However, now Sharon has found the phone in the bin, surely she can only wonder as to what the phone was doing in there? And rightly as Dotty put it, what if Sharon saw the CCTV from the Arches of Ian nicking the phone, what would be so important for him to hide?! Oooo it's getting good now, and I think it's only a matter of time before Sharon finds out what Ian's been hiding, only how Sharon finds out remains to be a mystery ... who things she'll find out pretty soon? Or will it be quite a while before she finds out? How long are EE going to prolong this revelation?! I've said it before and I'm going to say it again, but as Bobby has shown a bit of an interest in Dotty, and we know the two Beale brothers are going to fall for her, but will Dotty play them both off together to get to Ian? We've already seen Ian warn Bobby off her but I do think Dotty will play this to her advantage to get what she wants, it's the perfect way isn't it? Use Ian's son to get to him and blackmail him that way, it makes sense right? I mean, it'll be horrible for Bobby and Peter in the long run as i'm sure both of them will genuinely care for Dotty and get feelings for her, or, who knows? Maybe she'll start to grow feelings for both of them? It's an interesting twist and i'm looking forward to seeing what happens. What do you guys think?!

Ahhh okay, so another one of my theories have become even more solid now! Remember I suggested that Sharon might be the one who get's the Vic? Well my theory feels more fact now after tonight's episode. When Sharon was talking to Linda in the Vic talking about old times and how she felt so happy living there, did you see Linda's face?! What better thing could she do for her best friend right now, than giving her the place she grew up and once felt happy and safe. I truly thought Linda was going to suggest it to Mick, I still think she will, she'll put the idea to Mick and then they'll offer it to Sharon, whether she comes up with an offer or not. I am more convinced now that Sharon will get the Vic! Who else agrees? Do you think the new owners of the Vic could be someone else? Let me know what your theories are!

The main focus of tonight's episode, again was Phil and Sharon and once again I want to applaud the performances of Letitia Dean and Steve McFadden. Who else found it upsetting to see Phil lying in a jail cell? It upset me briefly, it's the one place we've never seen Phil and, to be honest, I don't really want to see Phil in a jail cell, he may have a bit of a reputation but ... he's a good really, isn't he? He's a softie at heart! The most important thing to him and the Mitchell's has always been family, so I can understand why Phil feels the need to hand himself in, even though it was a terrible accident. Who else was happy to see Ritchie back? She's always been a great part whenever the Mitchell family have been in trouble with the law, I enjoyed seeing her back tonight. The shock on poor Ben's face when he realised what was going on with his Dad, he knew exactly what he had to do, and thank God Sharon listened! I'm so happy the police let Phil go after she changed her statement, it was as if they really didn't care on what he wanted to say. It felt so nice to see Ben and Phil finally reunited, that hug ... I felt that! It was pure relief! However, there's still that little bit of information that Phil doesn't know about Ben's hearing loss, I feel it's going to be sad when he learns what's happening with his son, even finding out that Karen is now caring for Kayden was probably a bit of a shock for him too. That last scene between Phil and Sharon, I found it a little emotional ... the way Sharon was talking about Phil being a Dad to Dennis, seeing them both cry ... they are both grieving for a lad they both loved dearly. They are grieving parents and it's only right that they seek comfort in each other, it's probably the one thing that is going to get them through this grief. Does Sharon still love Phil? I believe he still loves her, but is Sharon playing with Phil's emotions just to get back at him? I'm a bit unsure but I do hope that it's just a genuine emotion that they are both feeling and they are leaning on each other to get through it. I love Phil, he's one of my favourite characters, always has been and even though he acts as the hard-man the majority of the time, there are times we will see him cry and it's so hard to watch, I feel. It's like watching your Dad cry! Steve McFadden is an asset to the soap and he deserves all the recognition in the world! I'm intrigued to seeing how the two of them can move on, will they rekindle their marriage to get through this, or will it simply tear them apart? Who knows? Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing more from this current story-line!  

I truly think it was fab episode tonight, who else enjoyed it? Are you looking forward to seeing what's going to happen next?! Thankfully we wont have to wait as long its back tomorrow! I hope you've all enjoyed my blog so far and I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for your on-going support! I'll be back again tomorrow after tomorrow's episode! Keep yourself safe, stay at home and we will get through this tough time together! Goodnight everyone! xXx

[botheredbuck]

hey sweetheart, can u pls make a post for me that is pure infodumping ant this ship that you like so i can learn more about it? thankyou please 💖💖

ayes yes i can very much do that hhhhh

so!! ballum!! an outsider’s rundown. first their individual characters + backstory

ben 

- is a mitchell which is one of like the major families in eastenders, one that has been in the show since it started 

- son of phil mitchell who used to be like a major gangsta but now he’s just kinda old and wrinkly and tries to be scary 

- phil is also an alcoholic and he abused ben when he was a kid, and treated him like shit because he wasn’t overly masculine, is also a bit of a homophobe and was really shitty to ben when he came out 

- ben’s hard of hearing, so like he had maningitis when he was a kid and lost some of his hearing and so he’s had a hearing aid all his life (another thing that phil picked on him for cause he’s an ass) and recently lost more of his hearing in an accident 

- has been in prison for manslaughter oops

- has a daughter from when he was trying to prove that he was straight but it’s okay because lexi is a little badass and we love her. 

- was with this guy paul a while ago who got killed and it was hella sad 

callum

- was also abused by an alcoholic homophobic dad for most of his childhood, but his family aren’t very important on the square. he has a brother stuart who used to be kinda creepy but like i like him now so like yeah

- was a cook in the army for a while (because he was trying to prove that he was straight, although that’s not confirmed canon it might as well be, just like his ptsd) but ended up coming home after getting injured, also he was in love with this guy in the army but he’s dead now as well 

- was with this nice girl whitney for ages but then he cheated on her with ben (they did it in a park oop) and told her that he cheated on the night before their wedding, so the wedding got called off and unrelated but ben ended up getting shot at the wedding which ended up in a lot of angsty pining (he was fine eventually)

- came out to his dad in front of a whole pub worth of people and it was really badass bc his dad’s an ass 

- is now a police offer (EW)

okay so!! general basic storyline stuff (im going to try and restrain myself because ive tried typing this out before and it was 1000 words before i even got to like the start of this year)

ben and callum meet while callum is still pretending to be straight and with whitney, but ben sells him a dodgy car (oh yeah ben’s a criminal kinda) and callum confronts him and ben figures out that he’s gay (that is a really iconic scene if you’re looking for one to watch it’s generally just known as the i smell queer scene). then they’re sort of running around pining for ages until callum cracks, goes to confront ben, and they end up doing it in a park. 

yay.

the next day callum then proposes to whitney (sensible move), cue another good few months of pining until callum and whitney’s wedding, where whitney leaves him at the altar, and ben gets shot at the wedding reception. he’s fine tho (those scenes are also really good, if you just look up ben gets shot on yt) and they agree to go on a date. 

it then takes them a while to actually go on the date bc idk eastenders is weird, and then a little further along the line comes the scene where callum comes out to his dad and like half the square in the middle of a pub, then gives ben a big ol’ smooch in front of everyone (another amazing scene). 

then they’re together!! it’s kinda happy for a while!! callum encourages ben to not be so criminal, he kinda does it for like a couple of weeks 

and then christmas comes and oooh boy 

essentially, in simple terms- ben breaks up with callum to protect him, because ben’s being forced to kill someone for his dad, and that’s really sad. ben gets someone else to kill said guy (except they dont and THAT’S a whole drama) and callum comes back and they do it on a desk and get back together eventually. 

THEN 

the guy that ben was supposed to kill comes back and kidnaps callum, and this whole set of episodes is generally considered as some of ee’s best (at least by me) so i won’t say too much about these, because if youre gonna watch any i’d reccomed these episodes, it was the eastenders 35th anniversary, and it was actually so amazing in so many ways (i could write a whole other post about that but like yeah). 

essentially, something happens and ben ends up losing a lot more of his hearing, which he really struggles with. callum helps him through it, because he loves him (its so SOFT) and then eventually comes the scene where ben tells callum that he loves him for the first time and my fuck that is probably one of my favourite scenes so thats definitely worth a watch. basically, ben struggles with his hearing and the subsequent treatments for a long time, and ends up doing a robbery with his dad to try and prove that he still can, and this is about when ee went on a break over lockdown. 

AND THEN COMES EE SEASON 2

(thats a funny because ee have never been on a break in 35years before the break during lockdown so we’ve termed everything post that ee season 2)

oh and its a whole fucking load of drama. fuckin lot of angst. callum becomes part of the police (ew) and ends up getting blackmailed by his boss over ben, and it’s been really hard on him which is why we’re all anticipating him having a breakdown and it’s gonna be REALLY SAD. 

now there’s a lot of debate over the current sl that callum has, and honestly there have been bits of it that i liked?? my favourite episode has been the one in which callums brother gets married (stuart and rainie are fucking amazing), and callum also beat up a guy to defend ben’s honour. which could possibly get him in even more trouble because now he’s being super blackmailed by his boss :(((

fuck i just realised how long this is oops 

anyways thats about the jist of where we’re up to now?? ee season 2 for ballum has pretty much just been back and forth on callum’s storyline, im kinda liking it tbh?? but there’s a lot of questionable choices unfortunately. 

anyways i hope you enjoyed this lmao because i certainly did but im sorry it’s so long (if you want any specific scenes or bits to wacth feel free to let me know hehe)

anywasy sorry again oops hehe enjoy this <3