Wednesday 12th November 2008
You would be forgiven if you thought the current Hollyoaks love quartet had stopped singing from the rooftops. That Mandy and Warren were over, that Cindy was in the clear and that Louise had Warren all to herself.
You would be forgiven if you thought the story line was done and dusted.
But you would be wrong. And you wouldn’t be a true ‘Oaks groupie.
It’s Mandy’s birthday and ‘best friend’ Louise wants to throw her a party. At Mandy’s ex husband’s flat.
Tony presents Mandy with her birthday gift… a dress. Didn’t he get a dress for Jacqui on her birthday?
Something fishy is going down here. Don’t be surprised if a bit more ‘Oaks bed-hopping and duvet-sharing is lined up in the not-so distant future.
So Warren, Louise, Mandy, Cindy and Tony chum together to party ‘Oaks-style.
Where on earth is Jezza Kyle in all this? Surely he should be conducting the celebrations? Ushering these individuals into their socially acceptable positions?
Cindy reveals to Warren and Mandy that she knows… and in a shocking revelation of woman-ship and loyalty, Cindy informs Warren that she hasn’t blurted it all over the place because she wouldn’t do that to Mandy who has been hurt so many times before.
And if Warren ever goes near Mandy again Cindy will… tell Louise? And that’s a promise.
You go girlfriend – you shake that attitude finger at Warren.
Not that he will listen of course.
Mandy calls an end to her farce of a party. Leaving Tony and Mandy to fall onto the couch in a deflated heap.
Convenient. And would you have guessed it? Tony and Mandy share a kiss.
Mid-Kiss, apologetic and moralistic Tony does manage a ‘sorry’. In an attempt to protect his actions, so he can plead his innocence. So he can convince himself he did try to stop it.
Did Batman declare only two days ago that he was sick of all the lies and secrets? That wore off pretty soon.
We must not forget the other storyline Hollyoaks is throwing at us. Newt and Lauren are on a mission to disrupt the new policies of the school’s new Headmaster and a quest to spend more time together.
They have been befriended by the daughter of the Headmaster. They have taken children’s knives in to school. They have decided that they are going to have sex.
Fascinating, gripping watching.
Hiding behind the ‘riveting‘ storyline is a really topical issue: knife crime and security in schools.
You can always trust Hollyoaks to get to the core of a desperately important social issue. However, the storyline behind it could be more believable and entertaining.
Future predictions: Mandy pregnant as a result? Tony isn’t firing blanks – he has impregnated four Hollyoaks ladies so far… although previously one of those was Mandy. Will there be confusion over whether it is Tonys or Warrens? All speculation of course… but the HH has never been wrong before…
