Holby City continues

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Let's hope Jason and Greta make it to the altar.
Poor Dom. I wouldn't work at Holby. No one seems to manage a happy relationship (or if they are happy, like Elliot, the partner dies).

Have things got so bad with Holby that no one bothered to comment this week?

My heart sank and I thought "ffs not another round of Dom and Lofty angst, it was every sodding episode for a while. Please change the record Holby script writers.

I do LOVE the Serena and Bernie storyline though. Just waiting for Jac to become a lesbian too.

Allegedly Rev Richard Coles is due to make an appearance in Holby soon.

I just find the Dom & Lofty story frustrating. Lofty seems to vacillate so much about how he feels that I find it really hard to be invested in them as a couple because Lofty is so wet. He knows Dom's past with Isaac - you'd think he'd be more careful not to damage Dom further. He shouldn't have strung him along for so long if this is how he's feeling.

LOVED the scene where Xav rattled off all the things he has paid attention to about Donna over the last year, on the other hand. He's really growing on me as a character.

Am unsettled by how pushy Leah is with Bernie. She's almost stalker- like in the way she's always hanging around.

Not Bernie, Serena!

NewCross - I'm guessing that Lofty's aware that Dom has been hurt by an aggressive, controlling man before but thinks because he's neither of those things he's innocent of causing any hurt.

I was a bit unnerved with Xav remembering all those details about Donna, TBH! It might have been better if he'd got her the wrong flavour crisps.

And yes, for someone who's very low down the professional ladder from Serena, Leah's taking lots of risks.

I reckon there's going to be a back story about Leah - when Bernie asked Serena "What's the story with the F1?" (implying that she looked old to be one...), I was thinking that something is going to come out about her...

Lofty is such a wet lettuce but I think he was right to be cautious about the wedding. They have only known eachother 5 minutes, why the rush, why can't they just carry on as they were. Everything is so heavy and gloomy around those two.

I expect the vicar is for Jason and Greta.

I wonder if Leah is just there to put a spoke in the works for Berena and it will be more about their story going forward. Like Abi was just bought in because Fletch needed a shag.

As a side note, I LOVE Leah's hair

There is s new trailer if anyone wants to talk about it on the trailer thread.

Trailer thread? Where is that?

If Richard Coles officiates could the actors end up married?!

@Ladymargarethall here:

That holby trailer - this thread contains spoilers Thread title edited by MNHQ* http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/2950117-That-holby-trailer-this-thread-contains-spoilers-Thread-title-edited-by-MNHQ

Of for fucks sake, this is the most cringeworthy episode in the whole of "Cringeworthy Episode Land"

The vicar with half a stained glass sodding window sticking out her middle manages to ascertain exactly what is going on with Serena/Pixie haircut and Dom?? What the hell were you thinking????

It's really grim.

I think I am going to be sick....

But it could be the chocolate I have just snaffled

And the award for the least romantic wedding goes to......

They say if you don’t use it you loose it - well looks like the actor who plays Lofty’s singing voice is now just ordinary. Wonder if that was Rev Cole’s own rolls royce - he must be very wealth from Communard days - unless gave it all away

I assumed Lofty was playing down the voice a bit as he’s not supposed to be a West End star.

I hope that F1 doesn’t think she can have Serena now. She has no shame.

He is a vicar a few miles from here. I think that was just the character he was playing.

Well... that was an absolute snorefest. Have the writers just dispensed with the patients altogether now?

I didn't enjoy it much either. And how dare they break up Berena?
Are weddings that casual nowadays?

You’d think poor old Lexie would have worked out she needs to leave the parish of Holby for the sake of her health wouldn’t you. As well as being all seeing and all knowing she must have been operated on by every surgeon in the building, and officiated at a lot of weddings that have gone awry!

And I can confirm the actor who plays Lofty still very much has his singing voice. I saw him in concert this year and he was awesome. I assume he was playing Lofty’s voice and not his own. He’s brilliant on stage with a commanding presence. I was totally shocked to see that from lofty the wettest character in Holby!!

Are weddings that casual nowadays?*
Someone somewhere did make a comment that it wouldn't be an official wedding cos not a registered wedding place. Dunno why they did it in the freezing garden in December not the chapel.

Yeah, I think that was the ceremony and celebrate bit and they’ll now have to go to a registry office to make it official.