I actually quite liked that episode but I had read that it was Belle seeing 3 possible scenarios of how her life might end up. Otherwise I'd have been totally confused. Hopefully after the heart to heart with Charity there will be no more of Tom's abuse, the rest of the village will be ashamed that they didn't believe Belle and we won't have to suffer this story till Xmas.
I agree that Nicola is a horrible, vile character and I wish she'd stop wearing blouses tucked into her trousers - it doesn't suit her for a very obvious reason