Gays of our Lives (June 16, 2009)

All That Matters

There’s a lot going on for Roman this week as he plays a part in three different plot threads. I’m loving it (even if I’m not always thrilled with the story) because the character is finally being utilized effectively after being on the shelf for far too long.

CLIP ONE

CLIP TWO

I could enjoy Lars dumping Stella more if he wasn’t going around the bend over her boring old self and if Deniz wasn’t so anxious to run to her rescue. But at least it’s fun to watch Roman and Jenny commiserate together. If those two truly put their minds to it, they could do some dastardly things.

And yipes! Bulle’s scary (and not nearly as cute) brother is now on the scene and issuing threats. Poor Roman. Between being Jenny’s plaything and being thrown around by the bad guy of the day, couldn’t he get a little play? Just a little?

Which brings us to Axel. I’m not quite sure where this story is going, but I don’t think this is going to be Roman’s next great love. That being said, it is sexy and outrageous and a lot of fun, which isn’t something we’re really used to seeing happen with our gay characters – at least not in the U.S. Roman and Axel have actual chemistry and once again, these clips shows what a sexual creature Roman is when the show gives him the chance. I love that we get to see this onscreen; I just wish we’d get it in the U.S.

*THANKS TO ESKIMO KISS PROJECT FOR THE CLIPS!

EastEnders

This week’s episodes are pretty much a setup for next week’s plot developments, so there really isn’t much to go on. As usual, Christian is a backdrop to what’s happening around him. Since I know what’s going to happen (I get paid to know these things), I’m very curious to see how we get from here to there, because the pieces don’t quite fit and I’m a bit worried the story is going to start off on the wrong foot. I guess I should wait until next week to go off about that.

If you think Syed’s mother doesn’t like Christian now…

For now though, I enjoyed quite a few of these scenes as they give us what soaps so rarely do amid all the drama (especially American soaps) and that’s fun and humor. I like the flirty scene Christian had with Whitney’s mom and I enjoy the interactions of the Masood family and how Christian is slowly becoming a part of their lives. But I have a feeling that soon things won’t be so funny in that household!