Gays of Our Lives: Syed’s Desperate Search for a ‘Gay Cure’ on "EastEnders!"

This week, in Gays of Our Lives …

In GOOL THEATER, meet gay couple Thomas and Florian from French soap Plus Belle la vie. Plus, EastEnders is back! But have things changed for Christian and Syed? On Botineras Manuel comes out on national television, and Olli has a question for Christian on Forbidden Love.

IN GOOL SCOOPS AND SPOILERS, Luke and Reid’s relationship continues to cause problems at the hospital on As the World Turns, Marc has big news for Roman on All That Matters and Olli and Christian face a life changing crisis on Forbidden Love.

In GOOL NEWSBEAT, the latest on shocking upcoming storylines for Coronation Street and Brothers & Sisters. Plus, meet Física o Química’s sexy gay teacher.

All this – and more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOOL THEATER
SCOOPS & SPOILERS
GOOL SNEAK PEEKS
GOOL NEWSBEAT
SNAPSHOTS

GOOL THEATER

Emmerdale

Are Aaron and Jackson boyfriends or what? It’s hard telling. Except for a few off hand references to sex, they come off as friends. If you saw a scene between Aaron and Jackson and Aaron and Adam, you’d think the relationship was the same. I’m not saying that Aaron and Jackson should be all over each other, but I still think boyfriends or lovers would have some kind of physical interaction. And the fact that they don’t is kind of glaring.

Also I don’t understand the hostility between Aaron and Carl. Unless the two have some sort of bad blood between them (and perhaps they do because there was a time when I wasn’t watching the show), it all seemed rather forced. Aaron and Carl were being jerks because the script told them to, not because of any real animosity. Worse, Carl comes off as slightly homophobic, which seems out of character for him.

And since when did Aaron care about Holly? When they were dating, it was pretty clear he didn’t really like her and was just using her. And they’ve had no interaction except for one or two scenes for months. So why is Holly suddenly hanging out with them, and why in the world would Aaron keep Holly’s drug use a secret? Even if he didn’t tell her parents, he’d at least tell Adam.

It makes no sense. Then there’s the fact Holly is such an unappealing and unlikeable character that it’s really hard to care about her or her problems. This plot arc is a failure all the way around. Let’s hope that it, or at least Aaron’s role in it, is over soon.