"Hollyoaks" video clip update: Farewell Camille (The Big One)

Well, this is it. Our second Hollyoaks Mega-post is the culmination of months of speculation, rumour, outrage, and anticipation. Sit back and enjoy the ride with us, and if you're a Kieron fan, grab a hankie.

The first of four clips opens with Kieron in a t-shirt and tight black shorts (thank you!), and John Paul ignoring a message from Craig.

The next morning there's a terrific scene in the kitchen with J.P., Myra, and Michaela that exemplifies what this show does so well: making us believe this is a real family. Michaela is hilarious, as she decides that J.P. should get back with Kieron because "Craig has a prune face." When Myra hears the name "Craig" she goes off on J.P. for throwing Kieron away on "a kid who runs off to Dublin just to get away from you."

On the other hand, Tina has some very sensible advice, too, when she tells him that he shouldn't marry someone just because he thinks he owes it to that person. Oh, Tina ... if this were the Jackson family, you'd definitely be Rebbie.

Myra visits Kieron to make sure he's okay, and tells him, "I'm starting to think of you as family, and I look out for my family." Unfortunately, Niall is standing right behind her when she says it. AWKWARD!

Kieron tells Myra he's about to meet with her son's foster mother, and when he does, he's in for a shock ... she looks uncannily like George Wendt in drag! (I know that sounds harsh, but she really does.) Oh, and he also finds out that Myra's long lost son is actually Niall.

Clip number two has Craul discussing Craig's decision to stick around, and he admits that while he was gone, he was shacked up with a girl, but it didn't last because he was still in love with J.P. (So ... is Craig in denial about being gay, or is he bisexual? Or is it a J.P.-exclusive thing?) And didn't we go through this same kind of stuff before Craig left?

Most of the clip, though, is about Kieron confronting Niall about the truth of his lineage. These scenes are extremely well played, and fraught with tension. I kept thinking, "Please, Kieron, don't take the beer if he offers" ... but of course he does. And we finally get back the real Kieron, the warm and compassionate person who just wants to do the right thing.

Join us after the break for the final two clips (which are spectacular), and take our poll on how well you think the storyline was handled. And the comments section is open, so feel free to bitch, cheer, and debate to your heart's content.

There's not much to say about the third clip except "WOW". Craig says he's a different person now, and he knows exactly what he wants, and it's J.P.

The rest of the clip is all Kieron and Niall, and it's wonderfully executed. Niall confesses to the now woozy Kieron all of the evil things he's done to the family, and Kieron realizes, too late, that he's in the midst of a monster. By the end, I felt like I had been put through the ringer.

The final clip is a hot mess, and manages to incorporate all these things:

Craig attacking J.P. like a face-hugger from Alien.

The best puke scene since Veronica Cartwright barfed up a million cherries in Witches of Eastwick.

Kieron suddenly gaining the power of retro-active astral projection.

So, what did you think? I was glad that they re-established Kieron's good character before they auf'd him (although the poison beer thing still irks me). J.P. is appropriately heartbroken and guiltridden, and this opens up so many possibilities for McQueen family histrionics. I can't wait til next week!