"Hollyoaks" video clip update: Learning to Craul

There's so much going on with John Paul, Kieron and Craig that we're presenting the first (but not the last) HOLLYOAKS MEGA-POST!

The first clip opens with Steph, who is horrified to discover that her family has resurrected Methuselah and is keeping him hidden in their flat (or it could be the Dennis Hopper character from Blue Velvet). In any case, she's appalled.

Craul have a conversation about Kieron seeing them hug, but J.P. says there's nothing to worry about. After all, Craig is just an "old friend", right? Craig convinces J.P. that he needs to go talk it out with his boyfriend, and I have to say that so far, Craig is not being presented as a homewrecker, but someone who genuinely cares for J.P.'s happiness ... so far.

For me, though, the most entertaining part of this first clip is Michaela, who starts hearing voices! She has a crush on her best friend's dad, and it's causing inanimate objects to speak to her, ala some kind of John Waters Disney movie.

The second clip opens with Darren trying to prevent Craig from seeing his mother, lest he learn the truth about Mrs. Allardyce in the attic (and my undying love to anyone who gets that reference). When My Chemical Romance Jr. shows up, Darren tries to convince him and Craig to get know each other better, which has everyone positively thrilled.

After some hot histrionics with Steph and the living dead guy, J.P. and Kieron talk about the return of Craig, and J.P. has to convince him that he knew nothing about his ex coming back. And once again, Kieron brings up the "do you know how much I've given up for you?" groaner, which is starting to piss me off a little. Since when is Kieron a shrill harpy?

We get another fun scene with Michaela (and the poor girl ... the voices have now moved inside her head), and a great mad scene with Steph, then we get back to John Paul, who's being read the riot act by Niall over his treatment of Kieron. And just let me state for the record that Damn ... Niall is hot as hell!

You can see the last clip after the break, and we're interested to hear your take on how the whole Craul situation is unfolding. Let us know in the comments!

The final clip opens with Darren and Craig discussing all the many people who've died since Craig left, as Taking Back Sunday Jr. sullenly looks on. Craig decides that he's just in the way, so he's leaving to go back to Dublin.

After more drama with Steph and Darren, we get back to Kieron and John Paul, and Kieron tells him point blank "If you don't want to marry me now, you never will," and when he asks, "it's over, isn't it?" J.P. doesn't answer him.

Craig sees his mother, and decides to stay, and we end with Michaela comforting a sobbing John Paul.

Well, I'm glad that they're not presenting Craig as an intentional homewrecker, but I still think the Kieron/J.P. breakup is too abrupt. Feel free to disagree with me (I know many of you do), but it just seems like they're changing Kieron's personality to make him more needy and less sympathetic. What do you think?