"Hollyoaks" spoilerage: How would you end the Kieron storyline?

Fans of Hollyoaks have no doubt heard that TPTB have decided the fate of Kieron, the former priest and fiance of John Paul.

You can read the MAJOR SPOILERS after the break, which are sure to provoke weeks of debate until the scenes air in early September (which is probably what the producers were hoping for, in releasing the info so early).

We'd also like your thoughts on how you would end (or if you would end) the Kieron/J.P. storyline, so take the jump and let us know if you think the producers are doing the right thing. Again, there are MAJOR SPOILERS after the break!

According to the Hollyoaks website, Kieron will exit the show thanks to a murderous act by the increasingly loony Niall:

"Recently Kieron has been acting as Myra's confidante and trying to find the long lost son she left on the church steps when she was just fourteen. Kieron thinks he has hit the jackpot when he finds the woman who claims to be the adoptive mother of Myra's son. Events take a fatal twist however when Kieron discovers that his friend Niall is in fact Myra's son!"

"A shocked Kieron realises he has to confront Niall and tell Myra, but Niall had other ideas. Furious he has been discovered, Niall suggests he and Kieron share a beer together to talk things over, but evil Niall laces Kieron's drink with a deadly dose of drugs..."

"Kieron is horrified as Niall reveals all of the wicked actions he has taken since he arrived in HOLLYOAKS. But having heard Niall's confession, it's too late for Kieron, who has already consumed the deadly drink. Kieron's lover John Paul arrives to see Kieron taking his last breath and is left to assume that he has taken his own life!"

There are two ways to look at this.

Hollyoaks is a soap opera, and as far as dramas go, this exit is classic. I'd put it up there with Rosalind getting the (elevator) shaft on L.A. Law, or Kimberley blowing up herself on Melrose Place (but it doesn't quite reach the insane high of the "Moldavian Massacre"). My point ... is that this sets up a lot of juicy drama for J.P. and the rest of the cast as Niall's plot starts to unravel.

On the other hand, it's disappointing that Kieron's departure is being used as just another plot point for the Niall storyline. After getting to know the goodhearted Kieron, and really caring about his relationship with J.P., to have him leave in this way - drinking poisoned beer! - leaves a bad taste in my mouth (no pun intended). I suppose it you think of Niall as the evil stepbrother and Kieron as Snow White, then poisoned beer does make a perverse kind of sense, but still, what a way to go!

We'd like to know how you would end the Kieron storyline. Are the producers doing the right thing, or would you do it differently? Take the poll below and let us know!