Billie is dead, and we're all still reeling, and grieving in our own way. The best way is just to carry on as normal, and not give it a second thought, but some have actually found this storyline well executed and less cartoonish than your standard Enders fare.
So, where next?
How about Stacey punching Billy in the face, for starters? Or Billy snogging Carol? Or Janine and Stacey having yet another fight? No? What if Billy was to punch a policeman?
That all sounds great. But let's hope no one is outraged at scenes where Roxy spikes Muslim Syed?s drink with vodka, so she can hang out with Christian ? outraged by how rubbish it is.
Girls all love a hunky fella left holding the baby, don't they? Well, there?ll be frothing at the gash when Ryan is left looking after baby Lily (Stacey is banged up for fighting!) ? and doesn't know what to do!
Stacey, Janine and other characters will al spend the night behind bars. Remember how great it was when Kat and Zo? did the same thing, a few years back? Expect home truths to be shared and vicious looks to be exchanged, before the two probably start to find some common ground (they've both shagged Ryan?)
During this time, Stacey lets slip that Janine was engaged to Archie, “a dirty old rapist“. When Stacey realises what she has said, she tries to convince them it’s not true, but eventually she confesses that Archie raped her. Will they start to put two and two together about how Archie died?
Ryan may not be Ted Danson, or even Steve Guttenberg, but there are bound to be a few thrills and laughs when he's left with baby Lily. But will he realise he does want to be a father? Of course. Will he unwittingly take his top off and recreate the famous Athena poster? Highly likely too.
Carol has been hitting the bottle since Billie died (last week ? don’t panic yet!) so Bianca pours a bottle of wine down the sink so that Carol can’t drink it. She goes nuts anyway when she discovers Liam with Billie?s treasured white hoodie (no, us neither) ? and hits him on the head, drawing blood. It's little wonder our nation is so violent when our number one TV show features so much bloodshed and aggression on a daily basis!
It doesn't stop there – Carol will also accuse Jim of being racist for not having a photo of Billie on the sideboard, as there are photos of everyone else in the family. Jim is apparently ?mortified?. But hold on script writers ? when Carol was marrying Alan back in the 90s, there was a back story that her family were racist! Nevertheless, Jim?s friendship with Patrick should make us all realise how mad she's gone.
Alfie?s showing what a good dad he ?s going to be by failing to pay Phil the rent then gambling all his cash at a poker night ? and losing. But he doesn't plan on an unlikely fairy godmother stopping him from getting a beating from landlord Phil (what year is this? 1870?)
Carol decides she wants to cook dinner for the family so that she can see them all before Billie’s funeral. After lots of to-ing and fro-ing, it appears to be on, and going well. Thank God for that.
Oh no, seems the good atmosphere doesn't last long. When everyone sees Liam?s gash (on his head, you sniggering schoolboys), Carol, much to Ricky and Bianca’s anger, admits that she hit Liam. Carol has an outburst, starting to blame everyone for Billie’s death and again accuses Jim of being racist. She then bans the family from attending the funeral.
Just another cheerful week in Walford!