Raymond Tank Annihilator...

Oooft! That was some punch from Big Raymondo tonight - on yersel pal! Not that I'm condoning violence of any kind of course, but it was a great shot wasn't it?! Stevie must have thought he'd been hit by a tank! I'm loving new Shieldinch recruit Stevie by the way, he's such a cheeky wee chappy and not bad looking either. He made a good job of sniping at Raymond all day, it was very entertaining. Poor Raymond was waging war on all fronts - Eileen, Stevie and the investors - he didn't actually win anything in the end but he did seem to get back to his normal contented self, thank goodness.

Wee Tottie (Christina) is growing on me, I was thinking she was a bit of a brat but I'm starting to like the way she's managing to hold her own against Molly and Iona. She was really hurt when Big Bob didn't believe her about Iona, it seems like Tottie just wants a normal family life and somewhere to call home. It was nice to see her and Molly bonding in the end, Molly is obviously enjoying having a worthy sparring partner! But no one's ever happy for long in Shieldinch, Tattie's back next week and she has a secret...

The sexual tension between Gabriel and Jo was really bubbling over in this episode. Gabriel played the knight in shining armour when Jo was nearly run over by Stevie on his bike and Jo went all swoony! It didn't last long, as Jo remembered that she's actually a gold-digger and poor Gabriel's only got chocolate coins from his pound shop to offer her. Oh Jo, will you ever realise that money ain't everything?

Let us know what you thought of this week's episode. Do you like new boy Stevie, what do you think Tattie's going to get up to next week, will Raymond ever win an argument with Eileen and do you think Charlie's new nickname 'Bananas' will actually catch on?!

Random Trivia of the Week

Johnny Beattie (Malcolm) once wrote a speech for ex-American President Ronald Reagan. Wow!

Quote of the Week

Gabriel (to Jo): "Wanna go for a quick knee trembler in the boatyard?"