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Medenham — Tom's cell phone rings: it's Leon, of course. Roxanne sees Tom talking and gesturing wildly (just to make sure you get that it's a tense conversation). And of course Roxanne is suspicious. Or I think that's what she's feeling: she pretty much has two expressions, so I think this one is either suspicious or bored. Unlike my expression at the moment, which is either bored, frustrated, bored, or, well, bored.

You only hurt the ones you love — Leon is (literally) spoon-feeding Ella. She tells him to leave; he shouldn't have to be involved in this.

Leon: "What kind of wanker do you think I am? I'm not just gonna piss off and forget about you."
Ella: "Sorry."
Leon: "Look. If you want out when you're better, fine. I'd like to think you didn't."
Ella: "I don't."

So you know that expression on my face? Now it's bored, frustrated, bored, sickened, or bored.

Leon and Tom's room — Roxanne is pretending to be nice to Tom, of course only in order to find out where Leon and Ella are. As soon as she gets it out of him, she runs off to Jez.

It can't be that easy — Jez (who still doesn't scare me, not even when the camera goes all wonky in that silly horror-movie way that's supposed to make you feel unsettled) stands over Ella's bed. She wakes up just as he starts to strangle her. She tries to levitate a lamp at him, but she's too weak. Finally she grabs a pair of scissors and sticks it in his neck, which is enough to turn him all grotesque and demon-y.

Ella wanders outside and promptly faints in the darkest and rainiest spot she can find.

Azazeal's lair — Jez sounds funny. Yes, I know he's got a pair of scissors in his neck, but is that really any reason to speak in a sort of duck voice?

Azazeal's not happy that Ella is still alive, so he telekinetically twists the scissors round and round in Jez's neck. Now my expression is one of glee.

The Nurse/Fairy helps Jez by floating the blades right on out of him, and then floating her healing hand over the wound.

More wonky camera work — Leon is back at Max's place, but Ella's not there. Thelma goes outside and finds a barking dog, who has found Ella. She's lying on a heap of rubbish and not looking good.

Thelma and Leon take Ella to a hotel. While Leon tries to get a room, Ella tells Thelma that she's in trouble.

Ella: "Without my powers, I'm mortal."
Thelma: "What does that mean?"
Ella: "How many 500-year-old mortals do you know?"

None, I guess, though I do often feel like I'm ageing about ten years per minute every time Jez is on the screen.

Inside the hotel, Thelma finally convinces Ella that they should give Leon the magic potion that will allow him to see ghosts. Or a particular ghost in particular. "Thank fuck," says Thelma, which is something I sometimes try to work into conversation, but it doesn't go over very well in the States.

A tender family moment — Azazeal watches Malachi sleep and worries about the future. See? He's just like a normal parent. Aww.

The Fab Fairy points out that Malachi is half human, so Azazeal shouldn't be so hard on him.

Fab Fairy: "Really: you should have picked me."
Azazeal: "Then we'd all be in trouble."

She says she would have done anything for him, and cuddles up to him. Sigh. Guess she's not so fab after all. But still rather cute.

A revelation — Leon drinks his tea — tea which happens to contain a few drops of the stuff that will make him able to see Thelma. And then he does see her, and freaks out, of course. He hides in the loo so he can freak out in private.

Leon: "You're dead!"
Thelma: "Tell me something I don't know."

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