Originally Posted by
Alisha
but that was over 10 years ago and Sharon was a different person back then and clearly in a different place. Now she has evolved and moved on. They were married once but that’s doesn't make it creditable for them to jump in the sac as soon as he returns. I don’t buy it. When Sharon returned in 2001 she told Phil that she had a phone call from Grant and he sounded sad. Sharon said she felt nothing but 'sympathy' for him. Also when Phil started laying into her about aborting Grant's baby, she said that she won't take any crap from him because she went through it with Grant. Since she has split from Grant, the majority of her comments on him and their marriage have been negative. It's clearly something that was in the past. They had a volatile marriage where Sharon was not happy. She has said as much. This is why when Dennis punched her accidentally she was petrified because it bought back all the memories with her and Grant. She fell for Dennis because he had that edge but was someone who could never hurt her. Sharon was the love of Grant life but he was never hers. Dennis clearly is as she has shown more for him than any of her previous partners. I have no reason to think why Sharon would jeopardise what she’s got with Dennis for a one night stand with an ex-husband who made her life a misery. It would only be feasible if she and Dennis had split or she did it as a way of grieving and Dennis blocking her out after Den’s death. However I rather if she didn't. If they were to split, I want it to be an outside influence that doesn't involve a third party. However if there had to be one, I'd chose Den as even from beyond the grave he has a way of coming in between them. Him splitting them up would be quite realistic.
I would say Dennis's transformation is realistic, especially how he has progressed as a character. When he arrived he was cold, distant and a womaniser. Life made him the way he was and because no one ever loved him, he put his barriers up and shut himself away from the world and expressed himself through violence and sex. However Dennis was always a character capable of love. It just had to come from someone who could break those walls and that was clearly Sharon. Unlike all his previous conquests he got to know Sharon before he slept with her. She offered him a place to live, a job, companionship and was a good friend to him. Most importantly she was the first woman who gave him love and not asked for anything in return. It was no surprise that he fell for her. Dennis is character of redemption. With Sharon, although he is not quite there, he is on his journey of redemption if that makes sense. Like he said to Jim Sharon is the first woman that got inside his heart. He is clearly in love with her when you love someone you become a better person. I can imagine that if he ever lost her or someone ever threatened his happiness, his bad boy traits would come storming back.