Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[lizann]

ian and jane care more for beth that they do for cindy

[parkerman]

Go Roxy!

[flappinfanny]

The Essex girl done good.

[lizann]

alfie should be a pi or spy

[Dazzle]

ian and jane care more for beth that they do for cindy

I think it's more that they didn't realise Cindy was struggling. A bit insensitive of them, but to be fair she's hidden it well up until now.

Will Jane and Ian adopt Beth is the question? I'm positive the baby won't be leaving Albert Square whatever happens.

It seems to me the path that took Sharon to suspecting Pete is her father was too smooth, so I have my doubts that he was (despite him being my first choice). I'd like it if Sharon and Ian were siblings though.

Poor Dot was very depressed. It seems like she's given up - voluntarily. I suppose overwhelming guilt will do that to you.

I thoroughly enjoyed Roxy punching that bully!

[Dazzle]

Very compelling episode with some beautiful, nostalgic scenes between Sharon and Ian. They work so well together, and I'm convinced now that they're siblings. It was a bit too convenient that one of the samples was corrupted (I half expected Ian to admit he'd done it on purpose) and Lou couldn't stop an adoption she didn't know anything about. Pete would have been seeing Sharon's real mum secretly because he was cheating on Kathy (I think). That's how I hope things will play out anyway, but we're obviously going to follow a torturous route to get there... (I love it really!)

EE got in first with the child violence storyline (Corrie fans will know what I'm referring to)! I don't think anyone will complain that's it's unrealistic for Denny to be violent towards his mum.

WTF did Alfie give his job to Martin for? No, you didn't do a good thing Alfie because your first priority should be supporting your kids, not helping out an occasional mate! I hope Kat's got plenty to say about that (and for once I'm looking forward to hearing her screeching)!!!

Still, I'd much rather see Martin on the stall than listen to Alfie's cheeky chappy spiel.

I'm growing to love Donna's acerbic wit more and more.

[lizann]

donna's bluntness in asking the tough questions and telling it how it is no punches pulled is refreshing and funny

[flappinfanny]

Nice scenes with Sharon and Ian, an excellent script by Sarah Phelps.

[parkerman]

Lou couldn't stop an adoption she didn't know anything about. Pete would have been seeing Sharon's real mum secretly because he was cheating on Kathy (I think).

That seemed such a staringly obvious explanation that the rest of that scene didn't really make much sense.

[Dazzle]

That seemed such a staringly obvious explanation that the rest of that scene didn't really make much sense.

I totally agree! It didn't make sense, so the way I explained it to myself whilst watching was that Ian was trying to convince himself just as much as Sharon because he couldn't bear to think of his father cheating (which is why I said in my previous post that I half suspected that he'd sabotaged his DNA sample). Ian's in denial of the possibility and seems to have convinced Sharon too (for the time being).