Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[tammyy2j]

My only bug a boo with the storyline is that the actresses playing Louise, Rebecca and Linzi all look much older which is the point of Jay thinking she was around his own age

I was hoping Shirley and Shirley too would have gone to court to support Jay, I hope we see Shirley support him

I forget about Mick with Rainie covering for Ian, you would think he would understand

I love the bromance between Jay and Ben, always sticking together

I hope we see Abi support Jay also

[xx_Dan_xx]

My biggest complaint about the storyline is that Jay never asked Linzi's age. I understand why they did it that way (so Jay would be innocent and Linzi not painted in a bad light), but it's a massive plot hole as far as I'm concerned..

True, how could of he gone so far as to not know her age but I think she wouldn't of told him the truth. And he thought she was at least 18 as he's seen her drinking.

[tammyy2j]

True, how could of he gone so far as to not know her age but I think she wouldn't of told him the truth. And he thought she was at least 18 as he's seen her drinking.

Was she served in the Vic alcohol?

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You're watching the wrong soap; EE doesn't do nice.

They might do one day!

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True, how could of he gone so far as to not know her age but I think she wouldn't of told him the truth. And he thought she was at least 18 as he's seen her drinking.

Having been young once, I do remember being served in both the corner shop and local pub when I was 14. Not their fault. Girls quite often look a bit older than they are. To be fair the landlady did throw us out when we were celebrating my 16th in there. Had to go and find another pub to drink in then.
Anyone seeing you drink booze in a pub would assume you were old enough back then. These days there's the challenge 25 thing, which means in theory Mick should have been asking for ID for anyone who looks under 25.

For me I suppose the question is what did he ever talk to her about? I know you talk about work or school, or the things you do. The clues might or might not have been there. Had we seen her be evasive about what she did? There's always the 'I'm at college' thing which covers a couple of legal years of year, and the 'I'm at uni' ... but sooner or later you'd slip up and say you needed to revise for your GCSEs.

[Dazzle]

True, how could of he gone so far as to not know her age but I think she wouldn't of told him the truth. And he thought she was at least 18 as he's seen her drinking.

I don't think he had seen her drinking. I remember her saying no when Jay offered to buy her alcohol. Anyway, underage teens in pubs usually drink if they can get away with it so it's no guarantee of age.

They might do one day!

We can live in hope!

[Dazzle]

For me I suppose the question is what did he ever talk to her about? I know you talk about work or school, or the things you do. The clues might or might not have been there. Had we seen her be evasive about what she did? There's always the 'I'm at college' thing which covers a couple of legal years of year, and the 'I'm at uni' ... but sooner or later you'd slip up and say you needed to revise for your GCSEs.

This is where this storyline doesn't hold up. They'd been seeing each other for months and not only had they never discussed her age but seemingly nothing about her day-to-day life.

I think the point about Linzi is she liked Jay and just went along with his assumption about her age. We saw that from the very beginning when they met in the cafe. There's no way for us to know if she'd have lied if asked outright, but the story has been written so she's just as much a victim as Jay and I'm glad for that. Too many people are too quick to blame the underage girls for getting men into trouble in similar real-life situations.

[tammyy2j]

Didn't everyone see Linzi when Phil nearly killed her demolishing the car lot why didn't Sonia or Martin recognise her as Rebecca's friend Starr?

[lizann]

Was she served in the Vic alcohol?

did mick or linda say the served her thinking she was older

jay is getting treated worse than dean

[Dazzle]

jay is getting treated worse than dean

Yes, there's something very wrong with that picture.

Unfortunately, in real life I think the female would get most of the blame in both situations. You only have to read the comments under similar stories in execrable rags like the Daily Fail, or forums where real life cases are discussed, to see that. That's why I keep repeating I'm glad Linzi hasn't been written that way.

Unfortunately, Jay's admitted to being a sex offender but he truly was between a rock and a hard place when he did so. I'm sure the outcome would have been very different if Ritchie hadn't uncharacteristically refused to defend him.