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When Danny and Jake first came to the Square Alfie was not happy to see them. Alfie did time for them after they committed Credit card fraud. I loved their arrival, althoug hI wasn't into Jake at first:lol: but it didn't take me long to fall for him:wub: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackKat
[QUOTE=Dutchgirl]sadly i read them all the time so i picked a few things up along the way :)Quote:
Originally Posted by diamond1
and babe14 you didnt like jake at first?? first the mitchells now jake well.....:banned: ------jokes :p
[QUOTE=diamond1]:lol: I loved the Mitchells when they first arrived on the square, they provided all the drama , action and great storylines, but then like everyone else I became fed up with them. They took over the square, pushed everyone around and basically just became violent thugs and I especailly hated Grant. Although when his tears flowed I did feel sorry for him at times. I've never really disliked Phil he became the character I loved to hate and now I'm loving him with Ben.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutchgirl
WhenJake and Danny first arrived on the square I thought god what have they brought into the square now. However I did like the scenes we had with them and their first storyline with the counterfeit money and drugs. I loved Jake's coment to Danny when Danny opened the bag and went oh..Jake asked him oh what,looked inside the bag and said "Have you got a time share for a brain":lol:
It took me a couple of weeks before I began to fall for Jake, infact it was after an interview with them that I began to fall for him. Danny the jury was still out on and I guess I never really took to him, although there were some very touching moments and some very commical ones between him and Jake which I loved.
So there you have it an essay on how I loved/hated/then loved again the Mitchells and how I fell for the Moon babies.:lol:
Last week's Jake Scenes:
Loved the fact that Jakey is back at Scarlets.
Noticed that he had another new Jacket and Jumper.
Loved the fact that Grant's and Jake's friendship is developing
Loved the end scene with Jake and Ruby in Scarlets. That look was so lovely on Jake's face, he was really pleased that Ruby Said "Jake is right" awww and she even gave him a warm smile!!!
Wasn't very happy that when Ruby chucked a wobbler, it was Grant who picked her up and carried her into the office, it should of been Jake. (Although this was funny) Reason why I didn't like this very much is that Jake was made to look "weak" once again, even his "that's enough" didn't sound how it should. O.K I suppose Jake is still treading on egg shells where Ruby is concerned and that is why he was pussy footing around her. Also Grant is older than Jake and is used to dealing with spoilt selfish brats (Re His and Phil's sister Sam)so he knew just how to handle the situation.
So hopefully now Ruby wil give Jake a break and start realising what a lovely guy he really is, how much he is hurting and how very luck she is to have someone like this to look out for her.
I hope that Jake will be used on a regular basis with good storylines/scripts etc and not pushed into the background.
I'm wondering if Jake is still working at the Bookies during the day and at Scarlets at night? Also I noticed that Grant was helping out in the Vic. So deos this mean that Scarlets is just open in the evenings at the mo?
I think it was a mixture of all those -- one, they're on a Super!Grant kick, and a Delicate!Ruby kick into the bargain. Ruby can do no wrong, and Grant has to be Superman, other characters be damned. But also, like you say Jake is still hesitant around Ruby, and probably has no experience with 17-year-old girls, especially ones as annoying as her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Babe14
So I think it somewhat made sense that he wasn't more firm with her. It still stunk though. :p
Oh, and Ruby's tantrums don't look set to decrease. Next few weeks she fires Grant because he won't take her flirting with him seriously. Yay for unfair dismissal. Not to mention, unfair dismissal at a club that isn't even yours yet, Bratface. However maybe we'll get to see Jake in another new t-shirt when he escorts Ruby to a work tribunal? Namely an "I'm With Stupid," one. :p
TV Choice mentions this week that Jake tells Grant that Ruby has a crush on him, so we must see him this week if only briefly. AAS (covers the two weeks after this) has a pic of Ruby and Grant in the club which I think has an out of focus Jake in the background. I'm pretty sure it is Jake, but like I say it's out of focus so don't want to say for sure. :)
Yeah it is Jake in the picture, I've seen it!
Ruby is out of order getting rid of Grant. If it wasn't for him Ruby wouldn't have accepted the club from Johnny. Jake needs to let Ruby know how unreasonable she's being. But it doesn't seem as if he does.
It could be interesting seeing a vindictive side to Ruby's personality. Hopefully it won't stretch to Stacey though. A good storyline, but it wouldn't be nice for either of them to lose their friendship.
I don't think it sounds like she's been vindictive to Grant, I think it sounds like she throws a strop. She really is becoming a ridiculous character. Louisa isn't a strong enough actress to give any depth to Ruby's tantrums or showing any meaning to them, so Ruby comes across as a shallow self-involved little girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemo
I hope someone does pull her up over firing Grant, and I hope it's Jake telling her that it's him running the club for now and he'll hire and fire who he likes. But like you said, it doesn't sound like he does.
Well if it has been scripted that Jake just stands by and does nothing about Ruby firing Grant, then the writers have lost it and will not be doing the character any justice whatsoeever. Infact they will be making him look weak and pathetic again, which we all know Jake is not.
If I was scripting that particular scene/episode I would not just let Jake standby and do nothing. I would either (a) make him take Ruby to one side and tell her that she cannot just fire someone because they "don't fancy her" and that she is being ridiculous and making a complete fool of herself. I would end Jake's "conversation/word" with Ruby by telling her that if Grant goes then he will leave to and if this happens then there will be no one to run the club as she isn't old enough to do so or cannot until she is 18 by law and that until then he has power of attorney. So basically at the end of the day it is him who has all the say until such a time.
Or quite simply (b) That Jake is the one with the Power of Attorney and he is the one who does all the hiring and firing and that if Ruby doesn't like it, then tough because that is the way it is.
Either way I would have it so Jake was turning the tables on Brat for once and gave her a good dose of her own medicine. And I don't mean softly softly either.
Going back to last week - another point I loved was when Jake walked past Stacey's stall (in his new jumper!!) and she was talking about getting bladdered and Jake told her that she wouldn't be. Another interaction I like. Maybe I'm liking Stacey and Jake better than Brat Ruby and Jake for now.
Personally I think that the writers are going overboard and being ridiculous by making every women and "teenager" in Walford having the hots for Grant.
From Soaplife:
Monday 15 May
Ruby orders Jake to sack Grant from Scarlet's.
:mad: :rolleyes:
I'm not sure if Jake tries to talk her round or just does it, but either way Grant does end up without a job.
So, okay:
1) The fact that Ruby has to 'order' Jake to do the firing pretty much confirms the fact that she has no authority to speak of. So, she can order Jake about yet can't actually fire Grant herself. Yeah, whatever. She has authority over Jake because Jake gives her authority, because he's already said he won't run the club without Ruby's backing. He works for Johnny, not her, and if we see him actually take her 'orders' with a straight face and no argument I'll scream.
2) Ruby 'orders' Jake? That better be the magazine spin on it, because I have absolutely no wish to see Jake bowing down to a 17-year-old girl, and especially not that one. They've already practically reduced Stacey into being Ruby's lapdog, and Johnny before her. :mad: But yet again, it seems they will screw everyone else's character over to promote Bratface.
Edit: Actually, after looking more into this, if the agreement with Johnny is set up as a trust fund, with Jake as the trustee and Ruby as the beneficiary, she may have some control. If it's set up as Power of Attorney, which is to be handed over to Ruby when she's 18 then she doesn't have any control. They haven't actually clarified which it is yet.
Honestly, I think Ruby and Jake does have potential and it would be interesting to see them learning to deal with each other but we have to see Jake starting to assert himself.
I think the week Jake went crazy was good because they were both hurting, Ruby over her dad and Jake over Danny, that they couldn't actually see what was going on outside their own head, and were just seeing what they wanted to see. That's what I want to see, not Jake rolling over for her. Sometimes Jake is in the wrong, for example he went about 'looking after' Ruby in completely the wrong way. However a lot of the time Ruby is in the wrong, yet no one seems willing to tell her that. Not Grant, not Stacey, and now apparently not Jake.
To end on a positive note:
From All About Soap's letter page -
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Hee!
I love that photo. It's the same set that this one comes from:
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:D Even when the scripts look set to suck, Joel's sexyness never disappoints. :wub:
First Jake webcam script in a long time:
Filming today: Episode 1030 Tx: 30/06/06
BRADLEY: Now I know how Bond felt when he nearly got his wotsits toasted by Goldfinger.
JAKE: Oi 007, why don't you ask Q for a bigger weapon?
STACEY: Just get inside, quick.
:lol: Sounds like he's in a good mood. Glad to see some interaction with Bradley as well.