Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

A great script from Daran Little tonight. Jessie was superb, if I had to be slightly critical in the odd place Jessie was slightly ott, but she is forgiven, you could feel her pain and Shane Richie, stepped up to the mark tonight, not usually an Alfie fan (well not since his second stint) but both Alfie and Kat were brilliant. For me yet again the stand out performer has to be shabnam. Rakhee makes it look so easy and effortless without having to try. Flawless.

I wonder how long EE's good form will continue? Hopefully a while longer. :hmm:

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Originally Posted by Perdita

But until you have seen what a decline in mental health can be like, it can be difficult to imagine just how far the mental health will decline and what the patient is going to do?

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Martin has accused Stacy of having an episode at least once since she's been off her meds when in fact she was just having a strop if I recall. It's been made crystal clear he's not happy she stopped taking the medication and is paranoid about her mental health. He's even been shown researching bipolar.

Now she's babbling incoherently about Arthur being the son of God, seeing angels and demons, and nearly falling off rooftops with the baby, and Martin is pretending she's OK and leaving her alone with him. Martin would have to be an imbecile to not recognise that as a very severe decline in mental health, and that she's a danger to Arthur and herself. He might not be the sharpest tool in the box but he's not stupid, and it's totally unbelievable and highly frustrating to me that he wouldn't have sought help straight away.

Give me a break DTC!!! :wall:

I miss a lot of EE so was not aware of Martin´s knowledge about Stacey´s illnes. But I still think that even with a lot of research into conditions it can still feel overwhelming when actually confronted with it :(

It must be an unimaginably overwhelming situation to be in and I can understand Martin not wanting to scare Stacey even more than she is already. Why doesn't he at least seek the advice of someone who will know what to do, and make sure she's not left alone with Arthur in the meantime? Surely it must have occurred to him that she's a danger to the baby as well as to herself?

I think I might take a break from EE until this is resolved. I've just been reading next week's Radio Times, and

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Stacey still hasn't received help by the end of next week even though by that time it's Charlie's funeral and her condition is openly known.

Post partum psychosis is thankfully very rare and mothers suffering the condition who kill their babies is even rarer, but we've all seen the headlines in the news (like the recent one where a young mother in Bristol jumped off a cliff with her newborn baby :(). I'm finding it too distressing and frustrating to watch the people around Stacey doing nothing, even if it is realistic. They don't need to have any knowledge of post partum psychosis to know something is very, very wrong.

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Originally Posted by Dazzle

I was aghast at the thought of Shabnam and Kush taking Arthur from Martin while Stacey's incapacitated. However, he doesn't seem capable of caring for a baby if he's trying to delude himself Stacey's psychosis isn't happening. :wall:



From the way she was dressed it looked like she'd been on a night out (presumably close by?).

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Belinda looked dressed for the funeral already :p

Mo rang her so she must live nearby

Is Belinda married?

I feel I am watching 24 as we still are not on a new day in Eastenders :p

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Originally Posted by tammyy2j

Belinda looked dressed for the funeral already :p

Mo rang her so she must live nearby

Is Belinda married?

I feel I am watching 24 as we still are not on a new day in Eastenders :p

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Belinda is married to Neville. She said they were on their way to a Masonic do when Mo rang and happened to be nearby.

martin should call jean at least and then stacey's doctor

Alfie has great timing, telling Kat like that after her dad just died

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Originally Posted by lizann

martin should call jean at least and then stacey's doctor

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Yes - the fact he's not got her any help at all. Or perhaps more to the point do we not have health visitors these days? (Oh how I disliked mine!) - and someone with mental health issues would surely have someone checking on her.

It's SO frustrating.

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Originally Posted by lizann

martin should call jean at least and then stacey's doctor

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Yes - the fact he's not got her any help at all. Or perhaps more to the point do we not have health visitors these days? (Oh how I disliked mine!) - and someone with mental health issues would surely have someone checking on her.

It's SO frustrating.