Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[lizann]

Well, I'm one viewer they've lost for the moment. I'll start watching again when the funeral etc is over 'cos I can't bear all the misery

Me too - I cant believe Ronnie would do that after all she had her child taken from her she knows this heartbreak

I will give credit to Jessie and Shane and even the actor who plays Charlie they are stellar in their performances but the swap is way too far fetched storyline

[Perdita]

I can imagine Ronnie doing this because she has lost a child, basically twice before, when Danielle was taken away from her for adoption and then in the accident. She can't cope with that heartache again.
I don't think the storyline is too far fetched, bereaved mothers have stolen babies in real life all over the world.
It is very painful to watch though, I can understand that some viewers don't want to watch at the moment.

[Dutchgirl]

I must say that it is difficult to watch. But there are some beautiful moments in there as well. Morgan and Tiffanny. Kat and Alfies chemistry. Billy showing a caring side and is allowed to show it. He has been a friend of Alfies so it is natural to see him shine. ( I know they weren't mates when the Kat /Alfi/ Little Mo was going on).

I do hope it doesn't go ond and on. And I hope the couples can come through this, that would be a first.

But well portrayed by all actors. Scott must have been filming this right through Strictly, that must have been an ordeal.

[ali does soap]

I complained to the BBC, not just about this, but also the fall in standards of the programme in general.
It has become so bad, over the the last couple of years really, standards have dropped and I find it no longer fit for family viewing, I used to watch with my daughters,then I did with my grand daughters, they are ten, and we dont let them watch any more,trying to explain to them whats going on was embarrassing recently there has been adultery, drug addiction, murder, attempted murders (three), violence on several occaisions, theft, selling stolen goods,sex, kids going to prison, and all at 7.30 !! (not to mention Sunday afternoons)I have watched EE since it started, through bad periods and great times, I saw the original cot death story and it was handled so well...Other sensitive subjects over the years have been helpful and often brave, Mark with HIV, Kat with her paedophile uncle,Arthur when he had a breakdown, and so many more... this is the tradition of EE and I have been an avid fan. But it also had fun, realism, morality, sentiment and normality so there was a balance, when people were doing outlandish things there would be other normal even boring stuff going on to counter balance.now every second person is a psycho!! characters that were nice have to be made nasty,there is no hiding place where you can drop in and find a bit of peace, just full on grief all the while.
I have hung on getting increasingly despondant, still tuning in out of habit, but this last storyline has finished it for me, I stopped watching last week and dont think I will bother anymore.

[Perdita]

Samantha Womack has reportedly been abused by a EastEnders fan, calling her a murdering ****, as she walked with her two children.

[tammyy2j]

I thought last night Ronnie would tell Roxy

The scenes with Kat and Charlie were really sad but kudos to the all the actors involved

[tammyy2j]

Poor Kat she is heartbroken Ronnie is terrible for what she did

I feel Alfie is trying to get rid of Tommy's stuff too soon imo

[Abbie]

It may not be real but its portrayal on screen brings back memories to people who have went through infant death

Yes and I understand that but at the same time there are going to be storylines all the time that may bring back memories for viewers and yes these memories may be bad ones and really sad but I cant see the point in viewers complaining every time a storyline causes then pain as it brings back there own memories in relation to the storyline. The point in the storylines is to try and help people by bringing the issue up and they do give you numbers for lines to talk too if people wnat that help.
The storyline here I feel to trying to portray the desperation of ronnie who has gone through so much heartbreak and then with in the immediate aftermath of another devastion she has a moment of madness from which she feels she cannot turn back on because she knows what she has done to terrible. And yes the storyline shows a a family going through heartbreak when they shouldnt be as the main focus of the stroyline i feel is the breakdown of ronnie

[Siobhan]

I did the whole catch up when I got back and I thought it was done very well.. as Abbie said, I think it was more about Ronnie's state of mind than the infant death syndrome.. Ronnie knows she did wrong and it wasn't like she just thought "oh I know, there is a baby in Vic, I will swap".. she went looking for help and had a moment of madness.. she realised how wrong it was just before Kat found the baby... she told Roxy.. she knew she had done wrong but was too far into it to turn back...
The scenes with Kat and Alfie were very well done and I cried when Morgan asked if she would like him to take her home...

[lizann]

Wow Whitney is really turning into a slapper lately how will she feel she finds out her fella is poking step nana also

I really wish Ronnie would just tell the damn truth