Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[parkerman]

I can only speak from my own experience and I have not had a problem with it.

Presumably you are not a gay Muslim though?

[sarah c]

I guess we will never know what would have happened if he had been honest from the start but the whole storyline was about been gay and a muslim and the conflicts and disgrace it brings... It surprised me the reaction that his family gave him considering at one stage when Tam was doing standup, his mother joked about him been gay like she accepted that... I think as Syed was the first born,he had more to live up to.

I dont think this was Zanaib accepting it, I think a frequent reaction to people/parents when they suspect someone might be gay is to make light of it in the hope of getting the big 'how very dare you' denial...?

[sarah c]

You can't have your cake and eat it. IMO his choices were to be a celibate muslim or to leave the square with Christian and have a secular lifestyle.

I think this should read his choices should have been....when you are faced with the third choice of staying deep in the closet and doing your best to pretend to be 'normal' wouldnt most people take the easiest option?

[Dazzle]

Poor Carol I really felt for her at the end of last night's episode.

It was lovely to see Simon at his mum's grave, even though it was only for a moment.

I'm sorry to see David go - Michael French has brought a bit of class to EE this last couple of weeks.

[Dennis tanner]

Presumably you are not a gay Muslim though?

Dennis Tanner...a gay muslim?

I think this should read his choices should have been....when you are faced with the third choice of staying deep in the closet and doing your best to pretend to be 'normal' wouldnt most people take the easiest option?

I don't think that people in a soap have this choice as if they did, even the viewers wouldn't know about them.

Michael French has brought a bit of class to EE this last couple of weeks.

He certainly did. However, he's so good, he's a bit out of place in EE. David does love Carol but in the end he couldn't take her away from her family.

[Dazzle]

He certainly did. However, he's so good, he's a bit out of place in EE.

Agreed, except perhaps for Lindsay Coulson. His scenes with her were compelling.

[lizann]

A good episode only partly polluted by a couple of the usual suspects.

Way too much Derek for me and his face I wanna smack

Anyways Carol and David were great as was Ricky and Janine pity Simon wasnt around longer

[tammyy2j]

Derek is very creepy controlling Carol

[Dennis tanner]

Way too much Derek for me and his face I wanna smack

It is very smackable

Derek is very creepy controlling Carol

With David gone I am guessing that he will ease off

[Dutchgirl]

So did I hear right is Jay Mitchell a beneficiary to Pat's will and testament?
Derek is such a sorry character. I do not like bullies. He has no right in interfering with Carol's life. Even when he hates David.