Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[flappinfanny]

An enjoyable episode to end the week. I am glad we are getting back to normal now after anniversary week and all that jazz.

Sharon was great tonight, good scenes with Linda and Sharon. I loved Elaine in tonight's ep. We all know Maria is a the first lady of the West End and credit to her for singing in character as Elaine and not as Maria Friedman.

[Dazzle]

Lovely scene between Sharon and Linda when they were taking about being a mother. They really work well and are believable as best friends despite knowing each other for such a short time. It's nice to see Linda with a smile on her face, and it's good to see Sharon back to being a likeable character again.

I wasn't expecting Jay to be knocked back by Lola. I thought she liked him. I don't think he's jealous that Abi's Ben's girlfriend now as he treated her really harshly for some unknown reason when he dumped her. He liked Lola even then.

Sometimes lovey dovey Mick can be OTT

If it was a real person - would think
"has something to hide" !!

Soap character- who knows. I expect
they act as directed - which can change
suddenly!

Danny Dyer's a bit too touchy feely with the ladies for my taste. I think it's probably him rather than Mick because there was a fuss a while back about him being too familiar with Mary Berry at an award show. I don't think she was bothered but the tabloids made a song and dance about it (quelle surprise!). Still, I often wonder what the EE ladies make of his being so "affectionate"? (At least he doesn't do it with Nancy which would be highly inappropriate.)

[tammyy2j]

elaine wasn't too bad at it, i was thinking mick was going to sing pretty flamingo

It would very distasteful if Mick did sing that knowing it was played during Linda's rape

I think Mick should be a little annoyed at Linda taking off from the engagement party to go with Sharon

[lizann]

It would very distasteful if Mick did sing that knowing it was played during Linda's rape

I think Mick should be a little annoyed at Linda taking off from the engagement party to go with Sharon

would mick know?

[lizann]

It would very distasteful if Mick did sing that knowing it was played during Linda's rape

I think Mick should be a little annoyed at Linda taking off from the engagement party to go with Sharon

would mick know?

[tammyy2j]

would mick know?

If I remember correctly Linda mentioned the song in her police statement but was Mick in the room during it, I'm not sure

[flappinfanny]

Good start to the week, good scenes with Denise and Kim. Excellent writing for Sharon and Shirley. That for me was the best scene of the episode. Perhaps the episode had too much carter stuff in it? The ending was very good, a great duff duff with Nancy.

[Kim]

So other characters are now being made to look bad to facilitate the Carters' screen presence. Mick's priorities were right Denise, with the partner whom Dean raped. It might've been about Shirley not Dean, but Shirley has done him no favours either, burning down his previous pub, keeping up the lie for years, forcing her feet under his table permanently and keeping up a row with Linda.

[Kim]

If I remember correctly Linda mentioned the song in her police statement but was Mick in the room during it, I'm not sure

Mick wasn't allowed in the room. I'd expect her to have told him, though.

[Dazzle]

Excellent writing for Sharon and Shirley. That for me was the best scene of the episode.

Yeah that scene was great. I hope we get more interaction between Sharon and Shirley - they've got great chemistry and their scenes are a joy to watch (now that they're no longer scratching each other's eyes out over the dubious pleasure of being Phil's doormat). They make great "frenemies".

I don't understand how anyone can expect more from Mick than he's giving Shirley at the moment. I personally think he's being a saint letting her back into their lives (and the Vic) at all.

It's nice to see Patrick and the Fox sisters bonding. Who puts together a large piece of furniture in the wrong room lol?

Did anyone see what Kim's text from Vincent said?