Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

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I will focus on the positives first, nice to see a different side to Shirley, Steve McFadden always knocks it out of the park and I like what they have done with him and Letitia. The Stacey storyline looks interesting and who'd ave thought Bonnie Langford would be so brilliant as Carmen, sorry Carmel.

The Kim Vincent stuff was boring, The Beale stuff is awful and if I here about Captain Beale or whatever it is again I will throw up! The Beale family are completely ruined. EE need to do something about the pacing, a 27 minute episode still feels like a lifetime.

Quite agree with Shirley being nice.
And Steve makes a great drunk. Not sure it's the storyline to have in the run up to Christmas though.
The Kim stuff with her MIL being a cow is just horrid. I don't like Claudette at all and the sooner she goes the better, but I do want the Aunt Sal story to come through and get rid of her.

The Beale stuff is building to the logical conclusion of all these months/years of waiting. Bobby's a bad boy and isn't getting better.

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I will focus on the positives first, nice to see a different side to Shirley, Steve McFadden always knocks it out of the park and I like what they have done with him and Letitia. The Stacey storyline looks interesting and who'd ave thought Bonnie Langford would be so brilliant as Carmen, sorry Carmel.

The Kim Vincent stuff was boring, The Beale stuff is awful and if I here about Captain Beale or whatever it is again I will throw up! The Beale family are completely ruined. EE need to do something about the pacing, a 27 minute episode still feels like a lifetime.

Quite agree with Shirley being nice.
And Steve makes a great drunk. Not sure it's the storyline to have in the run up to Christmas though.
The Kim stuff with her MIL being a cow is just horrid. I don't like Claudette at all and the sooner she goes the better, but I do want the Aunt Sal story to come through and get rid of her.

The Beale stuff is building to the logical conclusion of all these months/years of waiting. Bobby's a bad boy and isn't getting better.

[lizann]

did i miss too how kathy and jane became friends

[parkerman]

I'd be interested to know where they get those large banners made up in no time in Walford.....

[flappinfanny]

did i miss too how kathy and jane became friends

Like everything else, it happens off screen.

[flappinfanny]

Carmel is really saving EE at present. Nice to see Ann Mitchell again. The Christmas switch on with the Beales and the Carters was pretty naff and Elaine is getting on my nerves.

[parkerman]

When you think about it there are an inordinate amount of unpleasant people in Eastenders. Dean of course, with Shirley and Buster and also Denise, who believes Dean about the rape and has been unpleasant to Linda about it. There is also Gavin of course and Vincent. Vincent's mum doesn't appear to be a saint either. Ronnie, though she's slightly unhinged as well, so perhaps she has an excuse. Then we have Stacey and Kush, with what they've done to Shabs. Babe and Cora have their back stories still hanging over them while Ben and Abi are hardly a lovely couple what with Ben lying to Abi about his sexuality and Abi dobbing her dad in it. Talking of which there are also Ian, Jane, Phil, Sharon and Kathy as well as several off scene characters all happy to let Max rot in jail for a murder they know he didn't commit. Denny, well, he has been in the past, not sure about now. And finally, there is the Devil child himself, Bobby.

It's a good job we have salt of the earth, Mick Carter, to redeem Albert Square! Not to mention...Winston!

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and even Dot's been to prison!

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and even Dot's been to prison!

I agree but think it applies to all soaps to
some extent.
Soaps have always had "villians" but they
stood out , viewers enjoyed their performance
but knew they were" bad'

Now its more general but not so well written
or acted. So there is a danger some will think
Its a norm!

We wouldnt want soap characters to be saints
-it would be unrealistic and boring but there
are good and interesting people in real life.
Nice to have a few of those!
I think my Pollyanna moment is passing off
now

[lizann]

mick should have put ian up the tree in a tutu