Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[lizann]

why isn't vincent targetting all eric mitchell's kids and peggy for revenge, mama hubbard proving threatening and manipulative towards kim to keep her plan in place

[Dazzle]

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.

I totally agree, although I still find most of these extremely flawed characters watchable on the whole.

I stopped watching EE for about 18 months before DTC took over, mainly because I found the characters unbearably unpleasant. All the men were bullies and the women screeching harridans. I find most of them more likeable nowadays despite them all catching some kind of disease which has robbed them of any morals.

Hopefully, with the climaxes of the Bobby and rape storylines at Christmas, most of the characters in question will revert to type.

I liked Vincent being honest with Kim, they are good together

I like them together in their more serious scenes (like when discussing Vincent's father's death). It's a shame the writers again have Kim acting the fool most of the time, and I still don't find Vincent a convincing tough guy.

I do think Claudette is lying about Vincent's dad being killed by Eric and as no body found he could be alive

Yes, I bet there's more to the story than Claudette's telling Vincent.

[lizann]

dot should hold her auditions in community centre

[flappinfanny]

Denise was the best think about tonight's episode. Kamil is a star.

[tammyy2j]

Denise was the best think about tonight's episode. Kamil is a star.

I felt sad at Denise and Patrick's chat about it could be their last, did they mean in that house or is one leaving or dying

Elaine is so unlikeable this time around

[storyseeker1]

I felt sad at Denise and Patrick's chat about it could be their last, did they mean in that house or is one leaving or dying

Elaine is so unlikeable this time around

I know. She says that the reason why Janet couldn't be in the show was because of her age, but I don't know. After what happened with her comment about Tamwar, I'm starting to think of her as a complete prejudicist!

[sarah c]

I know. She says that the reason why Janet couldn't be in the show was because of her age, but I don't know. After what happened with her comment about Tamwar, I'm starting to think of her as a complete prejudicist!

I agree, the anti_janet comment was obviously veiled that she thought a DS person wouldn't be 'up to the job'

and we have seen her racist side already

[parkerman]

I'm not sure I understand what is going on regarding Kim selling her half of the former B&B. I believe the two original houses were knocked into one, so for Kim to sell her half she would have to return the property to two separate properties. And this, I presume, is the reason that Denise and Patrick were talking about the money it would cost them in builders and decorators. But surely all that would be down to Kim to pay for?

Or am I missing something?

[lizann]

why did fatboy run to vincent, he gave ronnie the file, make up his mind he'd be better stearing clear of both

[flappinfanny]

Well all that business with Ronnie, Vincent and Phil was a load of old tosh.

The Janet scenes were cute but Elaine is really grating on me, if I were Dot I would give her a Glasgow Kiss.

Disgraceful that Ann Mitchell is nothing more than an extra now, Winston and Tracey have more scenes and lines and Mick if you really cared about Stan's memory, then you would not let Cora sleep in Arthur's potting shed and scavage like a dog for food.