Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[Dazzle]

A good episode again tonight. WE are being spoilt. When does the real EastEnders return? For me June Whitfield was the stand out performer tonight, but Jessie and Lacey were very good and the introduction of the character Kyle was interesting . Daran Little's script was very good, my only niggle was, did we need to have Stacey's storyline along with Kats tonight, in the same episode? It did seem a bit of an over load and perhaps we lose some of the impact of both storylines?

Agreed about June Whitfield. I actually started bawling when she told the story of her poor dead babies - not something that happens to me very often when watching a soap!

I think Lacey Turner is playing a blinder with the post-partum psychosis storyline. I find her thoroughly convincing and sympathetic even though I haven't liked the character much recently. She's got good chemistry with Kyle (who I think has made a very good start), and I hope he can help her through her illness. And there's two more Slater sisters waiting in the wings!

It was indeed an excellent script by Daran Little. I always enjoy his episodes.

[lizann]

kyle don't know kat as i was wondering if he did, like him so far

[parkerman]

Arthur sleeps a lot.

[maidmarian]

kyle don't know kat as i was wondering if he did, like him so far

At least Kyles connection to family is not
through Jean- so for me thats another plus!
I agree hes made a good believable start!

[flappinfanny]

A fairly good episode, but not brilliant. Last Nights was far better and had a better script.

The positives first:

Nice scenes with Tamwar and Nancy and I liked the scene with Dot and Stacey in the church. (It comes to something when we have more church scenes in EastEnders than in Emmerdale. ) Rakhee Thakrar, Jessie Wallace and Lacey Turner knocked it out of the park tonight.

The negatives:

Mo (Laila Morse) and Charlie, (Derek Martin) were appallingly bad. This episode should have been a three hander between Kat, Mo and Charlie, but without being unkind, I suspect DTC knew Laila and Derek were not up to the mark. Sad as it could have been outstanding. There was far, far too much going on, too many storylines, what with shab's and Kush, Stacey and Dot and then the Slaters including Alfie. I am not interested in the Alfie storyline to be honest. This could have been an outstanding episode and if the likes of Diederick Santer had still been Executive Producer, it would have been.

[tammyy2j]

Is Tamwar planning on proposing as he is very keen for Nancy to learn more about his religion

I too like Kyle so far

[Dazzle]

Now we know why Kat's secret son and Stacey's psychosis storylines are playing out together: to feed into Stacey's paranoia about Arthur.

Arthur sleeps a lot.

I noticed that too lol. Newborn babies do sleep most of the time, but they're very lucky with the baby (or more likely babies) playing him. Maybe being held so close to Lacey the whole time helps.

Rakhee Thakrar, Jessie Wallace and Lacey Turner knocked it out of the park tonight.

They did. I'm especially impressed with Lacey, who portrays vulnerability so convincingly. You wouldn't think she had it in her if you'd only seen her play snarling Stacy.

Mo (Laila Morse) and Charlie, (Derek Martin) were appallingly bad.

I didn't think they were quite that bad lol.

Spoiler:

I'm sad to see Charlie go

but I wouldn't be averse to never seeing Mo again.

I am not interested in the Alfie storyline to be honest.

Me neither. I wish he'd hurry up and die already!

Is Tamwar planning on proposing as he is very keen for Nancy to learn more about his religion

I'm finding Tamwar a bit pushy which I didn't expect from him. He must be thinking that he and Nancy have a future. I wonder if he would want to marry a non-Muslim?

[Rear window]

Wanting an emergency baptism should ring alarm bells (if not church bells) with someone there!

[sarah c]

I noticed that too lol. Newborn babies do sleep most of the time, but they're very lucky with the baby (or more likely babies) playing him. Maybe being held so close to Lacey the whole time helps.

I thought it was obvious that a dummy baby was used for some of the scenes where he was strapped to Stacey tightly?

[Dazzle]

I thought it was obvious that a dummy baby was used for some of the scenes where he was strapped to Stacey tightly?

It looked like a real baby to me - at least when its face was in view (which was often) - but you're probably right because it (or they?) have been incredibly sleepy. (Plus filming all those scenes with a real baby/babies would have been highly impractical.)


Remember peeps there are two episodes of EE on tonight!