Quote Originally Posted by rossfan View Post
After last years amazing Inside Soap Award results. Michael Parr is rather neglected this year. Sad!

But it just echoes what I have been saying. Ross is now a "nothing character". He's rarely on screen and for the bits he is, they turn him into a joke.

I'm really sorry for Michael Parr. He is IMO the shows best actor that steals every scene he's in. He won the show tons of awards last year and this is how they award him and his character.

I have said this for the majority of the year.

They have done a complete u-turn on him this year which is really damaging him overall as a character, not progression.

Ross was introduced to be the next Cain, tough and hard. Loveable Rogue - Michael Parr called him to start with.

Then, last year, they turned him into a would-be killer. I can just about believe that under the circumstances, Ross was at his lowest so I do believe that writing.

However, this year he has become truely pathetic. What a hardman he is....
- Scared of needles/injections
- Scared of clowns
- Scared of Jimmy King
- Scared of Dan Spencer

I wonder what else will be revealed of this man's fears! Ross hasn't been shortlisted for Best Bad Boy, but considering the above I'm not surprised.

Sorry, Michael, you are great but the writers are becoming your worst enemy on the show!
This is such an overreaction, for a start Ross isn't scared of Dan he just feels guilt as its his mate who he works with everyday. The Jimmy thing was also nothing, he hardly ran away expecting a punch. I think anyone getting caught listening to there neighbours having sex would run and feel embarrassed. Also how is a fear of clowns and needles a weakness? Everyone has phobias, some of the strongest people I know have the weirdest fears I have heard of. A quiet year does not ruin or change a character, Ross will always be a bad boy, just be patient and wait for a storyline. He has been on screen much more these past few weeks and has the James storyline coming up soon.