Skylover

On 2/18/2021 at 9:19 AM, Huntress said:

She'll be gone for another 3 months soon because the actress takes part in "Let's Dance" (German version of "Strictly Come Dancing") 

That's good  I used to really dislike Jonas but he's grown on me quite a lot. He can be quite comical. Stupid Erik for faking the break in at W&L.

Sunny's annoying.

I haven't watched this since Christmas but Phil and Kat are having sex? The show really has got bad  Nearly every pairing is awful, Max/Linda, Phil/Kat, Honey/Jay. Nothing I hear makes me want to tune in.

7 hours ago, gyroscope said:

You sound like you're watching some good stuff Skylover.  I missed all these episodes so the storyline's all a bit of a mystery to me.  What is still really clear is that Laura is a right horrible cow still! 

If there's anything you missed that needs explaining I'm happy to, other than the above about why Moritz started selling stolen watches as I don't know what happened there. I've pretty much been constantly watching GZSZ to catch up. I just watched the final episode of December so January for me tomorrow! In terms of the storyline - Felix and Laura kidnapped Rosa and framed Moritz for it. They orchestrated it so that Jo would hide the 'evidence' against Moritz and used it all to blackmail Jo and Katrin into getting the business. But then Jo realised that Felix was behind the kidnap and got him to sign the business over to him. 

Yvonne is amazing!! She's my favourite character in the show, but I love Jo and Moritz too, and Emily. And Katrin, actually. The actress who plays Yvonne has been so good recently. I loved the episodes when Yvonne found out about Felix and Laura framing Moritz for Rosa's kidnap. And the confrontation between Yvonne and Laura was great. As if Laura had the hide to tell Yvonne she didn't need a mother like her. Moritz was stupid for getting involved in selling the stolen watches but I was glad Jo agreed to represent him and that things were sorted between Jo, Yvonne and Moritz for Christmas. 

7 hours ago, gyroscope said:

Yes, the friendship between Moritz and Nihat is cool, thought they don't seem to be on-screen together at all at the moment. Nihat's back doing all his 'friend' scenes with Tuner and Paul. 

Don't know if you've seen it but Nihat nearly got into trouble because the stolen watches Moritz was selling were found at the cafe by the police and Moritz hid the fact that they were his watches, so Nihat could have gone to prison. I imagine Nihat has distanced himself from Moritz since then maybe(?).

If anyone could please explain what this return storyline is (with all those flashbacks etc) for Sunny please I'd be really grateful. I wasn't watching when she left I don't think.

The less said about Eric the better  I just find him so annoying. Eric and Jonas are easily the weakest characters in the show.

7 hours ago, gyroscope said:

The pay off for the Phillip/Jon/Patrizia storyline reveal was well worth the wait! What a scene!

I haven't seen this yet but I'm looking forward to it! Did you see the scene where she nearly got in the shower with John thinking it was Philip? Yuck, haha!

I love Moritz and Nihat's relationship. I wish they were together on screen more

That moment when Jo realises Felix and Laura had set the whole thing up!! Jo and Katrin are a good double act, I loved seeing them figure out the truth together.

What a cow Laura is!!

Thanks Huntress. I know no-one probably remembers (I'm watching November) but I feel like I missed something with Moritz. In the episode I just watched, he met up with someone who gave him a bag of watches to sell. What happened there? I don't remember seeing the guy before. Thanks in advance.

I literally can't stand Suki.

I'm watching October episodes at the moment. I love Moritz' sibling relationship with Laura.

19 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I know she left a while back. It's just one of the things (around the time of her story with Chloe and Mark) that made me realize it wasn't worth seeing.

I get what you're saying. Elly and Chloe weren't necessarily a great story. Having said that, Neighbours is much better than EastEnders at the moment.

On 12/7/2020 at 5:17 AM, DRW50 said:

I have little interest in the show at present - the combo of Sonia's death and the dull-as-hell, forced Chloe/Elly saga

Elly left in July. Yeah, I loved the dance promo. Enjoyed Des Clarke's return this week and Amy Greenwood's return has been ok. Enjoying Clive and Jane as a couple too.

3 hours ago, wingwalker said:

I prefer Max Bowden to Harry Reid but I don't like the "gay gangster" route they're trying to go with Ben. It's boring and Max isn't even very good at. It's usually the gangster/hard man stuff where he struggles the most. I think he does a good job the rare moments they let Ben be a bit campy and effeminate. If they stopped trying to turn Ben into a mini Phil it'd do wonders for the character. 

Max Bowden is probably a better actor, but I think Harry fitted the role of Ben better. I don't feel the role of Ben suits Max at all.

6 hours ago, Vee said:

Speaking of: It is not lost on me that the current version of Ben Mitchell (while played by a talented actor) is ruggedly masculine and as far removed from any prior nerdy, more intellectual or potentially pretty/effeminate incarnation of the character as possible. I can't tell him and Callum apart in many shots tbqh. I miss Harry Reid.

They should never have replaced Harry Reid. Ben used to be one of my favourite ever soap characters, now he's one of my least favourite of all time.

2 hours ago, BetterForgotten said:

Oddly, the best parts of the Christmas episode were from characters this regime has little interest in beyond the surface. Like Denise (even though the story is ridiculous), and Kat was in her element behind the bar again. The stuff with Jean also wasn’t bad.

I agree with this. I loved the stuff with Denise and agree with the decision to recast Chelsea. Denise and the new Chelsea have good chemistry. Agree also that the story is ridiculous.

17 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

And when did Honey and Jay become an item? What are people's thoughts on that pairing?

Jumped the shark is what I think.

3 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

I feel like they just throw Jay in stories to see what will stick. Sad part is that Jamie Borthwick is one of the strongest younger actors on this show. He should be one of the main younger actors to be driving story. 

They've done this with Kush too. A character with potential who they just paired with any random woman they seemed to pick out of a hat rather than someone he'd probably be suited to like Ruby. None of the relationships seem to make much sense, like how Ruby would never have looked twice at Max or Martin.

The Ian/Sharon thing is just the lowest of lows though. I'm not sure if I can remember a time when EE was structurally in such a damaging place in terms of its direction. At least in 2018 with crap characters like Aidan it was just rubbish new characters. Now they're destroying their originals.

I've just found out a way to stream GZSZ on my TV and I'm so happy!! I was using my chromecast before but I couldn't download the TV Now app. I've figured out a way to do it and I'm catching up on episodes I've missed since September! So happy!  

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I love this show. I would have liked a third season but that's currently looking unlikely in light of the pandemic.

3 hours ago, FrenchFan said:

 

Mmm okay. I think Australian soap actors are weaker than English ones in comparison with a few glaring exceptions of course. I like Neighbours but the acting is a bit over the top.

I think the acting is worst in Hollyoaks by far. That's one of the worst shows for acting I've ever seen. I also think Coronation St is pretty bad for acting these days. For me Neighbours and EastEnders are generally on par, I can't comment on Emmerdale. Which country are you from? I know your username is FrenchFan, so are you from France?

16 hours ago, FrenchFan said:

oh yeah he was not good but the acting on Neighbours is never great I think.  

I disagree, I think the acting on Neighbours is generally quite good. He is noticeably weaker than the other cast.

13 hours ago, FrenchFan said:

So bye bye hunky Pierce. He was the perfect piece of hottness  

Haha, he was widely hated among the fanbase though, for being a terrible actor.

About time.

Why have they axed Kush? There are so many characters who should go before him. They always axe the good characters. They always wasted his character. How long before Ruby, Dotty and Bobby get axed?

If the pandemic has caused Max to go, then that's a good thing. He's been stale for years. I'm not happy about Kush though.

3 hours ago, wingwalker said:

So similar drop off that B&B and Y&R experienced. 

Did they have breaks from transmission and did their ratings improve once viewers realised they were back?

This is EastEnders, what a surprise, not.