BetterForgotten

I don’t know what’s worse - Charlie Winter’s acting or his rapping...

Kate Oates speaks about some of her plans in 2019 for EastEnders:

I have to wonder if Robert/Anna only had a sustaining impact purely because of Robin and not because of their own relationship.

Somehow Mel has managed to be more unlikeable this time around than in her original stint. Her return has been an epic fail and I don’t know why they are centering their New Year’s around such a poorly told story with characters just about nobody cares about.

I think it's best if this is the end for Kat/Alfie. Alfie needs Kat more as a character than she needs him. Hopefully they can move her on intelligently from him. Jessie Wallace was at her best in this episode, she's definitely deserving of being one of the show's leading ladies and press icon. When she's on form, it's impossible to take your eyes off her. i don't think most actresses on the show currently have that quality about them.

@DRW50 will be happy.

I think he said he found ATWT to be way more boring than GL, which is why he wanted to write for it. He probably liked Rauch's crazier elements at that time. The early 00's - what a bizarre time for soaps, and the world in general. Now that enough time has passed, I still don't know if I can begin to explain it.

Jon Sen named new Executive Producer of EastEnders, and will be reporting into Kate Oates. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/bbcstudios/2018/eastenders-jon-sen

John Yorke finally speaks, and the article confirms that Kate Oates' work will start transmitting in February 2019. https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/07/eastenders-spoilers-boss-john-yorke-reveals-unforgettable-christmas-and-2019-and-teases-shock-death-8217518/ He obviously cites Kat and Sharon as characters he's most proud of this time around. However, I think a lot of what's making this stint work for Kat is down to Jessie Wallace, and not the writing. Both Kat and Stacey appear to have been severely downgraded and watered down in order to prop Hayley.

There was a certain charm and exuberance Bev possessed that couldn't easily be replicated or even explained properly, which is why GL and AW went in vastly different directions when they recast her roles.

Geena suffers from poor character development, but I also think there's nothing interesting about the actress to compensate for the writing. Her acting style seems better suited for commercials and bit roles...

It's not Christmas season for me without this:

Trailer for Best Of DVD set, presented by Adam Woodyatt:

It's even more outrageous now that Andy doesn't get mentioned. Since Becky is now apparently pregnant as a result of a one night stand, you would think they would acknowledge that's how Jackie got pregnant with Andy as well - a major plotline in season 6 of Roseanne.

It's amazing to see how audience tastes fluctuated in the 80's. The primetime soaps had a high peak in the early/mid part of the 80's, but a significant fall by the end of that decade. The opposite seems to be true for sitcoms.

Murder She Wrote and 60 Minutes were really keeping CBS alive by this point...