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Oh wow, you have caught up quickly I won't comment further before you see the follow up... I just watched 29 December.. I just really dont like what Gina is doing, regarding her friendship with Dean. And I wonder if he will force himself on her at some point. Bobby/Kathy moment was touching. The Six storyline is not perfect, but I am enjoying it. And once Rocky is gone, I assume Nish will wake up and be the next issue for the ladies. And this is my main question, what do they plan to do when Nish wakes up. They mentioned it briefly how they will deal with it when they get there.. but I am curious.

Ah I see.. so who knows when she'll be back.. oh well, lets hope she at least comes for a visit. I mean, with Dean around, it would be good to have her as well to play it off..

Oh I can only imagine Shirley's interaction with Elaine I forgot she was coming back. I was looking for a return date now, but couldn't find one

Haha At first I did not really like Elaine, but I am starting to like her more and more actually And the whole communal choir thing with Yolande was fun

Yay, glad to here someone else is enjoying it! Oh yes, Jo should just keep those Netflix checks coming as long as possible Thanks for the IG, I will check it out! I always found Jake attractive. And I can see what you mean about family oriented, warm episodes for Christmas. I don't mind drama, but not all the time. It would be nice to have a happy cheerful family Christmas for once, where no one reveals anyone's secret and no one gets murdered. Speaking of nice warm scenes, I actually really enjoyed recent Whitney/Zack/kid scenes. Where Zack dresses up as Zebra-man. That was cute and sweet. And I would like more scenes like that for other characters.

Oh I would for Max to come back! And I agree with you that if he returns, he should move away from the ladies on the show and move on with someone else. Especially Stacey. And I would looove for Tanya to come back! I love her! But I have seen Jo Joyner in some shows on Netflix, so I guess she has a career outside of EE, so I doubt she would come back. Also, I need to look up Jake Woods on IG, it seems I am okay with this exit for Rocky. Never cared for this character, so I am fine if the ladies turn on him and basically make him pay for a crime he really did commit. It would be weird if they framed him for something he didn't do just to get rid of him, but the way they seem to be going, he will just pay for crimes he did commit.

Great news!! Thanks Jason!!

Haha You are right, Por Tu Amor is probably not so memorable. I just remember it because of the crazy chemistry between Gabriela Spanic and Saul Lisazo. I could not remember anything else that would be in my top 5 haha I did not watch any of those that you mention. Some others that I watched would be: Esmeralda, Emperatriz, Rosa Salvaje, Nunce Te Olvidare, Pobre Nina Rica, Los Ricos Tambien Lloran, Acapulco - Cuerpo Y Alma..... EDIT: Oh since you say you're from Brazil.. we had some Brazilian telenovelas here as well, but the only one I watched was O Rei Do Gado in the mid 90s

I wonder if it holds now after the Christmas episode aired or will it plummet. I enjoyed today's episode quite a lot. So I wonder if others viewers will be happy with how the Six' story progresses.

That's nice! I had to check out some videos to remind myself of the plot From what I can remember now, my favorites are Lazos de Amor, La Usurpadora, Marisol, Cuando Seas Mia and probably Por tu amor!

OMG! This is a blast from the past! I watched this back in high school. Wow! We had so many Latin American telenovelas in the 90s and 00s and I watched a ton of them, so Privilegio de Amar would not come to my mind first, which is why I am even more happy to see it mentioned here

Soaps Christmas Ratings Thanks to @I Am A Swede, I copied this article also here from the Emmerdale and Corie threads. I am happy EE is back on top for the soaps! At least for a day! I didn't watch Emmerdale or Corie, so I cannot judge on the quality, but I loved EE holiday episode, so I'd say it is deserved

Since I don't watch US soaps anymore, I will only mentioned my wishes for EastEnders... I would love to see more positive, heart felt moments and stories and less violence, sadness and tragedy. I would also love to have more Brannings back. I really loved that family and I think I loved all of them, I don't remember a Branning that annoyed me. It's such a shame that they killed off Abi and Bradley, so this new generation is crippled. But I'd take Max back, as well as Carol! It would be nice for Sonia to have her mom back as she is going through her pregnancy storyline. Also, I would love to have Masoods back Well actually I think I would be happy if only Zainab Masood came back lol She was fun! Dean and his daughter could be the connection that brings Zainab back, as she is Jade's grandmother.

The follow up episode brought less positives for me. Mostly because of Sharon and her reaction. I found it to be revolting, really. I mean, this is your best friend, who was saving your life. And even though there is a brief moment where I thought Sharon was back to her common sense after such a shock, it did not last. Horrible! And again, poor Linda. I did like how the Six was so chaotic and some wanted to call the cops, while others did not and they disagreed and bickered. We all know this was self-defense and they all know that too. But there two bodies there... it does make it less believable that they all attacked 2 different men for self defense within one hour. So I can see how this could look bad on all of them. Then again, I see Stacey or Kathy's point with "I didn't do anything, why should I not just leave". So Keanu gets buried in the rubles, where I assume he will stay for a while. Although I assume since Kathy sold the cafe to Nish, he will eventually start to rebuild the cafe. And possibly find the body... so not sure this was the best idea. But lets see. The Six are not united at all, which is interesting, so I am curious which one will spill the beans first. I do wonder where the stories will go from here... since everything seems to be settled... Stacey/Jack/Diane seems dead in the water... Maybe Stacey will have to deal with Theo again somehow? I assume this is not over as the actor is still with the show, from what I understand... Keanu/Sharon stuff is over... will she now bond with Phil over Albie? Ew! Especially after tonight, I do not give a [!@#$%^&*] about Sharon. Especially Sharon and Phil. Suki and Eve I assume will continue their relationship, and Nish won't be able to do anything about it. I do wonder what happens when Nish and Ravi see each other again after Ravi helped Suki escape. And will the video of Ravi killing that man ever come out? Also, will Suke confide in Eve about what happened...? I am interested in this for sure. Kathy and Rocky are over, so I have no idea what is left for Kathy now. I guess she will deal with Beales? Poor Linda will continue on her downward spiral it seems. Clearly Dean and Gina are going to be a thing. That will be another hit for her.

I would love to see Karen back now. I mean, I guess for a while, everyone will think Keanu left town after the break up with Sharon. But at some point when his body is found, I would like to see Karen back to react to the whole thing. My main reason for eliminating Keanu as a suspect was that Karen only now left the show, so it didn't make sense. But if they hide his body long enough for Karen to come back at some point (because I don't know if the show fired Lorraine Stanley or she left on her own, as I don't really follow backstage gossip). Since I have seen a lot of "EastEnders Christmas Death" complaints, I went and checked how many of these deaths have actually happened It has been a lot of death indeed around the holidays (either Christmas or NY) after 2002.. although they seem to have slowed down a bit in these last 2-3 years (as the last death was Tina in 2020 and before that Roxy and Ronnie in 2017). Christmas Deaths (I counted 24, 25 or 26 December): 2002 - Jamie Mitchell 2006 - Pauline Fowler 2009 - Archie Mitchell 2011 - Yusef Khan 2012 - Derek Branning 2015 - Arthur Chubb 2023 - Keanu Taylor New Years Deaths (I counted 31 Dec or 1 Jan): 1998/1999 - Tiffany Mitchell 2003/2004 - Barry Evans 2004/2005 - David Collins 2005/2006 - Dennis Rickman 2007/2008 - Kevin Wicks 2011/2012 - Pat Evans 2013/2014 - Carl White 2014/2015 - Emma Summerhayes 2016/2017 - Roxy & Ronnie Mitchell Between Christmas & New Year (27 - 30 Dec): 2020 - Tina Carter

There is the third part of the "EastEnders Whodunnit?" interview with the Six and it shows the entire conversation with Kellie Bright and Chris Clenshaw as he reveals everything to her. It is fun

LOL That was fun! But I feel really bad for Linda. She really does have A LOT to deal with and now this

OMG!! What a great episode!! I love that Nish was not the final victim from the flashforward because it was predictable. Even if those scenes were awesome and I would not mind it, this was so much better. When I realized that the scene is continuing and that there is more to come, I literally gasped when Keanu stormed in and the scene continued and I realized it will be Keanu as well who dies!! I just thought it would really come out that the two of them would both die. Now that slimy Dean is in the house still, isn't he. We never saw him leave, we just saw the door left ajar, but he must have stayed in the house!! OMG, amazing! I cannot wait for today's episode!

Oh I am excited too!! Been a while since I have been so excited over a soap opera! lol Literally years... Whatever happens, I hope they don't disappoint!!

It is really icky how they are pushing Gina and Dean together and how she feels bad for him just because she had a 10 minute conversation with his sick daughter, whom she saw for the first time in her life.

Eden's rape on Santa Barbara was very graffic and brutal from what I remember. I was a kid back then, but I would say that was the darkest moment I ever saw on daytime soaps. I remember her being all beaten and bloody and crying..

Great episode today!! Spoilers for those that did not watch yet today's episode!!! I am shocked that Nish and Suki already had their confrontation!! It was intense to watch. Nish is really a sick posessive maniac, who truly thinks that Suki will love him after he admitted her got rid of a person she loves. I was annoyed that things moved so fast that police already found witnesses and blood in Ravi's car. And did Ravi snitch on Nish, so that is why they arresred him too? Vinny is such a pathetic loser, blaming everything on Suki. Now unfortunately my theory of Suki killing Nish has fallen through. I mean, with Eve back how can Nish and Ravi be set free? So Nish cannot be the victim... The only truth left is Keanu kidnapping Albie. But I just don't believe Sharon is the killer. She literally moves in to check the pulse. She is very calm and collected, so she did not do it. Maybe it really is Dean. Or Jack.. I am excited to see this play out in a couple of episodes!! I hope it is not something lame

Hahaha Alfie and Billy are selling those cufflinks to anyone and everyone So I guess that those that ended up during the year with someone (Phil?), I guess doesn't matter... who will get to buy them maybe now?

Hm, interesting. It didn't feel like the show was stalled, at least not in the second part of the year that I watched. Lots of stuff happened which is leading to the Christmas murder(s).. Just out of curiousity, what makes the stories feel stalled for you?

I somehow still think with the onset of his affair with Stacey, that Jack still lives... I don't see them starting the affair only to kill him off next week. I could see it if the killer was someone outside of the six ladies, but with one of them being the killer... Hmmm.. Although nice catch about the bottle of wine that Denise was holding! 👍