EastEnders: Discussion Thread

[Bright Eyes]

Speaking of the Slaters, I wonder why Kirkwood dropped Charlie but is keeping Big Mo. So far, he doesn't seem interested in her at all. I don't really care either way, but it just doesn't make any sense to me.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Some are saying that Charlie was axed by Santer, but Kirkwood changed plans to kill him off and will just let him exit happily.

Both Charlie and Big Mo could have been dropped since they haven't had anything substantial to do in years and were always supporting characters. With Stacey and Jean gone and Kat and Alfie in the Vic, I guess they wanted a new family to occupy the Slater house in the future, so Charlie had to go, while they're keeping Big Mo on as Kat's only family/support system left.

Edited October 29, 2010 by Y&RWorldTurner

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Some 90's Carol igniting a riot!

Cindy Beale is also in the clip. Love her.

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Edited October 30, 2010 by Y&RWorldTurner

[Dion]

Ah yes, my favourite Carol moment...and it's followed by the jail scenes where Carol and Lorraine are both dissing David, with Cindy trying to defend him!

Edited November 1, 2010 by Dion

[DRW50]

People talk about how the women on the show now are too shouty, but that era had a lot of quiet women and they still went on a rampage.

Odd that Ruth wasn't arrested when she was in the middle of everything. I love when Nigel does a little celebration after he realizes he's being arrested. I guess he figured "Why not."

Considering what happened to a lot of the kids who probably played on that playground in those years, like Clare, Janine, Billie, Stephen, perhaps they were right to close it off...

So have any of you heard that Eastenders Children in Need this year is supposed to be crossing over with Corrie? Eastenders characters lost in Weatherfield or something.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Apparently, the woman who played Ina died. Her name was also Ina...

http://www.atvnewsnetwork.co.uk/today/index.php/atv-today/4490-eastenders-ina-clare-dies

Also, an interview with Himesh Patel:

http://www.walfordweb.co.uk/item.php?id=2699

Edited November 1, 2010 by Y&RWorldTurner

[DRW50]

That's a shame about Ina. I wonder if this was sudden? I remember not all that long ago they had her birthday on the show.

Good interview with Hamesh. I like that he said he never really watched before. I wonder what this story will be. Surely not another pregnancy...

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Kirkwood said a new family may join the show within the next year or so. It's not a promise, but every producer eventually adds some new family...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a285280/kirkwood-new-family-may-join-enders.html

[DRW50]

I wonder if the Points of View interview is available. As often happens at DS more people seemed to focus on upset over minor things like why didn't Ian get to talk about his home being redecorated.

Apparently Anna Karen/Sal is credited for Week 46. That's nice they're still using her. I guess she's still a connection to Peggy.

[DRW50]

Interview with EE's Jay.

http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/soaps/interviews/v/15125-jamie-borthwick-eastenders-jay-interview.html

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Aw, they had a nice little "In Tribute to Ina Clare" title card at the end of today's episode. Ina did appear in the episodes as well.

Gotta love how Janine has Pat listed as "Fat Pat" on her phone.

I've been enjoying Janine a lot these past couple of episodes, it kind of feels like the Janine of 2000-2004. She's not some outrageous cartoon villain that plays tricks, they're playing up her vulnerability and how she does bad things to conceal it and get attention.

I loved the scenes where Pat knew Janine had kidnapped Lily and was trying her best to lie to Stacey, Jean, and Kat that she hadn't suspected anything.

The scenes with Pat, Carol, and Glenda were also quite enjoyable. Three very different women together.

That was a nice scene between Kat and Alfie towards the end with Kat opening up a little about her insecurities.

[Bright Eyes]

Glenda and Carol - The Slapper and the Bitch - Pat & Peggy 2.0!

If rumours are true, that Kat and Alfie definitely foreshadowed a baby switch.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Charlie and Neil were on This Morning:

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[Bright Eyes]

Charlie totally spoiled something she shouldn't have. Tsk tsk tsk.

[Ben]

I can't be bothered to watch; is it to do with...

I haven't posted in here for a long time, but I will quickly say that I've loved the Carol story, and its psychological complexities; loved seeing Janine striped back to what the character is all about (something Santa never really got); loved seeing Alan & Blossom return, and really wish Alan (especially) could be made permanent, or at least recurring, as he was one of my favourite characters and still is - he really would add something different to the male half of the show; love everything about Kim; I even liked the possibilities of a story between Roxy/Christian/Syed, as I think that could've been quite relatable to a lot of people (best friend gets another half, and you're left out in the cold; the whole dynamic changes), but it was only a one episode wonder, and pretty pointless.

However, I haven't been enjoying the huge focus on Kat & Alfie, who are eating the show. Not thrilled about the possibilities of more Moons either. Don't like how terrible the pacing is still, and how a lot of characters are on the backburner doing nothing for months (Denise (whose story has ended too abruptly), Patrick, Masood, Zainab, Tamwar, Ian, Jane, Syed, Christian, Heather, Shirley, Mo, Greg (some scenes with Tanya would be nice, so we can asses them as a couple), Ronnie (who has vanished without a mention from anyone else). I also want to like Vanessa, but I find her very distracting (the horrible hair, always wearing beige/white), and very hard to care about this story with Jodie's paternity - not investing much air time in Harry, doesn't warm me to his pain, either. ETA: nuLauren also bugs me - why is she so full of moody angst since she's been away? She wasn't like this before she left.

Edited November 2, 2010 by Ben