EastEnders: Discussion Thread

[BetterForgotten]

I don't want to see Zoe ever again, but I bet the reason they haven't recast the character is because the Kat/Zoe storyline and reveal was and still is very iconic. It was THE British soap moment of the 00's and the show has tried and failed miserably at trying to recreate it ever since with various other characters. 

 

I think the first time we saw Belinda was the week of the Kat/Zoe reveal where she showed up to Lynne's hen do. I can't remember if they mentioned her before that though. That was a great week of episodes - I've said it before, but, that era of the show was so strong and helped me get through a lot of things that were going on in my life at the time (by share entertainment and seeing people more screwed than people I knew). It will always have a special place in my heart.

 

EE hasn't been able to write families since the early years of the Slater's, so a family unit like that wouldn't be able to thrive on the show as it is currently. 

 

Edited December 20, 2015 by BetterForgotten

[DRW50]

There are rumors she didn't or doesn't get along with Steve McFadden and that they rarely interact onscreen as a result. That he tried to campaign to not bring her back. And that at the end of her first stint she was only close to two people - Charlie Brooks and Shane Richie.

 

Then there were claims that she slapped Hannah Waterman (Laura Beale) in the face at a Christmas party.

 

Supposedly she's not so bad now though.

[NothinButAttitude]

I heard the Steve McFadden story but I did not hear about her slapping Hannah Waterman. Jesus, Jessie was all over the place. 

[DRW50]

To be fair, Hannah had that type of face...

 

Here's the article.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/147365/Boozy-Kat-slaps-Eastender-pal-Laura-at-Parkinson-TV-bash.html

Edited December 21, 2015 by DRW50

[NothinButAttitude]

Oh Lord. Seems like they cast the Slater family perfectly. They are messes offscreen and on. Guess it wasn't a stretch for them.

[DRW50]

A lot of the cast in those years has a trashy vibe and there were constant reports of feuding and fussing. I guess the show being a huge hit at that point didn't help, as the tabloids dug in, and did a lot of damage (just ask Steve McFadden and Lucy Benjamin).

 

You don't hear about that much now - the worst you hear is stuff like Whitney and one of the Moon brothers in an ice cream shop, or Fatboy or whoever else being suspended. I guess they know they can't get away with too much these days.

[BetterForgotten]

Elaine Lordan's problems were much wider, supposedly it was her cursing out Mal Young at a public event that got her fired in 2004. 

 

The show was so huge and popular back then, and Jessie and Kat seemed to become the public face of the show over night. I don't think she was prepared for all that attention and let the worst of that sudden success consume her. From 2001-2005, I swear she was on the cover of every UK tabloid I came across. Though, these days, she's a completely different person and seemed to learn from the experience of those initial years. 

[NothinButAttitude]

Oh wow. Elaine cussed out a producer?! Eek! No wonder why she was pushed off the canvas so quick in 2005. 

 

 

[BetterForgotten]

 

Edited December 21, 2015 by BetterForgotten

[All My Shadows]

I'm not even gonna pretend like I'll tune in for it, but it's nice to see Glender back for a minute.

[DRW50]

The BBC really seems to be very invested in Kellie Bright and Danny Dyer - Strictly Come Dancing was so deadset on having Kellie and her Derek Hough-esque partner win that they wildly overscored them and trashed most of the other remaining competitors, and when they still lost, because they screech and dance like they're on bad coke, the judges went around saying she should have won and it's an outrage and so on.

 

Then there's Danny Dyer bragging about how he got to personally plan Mick's stag do, which I've rarely heard of on a soap.

 

If only any of this was validated by anything either of them display onscreen.

Edited December 23, 2015 by DRW50

[Bright Eyes]

I couldn't agree more. The last week of the year being another horrid Carter week is going to be torture. 

[NothinButAttitude]

NO!!!!!

 

[BetterForgotten]

 

It's really time for DTC to go, I don't understand why type of power he has over at the BBC and why it's warranted. 

 

[NothinButAttitude]

Exactly. You still have capable writers like Tony Jordan, John Yorke, etc. I'd be begging and pleading for one of them to come back. DTC just ain't cutting it and this return is gonna make me hurl and hate EE even more even though I once liked the character who returned.