5 hours ago, Liberty City said:

Stepping back into EastEnders for the first time in what feels like forever. Picked up when Kat was held hostage.

Good luck. I stopped watching again.

33 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Good luck. I stopped watching again.

So far I'm liking everything I've watched today. 👍🏻

EE is a bit boring and plot driven at the moment. I do like the OnlyFans feet story though 🤣

A critique on Dirty Den's return. 

 

 

EE is actually quite enjoyable lately. 
That girl that plays Jack’s daughter Amy is outstanding. Not as outstanding as Belle from Emmerdale but such a great outstanding younger actress.

i was bored with Jack/Denise but somehow I’m totally down for their scenes. Since the truth came out I miss them together lol 

Ravi is an interesting addition to the show.

The Nishi/Suki revelation last week with the copy of the video on that usb was amazing. Suki wants to get rid of Nishi somehow. I can’t wait where this story is heading to. I hope she will kill him in the end tbh. 

The HIV-Plot was great too so far. Zack coming out with the truth to Sharon and Martin was so touching. They even brought up Mark. They even brought up that they thought just gays could get hiv and they they were intolerant back then in their lives. That was great dialogue.

I hated that actor of Zack on Hollyoaks coz his character was annoying. I was not sure about him at first because of that but he won me over. Him getting picked on by Ben Mitchell in the pub and trying to fight with him was quite oldschool EE. Now the whole village knows he has HIV. Great stuff.

the way they handle Whitney and Zack is so touching aswell.

Lola.. my favorite slowly dying.. I wish they would spare her character  

I think I know who will die at Christmas: Keanu! 
 

the only character I’m so over with is Phil Mitchell! 

 

The girl that plays Amy is quite talented.

I actually liked the fallout of Denise's affair reveal; it having a ripple affect across the square. When Ravi visited Nish and Suki after the birthday party was the only time I found Nish intimidating. 

 

 

They've played so many beats wrong with Zack's HIV story, which should have been a slam dunk on paper. I still don't see any real heart in the show.

I wish they'd recast Johnny Carter and pair him up with Callum. I like Callum and he deserves better than to be saddled with the vile Ben Mitchell for all eternity. I miss how he used to interact with the Carters and now there's only Linda left. I loved his bond with Stuart, who has also left the show.  All gone and now stuck with Ben in a boring cycle of misery porn. 

 

 

I still can't tell Ben and Callum apart.

4 hours ago, DRW50 said:

They've played so many beats wrong with Zack's HIV story, which should have been a slam dunk on paper. I still don't see any real heart in the show.

I do think they did good so far. What is it that u feel is missing?

During the last couple of episodes it was really filled with a lot of emotion and heart! Especially the episodes from April 24th and 25th

Oh my god… spoiler to April 26th of 2023:

The family therapy session was so well acted and crafted.

and that Roxy Cameo and conversation with Amy really broke my heart. I was sitting there and really cried. That didn’t happened for a long time on a soap. 
 

 

I'm 4 eps behind but catching up so I can see Roxy. They should never have killed her off.

The family therapy scenes were really well written. I hope there's another one so we can get even meatier scenes. I'm liking the kind of family the Branning's have turned out to be on the square. 

Looked at some spoilers for the upcoming weeks, looking forward to Kathy getting more of the spotlight as well. If there's one thing the current TPTB have gotten right it's that they've finally given Kathy a life, and showing her react to stuff. At one point it seemed she was simply brought back, and then swept off into the background, and only allowed to react to certain situations depending on episode guarantees. 

Edited April 28, 20232 yr by MichaelGL

I really like Kathy. Though I do find it disappointing how they write her as too soft, with Ben constantly ignoring anything she says.