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Characters that were not as successful as they could have been
CherryRose
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Anthony Moon EE
Tyler Moon EE
Derek Branning EE
Whittney Dean EE
Ryan Malloy EE
Rodney Blackstock ED (Now I know Rodders is great but I feel he could have been greater)
Rob Donvan CS
Frankie Baldwin CS
Carrie Nicholls ED
Do you think if they'd had better writing and different actors/actresses that they could have been great characters?
Tyler Moon EE
Derek Branning EE
Whittney Dean EE
Ryan Malloy EE
Rodney Blackstock ED (Now I know Rodders is great but I feel he could have been greater)
Rob Donvan CS
Frankie Baldwin CS
Carrie Nicholls ED
Do you think if they'd had better writing and different actors/actresses that they could have been great characters?
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Also agree with Rob Donovan. I've said it before and I'll say it again... Carla's brother should not have been the kind of man she could trust to leave in charge of her business after being reunited just a week previously. He could just be any old cardboard cut-out business man, when he should have been truly rough and ready. We've had enough suave men in suits who turn out to be a bad egg to last a lifetime.
The first spoiled by a lack of story lines and the second spoiled by the writing and acting.
THIS! Vanessa was probably the main one of Kirkwoods characters who wasnt rammed down our throats and pushed to the fore of the show-when arguably if any of his new additions should have been then it should have been her.I dont think Max and Vanessa as a couple were explored enough or given a chance.
The whole story still makes me mad. :mad:
Years ago there was a character on Emmerdale called Claudia, who was a nanny to the Tates. She was piecing together through overheared conversations bits of information and looked like working out that Zoe had killed her brother, Liam. It seemed like they were setting her up as someone who would potentially get involved with Zoe and Chris and double cross them (this is before Charity even existed). But the actress got married and decided to leave, and it all ended abruptly.
Scarlett? Not really sure. When she was in it first time round, all she really did was bit a bit moany and annoying, and flounce around; didnt really like the character at all. Weather this is the actress, or the storylines she was given, not really sure.
Debbie Dingle may also be a product of the above scenario. But whatever, she needs a hairdresser pronto.
Derek Branning should have been cast in the Johnny Allen/Andy Hunter school of East end villain, instead of the very inconsistent character he is now. I also think Danny Mitchell, Roxy and Ronnie's brother could have had a lot of potential with a different actor playing him
My point in a nutshell
....but consequently, Julie was a wasted character, utterly dull and unlikeable.
I wish him and Alice could have had more time than they did. Although Alice hasn't had much going for her where storylines are concerned, I actually really like her. She is a breath of fresh air from the teens we usually get.
I disagree with Whitney however. I believe she is a great character, we have seen her in some very good storylines, it is just recently the writing surrounding her has gotten a little lackluster. I think that they are trying to make the character happy (after making so many characters pretty depressing) but it hasn't worked out because no one likes Tyler.
Rob in Corrie was sold as a 'dangerous' bloke straight out of prison who would use his fists to do the talking. What we've ended up with is yet another dodgy-geezer-in-a-suit-type, with all the charisma of a loose cobble.
Again, Derek Branning - a character with massive potential that has come across as a panto villain, simply because it appears the writers aren't too sure what he's meant to be.
It's kind of the same with Gloria - the writers didn't know what to expect and couldn't quite nail the character. The saving grace is the fact Sue Johnston is a brilliant actor, and the writers finally seemed to be getting it right in the past couple of weeks.
Also - Dirty Den on his return. The original Den was an interesting 3D character, with many flaws, and enough weaknesses to make him believable. The revised Den was heralded as some mind of super-villain who could do whatever he wanted without consequences, and a nasty streak that bordered on the panto.
I agree with the comments above about Vanessa in EE - a great actress and an interesting character: she had the makings of an EastEnders legend. Instead she was mostly stuck at home cooking egg and chips for Max...