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Will Sharon ever Shine Again?
Most of us on here agree that Letita Dean has been thoroughly diserviced by Lorraine Newman and her writing team since she returned to the show considering it took TPTB a year to bring Letita back to EastEnders...
I wish we could have a Q & A with LN about the state of the show and I will tell her straight-
do you realise Lorraine what you are doing to Sharon for example?
Sharon is an Iconic character who deserves to shine again and I hope at some point LN realises that before its too late...
I wish we could have a Q & A with LN about the state of the show and I will tell her straight-
do you realise Lorraine what you are doing to Sharon for example?
Sharon is an Iconic character who deserves to shine again and I hope at some point LN realises that before its too late...
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Sharon deserves more than this.
I don't blame Letitia at all. She has a very warm quality to her acting that occasionally manages to overcome the writing and make Sharon likable. The problem is the writing for the character is getting worse. With each passing episode she's further away from the brilliant character she used to be and not even Letitia can save her. I fear a Kat situation is at hand. Personally I think they've somewhat salvaged Kat in recent months but for most fans it appears it's too little, too late. Sharon is going down this route and it will be a sad day when that happens because there's no going back on ruining a character who helped define the series.
If Sharon starts punching Jack in the face and shagging everything moving I stop watching. I don't mind her cheating on Jack with Phil or someone as Jack the player getting played seems just. They turned Kat into abuser and serial cheater on a man who worshipped the ground she walked on. Sharon is not even close to that yet. But I do fear how much longer before I am hoping Sharon leaves. And I cant believe I am saying that. I dread the day I see the credits roll saying
Sharon Branning
Letitia Dean
That happens and I quit watching. As they have ruined Kat, Bianca and then Sharon. Unless of course it has been announced Ross is returning but without that Sharon Branning does not include me as a viewer.
The fact this is even a possibility and that the Branning in question is Jack disgusts and disappoints me in equal measure. Should the worst happen and she actually marries into that family I'm sure we won't be the only ones who switch off.
But I wanted to ask, especially Sharon fanatics in particular, and please try to be objective.
Is she such a good character on her own right though? She has always been surrounded by legends in all her stints, Den and Angie, Phil and Grant, Den again. Maybe she is not that strong a character on her own and that is part of the struggle perhaps. She certainly is not a very strong actress from what I have seen of her last time. She is good with Phil but any staff with him would most likely feel rehashed and she hardly has any links on the Square anymore. Maybe is more a matter of her not fitting in EE anymore.
it is what it is, a ratings booster, wrecking a fave character to do it. Bloody shame actually, and to be honest, I don't think Sharon fits on the square these days. Sometimes characters need to be left in the past unless they can do justice to a return.
Imo, what should have happened straight from the off with her first episode, was having Sharon walk into the Vic without Denny. The reintrod of her with that wedding sham was a no no. Denny's there now so we're stuck with him - where they take that I don't know. Big big mistake and central to the way it's been ruined was pairing Sharon with Jack. Sharon should now be behind the bar of the Vic hiring Kat and chucking out Alfie and Roxy (the latter I really can't stand). Sharon's not cut out to stick with a marriage with Jack - another mistake to have taken it that far. Have Sharon walk out on Jack when she catches him in bed with Kirsty, she'll go to Phil and say ok if you want me, give me the Vic. At the moment, she's just faded into the background and might as well have not come back.
Then what do they do with her ? Pair her up with Phil, even worse IMO.
I could never see where she would fit in with the show as it is now and I don't think I was wrong.
I agree from the curent crop of cast but now shes back, they should use her more with Ian. Build a "family" with him. Some scenes where Ian loks out for Denny that kind of thing.
I agree, I hate Tanya and SHaron's "friendship". They always want a character for Tanya to bitch with and Sharon just isn't that person. Maybe if she had known Tanya for 10 years of more then that would be different. SHe has just replaced Jane in that role. Drinking buddy.
There is no real evidence she and phil will get together and its not me being biased. Phil can mope all he wants but does sharon really want to go back there. He cant make someone love him