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Is 'Who Killed Lucy?' the plot to get EastEnders back on top?
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There's a real buzz being generated around this storyline at the moment, with many viewers intrigued as to what will happen the long standing character. Given that it'll be a long running arc taking us right upto the show's 30th anniversary next February, will it be enough to boost viewers? Given that it's quite a central character from one of the show's biggest families will people get on board or is it still too early in DTC's tenure?
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I think it's quite a brave move killing off such a big character. DTC has said that the show needed its balls back and that's exactly what he's doing here. I also reckon that the writers will do the plot justice in terms of its emotional fallout. They really want to explore the effects upon the wider community here which will set the storyline apart IMO.
The affects can be felt for many years to come. It's a great way to have some of the biggest characters and the main family in the show take centre stage for the big 30
as well as giving EastEnders a bit of hype and getting it talked about along the way.
No I don't think the death episode (which seems to be Good Friday) will see much (if any) boost in the overnight ratings but the Officials should see a nice jump.
Monday will be higher and I fully expect the Tuesday episode to get the highest rating for sometime.
I would much prefer the EP taking risks than playing it safe and imo it works wonders.
DTC is not afraid to take a risk and he has no problem with axing Characters either.
He knew characters like Carl White and Sam James were very unpopular with viewers so he got rid.
In terms of quality, EastEnders is already the best and the Lucy story will push it further.
I think DTC could've been even braver and killed off Ian, personally. What is the real point in killing off Lucy? She should be left on the show to continue on the Beales with Peter and Cindy. If they had killed Ian it would've been even more headline grabbing but would've allowed the Beales to carry on. I bet you all that will happen now is that Peter will leave in a year or two, and then probably Cindy, leaving Ian the last remaining Beale, along with his latest wife.
Well Newman didn't even play it safe, she actually worsened the show's quality substantially.
I think, as I've said somewhere futher up, that Ian should've been killed. It would've been better for the 30th anniversary as well. I just think the killing of a younger character is a bit ratings-grabbing, to be honest, especially a pretty young woman. It's all for shock factor.
As for ratings, I'm worried they won't be up anyway, as the death and aftermath episode are over the Easter weekend. I wonder if casual viewers will actually bother tuning in, or remember to?
I can't believe how ridiculously rushed the build up has been. Lucy starts seeing Max, like, two weeks before
They'll probably have the plot simmering away on the back burner for the remainder of the year. Other plots will come to the forefront at various stages but I reckon the writers will skilfully revisit it at certain points, giving us fragments of info, red herrings and clues at various points.
That would be good, I hope they do it like that.
It is odd i mean EE is averaging just over 6-7 million ? I think alot of people now watch when they want to watch I watch EE Live on BBCi player but most times i just catch it on iplayer when I'm back from work.
I tend to agree with this unfortunately - and also that killing off Ian would have been far more daring and adventurous to have gone through with IMO. Kirkwood almost did it during his tenure - he had plans too.
It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out however, further down the line and up towards February - I can't remember the last time there was an EE SL which had the show potentially at the top of its game like this is penned to.
So in answer to the OP's question; "Who Killed Lucy?" could well put EE back on top - and it is certainly designed and plotted to, IMO.
Ian Beale had a big smirk on his face......What's all that about ??????
entirely convinced it'll bring in the masses. I personally think we could well be looking at it's current ratings level on a permanent basis. For
a start we need more of December/Jan/Feb quality again.. what on Earth has happened lately?
Tuesday was ok and Monday so so but on the whole the show has been great.
Tonight was by far the worst episode Dom has done though.