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What do you think about the Beales big shocker storyline? spoilers
CherryRose
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With the news overnight breaking that Lucy Beale will be sensationally killed off.
How do you feel about the story?
Exited - I can not wait!!
I'll judge it after it's aired
Gutted - DTC has made a mistake
Risky - killing off the only female Beale
Not bothered
With Janine gone and now Lucy on her way out the square will be missing a female bitch.
Who do you think will become EE next bitch?
How do you feel about the story?
Exited - I can not wait!!
I'll judge it after it's aired
Gutted - DTC has made a mistake
Risky - killing off the only female Beale
Not bothered
With Janine gone and now Lucy on her way out the square will be missing a female bitch.
Who do you think will become EE next bitch?
Feelings on the Beales shocker storyline 140 votes
Excited - I can not wait to see this!
47%
66 votes
I will judge it once the storyline have been aired
21%
30 votes
Gutted - DTC has made a huge mistake
7%
10 votes
Risky - Killing off the only female Beale
12%
17 votes
Not bothered
6%
9 votes
It should have been a different Beale!
5%
8 votes
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Comments
I don't think you can really say whether killing someone off was a mistake until after it's been done. There are some storylines worth losing a part of history for in my opinion, but Pat and Kathy's weren't.
I personally would prefer it to have been Cindy, but that wouldn't have worked. Her death would not define Ian. He hasn't brought her up as his own as he did Steven and only took her in recently.
I know the new Lucy isn't particularly popular but she's a major character in the Beale family. One of the better things to happen during the Kirkwood and Newman eras was the rebuilding of the Beales into a stronger family unit. It's been great seeing them have more screen time recently and I'm not sure how they can move forward without Lucy.
The storyline could really pay off and refresh the Beales, add loads of drama and tragedy but in the long run it might not be worth losing her.
Regardless of peoples thoughts on Hetti, Lucy is the only living female Beale member aside from Elizabeth who I doubt we will ever see again anyway. So I think its a mistake and its effects won't be felt fully until a few years down the line. Once Ben Hardy leaves (he has already spoken about wanting to do more theatre) all we will have as Beale children is Bobby. Cindy is not Ian's daughter and with Peter and Lucy not there she has little purpose in Walford. So Ian will be left with only one kid on screen. You have to question the long term effect this will have.
I am excited as this could be a really great storyline, but I like the Beale legacy and killing Lucy off does limit it's strength for the future so in that sense it is risky. I have only just started to like Lucy so a little part of me is gutted, I would rather Cindy get the chop over Lucy.
However if anyone remembers the hype surrounding the beginning of ill-fated soap Night & Day, I am getting that kind of vibe. Especially as Lucy as a bit of a 'Jane' look about her (Jane being the girl in Night & Day that went missing - not Jane Beale!)
I mentioned Night & Day in another topic. That was the first thing that came to my mind too. I liked how they covered Jane's disappearance. Perhaps we might still see Lucy but via flashbacks... its all a bit unexplained at the moment. Hetti said she was getting a big storyline. I doubt being killed off and losing her job was what she expected..
What if Lucy fakes her death? I mean I have to admit. I'm so shocked DTC would kill her given he said in an interview how unhappy he was at Cindy's death.
I do not see the point in this, if she wants to go just let her live with her Grandma or something.:(
The story has the potential to be fantastic or it could be sensationalistic crap.
I'm not upset to see Lucy go though. I know she's a long-standing character but Hetti's Lucy has made no impact and I see it as no big loss.
Not bothered: because there isn't anything on EE that I find exciting atm. So I shall wait as the months pass to see if this feeling changes. Also, Hetti brought nothing to the role except a change of heads. I'm loathe to say it but I didn't think she was a good actress in the role, even with the little she did have to do. I shan't miss HER Lucy that's for sure.
Gutted: because it's a Beale and part of the EE historical fabric. You get rid of characters that have a link to the early years of EE/its history, then you're in danger of tampering with the show's very long-term future. That's why I still miss Pat. Such a huge loss and, when I think of the reason she was killed off, a needlessly pointless and fruitless loss at that. I shall certainly miss Lucy Beale as character and the potential she offered if she had been played by better actresses than Melissa and Hetti.
Risky: because there is wiff of "sensentionalism" waffting in the air. Another killing/suicide/whatever, after Archie, Michael Moon, Heather, to bring the viewers, and the demise of a well-known character? Hmmm, not sure there. Anyway, I'm kinda jaded with the use of such stories to get/hold my attention these days. I don't work that way as a viewer and a fan. And top of that, it may feel like the whole thing is dragging if it's not executed well.
So I voted as I did: The only thing that stands out as "different" is that it isn't a typical whoodunnit and has an air of gothic mystery about it, which I find intriguing. But I shan't get my hopes up on this; all too often I'm left disappointed on things seemingly "hyped" by the PR machine behind EE. Fruit of the pudding and all that.
I agree with the previous comments left here:
Obviously the proof will be in the pudding as to whether the storyline is a success or not, but I think as far as decisions go, this is a really good one, and I actually think it's genius that they've announced it like this as it's going to have people speculating and talking about it up until the point it happens. I can't wait.
Only thing is will having lucy no longer on the soap work for a short time or will there be regrets about losing her and she is part of the legacy of EE the Beale family. I do have faith in DTC and i think this is something he has properly had in his mind for a long time yet and now its happening.
Danielle's death was the climax of a long running storyline.
Lucy Beale's death however is the instigator of a long running storyline.
I doubt it's just a ratings stamp for one episode as it's going to run all the way until the shows anniversary next year.
This storyline could be really huge and if this story will run the rest of the year, that could be great.
The Beale family need a big storyline like this.
My bet is Aleks is involved somehow.
I don't think it will involve Danny at all. IMO it's now clear that they got rid of Danny because he was surplus to this storyline. His exit was incredibly under-developed; they just didn't care about him as a character. I don't think they'd bring him back for such a major storyline. Could be wrong but I'd be very surprised to see him back.