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EE Johnny and Gianluca
Nice to see the scenes last night (Tuesday 8th) between Johnny, Gianluca and the Carters. Gianluca received a nice welcome from the Carters and even Linda seemed to accept him which was nice as he was charming and a nice person to be with her son.
Mick's embarrassed chat with Johnny was delightful as was the scene when Gianluca suggests going into Johnny's room. Johnny's nervous reaction was perfect as it was his first time with another boy.
There were three gay kisses in Tuesday's programme, all justified and all treated exactly the same as straight kisses would be treated. Well done for that Eastenders.
Mick's embarrassed chat with Johnny was delightful as was the scene when Gianluca suggests going into Johnny's room. Johnny's nervous reaction was perfect as it was his first time with another boy.
There were three gay kisses in Tuesday's programme, all justified and all treated exactly the same as straight kisses would be treated. Well done for that Eastenders.
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Not every relationship needs to be a 'big love'. And I still hope they don't go down that route with Ben and Johnny.
Exactly. Johnny is 19 and should be having flings to explore his sexuality and find out what things he is in too. I dont want luca to return but would be happy for johnny to continue playing the field a bit.
Amen [unfortunately - Ben doesn't deserve the likes of Johnny].
Gianluca will be in one more episode at best and then we'll never see him again, I'm predicting.
I am 40 and still waiting to meet the love of my life- I hope he exists.
I think DTC will bring Ben & Johnny together because it's bound to be dramatic, Shirley is Johnny's Grandmother and she hates Ben for killing Heather.
This.
I personally felt awkward during Sam Strike's portrayal of Johnny being awkward, not sure about Gianluca being the person Johnny's loses his virginity to - but I think Ben and Johnny will most definitely be together.
I hope down the line Gianluca could make a return.
I think the awkwardness was intended. Stuff like that IS usually awkward in real life.
Yeah, I actually think that Johnny should have some fun with that hot lecturer of his. It would be great if Johnny could continue to play the field rather than just getting straight into a long term relationship. Really not looking forward to Ben returning, to be honest, as it's inevitable this will happen once he's back.
They are quite cute together, I agree, but my personal preference would be for Johnny to end up with a more alpha guy. Someone a bit taller than Johnny, at least.
It's because there is no one in this world who is special enough for you Vas
Sweet Scrabbler.
No, he'll be the one Linda feared.
Yet, if this were a woman....
I reckon you will go and see Tommy Steele in the west end and while your in the queue for the ice cream in the interval you will spot the love of your life gazing at you across the aisle.
I really hope that you are wrong about Johnny getting together with Ben. The relationship would probably be very destructive and confirm all of the fears that Linda has for her Johnny.
It would be nice if Eastenders allowed Johnny to have a normal relationship with a loving partner, with of course the usual upsets that all partnerships experience. Such a relationship would go a long way to show homophobes that gay relationships can be as normal as straight relationships.
.... or from the stage, in the starring role ...:o
Agreed, then again I think it was unbelievable he'd loose his virginity to someone he just met. May as well have just made him loose it to Danny.
Vas would love a bit of flash bang wallop with tommy steele.
I honestly believe with Johnny's slight naivety this is roughly where his arc is going.
I think they will probably re-characterise Ben upon his return as someone much better adjusted than he was before he went to prison. They've got Dean now, completely damaged from his time inside, so they could take Ben in the opposite direction and show that prison/rehabilitation can actually work successfully for some people. They're presumably bringing Ben back because he's such an important character in terms of who his parents are and his links to the legacy aspect of EE. This is their last real chance to get him 'right', so I expect to see him as a much more decent person, albeit one with the potential to have a dark side when necessary.
As much as I don't like the idea of Johnny getting together with someone like Ben, I think the direction they'll go in is everyone being convinced that Ben is terrible for Johnny, and Ben trying to prove he's changed. Everything about the way that Johnny has been written so far suggests that they want to keep his character as realistic and relatable as possible, so I don't think they'll throw him into a massive sensational relationship purely for the sake of a bit of drama.