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How is Stacey walking the streets again?
Kestrel1992
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There's a few things with this story that I am confused about. Sorry if they have been discussed before but bear with me...
1. Stacey has been released on appeal due to her bi polar, is that right?
2. I thought appeals took months? (I know this is soap land)
3. Wasn't Stacey meant to be lucid at the time of killing Archie. I am sure I remember reading that was an intended part of the storyline - the twist was that she knew what she was doing.
4. Archie did rape her but this was about three months before she murdered him and she was in no immediate danger at the time. How can she be released due to her bi polar if she was sane at the time of committing an act? Does the law have to consider the fact that she was raped by her victim and did have a mental illness that was under control at the time?
5. She did lie and was happy for others to take the blame for what she did and even fled the country and assumed a new identity. Does this not also need to be considered?
6. Finally, surely if it is determined that her bi polar was the cause behind her actions, then surely she would be in a secure unit for people with mental health problems?
1. Stacey has been released on appeal due to her bi polar, is that right?
2. I thought appeals took months? (I know this is soap land)
3. Wasn't Stacey meant to be lucid at the time of killing Archie. I am sure I remember reading that was an intended part of the storyline - the twist was that she knew what she was doing.
4. Archie did rape her but this was about three months before she murdered him and she was in no immediate danger at the time. How can she be released due to her bi polar if she was sane at the time of committing an act? Does the law have to consider the fact that she was raped by her victim and did have a mental illness that was under control at the time?
5. She did lie and was happy for others to take the blame for what she did and even fled the country and assumed a new identity. Does this not also need to be considered?
6. Finally, surely if it is determined that her bi polar was the cause behind her actions, then surely she would be in a secure unit for people with mental health problems?
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2. They can take anytime.
3. She was off her pills when she killed Archie.
4. She wasn't sane.
5. It was never mentioned so it wasn't considered.
6. She's on her pills now.
Stacey "So, err, sorry about killing your dad and that"
Roxy "Oh well, never mind, lets just try to get along, want to come to a party tonight?"
Only in EastEnders...
7. Licenced to kill
Your making her sound like she's Michael Myers like shes a danger to everyone lol Archie had it coming to him in the long run she did everyone a favour and in general Stacey is a good person.
Killing someone perceived as bad doesn't make you good.
He raped, she murdered. No good guy here.
Even then the rape was a very unconvincing 11th hour reveal. Hopefully DTC has learned from that terrible plot for the conclusion to Lucy's murder.
Jean, Kat and Alfie persuaded her by saying how Jean wasn't coping and of course how Lily needed her and this and that, so she appealed and got out. Injustice yes but EE never changed anything.
Can i just say the title of this tread screams of someone whos very overdramatic
Which means she would be moved to a psychiatric prison/unit....
I'm fed off how stupid they are treating us with how Stacey is back and Alfie going broke without resorting to benefits/getting a job off the square/asking for help.
The appeal took just over 2 weeks. It was ridiculous, as the lawyer didn't even say there was a chance she'd go to a secure unit.
Stacey is still young and has a lot of life left in her as a character and this storyline has completely messed her up in terms of direction. If they really had to make her the killer, they could of planned it better and made her exit in 2010 a prison sentence and have her serve time and then look into whether she was sane or not at the time of the killing. Stacey was always going to return as she is such a popular character but unfortunately this ridiculous storyline has ruined it a bit for me. She should really be in a secure unit if she has a mental illness and has killed as she could pose a threat again, regardless or not if Archie was evil and raped her and she is really a good person.
And Veronica Mitchell. Kiddy Snatcher, ok she has done her tine, BT to make her pregnant is wrong, ooh yes and a murderer.
Stacey has every right
I disagree.
Stacey and Archie had a confrontation in the laundrette and the scene cut just as he'd grabbed her. The next time we see Stacey she's jumpy, nervous and clearly paranoid. She told Jean how Archie attacked her but the word rape was never actually mentioned. Plus, the other characters just assumed she was spouting erratic, paranoid nonsense again - she had also believed Ryan and Bradley's girlfriend were plotting to kill her, she gatecrashed Trina's funeral and thought they were burying her alive etc.
The whole thing was ambiguous as the scene in the laundrette cut away. Probably a calculated move by the writers to plant the seed or a motive for Stacey but overshadow the moment with big, hard-hitting, memorable scenes where she was sectioned immediately after it - so that moment is all you remember from the time.
That explains why a lot of viewers probably felt blindsided when Stacey revealed in the Christmas episode that Archie had raped her. Of course, the focus immediately went to Bradley's anger so we were led to believe he was more capable of the murder because he had a strong reaction.
I couldn't believe that!:o
We've already jumped through enough hoops to excuse Stacey being freed. The writers are really taking the piss expecting us to believe Roxy is fine enough with her dad's murderer to invite her to a party!:o
Do Roxy and Stacey even need to occupy the same orbit? Surely it would be just as easy to have Roxy tell Stacey she'll never forgive her and then never give them dialogue together again. It's not like Roxy is some huge character who appears constantly. She's hardly in it these days. EastEnders writers always go that extra step to take the piss:D
I don't think Roxy ever truly believed Archie raped Stacey or Ronnie. The scene was completely absurd and was a case of plot leading characer. Similarly I found the scene of her comforting Alfie a bit strange since he ruined her life less than a year ago.
We only have the murderers word that she was raped.