Not sure I see Honey and Ethan, but you never know maybe opposites will work. I adore Ethan and his character and his brothers. They really have got me tuning back into Casualty with their complex history and their cheeky back and forth. Love them both. I am intrigued to see how Ash and Ethan deal with the fallout of being the ones Jeff saved last this week, they're both bound to feel guilt. Poor Ethan looks wrecked in the promo.
Is Honey really gonna be a Tea Lady, cause if she is, her character sounds meh, but I guess for the actress, saying, fancy a cup of tea is about the limit
Not sure I see Honey and Ethan, but you never know maybe opposites will work. I adore Ethan and his character and his brothers. They really have got me tuning back into Casualty with their complex history and their cheeky back and forth. Love them both. I am intrigued to see how Ash and Ethan deal with the fallout of being the ones Jeff saved last this week, they're both bound to feel guilt. Poor Ethan looks wrecked in the promo.
i hope they will carry on with the softer side to their relationship (E+C) but from what it looked like on the Winter Trailer it look likes its going to go back to normal, which is still good to watch but it would be nice to see another side to them for a bit. Looks likes the next ep will involve still a good number of scenes where it shows the more softer side to Cal
Cal worries when Ethan disappears from his hospital bed to attend the funeral.
Not sure I see Honey and Ethan, but you never know maybe opposites will work. I adore Ethan and his character and his brothers. They really have got me tuning back into Casualty with their complex history and their cheeky back and forth. Love them both. I am intrigued to see how Ash and Ethan deal with the fallout of being the ones Jeff saved last this week, they're both bound to feel guilt. Poor Ethan looks wrecked in the promo.
Saw this coming, they're featured together in the winter trailer.
Is Honey really gonna be a Tea Lady, cause if she is, her character sounds meh, but I guess for the actress, saying, fancy a cup of tea is about the limit
I suspect she will be like Adele, the wonder HCA in Holby - all things to all men. She will be probably be performing complex neurosurgery by Christmas.
I suspect she will be like Adele, the wonder HCA in Holby - all things to all men. She will be probably be performing complex neurosurgery by Christmas.
I'm dreading it, talk about the total dumbing down of a once classy 'soap' - I used to refuse to see it in this category, but if they are going to cast Chelsee Healey in it then I suppose that is what it has become.
I simply cannot abide the 'actress' so doubt very much I'll be a viewer for much longer.
Hmm..The prospect of Chelsee Healey being a Casualty regular doesn't fill me with confidence. She can be pretty cringy at the best of times.
However, maybe I shouldn't criticise her prematurely. She might surprise me. ;-)
Oh dear lord. I've just read an interview with her on DS and she was originally meant to play a nurse but when she did a screen test she could not come to terms with all the medical terminology and so they had to change her part to a tea lady instead.
I suspect she will be like Adele, the wonder HCA in Holby - all things to all men. She will be probably be performing complex neurosurgery by Christmas.
When they all got in the car, I said to my husband 'that's a bit old' (V reg plate) but after the crash I realised if they had a more modern car/people carrier, there would have been air bags, side impact bars etc. which would have made for a less exciting aftermath.
Regarding the Ethan-Honey business - it is exceptionally peculiar that they should consider pairing an intelligent, sensitive person like Ethan with somebody described the way Honey has thus far been described - tarot readings and all.... You would think that he would be a good deal more discerning, or perhaps it is just that they are probably paying reasonably good money to get a name recognisable to the people they believe are their core audience and want to make the best possible use of them. Easiest way I can think to do that is to hook them up with a member of the main cast....
There is only one possible explanation I can think of - an extreme reaction to the crash. Some people going through something like that, nearly dying etc, come out the other side emotionally burdened and find themselves gravitating to more 'You only live once' type activities or adventures like extreme-sports and some people come out with a totally different attitude to life - an openness to different possibilities. And some people come out so bruised emotionally that they make supremely bad decisions regularly. Hell, there's growing evidence that some people acquire PTSD from their experiences whilst being treated in Intensive Care which can be a traumatic in and of itself for some people, especially if that person was partly conscious at any point before they were ready to be extubated.
It's not to say that Honey choosing to come into the department isn't a good thing in and of itself, evidently on the day of the funeral, perhaps the coffee shop people realised this particular part of their usual clientele required more hands-on service? Somebody else coming in from outside who doesn't have the same hang-ups and didn't necessarily know Jeff at all, or only knew him by reputation, might well be a good way of balancing out the melodrama in the short-term - I just remain unconvinced by the way they have chosen to execute it. It seems awfully like they (presumably Oliver Kent) had the idea for casting Miss Healey and then when the realised she couldn't quite manage the character they had in-mind - presumably an empathetic, if eccentric Nurse, a sort of perky, gentle, non-Goth version of Holby City's fabulous Frieda Petrenko, somebody who was good at getting to the bottom of other people's problems, good at their job, but also had a distinct aspect to them that set them apart. Instead of using the screen-test as what it is, a way to ensure that the actor you are considering hiring is appropriate for the part and the production and that they are on the same wave-length as the production team as to the likely direction of the character and the show; they threw the rulebook out and re-invented the character to suit the limitations of the actor and then passed it off as an original character conception trying to make gold out of a sow's ear.
This really doesn't bode well. I mean I did say it was almost certainly going to be crap, but to admit that the great addition couldn't quite manage to pretend to be believable as a, presumably quite low-level Nurse, is breathtakingly stupid. It's drawing attention to a problem which they might have gotten away with sweeping under the carpet and giving the more intelligent or at least common-sensical parts of the audience more reason to think that Oliver Kent both takes his audience for granted and doesn't have a bloody clue what he's doing.
It could be me but I’m thinking maybe they are bringing her in as a dalliance for Ethan only to potentially make Lily a bit jealous and bring them two together later down the line. I’m quite a fan of the old role switcheroo and they seemed to initially bring Cal in obviously as Mr Ladies man and I think if Ethan winds up having the two ladies after him and Cal starts to become very much alone, it could make for some interesting drama. I’m really intrigued to find out more about their past. I doubt Ethan/Honey will be a big love affair, just a sweet little side romance.
Whilst I don't like the sound of the Honey character, I'm prepared to give the actress a chance. I remember a lot of people were quite scathing about the quality of Camilla Arfwedson on Holby City, before she showed that she can handle the emotional scenes really well.
Also I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but is that Gary Lucy with Lily in the winter trailer? If so, that could be a scene from the 'Casualty noir' episode.
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You're welcome. Thats what i thought, i'd always thought it would be Ethan and Lily.
Thank you.
i hope they will carry on with the softer side to their relationship (E+C) but from what it looked like on the Winter Trailer it look likes its going to go back to normal, which is still good to watch but it would be nice to see another side to them for a bit. Looks likes the next ep will involve still a good number of scenes where it shows the more softer side to Cal
Saw this coming, they're featured together in the winter trailer.
I suspect she will be like Adele, the wonder HCA in Holby - all things to all men. She will be probably be performing complex neurosurgery by Christmas.
I'm dreading it, talk about the total dumbing down of a once classy 'soap' - I used to refuse to see it in this category, but if they are going to cast Chelsee Healey in it then I suppose that is what it has become.
I simply cannot abide the 'actress' so doubt very much I'll be a viewer for much longer.
However, maybe I shouldn't criticise her prematurely. She might surprise me. ;-)
That does not bode well.
The interview mentioned ^ has left me
Like I said on another Thread.
One week we loose a well loved character, then the next week Chelsee turns up
:-D :-D
When they all got in the car, I said to my husband 'that's a bit old' (V reg plate) but after the crash I realised if they had a more modern car/people carrier, there would have been air bags, side impact bars etc. which would have made for a less exciting aftermath.
There is only one possible explanation I can think of - an extreme reaction to the crash. Some people going through something like that, nearly dying etc, come out the other side emotionally burdened and find themselves gravitating to more 'You only live once' type activities or adventures like extreme-sports and some people come out with a totally different attitude to life - an openness to different possibilities. And some people come out so bruised emotionally that they make supremely bad decisions regularly. Hell, there's growing evidence that some people acquire PTSD from their experiences whilst being treated in Intensive Care which can be a traumatic in and of itself for some people, especially if that person was partly conscious at any point before they were ready to be extubated.
It's not to say that Honey choosing to come into the department isn't a good thing in and of itself, evidently on the day of the funeral, perhaps the coffee shop people realised this particular part of their usual clientele required more hands-on service? Somebody else coming in from outside who doesn't have the same hang-ups and didn't necessarily know Jeff at all, or only knew him by reputation, might well be a good way of balancing out the melodrama in the short-term - I just remain unconvinced by the way they have chosen to execute it. It seems awfully like they (presumably Oliver Kent) had the idea for casting Miss Healey and then when the realised she couldn't quite manage the character they had in-mind - presumably an empathetic, if eccentric Nurse, a sort of perky, gentle, non-Goth version of Holby City's fabulous Frieda Petrenko, somebody who was good at getting to the bottom of other people's problems, good at their job, but also had a distinct aspect to them that set them apart. Instead of using the screen-test as what it is, a way to ensure that the actor you are considering hiring is appropriate for the part and the production and that they are on the same wave-length as the production team as to the likely direction of the character and the show; they threw the rulebook out and re-invented the character to suit the limitations of the actor and then passed it off as an original character conception trying to make gold out of a sow's ear.
This really doesn't bode well. I mean I did say it was almost certainly going to be crap, but to admit that the great addition couldn't quite manage to pretend to be believable as a, presumably quite low-level Nurse, is breathtakingly stupid. It's drawing attention to a problem which they might have gotten away with sweeping under the carpet and giving the more intelligent or at least common-sensical parts of the audience more reason to think that Oliver Kent both takes his audience for granted and doesn't have a bloody clue what he's doing.
BIB...Very good point but I'm don't want to get all down on Chelsee. We'll see how it goes.
At least we won't have to suffer anymore jealous Dixie scenes - it's ok for her to have lesbian relations but not Geoff.
I loved the scene where Cal was talking to Ethan in the hospital room - I'm so glad we finally saw another side to Cal.
You never know her character may be as good as Waverley was on short land street!
Now that would be interesting ;-)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s18/casualty/spoilers/a602564/return-to-sender.html#~oSnSikKXNuyDBZ
Also I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but is that Gary Lucy with Lily in the winter trailer? If so, that could be a scene from the 'Casualty noir' episode.