EE: the Linda Carter show?
I know the rape storyline is a major storyline and it has been acted out brilliantly by jellies and matt but the show is beginning to feel like it revolved around linda. All last week was 95% linda and every other storyline just went pause. I would like o see all the stories not just one develop. Linda's in prett much every episode and was even a big part I. The wedding week episodes and pretty much me me me when she came on making the attention be on her. Does anyone else feel like the show is evoking to much about linda?
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Agreed. The wedding story was sensationalistc crap,yet we had to put up with the stupid love triangle for weeks resulting in a laughable shooting.
Linda's trauma however is dark and gritty and deserves it's airtime.
Given that it's a huge storyline and only kicked of last week, it's realistic that the majority of the first week would be taken up by Linda and her family. I'd be disapointed if it wasn't.
ETA - I think people also forget that Linda is the leading lady. I know people hate that term and I do too but she is landlady of the Vic and clearly contracted to a larger episode quota to some of the other characters. I say the same for Mick. Oh well, at least she's being utilised well, which is more than can be said for Derek who was shoehorned into everything. ^_^
Exactly and linda is a character I do not really find likeable anyway. Just a self centred b***h moaning and having a tantrum if something didn't go her way. The rape gives her a reason too but I still don't care much about her. Don't want to watch her for entire episodes just one her while other characters like te cokers and donna have been underused whereas she is overused appearing in 150ish episodes so far this year.
Shes never been underused. She's been in more then Shirley all year. Everyone's sacrificed for linda. Shirley isn't in the next few weeks at all
It's obvious that Kellie Bright (and Danny Dyer) have been contracted to appear in more episodes than other characters, this year at least.
I remember 2008 where Ronnie was almost in every episode.
Then there was Derek in 2012
If you want little aftermath from storylines and hollow plots, maybe you should watch Hollyoaks
Maybe some scenes from Dean's point of view or Mick's.
This is why it seems to be a one woman show at the moment because I was feeling the same as the OP.
I actually don't mind episodes that have less characters in the episode, in fact I think they work better but when you have such a large family in teh focus it forces other characters to be rushed.
I think the dominance in 2008 wasn't so much. Ronnie was in 115 episodes whereas Mick and Linda are going to be in well more episodes by the end of the year - nearer 150.
Completely agree with this.
True but I expect anyone running the Vic to be in the majority of the episodes tbh.
2007-10 was very much Mitchell centric and I expect it to be the same with the Carters. Ronnie was the leading lady over that period and I do think it will be Linda's over DTC's tenure as EP.
True we haven't seen Kat and Alfie for a couple of weeks (which is not very long really) but they'll be back very soon. I know that by reading the spoilers.
All the families have had airtime this year, except for the Masoods. They're the only ones who have been neglected but then that's nothing new. ^_^
Im so pleased the "drama" surrounding Shirleys love life has taken stand still. It was painful to watch. The only story surrounding her that I have any interest in, is her backstory involving Mick and obviously her reaction over Dean's rape.
DTC wasted three months on that nonsence with Phil and Sharon. ^_^
Where I disagree is the Mick/Shirley plot. Its a carbon copy of a previous storyline and doesn't match up with the 7 years we have known Shirley. What would have been better for me is if Babe was Shirley's mum and she didn't know. That for me would be a more plausible storyline.
Whilst I am looking forward to the backstory and fall out, I do agree with you there. The writers have to have a believable explanation of why it was never mentioned but even then I have a hard time buying into it because there was absolutely no signs that Shirley had another child in seven years of me watching her. I wouldn't go as far as to call it a retcon but it's clear, this arc was never planned until recently which makes it all a bit disjointed and not so easy to swallow for long time viewers like yourself and me. I agree, Aunt Babe being Shirelys mum just flows better and I always thought this was the most likely Carter secret.
No, that's how soaps work. Different story lines take precedence at different times.