Pat or Janine?
Pete Callan
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Given that it's election day!
In addition to the thread I've been running in The Games Room -
I wanted to see who the main forum would go for in a straight head-to-head of who's more popular using the anonymous poll, given that more lurkers would have a say as well.
There's no follow up to this, it's just curiosity to see if a different result occurs.
In addition to the thread I've been running in The Games Room -
[URL=" http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2069078"]"Your Favourite EastEnders Character - 10th Anniversary Edition – The Final[/URL]
I wanted to see who the main forum would go for in a straight head-to-head of who's more popular using the anonymous poll, given that more lurkers would have a say as well.
There's no follow up to this, it's just curiosity to see if a different result occurs.
Who's your favourite? 80 votes
Janine Butcher
45%
36 votes
Pat Evans
55%
44 votes
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Janine is just brilliant!
Pretty much every great era of this century has included Janine (2000-2002 & 2008-2010).
She is so watchable and Charlie Brooks plays her so well. It's not the same without her. It's a shame Nina Wadia, Jo Joyner & Charlie Brooks, as DTC took over. 3 huge losses to the show.
She was fabulous; a true EastEnders legend and soap icon. Pat was so important to EastEnders' continuity that her history with the Beales/Fowlers/Wicks/Brannings predated the show by several decades. Pat also had links to virtually every iconic character in the show's history. Over her 26 years in Walford she was the matriarch of not one but FOUR families, and eventually became a matriarch for the entire Square. She is simply irreplaceable.
I think Janine is a sociopath so not really someone I can like.
Although if I had it my way I would have both Pat and Janine back because I think they were both great when they were sharing the screen and I loved their relationship.
I don't mind Janine but ultimately she's just a minx.
Pat did nothing.
Couldn't have put it better.
I do wonder if Pat would have made a difference to the LN era.
Would she have helped the show a lot?
Would she have been unrecognisable?
Would ratings have fell as low as they have done, if Pat was still around?
What storylines would she have got?
Would she have got on as well with Carol, Sonia, etc...
It really does make me wonder!
I have watched the show since 2007, and I can honestly say compared to most of the cast and Peggy, Pat got very little in comparison. Also, she didn't appear in that many episodes strangely. Of course in the 80's , 90's and early 00's it was a different story.
As much I enjoy Janine Butcher as a character, Pat will always be more legendary and is sorely missed from the cast (although saying that, I would happily welcome Janine back too). I just hate that TPTB decided to kill Pat off instead of allowing her to go and see Simon again. I bowled my eyes out when she died.
Most of which involved a Peggy vs. Pat love triangle.