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A whole episode of Grant Travelling???

Damon_PlemburyDamon_Plembury Posts: 3,566
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Loving EastEnders at the moment. But a whole episode of Grant travelling back to the square.

Him being in only a few episodes with Peggy was bad enough. But to ring out he's only in one is even more annoying.

It's al feeling very very rushed.

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  • Zeus89Zeus89 Posts: 3,102
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    Damon_Plembury wrote: »
    Loving EastEnders at the moment. But a whole episode of Grant travelling back to the square.

    Him being in only a few episodes with Peggy was bad enough. But to ring out he's only in one is even more annoying.

    It's al feeling very very rushed.

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    It does, Its just too much and i know feel as if DTC is giving up on us.
  • Iainmcleod800Iainmcleod800 Posts: 151
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    Agreed very rushed, not really enjoying it. I liked the scene with Peggy and Sal, but so far most othet scenes seem to have been written for Babs' benefit rather than Peggy
    Hopefully next episode will be better, but doubt we will see Peggy giving anyone what for or a Grant/Sharon scene thats anywhere near half decent. Im a moan.
  • EE.LiveEE.Live Posts: 4,983
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    I find it annoying how it was announced he would be returning for a couple of episodes (3), eventhough he barely featured in two of them. The ending of the last two episodes were quite similar. Also there must be a good reason as to why he would leave straight after Peggy's death episode.

    Atleast Grant is returning in Summer for a short stint
  • KornerKabinKornerKabin Posts: 20,308
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    As some of us were discussing on the episode thread, he flew into London City which was only a couple of miles away from 'Walford'. He could have walked there quicker.
  • valdvald Posts: 46,057
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    It feels like a bit of a con. As someone else suggested it seem more like Barbara Windsor saying her goodbyes, she even seems to have selected who she will have scenes with.
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    It felt a bit like when you have 20 people coming for dinner but you haven't bought enough food so you end up bulking the meat out with extra potatoes and veg!
  • jamauk1jamauk1 Posts: 1,434
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    It was obvious he was only going to properly show up on there in the last 30 seconds, everyone knew that, but it was still frustrating made more so by the short scenes of him travelling. I noticed when Stacey knocked on the door and Peggy answered it briefly showed her leather jacket to make people think Grant was back.
  • Zeus89Zeus89 Posts: 3,102
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    0...0 wrote: »
    It felt a bit like when you have 20 people coming for dinner but you haven't bought enough food so you end up bulking the meat out with extra potatoes and veg!
    Yep thats a good way of describing this mess, DTC has really let is down, i was hoping after the Den change in history, he would try and make things up to us long term fans. But no another kick in the teeth.
    jamauk1 wrote: »
    It was obvious he was only going to properly show up on there in the last 30 seconds, everyone knew that, but it was still frustrating made more so by the short scenes of him travelling. I noticed when Stacey knocked on the door and Peggy answered it briefly showed her leather jacket to make people think Grant was back.
    Yes that was taking the mick 😂
  • J-BJ-B Posts: 18,611
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    It could have been worse, if he was in the episode more he would have stood around nodding and staring a lot like he did for most of the 90s.
  • FusionFuryFusionFury Posts: 14,121
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    Like a returning King. An event it seemed LOL
  • valdvald Posts: 46,057
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    0...0 wrote: »
    It felt a bit like when you have 20 people coming for dinner but you haven't bought enough food so you end up bulking the meat out with extra potatoes and veg!

    :D My mother-in-law used to open a tin of spam when that happened. If you've never had spam and gravy then don't try it.
  • All Of MeAll Of Me Posts: 2,032
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    His return has been a let down so far.
  • soap-leasoap-lea Posts: 23,851
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    Damon_Plembury wrote: »
    Loving EastEnders at the moment. But a whole episode of Grant travelling back to the square.

    Him being in only a few episodes with Peggy was bad enough. But to ring out he's only in one is even more annoying.

    It's al feeling very very rushed.

    =[=[

    damn that London traffic.

    It's not even a couple its one episode and 5 seconds of another.

    I don't think he will even be in the full episode tomorrow
  • BadLadAshBadLadAsh Posts: 28,465
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    It was ridiculous, milking it for all it's worth.
  • soap-leasoap-lea Posts: 23,851
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    EE.Live wrote: »
    I find it annoying how it was announced he would be returning for a couple of episodes (3), eventhough he barely featured in two of them. The ending of the last two episodes were quite similar. Also there must be a good reason as to why he would leave straight after Peggy's death episode.

    Atleast Grant is returning in Summer for a short stint

    a couple is 2?
  • HarloweHarlowe Posts: 20,019
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    The whole thing has been underwhelming, I really did think more thought, time and effort would be put into this, a few episodes and that is it, why the performances have been understated and decent, we could of at least had more time for this to play out, feels rushed.

    Are things really that bad at EE?
  • bass55bass55 Posts: 18,348
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    Did anyone honestly expect it to be any different?
  • bumpandgrindbumpandgrind Posts: 12,563
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    He should've got the tube.
  • J-BJ-B Posts: 18,611
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    bass55 wrote: »
    Did anyone honestly expect it to be any different?

    No, this whole charade has nothing to do with Eastenders, it's Dom and Barbara self-aggrandising and congratulating themselves. It's the conclusion to Dom's obsession with his own fan-fiction.
  • STEVE 03STEVE 03 Posts: 7,856
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    Harlowe wrote: »
    The whole thing has been underwhelming, I really did think more thought, time and effort would be put into this, a few episodes and that is it, why the performances have been understated and decent, we could of at least had more time for this to play out, feels rushed.

    Are things really that bad at EE?

    I agree. I'm hoping we see even more of Grant after tomorrow's episode for say another 2 or 3 episodes in a couple of weeks as surely Ross Kemp hasn't been on set filming for nearly two weeks just for 1 full episode and 2 30 second appearances. Surely he has filmed more episodes than this. It was also announced weeks ago Ross Kemp would be filming several episodes and this was before it was announced he was returning later in the summer for 3 more weeks.

    Time will tell, but hoping tomorrow's episode we see a lot more from Grant as tonight's episode was disappointing.
  • willowswillows Posts: 6,169
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    bass55 wrote: »
    Did anyone honestly expect it to be any different?

    The way it has been hyped up, yes. Should know better I guess.

    I did think that this would be something they got right but so far it has been a let down.
  • kitkat1971kitkat1971 Posts: 39,239
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    vald wrote: »
    It feels like a bit of a con. As someone else suggested it seem more like Barbara Windsor saying her goodbyes, she even seems to have selected who she will have scenes with.

    Yes, i was saying this on another forum on Friday. It all feels like more of a farewell to Barbara than Peggy and I'm finding it a little self indulgent if I'm honest.

    Of course I realise that she is loved and respected by her colleagues (and many viewers) but I'm finding th blurring of the lines between real life and fiction rather jarring here.
  • 0...00...0 Posts: 21,111
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    Zeus89 wrote: »
    Yep thats a good way of describing this mess, DTC has really let is down, i was hoping after the Den change in history, he would try and make things up to us long term fans. But no another kick in the teeth.


    Yes that was taking the mick 😂

    I guess they are trying their best with conflicting schedules and last week was pretty good but it's all a tad underwhelming. And I agree the Den retcon was a big mistake.
  • Peg ODwyerPeg ODwyer Posts: 42,801
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    J-B wrote: »
    It could have been worse, if he was in the episode more he would have stood around nodding and staring a lot like he did for most of the 90s.

    right on :D
  • bass55bass55 Posts: 18,348
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    kitkat1971 wrote: »
    Yes, i was saying this on another forum on Friday. It all feels like more of a farewell to Barbara than Peggy and I'm finding it a little self indulgent if I'm honest.

    Of course I realise that she is loved and respected by her colleagues (and many viewers) but I'm finding th blurring of the lines between real life and fiction rather jarring here.

    Self-indulgent is the order of the day when it comes to DTC's EastEnders. They do love patting themselves on the back, and these episodes are as much about DTC's farewell as they are about Barbara Windsor's.

    Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Friday's episode immensely. But tonight they were really laying it on thick, especially with the 'heart to heart' chats with Ian and Stacey. "You killed my husband but it's all water under the bridge" - do me a favour.
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