You can have two if you wish Mine would be The Stax reveal in 2007 and Tiffany's death in 1998...so sad and poignant..the show really did move on after her character left..new era and all that.
Tooooooooooooo many but:
1. Kat/Zoe - You ain't myyy muvaaa, yesss I ammm
2. Either Little Mo hitting Trevor with the iron OR Den's body being dug up OR Den actually being killed (the twist with Chrissie doing it rather than Zoe)
Divorce papers
Sharongate reveal in pub
Countless Peggy vs Sharon encounters
Chrissie's machinations
Cindy Beale leaving without Lucy
Donna's suicide
Chrissie giving Kate Mitchell a "haircut"
Zoe/Kat reveal
Den's return with "ello princess"
Who's the daddy reveal (the original, not the farce of a copy seen recently)
But among my most favourites:
Sharon's return as the mystery Vic owner in 01 - such a spectacular, campy, climax to the ep, Sharon appearing behind the bar. One of the best moments ever, one of the best ep endings and climaxes and without doubt the show's best ever return.
Chrissie confronting Den and Den loosing it in the 20th anniversary ep. So superb this scene!!!!!
Definetly every scene of the David/Cindy affair from 1995 and 1996 ever single scene was soap gold
EastEnders was at its very best in 1995 - 97
They were the saving grace of the show at that time imo... 96-97 were a low point in the show's history imo; after the highs of 91-94 and future heights of 01.
Still nothing can compare really to 86-88. The golden age of EE really.
They were the saving grace of the show at that time imo... 96-97 were a low point in the show's history imo; after the highs of 91-94 and future heights of 01.
Still nothing can compare really to 86-88. The golden age of EE really.
Not imo there was lots of stuff about those years I loved Cindys affair was just the highlight.
Oh my God, yes. Sharon's return as the mystery buyer of the Vic was AMAZING. I think that was actually what started me off watching after seeing the trailer for it. I was only 10! Epic storyline.
Sharongate is my fav storyline ever. Just pure perfection and the orignal stax.
Who shot Phil
Just goes to show how things can go downhill because Phil does nothing but piss me off these days
Cindy and David affair
Cindy leaving for France with out Lucy and then Ian stealing the kids back.
Carol, Bianca and Dan, just amazing
Kat and Zoe reveal
Mo's domestic violence and the hands of Trevor. So well done
Peggy finding out about Pat's affair with Frank and telling the pub
Sharon making her comeback into the vic behind Peggy
I did have Tiff's and Steve Owens deaths but just edited them out because there not favorite moments as they are deaths, but are stand out moments. so could be included
Not imo there was lots of stuff about those years I loved Cindys affair was just the highlight.
2003 - 2005 imo was the shows low point just YUCK
Mmmmm... but there were a lot of gems admist the crap; especially all the great stuff with the show's best family, the Watts!
I just didn't like 60% of the characters from 95/96-98; the show felt a little stale, like it was resting on its laurels and and getting lazy. It also had the show's first jump the sensational shark moment when Cindy hired a hitman!!! That began the ott sensationalised unrealistic storylines that have dogged EE. Then there were repetitive characters like Bianca, Ricky, Terry; the endless cycle between Grant and Tiffany; the ridiculous storyline where he slept with her mum, doing effectively to her what Sharon did to him! That was the first time where I thought: I don't know if I want to watch this anymore it is just so insulting to viewers intelligence.
There were of course good things about it.... no period is ever truly 100% crap (except 2006). But it is sandwiched between two highpoints of the show so it looks worse in comparison I guess.
Mmmmm... but there were a lot of gems admist the crap; especially all the great stuff with the show's best family, the Watts!
Shannis imo was an overrated useless pairing and I dont believe for a second Dennis would have went for Sharon I just dont. There was zero chemistry there just an all round awkard mess.
Dirty Dens return was a joke, Vickys return again was a joke as was the actresses sorry excuse for an American accent lol
Top all this with Kat and Alfie and Zoe ewwwwwwww no no no
Only half decent character from that era was Chrissie and I quite liked Kim Medcalf's Sam but that was it.
Oh and Grants 2005 return was pathetic with a capital P.
Shannis imo was an overrated useless pairing and I dont believe for a second Dennis would have went for Sharon I just dont. There was zero chemistry there just an all round awkard mess.
Dirty Dens return was a joke, Vickys return again was a joke as was the actresses sorry excuse for an American accent lol
Top all this with Kat and Alfie and Zoe ewwwwwwww no no no
Only half decent character from that era was Chrissie and I quite liked Kim Medcalf's Sam but that was it.
Oh and Grants 2005 return was pathetic with a capital P.
Oh come on.... you may have not liked the pairing, but there was heaps of chemistry between Dean and harman. In fact, one of Dean's greatest strengths is that she seems to connect and generate chemistry with all the main men she has been paired with.
I agree that Shannis became very repetitive, but no more so than Grant and Tiff, or Stax (which was far worse in terms of repetition). And I think the storyline made sense for Sharon's character.... the only problem was that she became too dependent on Dennis and Den. But I think they made a great couple!!!
Den's initial return was fine, it was what happened after that ruined it.
And I actually liked Grant's 05 return; it was his 06 one that was dire. And I LOVED Peggy's 05 return - her interactions with Pat, Sharon, and Chrissie were great.
There was a lot of really good stuff in these years, but in truth that was down to a small group of characters and one or two writers; especially Sarah Phelps, one of EE best writers, who wrote during this period. Thankfully, she wrote mainly for the Wattts.
If there was I never saw it I just cringed at any of their love scenes as she looked old enough to be his mother most of the time.
IIRC he was 32 and she was 38 at the time!!!!
Well, I think you are being a little disingenous. I am not the biggest fan of Grant and Tiff, for instance; she is no Sharon and just could never compete; and I often found their scenes tiresome - especially after they got married when things became repeititive. But I am not going to deny that they had chemistry.
Sharon's return as the mystery Vic owner in 01 - such a spectacular, campy, climax to the ep, Sharon appearing behind the bar. One of the best moments ever, one of the best ep endings and climaxes and without doubt the show's best ever return.
I loved this because I genuinely wasn;t expecting it. Can't remember if it was because spoilers were more sparce then or I just didn't seek them out. But it was a genuine jaw drop moment for me.
And like you say, incredibly camp, which is what soap is all about.
'Bet you thought you'd never see me again!' Brilliant!!
I loved this because I genuinely wasn;t expecting it. Can't remember if it was because spoilers were more sparce then or I just didn't seek them out. But it was a genuine jaw drop moment for me.
And like you say, incredibly camp, which is what soap is all about.
'Bet you thought you'd never see me again!' Brilliant!!
Agree entirely. I was surprised as well.... after the ep ended I was so giddy with excitement I remember being a little embarassed that I was getting so excitted about a TV show - even EE. But I just loved it. Spectacular.
You can have two if you wish Mine would be The Stax reveal in 2007 and Tiffany's death in 1998...so sad and poignant..the show really did move on after her character left..new era and all that.
Yours?
Great choice, Tiffany was my favourite female EE character ever!
I think one of my favourites has to be the Den murder. They hyped it up for weeks, and unlike most big moments, it really delivered.
Plus, I totally didn't see the Zoe/Chrissie double bluff coming. It totally changed the way the whole storyline shaped out, and I loved how so many characters got involved over the course of the year without it ever feeling like overkill.
Mine would be The Stax reveal in 2007 and Tiffany's death in 1998...so sad and poignant..the show really did move on after her character left..new era and all that.
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1. Kat/Zoe - You ain't myyy muvaaa, yesss I ammm
2. Either Little Mo hitting Trevor with the iron OR Den's body being dug up OR Den actually being killed (the twist with Chrissie doing it rather than Zoe)
Divorce papers
Sharongate reveal in pub
Countless Peggy vs Sharon encounters
Chrissie's machinations
Cindy Beale leaving without Lucy
Donna's suicide
Chrissie giving Kate Mitchell a "haircut"
Zoe/Kat reveal
Den's return with "ello princess"
Who's the daddy reveal (the original, not the farce of a copy seen recently)
But among my most favourites:
Sharon's return as the mystery Vic owner in 01 - such a spectacular, campy, climax to the ep, Sharon appearing behind the bar. One of the best moments ever, one of the best ep endings and climaxes and without doubt the show's best ever return.
Chrissie confronting Den and Den loosing it in the 20th anniversary ep. So superb this scene!!!!!
EastEnders was at its very best in 1995 - 97
They were the saving grace of the show at that time imo... 96-97 were a low point in the show's history imo; after the highs of 91-94 and future heights of 01.
Still nothing can compare really to 86-88. The golden age of EE really.
Not imo there was lots of stuff about those years I loved Cindys affair was just the highlight.
2003 - 2005 imo was the shows low point just YUCK
Who shot Phil
Just goes to show how things can go downhill because Phil does nothing but piss me off these days
Cindy and David affair
Cindy leaving for France with out Lucy and then Ian stealing the kids back.
Carol, Bianca and Dan, just amazing
Kat and Zoe reveal
Mo's domestic violence and the hands of Trevor. So well done
Peggy finding out about Pat's affair with Frank and telling the pub
Sharon making her comeback into the vic behind Peggy
I did have Tiff's and Steve Owens deaths but just edited them out because there not favorite moments as they are deaths, but are stand out moments. so could be included
Mmmmm... but there were a lot of gems admist the crap; especially all the great stuff with the show's best family, the Watts!
I just didn't like 60% of the characters from 95/96-98; the show felt a little stale, like it was resting on its laurels and and getting lazy. It also had the show's first jump the sensational shark moment when Cindy hired a hitman!!! That began the ott sensationalised unrealistic storylines that have dogged EE. Then there were repetitive characters like Bianca, Ricky, Terry; the endless cycle between Grant and Tiffany; the ridiculous storyline where he slept with her mum, doing effectively to her what Sharon did to him! That was the first time where I thought: I don't know if I want to watch this anymore it is just so insulting to viewers intelligence.
There were of course good things about it.... no period is ever truly 100% crap (except 2006). But it is sandwiched between two highpoints of the show so it looks worse in comparison I guess.
Shannis imo was an overrated useless pairing and I dont believe for a second Dennis would have went for Sharon I just dont. There was zero chemistry there just an all round awkard mess.
Dirty Dens return was a joke, Vickys return again was a joke as was the actresses sorry excuse for an American accent lol
Top all this with Kat and Alfie and Zoe ewwwwwwww no no no
Only half decent character from that era was Chrissie and I quite liked Kim Medcalf's Sam but that was it.
Oh and Grants 2005 return was pathetic with a capital P.
Oh come on.... you may have not liked the pairing, but there was heaps of chemistry between Dean and harman. In fact, one of Dean's greatest strengths is that she seems to connect and generate chemistry with all the main men she has been paired with.
I agree that Shannis became very repetitive, but no more so than Grant and Tiff, or Stax (which was far worse in terms of repetition). And I think the storyline made sense for Sharon's character.... the only problem was that she became too dependent on Dennis and Den. But I think they made a great couple!!!
Den's initial return was fine, it was what happened after that ruined it.
And I actually liked Grant's 05 return; it was his 06 one that was dire. And I LOVED Peggy's 05 return - her interactions with Pat, Sharon, and Chrissie were great.
There was a lot of really good stuff in these years, but in truth that was down to a small group of characters and one or two writers; especially Sarah Phelps, one of EE best writers, who wrote during this period. Thankfully, she wrote mainly for the Wattts.
If there was I never saw it I just cringed at any of their love scenes as she looked old enough to be his mother most of the time.
IIRC he was 32 and she was 38 at the time!!!!
Well, I think you are being a little disingenous. I am not the biggest fan of Grant and Tiff, for instance; she is no Sharon and just could never compete; and I often found their scenes tiresome - especially after they got married when things became repeititive. But I am not going to deny that they had chemistry.
Little Mo & Trevor domestic abuse
I loved this because I genuinely wasn;t expecting it. Can't remember if it was because spoilers were more sparce then or I just didn't seek them out. But it was a genuine jaw drop moment for me.
And like you say, incredibly camp, which is what soap is all about.
'Bet you thought you'd never see me again!' Brilliant!!
Agree entirely. I was surprised as well.... after the ep ended I was so giddy with excitement I remember being a little embarassed that I was getting so excitted about a TV show - even EE. But I just loved it. Spectacular.
''Hello Peggy...I bet you'd never thought you'd see me again'' *smirk*.
DOOF DOOF.
-Pat and Franks wedding
-Pat and Peggy's 'You b*tch, you cow!' moments
Great choice, Tiffany was my favourite female EE character ever!
I loved her at the time, have seen those episodes since and I wondered why, she was a whiny annoyance.
Janine laying down flowers for Danielle. She was genuinely upset. Well, until she made all this pointless by teaming up with Archie.
Plus, I totally didn't see the Zoe/Chrissie double bluff coming. It totally changed the way the whole storyline shaped out, and I loved how so many characters got involved over the course of the year without it ever feeling like overkill.