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A mental health storyline for Eastenders' Dean Wicks? My theory.
Matt Di Angelo was on Sunday Brunch this morning and a couple of things he said have made me think that EE may be heading towards some sort of mental health storyline with Dean.
Matt was asked whether there were any times that soap actors disagree with what storylines their characters get and he said that he had a huge argument (he did then say it was a tiff and they do get one very well) with DTC after he had been told what storyline they had for Dean. Matt then said that DTC made him realise that he could have an A storyline or a B one....like just going for a drink in the Vic and with the storyline that was planned (and is going to happen) "you can make people aware of that situation and go through that and really get your teeth into it." (words to that effect).
Now.....I don't think, going by what Matt said, that is just about the upcoming Linda storyline. The "you can make people aware of that situation and go through that" implies that it's about Dean himself and maybe his mental health? Maybe this could link to his time in prison? It could very easily be that he was raped in prison (it's yet to be confirmed but all the signs are there in the script and his behaviour in 2008) and he's repressed it, got on with his life etc. Because he hasn't dealt with those feelings, this could lead to him spiralling out of control now due to all the issues he has with Shirley?
I think the storyline would have to be very dark to get that sort of reaction from Matt. I think Dean may do something huge, like be violent towards someone, and then it leads onto the way he is (which would tie in with his comments about 'make people aware of the situation'). DTC must have something planned that Matt, as a fan of his character rather than as an actor, would have hated, but as an actor has realised how good it would be.
What do other people think?
Matt was asked whether there were any times that soap actors disagree with what storylines their characters get and he said that he had a huge argument (he did then say it was a tiff and they do get one very well) with DTC after he had been told what storyline they had for Dean. Matt then said that DTC made him realise that he could have an A storyline or a B one....like just going for a drink in the Vic and with the storyline that was planned (and is going to happen) "you can make people aware of that situation and go through that and really get your teeth into it." (words to that effect).
Now.....I don't think, going by what Matt said, that is just about the upcoming Linda storyline. The "you can make people aware of that situation and go through that" implies that it's about Dean himself and maybe his mental health? Maybe this could link to his time in prison? It could very easily be that he was raped in prison (it's yet to be confirmed but all the signs are there in the script and his behaviour in 2008) and he's repressed it, got on with his life etc. Because he hasn't dealt with those feelings, this could lead to him spiralling out of control now due to all the issues he has with Shirley?
I think the storyline would have to be very dark to get that sort of reaction from Matt. I think Dean may do something huge, like be violent towards someone, and then it leads onto the way he is (which would tie in with his comments about 'make people aware of the situation'). DTC must have something planned that Matt, as a fan of his character rather than as an actor, would have hated, but as an actor has realised how good it would be.
What do other people think?
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Whatever it is that Matt was referring to it seemed like he was surprised by it so it sounds exciting. I just hope it's not too dark as there are certain things that Dean couldn't go back from as a character and I'd like his story to end happily one day.
I agree.
I agree. I hope that whatever happens, the focus will be on his mental health and if he does do something violent, that it would be something the character could come back from.
I believe you're right about him spiralling into some sort of mental disorder that will impact on his brother and his family.
I'm hoping he wasn't raped inside as there has been too many abuse s/ls.
It's only my theory based on what Matt said on Sunday Brunch. I may be completely wrong....
I think there may be some merit behind the theory and I hope it comes to fruition.
Oh right
In the show or just his interview?
It's been implied a few times in the show.
In this video of his last episode in 2008, at 4:11 Chelsea asks Dean what happened to him in prison and he replied "everything"
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v6372296RJfkkXqm?h1=Deano's+last+day+on+Albert+Square
and then when Dean returned to the Vic, he told Shirley that when he was in prison he would wait every day for the animals to make his life a living hell.
In the show. At the end of his last stint. He showed Cheese Fox the cigarette burns on his arms & told her they'd done "everything" to him in jail - hinting at physical & sexual abuse.
Yeh I could definitely see this happening. Maybe an attempted rape on Linda is what Matt was against, but then saw how it all fitted in with how Dean is?
It might be what LINDA goes through- not Dean. This could easily be her story with him as a villain, not his as you think.
There's also the factor that Stacey is covering the 'mental illness' angle on EE.
So- he could just be a baddie.
This seems quite likely. However- is it too predictable?