Too many 'issue' s/ls in ED
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I like ED a lot but its drama feels a bit imbalanced. Its been non-stop with the emotional blackmail (Laurels alcoholism, Vanessas cancer, Vals HIV, Alicias sexual assault, Andys depression, Nicola's miscarriage).
I haven't cried 1ce. I 'feel' more with corrie & some EE characters tbh. Is this just me?
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I haven't cried 1ce. I 'feel' more with corrie & some EE characters tbh. Is this just me?
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I don't have a problem with it at all and don't think about the story lines being issued led - I just watch it for what it is - a fictional TV programme. I haven't cried once either but again I don't have a problem with that.
And after all, when there isn't much going on, or there's a lot of filler, people cry 'Boring'! They can't win really.
And ridiculously unbelievable. It's like someone hasn't a clue what to do with it and is throwing in anything they can think of - twice in some cases.
You could make everything seem like an issue story if you wanted but that's simplifying it.
Emmerdale has a great selection of stories for many characters - that's what I like about it.
Emmerdale is northern too.
Emmerdale is absolutely fine.
I think you've just made me realise why I've been preferring Emmerdale over other soaps just recently.
I like how they seem to show a mix of characters and storylines rather than the show being dominated by any individual ones. It feels like I'm tuning in to catch up with what's been going on in the village as a whole, which I like.
This is one of the reasons I like Emmerdale too. If there's a storyline that I don't like I know there'll be others that I do like.
Generally agree with both of these comments but there was a week last month where it felt like everyone was under the black cloud of Blackburn again. Flitting between the misery of Vanessa's scare, Val's HIV, Aaron's problems and Belle's troubles it got a bit much. It's all about the balance though, I usually notice a lot of humour in Emmerdale which on the whole helps to balance the serious storylines for me so when they get it right, it doesn't matter if there's too much or not enough going on.
Has it been confirmed that Lachlan is mentally ill?He might just be a nasty little so and so - or mentally ill AND bad.
I enjoy the overlap of stories and yes there has been a lot going on but I prefer that to stories in isolation or someone's problems not being mentioned until it's suddenly brought up. They have taken ages to set up this Laurel storyline which I appreciate. With Aaron I think it's unrealistic that he'd suddenly be fine. People can and do stop self-harming but being back in the place where he 'killed' Jackson and now with the guilt of Katie's death would be very difficult. In other soaps it's like characters have to take turns but for the most part Emmerdale time things well.
But do we really need to have Aaron involved in a story which is going to exacerbate his problems. It feels like an overload. They could have kept him as a background character or shown him trying to deal with his issues, without piling more extreme situations on him. They could even have given him a positive storyline, something that would show him having some awareness of how to deal with his problems.
I agree re Laurel - the build up was very good and Charlotte Bellamy is playing a blinder.
I think with the running though they were trying to show an alternative to cutting, which is what most people think of. However he could have been reintroduced slowly but I assume they got Danny back on the promise of a big storyline.
It would be nice to see him happy & settled with someone who won't mess him around. Jackson was great for him in the beginning but the post accident stuff was such a downer. Hopefully they are working towards some degree of him giving a damn about himself because I think he's just so happy with anything from Robert because he doesn't see himself as being deserving more.
I agree about a quick fix, it'd be insulting if he was suddenly fine. I do hope they'll have him making steps towards recovery but it doesn't help that he's not confiding in anyone. I miss the old Paddy & Aaron relationship and hopefully the show will have them reconnecting more.
It shares a similiar 'warmth' to corrie with its humble setting & modest folk like zak, cain. I haven't missed an ep since, I just wish it toned down the histrionics. Its not EE, its better than that ;-).
Also, the Aaron and Andy issues are both meant to stem from the Robert and Katie storyline, it's not really an 'issue storyline,' more a realistic emotional reaction from the characters involved.
I like the continuation of Val's HIV storyline as we're seeing the medical side of her condition rather than it just being about her sex life. I don't like that she pulled nasty stunts on Darren, but I'm finding it interesting seeing her conflicting emotions about her HIV - on the one hand, she was trying to be a role model to educate people about the condition and to encourage acceptance, but on the other, she'd go to extreme lengths to prevent the people she cares about from suffering like how she is.