EE: Dot lonely scenes ??
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2 eps in a row now and i'm sure there been other scenes this last month, will xmas day be her last?
Or is it that they have no other ideas for her maby it's Jim that passes then she truly will be alone.
Or is it that they have no other ideas for her maby it's Jim that passes then she truly will be alone.
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Her lodgers have come and gone, Bradley died, and Liz went back to Spain. Dotty left with her mum, and Dot is still coming to terms with it. Jim is reliant on her, but I guess they can't 100% enjoy themselves.
It's a shame they haven't built up her relationship with Grace anymore, and I quite liked her with Julie on Monday. We could also see that she was really looking forward to looking after George tonight aswell.
I think its just to show her loneliness as she hasn't really got may real friend and also the effect of being Jim's sole carer.
I don't think that it's going to go down that route personally. She's just lonely and in need of a friend or someone to talk to. She loves Jim dearly, but I think she's finding it difficult on her own, as she does everything she can for Jim, but then there is no one then to be there for her and help her when she needs it.
I really felt for her tonight when she was getting ready to look after baby George only to find out that Heather had changed her mind. Personally, I think it's nice that they're covering this on the show because it happens all the time, and the people around her don't seem to notice because she appears to hide it well until she is safely behind closed doors.
smoking a cigarette in the kitchen while saying nothing for 15 seconds spooked me out a bit.
I dunno where EE are going with this, maybe they are trying to say she's lonely or she's sick of life?
I guess we will just have to watch this space and find out.........
I like the idea that they're touching on Dot being more Jim's carer than his wife, and how hard that is. You can understand why Dot is lonely.
just a thought
Yes, that's the feeling I got as well. Maybe that's why this scene was included just after Dot's interaction with Julie.
Dot still has Jim and she obviously loves him but he's not the same as he was and she must miss that side of him terribly. Bradley's death must still be very painful for her, she also lost Dotty and for a while she had Liz who has also gone so it's a lot to cope with in less than a year.
I think it's time she had a catch up with Ian, they're friends but don't have many scenes any more.
was a bit freaked out at the scene of her lit cig,...whilst eating, then smoking the second she finished the fish. again so sad and lonely
That's exactly what I thought. Julie should leave the fleas and move in with Dot! I loved how Dot was appalled at Mo's behaviour when she revealed the ASBO tag on Julie's leg: she quoted the bible, then threw her out
"Get out of my laundrette"
I mean what can you do with them? - it's not like a group of them go to ibiza, or 1 of them gets hooked on drugs, or one gets pregnant. There also too old to get proper jobs and have probably retired aswell.
so, you know, theres not an awful lot you can do with elderly characters in soaps - it's tricky.
I'd like to see Dot and Grace become close companions. If anything, it would help bring Grace into the soap more, because at present she's not really involved and doesn't serve much of a purpose. She's got the potential to be a decent character.
And I would love Fatboy to become a lodger at Dot and Jim's. There's an unexpected but rather sweet bond there.
This is where I think Eastenders has become weak. Relationships aren't developed enough. They are abandoned (often in favour of what are considered 'bigger characters') just as they're getting going and becoming interesting.
Take this business with Phil and Shirley, for example. It's a bit random and silly. And they've already had plenty of big storylines recently. I'd rather see the likes of Grace, Mercy, Fatboy, Dot and Jim used more.
Is fatboy still lodging with Dot? I'm sure someone is.
As for Pregnancy, there's still a chance with Jack Branning around.......;)
because the look on Dot's face, when Masood told her, she had no post - and she said something 'my friend Nigel usually writes to me this time of year'
It's probably nothing to do with Nigel - but outside possibility?
Excellent idea! She should be a sniper with a rifle and a long-distance telescopic view. She could go to the top of a nearby tower-block and shoot random people in the square.