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Who did you want to kill Archie?
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I wanted it to be Lucas. If the writers could have thought of a motive for him, two of the biggest storylines going on at the time would have been merged together as one. It would have been beautiful.
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Ryan
Ronnie
Billy (for the lolz)
Jack
Roxy (surprise element?)
Apparently it was originally meant for Peggy to kill Archie but when EE execs heard that Barbara was leaving they changed it to Stacey.
I was convinced the killer was going to be Jack. We knew not that much about his character at this point, he was still rather hidden and I was convinced he had the motive too.
The Gerbil she sang Bright Eyes for!? Random EE Flashback there of Abi singing to her dead pet!
I wanted it to be Sean, the reveal would have been great and I liked the idea of him having snuck back to visit Amy, heard Archie raped Stacey from when Bradley and Stacey had been to visit Archie, then killed him in revenge for his sister.
The surprise element would have been brilliant too.
But other than that, I thought it should have been Ian as he would be the most unlikely suspect. And it would have given him a good storyline.
Mo had her down as 'The Silent Assassin' on the board where she had written odds down for who may have killed Archie. She was the 100/1 outsider, if I recall correctly.
I wanted Phil or Peggy to have killed him. I was happy with Stacey as the killer though, it seemed to fit what she had gone through.
Yep! I think it would of been so emotional...
I would've preferred it to be Ronnie. It would've led to a much better departure for her than the baby swap. And...after what she'd gone through...it would've been character led, really.
Peggy as 2nd choice.
Phil 3rd and after that it got silly (hence Stacey).
I'd rather it have been Roxy, at least then the character might have some direction to go in and would for once be at the forefront of Eastenders. She spends way too much time as a supporting character/spare part :c
Sometimes the most obvious choice is the best one. Stacey was a dreadful choice and killed not only Archie but the entire storyline. Anyone would have been better than her. Well, almost anyone associated with Archie's story.
Roxy would never have killed Archie. It would have been a step too far out of character even for EE. Not to mention Rita Simons can't act and wouldn't have been able to carry off the scenes required.
I didn't want it to be ronnie as I feel it was obvious and she would have let it haunt her. It was fitting imo that Ronnie gave herself up in the swap. I don't think it would hae been in character for Ronnie to not finally confess and she would have had to have been sentenced to a long spell in jail.
Roxy doesn't have it in her and they wouldve have had to write her out as it would never have been in character for her to keep the secret.
Peggy would have been the best choice imo (or Jack). Peggy finally being all about family, by killing him and reclaiming the pub and protecting her family. Roxy then inheriting the pub would have had a whole new dimension and it would have led to a different, perhaps better reveal when Ronnie's rape was revealed. It could have led to Ronnie finding out the truth, but allowing Peggy to exit without anyone knowing. It also would have been interesting to see how Phil reacted to it after he was asked to kill him.
Jack would have been an okay choice imo as I could see Ronnie keeping it a secret, it would have had an interesting impact on Roxy/Jack/Amy and he is capable given his past. He also is the type that could easily not let guilt consume him and get on with his life.
Although I did enjoy the reveal with Stacey admitting guilt as for me it was a complete surprise, in the long run it made the story forgettable, for me at least.
An iconic character on the show and part of the show's most popular family. It would have been fitting because of how much damage Archie had done to her family, especially on Eastenders Live.
Instead we got Slapper Slater with a stupid forgettable motive who has literally been through every other storyline in the soap checklist.
Big mistake.
I agree. Could have even been used as part of her exit.
Eastenders could always have asked her to stay a few more months. Correct me if I'm wrong but the reason why they didn't use Peggy was because there wouldn't have been enough time for the aftermath but Stacey left only months after Peggy so they didn't have much time for the aftermath with Stacey either.