Is Phil having a personality transplant under DTC??
Is Phil having a personality transplant under DTC??
Over the last few weeks we've seen a very different Phil. His empathy & emotional intelligence has just shot throught the roof & he's coming out with more intelligent observations too.
THis is Phil Mitchell FGS- the iconic character who's been in the show for 25 yrs and is established as a thuggist "act now, think later" hardman stereotype.
Actually I LIKE this change in Phil, although its incongruous. Ive never been a fan of the Mitchell bruvs, (God forbid a return of Grant!) for me they belong firmly in the 20th century, BUT- If we're gonna have Phil remain in the show as a major character long term, it needs facing up to that hes aging & cant be running round "sorting out" everybody all the time.
Hows everyone finding the new Phil?
Over the last few weeks we've seen a very different Phil. His empathy & emotional intelligence has just shot throught the roof & he's coming out with more intelligent observations too.
THis is Phil Mitchell FGS- the iconic character who's been in the show for 25 yrs and is established as a thuggist "act now, think later" hardman stereotype.
Actually I LIKE this change in Phil, although its incongruous. Ive never been a fan of the Mitchell bruvs, (God forbid a return of Grant!) for me they belong firmly in the 20th century, BUT- If we're gonna have Phil remain in the show as a major character long term, it needs facing up to that hes aging & cant be running round "sorting out" everybody all the time.
Hows everyone finding the new Phil?
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He`s a short, fat, middle aged bloke with a dodgy heart.
He wouldn`t last sixty seconds as a believable hardman in the modern East end.
I think it is more about what happened with Ben that has changed him.
He's getting older, he can't throw his weight around forever. Taking Alfie with him to threaten Max was a joke.
Took the words right out of my mouth, lol.
Thats exactly what Keyzer would say.
Taking Alfie with him to threaten Max was ridiculous - like Alfie is REALLY scary and Phil and him don't get on either, after Philth slung him & Kat out of the Vic, anyway.
Very true, I think he changed in the aftermath of Sharongate then when Grant left I think they used him as a substitute. Though tbh I always found Phil more spiteful with his aggression/hardman act whereas Grant was different in someway.
But it will not work on me. ;-)
He still thinks he is some sort of invincible living god (as do TPTB) this was shown in that ludicrous scene with Max and Alfie.
One month of human behaviour does not make up for 15 years of total thuggery.
His scenes with Jay, Shirley and Ian have been a nice contrast to his usual hardman act.
Still don't like the bloke though. -_-
Last time he was with Sharon his character also softened, became more thoughtful less bully-bully - effectively phil reverts to his original characterisation when paired with Sharon. He becomes far more three-dimensional. Sharon has always done wonders for phil / and grant (for the obvious reasons).
Unfortunately they do not tend to do wonders for her character.
I just think DTC is stopping demonising him and bringing him back to the more level headed person he was before Grant left. This can only be a good thing because Phil as a thug and a monster in my opinion does his character more harm than good.
I agree - I like this change in Phil.
I like a return of the 90s Phil.
But not when Phil started drinking and hitting Kathy. That's when Philth reared his ugly head!
I do like bad phil