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Old 13-12-2010, 19:50
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As the title says.
Mine:

Highs:
- Live ep
- The fire
- Syed & Christian reveal - Amira's exit
- Lucas storyline (NOT THE END)
- Billie's death
- Ben's exit (quite enjoyed that)
- Max & V (like these together)
- Jodie & Darren, finally he has something to do! I still can't watch a single scene involving him & Heather probably without laughing though


Lows:
- Peggy's exit.....thought she should've died in the fire
- Sam return and whose the daddy?
- Billy Mitchell
- Jack's paralysis - got better so fast
- Carol & Connor
- Glenda & Ian, Glenda & Phil
- Ronnie's rape reveal, Ronnie's pregnancy.
- Roxy losing all her money.
- Kat being pregnant with Michael's child
- Jane & Masood nearly getting it on
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Old 13-12-2010, 19:58
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For me...

Highs
Live Episode
The Pub Fire
Who Killed Archie Storyline.
Billie's Death.
Vanessa & Jodie.
Phil's Drug abuse.
Jack being shot + aftermath.
Peggy's exit.
Janine back to being a bitch

Lows
Teens camping.
Another Jack Baby.
Live episode aftermath.
Ronnie's Rape.
Connor (Although.. he's hot.. so i'm not complaining so much ha)
Lack of murder for Lucas' storyline
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Old 13-12-2010, 23:06
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Anyone else?

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Old 13-12-2010, 23:12
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Highs:

Anything involving the Masoods (especially Chryed).
Bradley's death/funeral were quite moving.
The return of Carol Jackson.
The arrival of Kym and Fatboy as both make me laugh.
Jean & Dot continue to put in sterling performances.

Lows:

Everything else (too much to list) but Vanessa and her 'whispering' has annoyed me more than anything/anyone.
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Old 13-12-2010, 23:18
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Highs:

-Stax two-hander (I know people felt underwhelmed but I thought it was perfectly scripted and that ending with the long zoom up into the air was breathtaking and the icing on the cake)
-The live ep - total event television
-The truly triumphant return of Kat who fits into the show like a glove and lights up every scene.
-The New Year wedding, the aftermath of the Syed reveal and the emergence of Amira as a fantastic character.
-The Masoods - in particular the episode where Mas chucked Zee out of the house in the pouring rain that night... only for Syed to hold out his hand to help her up off the street. Zainab looked like she wanted to crawl into a ball and die. It was amazing.
-Carol's return, the way she carried the show throughout Feb/March and then again this Autumn after Billie died.
-Stacey and Max's relationship generally
-The introduction of Vanessa, her chemistry with Max and her spectacular array of angelic white outfits
-The injection of laugh out loud comedy into every episode and increased character interraction throwing up a few unlikely but lovely new friendships - Dot and Fatboy for example.
-The intensity of Phil's drug 'addiction' storyline.
-Bringing Shirley back to the forefront of the show after far too long an absence.

I'm sure there's been a lot more than that too but I'm too tired to think of it all...

On the fence:

-The fire ep - breathtaking and spectacular but at the same time kind of messy and poorly executed.
-Peggy's exit - it made me cry (and I never cry at soaps) but it didn't feel right for her to leave so suddenly after the fire.

Lows:

-The Lucas reveal, as already mentioned elsewhere
-The lack of direction in terms of storylines as of the last month or two, and the over-reliance on affairs
-The recast Lauren proving to be an overly-angsty one-trick pony
-A couple of the newly cast characters like Greg and Michael feeling very un-EastEnders (not helped by the fact that neither actor has been very good during their small stints thus far)

Tribe, I'm glad somebody else on here is a Vanessa fan!
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Old 13-12-2010, 23:29
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High's:

- Phil's drug storyline in the Summer
- Vic Fire for drama but I do prefer a good old fashioned character driven drama over a disaster any day.
- Billie's death
- Vanessa
- Max's character in general
- Kat's return
- Janine
- Glenda
- The Branning family seeming more like a unit perhaps.
- Live Episode, not the storyline but that episode was a big achievment and it was exciting.
In between:

- Who Killed Archie - some good parts, some bad but to say it was the worst thing ever story isn't so
- Chryed Reveal
- Jack's shooting
- Lauren's re cast. I think it was a good decision but they should utilise the new actress better, give her a direction and real purpose as the whole point of a re cast is to be able to do bigger and better things with a character.


Lows:

- The Lucas storyline
- Ronnie's rape storyline
- Danny Mitchell
- E20 lot except as it turns out Fatboy is rather likable
-The Billy/Julie storyline is so far rather pointless
- Most of what's happened in the past few weeks
- Poor execution of the Ryan/Stacey storyline. Surely there was a way to have written it so it was more watchable!
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Old 14-12-2010, 00:02
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Lows:

The Lucas story. Particularly the end.
It being announced an ex hollyoaks producer was going to be producing Eastenders. WTF
Lauren Being "recast"
Ben being "recast"
The announcement of Lucy being "recast"

Highs?

None. It might well be the worst year 'Enders has had.

I would say the live ep but that made out safer than safe Bradley died running from the police!

And Stacey, right then and there, with her husband lying there as flat as a pancake, confesses to being Archie's killer. None of that rings true. It's all so absurd.
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Old 14-12-2010, 00:57
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Highs:
Live episode

Lows:
Practically everything else. And I'm not joking.
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Old 14-12-2010, 01:30
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Lows:
Lauren Being "recast"
Ben being "recast"
The announcement of Lucy being "recast"
Your bizarre obsession with these recasts continues to undermine all of your posts. You seem to have a pathalogical fear of them, like the Mitchell family and the police. Odd.
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Old 14-12-2010, 01:57
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Your bizarre obsession with these recasts continues to undermine all of your posts. You seem to have a pathalogical fear of them, like the Mitchell family and the police. Odd.
A fear of the Mitchell family? What?
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Old 14-12-2010, 02:20
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Highs
Billies Death
Aftermath of Chryed (not because I like Chryed, but because I liked the exploration of the muslim view of homosexuality and Amira's involvement)
Live episode (although I disliked Stacey being the killer)
Max - I love his character
Kat returning
The addition of Glenda

Lows
The personality change and inconsistency of half the characters on the show
Ronnie's rape reveal - Not the rape reveal itself, but the storyline was executed (from no reference from Feb till the second reveal, to a half discussion in daytime, whereby we missed half the understanding as to why Roxy forgave her)
Peggy's exit and the fire
All the affairs and mismatched affairs
Alfie returning
Richard being Jack's -unnecessary, made a mock of the character of Jack and already enough drama surrounding Rack that further drama just isn't a necessity for the story
Roxy losing her money - unrealistic, as was her sudden generous nature
Kat/Ronnie (upcoming) - missed opportunity for a great friendship and to explore Ronnie as the perfect candidate for PND
Lucas reveal and Chelseas/libby's exits -underwhelming
Stacey/Ryan - predictable and not believing their sudden love
Aftermath of Phil's addiction has been poor
Ronnie's pregnancy poorly dealt with and overshadowed by Kats - which I think should have been the other way round with the storyline approaching. I would have preferred they concentrated on the Michael angle and Alfie taking on another man's child (especially given what happens - it makes the Michael angle a bit pointless), rather than Kat's fears. It will detract from Ronnie's fears with the upcoming storyline.
Heather - why is she still there?
Aftermath of Chyred -I would like them to show the couple more realistically adapting to one another being so different (ie. opposites attract is great for the love factor, but they should show them disagreeing like a normal couple, then compromising). It's just coming over cheesy.
Rack's wedding - I liked the actual ceremony and there were some cute scenes. But the comedy factor didn't suot for me as I don't see Rack as a comedy couple.
Lack of a break given to Ronnie -it's ridiculous the amount of tragedy and too OTT

In between:
Jacks shooting - some great parts but poorly dealt with once BK came on board and speeded up the recovery.
Rack - they did a great job of rebuilding them and getting them to a place where you could understand them, to add Richard and totally screw up the believability/ potential for them.
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Old 14-12-2010, 03:38
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Highs

-> Phil's Drugs Storyline
-> Queen Vic Fire and Peggy's exit
-> Billie's Death and aftermath
-> Ricky and Bianca finally tieing the knot
-> Janine and Ryan's marriage (before it was spoiled)
-> The Syed/Christian plot FINALLY resolving
-> Recent stuff with Glenda
-> Pat and Dot recently
-> Having Kat back
-> Generally anything involving the Masoods
-> Jay featuring more
-> Lisa taking Louise away
-> Sam being a whole lot less irritating this time 'round
-> More dynamic use of the set and interesting camera angles since BK took over
-> Ben being in prison

Lows

-> The terrible, unsalvagable Lucas storyline (such a waste of Don and Diane)
-> Teens in the woods
-> Ronnie's Rape
-> The aftermath of the drug addiction
-> Louise ands Ben (I think the acting was a lot of this)
-> Peggy and Pat becoming parodies of themselves with the dull Harvey storyline. :yawn:
-> The shooting of Jack
-> Sam and Jack
-> Jack and Ronnie's wedding
-> Basically anything involving Jack
-> Heather "comedy" scenes
-> The Harry stuff has potential, but it's been a bit limp
-> Stuff involving Shirley, the writing just hasn't been up to scratch for such a great character and wonderful actress
-> Lauren/Stacey/Janine/Ryan :yawn:
-> The new Lauren is kinda irksome

Very Lows

-> The boring, tedious crawl to the Who Killed Archie reveal, with PC whats-her-face acting very unrealistically just to make a bunch of plot "twists" it was obvious were going to amount to nothing happen.
-> Live Episode and the subsequent destruction of Stacey's character.
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Old 14-12-2010, 03:41
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I'm one of these people who isn't really a fan of Eastenders but dips in and out of it from time to time.

I enjoyed the parts of the Lucas storyline that I saw - and I actually enjoyed the Denise reveal.
I loved the actual episode of the Queen Vic fire (I do love a good soap disaster) but I didn't think Peggy's exit was good enough for this character that, fan of Eastenders or not, EVERYBODY knows.
Phil's drug addiction was good too. I went through a period of quite enjoying it
After that, I dunno - nothing has really grabbed me..
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Old 14-12-2010, 08:32
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Highs:

- the live episode
- Christian and Syed
- the Masood's
- Pat and Janine
- the Queen Vic fire
- Billie's death
- Steve McFadden's acting
- Fatboy's friendship with Dot
- Kim Fox
- Jean Slater
- community feel, more characters interacting

Lows:

- the teens in the wood
- too many baby plots
- too many affair plots
- Jack and his super sperm
- rubbish reveal's
- Ryan/Stacey affair
- Alfie Moon
- the new Lauren
- Peter and Lucy being axed
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Old 14-12-2010, 09:38
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Highs:
The Queen Vic fire
Syed and Amira's wedding
Billie's death
Phil's drug addiction
Kat and Alfie returning
Ricky and Bianca's wedding
Teens camping (thought it was actually quite funny)
Anything involving Max, Carol, Dot, Kim, Glenda, Pat, Janine, Shirley, Jean and the Masoods.

Lows:
Stacey being Archie's killer
Lucas storyline
Danny Mitchell
Ronnie revealing Archie raped her (there was no indication of this WHATSOEVER before the live episode)
Sam Mitchell
Stacey & Ryan
Jane & Masood
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Old 14-12-2010, 11:07
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Highs:
Live Ep
The Queen Vic Fire
Janine
Lucas faking Denise's death
Phil's drug addiction
Syed and Amira's wedding
Kim

Lows
Stacey Slater
September - October
Sam - Who's The Daddy?
Billie Jackson
Connor
Fatboy
Lucy
Darren and Jodie
Danny Mitchell
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Old 14-12-2010, 13:27
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Highs:
- Chryed
- Anything Masood related (highly underrated IMO)
- Syed and Amira's wedding
- Live episode
- Vic fire
- Fatoby (Not E20 crew, just Fatboy), oh and his friendship with Dot
- Aunty Kim
- Ricky and Bianca getting married.
- Community feel to it
- Kat returning
- Episode of Billie's death

Lows:
- Where to start?
- DTC leaving EE
- Glenda
- Glenda/Ian/Phil
- Carol/Connor
- Walford becoming Sleaze city
- Phil's miraculous recovery from his crack addiction
- The 'new' faces of Lauren and Ben
- Janine and Ryan's twisted relationship=
- Alfie returning
- Tedious, boring, fillers
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Old 14-12-2010, 13:36
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Highs

1. Syed and Amira's Wedding
2. Denise and Lucas storyline
3. Christian and Syed storyline
4. Recast of Lauren
5. The Masood family in general
6. Introduction of Fatboy and his relationship with Mercy and Dot
7. Live Episode/Bradley's death
8. Tanya's return
9. Janine/Ryan/Stacey
10. Queen Vic Fire

Lows

1. Billy stealing the post storyline
2. The amount of pregnancies/babies
3. Teens in the woods
4. Billy and Julie storyline
5. Aftermath to big events e.g. Vic fire and Chryed reveal
6. Heather Trott in general
7. Getting rid of Peter Beale
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Old 14-12-2010, 13:41
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Highs - Build up to & the Live Ep

Lows - everything since has been a complete let down.

* I have seen several people say that the actor who plays Peter Beale has been axed - has anybody got a link confirming this please?
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Old 14-12-2010, 13:46
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Highs:

The Live Episode
Christian and Syed
Phil and Shirley
Max and Vanessa
Any scene with Tamwar in it
Ronnie and Jack getting married
Billie's death
Kat and Alfie's return
Fatboy

Lows:
The Glenda/Phil/Ian thing
Carol and Connor
Way too many affairs
Janine being a bit too mental
Peggy's exit, and the fire
Melissa Suffield (Lucy) being axed
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Old 14-12-2010, 13:48
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Highs
Christian and Syed storyline
The fire episode
Syed and Amira's wedding
The Lucas storyline (even my dad was interested in that and he hates EE) although the ending was a bit of an anticlimax
The live episode
Charlie Brooks' acting
Lindsey Coulson and Patsy Palmer's acting in the episode of Billie's death (and aftermath)

Lows
AFFAIRS. So many affairs.
BABIES. Again - so many babies. In 2008 the only baby around was Roxy's daughter.
Peggy's exit. Boring episode and not a good way for her to leave.
Kat and Alfie's return - although I'm starting to warm to Kat now.
Lauren being recast and coming home with a new personality and a new face.
Stacey Slater's character being slowly ruined.
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Old 14-12-2010, 15:38
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Hmm... it would be tempting to say the whole year has been one big car crash, but let's not get snarky, I guess...

HIGHS
1) Having become rather one dimensional, I feel Janine has really developed as a character this year and for the first time, she has become sympathetic and understandable
2) I've never been all that keen on Billy Mitchell but I feel the character of Julie Perkins has brought out interesting new qualities in Billy as a character
3) I personally despise Carol Jackson, she has no redeeming qualities as a human being whatsoever IMHO, but who can question Lindsay Coulson's jaw-dropping performance in the Billie's death storyline? For me that was the highlight of an otherwise very poor year
4) I enjoyed the storyline featuring Ben going to prison, and I felt that Charlie Jones put in a heart-rending, moving performance which proved, as I had never doubted, that he could act
5) Despite the controversy of the recast, I actually like the new Lauren much better. She is not a slapper, an idiot or a two-faced manipulator like, say, her nemesis Stacey. With Lauren, what you see is what you get - even if it is pretty scary! - and I think she is fascinating.


LOWS
1) The Queen Vic fire storyline was, in my view, an unmitigated disaster. I agree with many others on here that Peggy should have died. Someone should have died at least, otherwise what is really the point? I mean part of the ceiling fell on Phil's back and he is fine! Ryan fell a considerable distance off a ladder and again, he is fine! And Barbara Windsor shows once and for all what a hopeless actress she is. Worst storyline in years
2) The Lucas storyline was going so well but it ended with a whimper rather than a bang. I was sat there thinking 'is that it'? I also thought axing most of the Fox family was a mistake, particularly Libby who was one of the most original, interesting and genuinely likable teenagers ever in EE
3) Darren, the Golds, none of it is working
4) Kalfie - I still like the characters but their return was an unmitigated disaster of overexposure
5) Tanya's return - what a damp squib! Where is she? No wonder Jo Joyner said in the past that she feels she has made no impact. She is a great actress and a lovely character who is totally taken for granted.

Sorry if this seems melodramatic but I am not sure Eastenders can recover from this. 2011 will be even worse, mark my words...
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Old 14-12-2010, 15:59
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Highs - Build up to & the Live Ep

Lows - everything since has been a complete let down.

* I have seen several people say that the actor who plays Peter Beale has been axed - has anybody got a link confirming this please?
We know he asked for time off to do panto - we just don't know when/if he's coming back.
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Old 14-12-2010, 16:10
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Highs - Build up to & the Live Ep

Lows - everything since has been a complete let down.

* I have seen several people say that the actor who plays Peter Beale has been axed - has anybody got a link confirming this please?
Peter is leaving to to panto but with no solid return date.

lauren i believe left on her own or prefers to say she left and had to be recast for the story.
Only Ben and lucy are confirmed sacked.
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Old 14-12-2010, 16:49
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Highs:

New Year Syed and Amira's wedding.
Build up to live episode.
Live Episode.
Glenda.
Carol.
Janine's improved character.
Chyred reveal.
Denise and Lucas.
'Fat Pat'.

Lows:

Kat and Alfie's return.
The demise of Stacey's character.
Ronnie's rape reveal - good acting (with what was given), awful script.
The Vic fire.
Stupid affairs.
Everything else which I have not mentioned above.
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