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Old 18-08-2012, 00:48
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When Ben was sitting in the dark cage! they could have used that time to have had voice flashbacks, like Peggy!
Something from a past episode!

Ian: This is Ben, his coming to live with us now!
Phil: I love you Ben, your my son
Ben: You need slapping down!
Hev:
Peggy:
Jay:
Shirley etc etc
Kathy
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Old 18-08-2012, 00:50
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Nah. Hate stuff like that.

I think the final, solemn shot of him sitting in the dark police van was much more subtle and poignant.
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Old 18-08-2012, 00:51
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Nah. Hate stuff like that.

I think the final, solemn shot of him sitting in the dark police van was much more subtle and poignant.
same here, very symbolic of his life right now.
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Old 18-08-2012, 01:34
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Nah. Hate stuff like that.

I think the final, solemn shot of him sitting in the dark police van was much more subtle and poignant.
Oh, absolutely. When the doors and that were being shut, and it just sank in to silence, you sort of got the feeling that's all he ever wanted: for everyone to stop shouting and just leave him alone.
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Old 18-08-2012, 05:35
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Oh, absolutely. When the doors and that were being shut, and it just sank in to silence, you sort of got the feeling that's all he ever wanted: for everyone to stop shouting and just leave him alone.
this. Said beautifully LK
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Old 18-08-2012, 05:52
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Oh, absolutely. When the doors and that were being shut, and it just sank in to silence, you sort of got the feeling that's all he ever wanted: for everyone to stop shouting and just leave him alone.
I agree, ben sitting there in silence and in the dark was poignant, i thought it was a fitting ending.
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Old 18-08-2012, 06:34
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I think that would have been too 'Hollyoaks'. The last scene was powerful enough. It didn't need anything else added to it.
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Old 18-08-2012, 07:21
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I was pleasantly surprised by the dignified and symbolic/visual ending to a rather chaotic storyline. The silence and darkness closing in on Ben carried more meaning and emotion than words or music could ever express: pride, relief, anxiety and most importantly, a chance to develop a sense of self far away from the Mitchell family.
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Old 18-08-2012, 08:57
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When Ben was sitting in the dark cage! they could have used that time to have had voice flashbacks, like Peggy!
Something from a past episode!

Ian: This is Ben, his coming to live with us now!
Phil: I love you Ben, your my son
Ben: You need slapping down!
Hev:
Peggy:
Jay:
Shirley etc etc
Kathy
No. That would've been cheesy beyond belief!
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Old 18-08-2012, 09:50
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Was that his last ever episode then?
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Old 18-08-2012, 09:53
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Was that his last ever episode then?
No he doesn't leave until next week so still time for a final twist
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Old 18-08-2012, 10:45
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I have to say, Joshua's acting was very good last night, and I almost felt sorry that he was going.
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Old 18-08-2012, 10:51
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I thought it would have been nice if, while standing alone in the prison van, he'd taken out of his pocket a small, crumpled pic of Kathy - Would have brought everything full circle, given it was her death that started his life going down the tubes.

But it was a decent ending. Low-key endings can be much darker and more realistc than the OTT, melodramatic endings that you usually get in Soaps.
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