Originally Posted by ThereCanBeOnly1:
“I like Kat and Alfie as a couple. It suprises me how harsh some people are on her. I don't think she's just a serial cheat. She seems to still be very emotionally scarred by what happend to her as a child. It's something she has never fully dealt with. Alfie should have convinced her to get help.
Ronnie is evil? She is a lot of things, but evil is not one of them.”
I used to really like Kat and Alfie back in the day but they've been awful since they returned.
I agree that what happened to Kat as a child emotionally scarred but that's no excuse to keep cheating on her husband. I feel like the writers write these affair storylines then use her past to justify it (with the whole 'I'm dirty speech') rather than this being actually character driven. So basically, the constant affairs are less about Kat's 'emotional scarring' and more about the writers lack of imagination when it comes to her character.
As for Alfie, he's always been a nice guy but he never used to be a doormat like he is now. When Kat slept with Andy, Alfie chucked her out even though she only slept with him once and did it to save Alfie.
This time around, he forgave her for sleeping around time and time again before eventually having enough of it and throwing her out. It's a shame because Alfie is a much better character when he drops the nice guy act and stands up for himself.
Having said all that, I am looking forward to Ronnie's return.
I'm also happy to see Roxy and Alfie split up. They had great chemistry as friends but don't work well as a couple. Plus we all knew a Kat and Alfie reunion was inevitable at some point so it's hard to invest in them as a couple.