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Old 08-09-2013, 10:30
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List soap characters that have been ruined by becoming parents.

EE -

Janine Butcher
Michael Moon
Stacey Slater

CS -
Tracy Barlow
Chesney Brown
Katy Armstrong

HO -
Theresa McQueen
Mercedes McQueen
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Old 08-09-2013, 10:37
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List soap characters that have been ruined by becoming parents.

EE -

Janine Butcher
Michael Moon
Stacey Slater

CS -
Tracy Barlow
Chesney Brown
Katy Armstrong


HO -
Theresa McQueen
Mercedes McQueen

agreed to Janine as I said on another thread somewhere, she was ace and now she's mellowed out and that's not good

but the others in bold...

Chesney was ruined by katy, not a child

and katy was always crap so
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Old 08-09-2013, 10:37
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How has Mercedes been ruined by becoming a parent?

They quickly got rid of her baby. It has no effect on her character at all.
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Old 08-09-2013, 10:38
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I don't think Mercedes has been ruined by Bobby, quite the opposite. Bobby was her main leverage in manipulating Riley into being with her last year, and now Bobby's gone I totally buy that Mercedes doesn't give him a second thought. She was never the maternal type.
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Old 08-09-2013, 10:39
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I thought it nearly ruined her when she turned all weird and threatened to throw Bobby off the roof.
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:05
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Actually becoming a parent has been the making of Janine, as has giving her money. We've seen Janine develop as a character, she doesn't think of just herself any more. It was great seeing her come to terms with motherhood and I hope they continue down this route.

I was fed up of seeing Janine go round in circles but she's gone in a whole new direction and I much prefer that.
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:11
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I totally disagree with Janine being ruined.

There was only so long they could do the 'poor Janine never getting ahead in the World'. Personally I was bored of her around the time of the Stacey/Janine feud. Giving her the money and a child has extended her characters life-span.
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:13
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can't believe no ones put Sharon or Roxy
totally agree with Janine and Micheal too.
and Katie and Chesney.
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:26
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I like how Tracy has Amy, yet rarely even sees her now. I think that's a part of her character, so no she's not been ruined imo.
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:32
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I like how Tracy has Amy, yet rarely even sees her now. I think that's a part of her character, so no she's not been ruined imo.
well that's the barlow's household for you, ken disappears in there quite a bit and so does the mutt, then amy and simon too, where lazy tracy and scumbag peter just drop there kids of in there with grandma Deirdre and then that's the last you see from them for a few months, perhaps they should start renaming it the "barlows triangle" and as long as Carla never goes in there again it's fine by me I couldn't give a crap about the others
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:41
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I wouldn't say ruined but Janine has been held back a bit more and will remain so unless something happens to Scarlett.
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Old 08-09-2013, 12:10
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Sharon in EE. She was never meant to be a mother. The Vic was her baby. Now she's been lumbered with that mini Bieber.
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Old 08-09-2013, 12:18
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Mercedes has a baby?
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Old 08-09-2013, 13:07
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I wouldn't say ruined but Janine has been held back a bit more and will remain so unless something happens to Scarlett.
Female characters are kept down by babies and toddlers because their identity becomes defined/restricted by the caring, maternal role. Other facets of their character are hardly ever explored. Sharon is indeed a fine example of a woman who is reduced to the ungrateful position of 'bad mother'.
With male characters on the other hand, fatherhood is often mobilised as a strategy to make them (slightly) more human (Derek, Phil, Jack, Michael...)
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Old 08-09-2013, 13:16
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Jack was made into a laughin stock by the amount of Mitchell women he's had children with.

EE really need to learn to write mothers convincingly.Janine,Roxy and Sharon have all been ruined by having children.
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Old 08-09-2013, 13:18
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Old 08-09-2013, 14:03
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Mercedes has a baby?
Mercedes gave birth to a little baby boy called Bobby in 2011, and it was revealed to be Riley's baby, and Mercedes let Riley take Bobby when he moved away from the village. I can't seem to remember what happened to Bobby once Riley was killed.
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Old 08-09-2013, 14:09
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I totally disagree with Janine, becoming a mother has rejuvenated her character because there is only so much they can do with the "rich bitch" routine. I'd still like to see her become a little more maternal with Scarlett but we are getting there!

I think Sam Mitchell never should have become a Mum, totally ridiculous storyline! And Roxy has been held back slightly by Amy, in fact all the introduction did was facilitate Ronnie's story not Roxy's. But Sharon has been by far the most effected. As someone else said, she is stuck under a "bad mother" label now which isn't helped by the fact that Denny is such a little brat!
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Old 08-09-2013, 14:10
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Send Denny off to Boarding School...
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Old 08-09-2013, 14:19
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I haven't liked Janine and Sharon as mothers. Janine has been watered down and Sharon is unrecognisable.
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Old 08-09-2013, 22:27
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Theresa hasn't really been affected by being a mother, she's never seen with her kid!
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Old 08-09-2013, 22:29
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Sharon is be the worst IMO followed by Janine
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Old 08-09-2013, 22:31
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Tina lol
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Old 08-09-2013, 22:33
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Sharon and Bianca
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Old 08-09-2013, 22:34
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Mercedes gave birth to a little baby boy called Bobby in 2011, and it was revealed to be Riley's baby, and Mercedes let Riley take Bobby when he moved away from the village. I can't seem to remember what happened to Bobby once Riley was killed.
Mercy was inside and Myra wanted him but Carl decided it was for the best that Bobby was to stay with him plus he was the last thing he had to Riley
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