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I'm probably reaching a little bit (okay, a lot!) here but I wonder if Johnny's very brief scene tonight had any significance? It just seemed a bit odd to make a point of Linda telling him to eat and him making an excuse and rushing out.
It was probably just a typical family scene but it did make me wonder if it could go somewhere. I don't think EE have ever done a male eating disorder storyline and Johnny would be a realistic character to do it with as he does tend to get stressed very easily and put a lot of pressure on himself. I don't know, it just got me wondering! I hope that EE use this early part of 2017 to maybe see Johnny struggle to deal with the impact of these departures including more pressure on him to help out at home which could lead to him smuggling to keep up with his studies. EE could develop stress related story or as you say a eating disorder but it would good to see Johnny struggle for a change and Mick/Ben/Whitney could be the ones to help him. |
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The departures of Lee and Linda will hit Johnny hard. He is very close to his mum and brother and enjoys having his family around.
I hope that EE use this early part of 2017 to maybe see Johnny struggle to deal with the impact of these departures including more pressure on him to help out at home which could lead to him smuggling to keep up with his studies. EE could develop stress related story or as you say a eating disorder but it would good to see Johnny struggle for a change and Mick/Ben/Whitney could be the ones to help him. It could be a really good story for him and as you say, it would be refreshing to see others worrying about him and taking care of him as usually he's the one doing that for others. |
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*blinks*
Oh yay, there's Johnny! *blinks* Aaaand he's gone... |
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*blinks*
Oh yay, there's Johnny! *blinks* Aaaand he's gone... ![]() It's not been his finest week, admittedly. Hopefully the next couple are a bit better!
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The search is knackered so I can't locate the Johven thread but do you guys think this dream is now over?
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The search is knackered so I can't locate the Johven thread but do you guys think this dream is now over?
If they DO both stick around then it may be an easy pairing for the writers if they ever needed either Johnny or Steven to have a one night stand. I don't really hold out any hope now for a long-term relationship between them but who knows? Stranger things have happened. |
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As fun as that relationship would be, I really think they're going to go down the Johnny/Ben route tbh.
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Johnny and Lee feature in the Saturday/Sunday midnight spoilers:
http://buff.ly/2eTPo6D Should hopefully be a good scene for both of them. |
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Lee has been weirder than usual, I think Johnny senses something fishy as well and will address it.
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They need to get Johnny a man. Prompts. He's such a dull character.
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I'm in no rush for nu-johnny to date anymore lol but if it happened, wouldn't mind it.
The guy has to be an interesting character though and a hottie ofc. |
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Johnny and Lee feature in the Saturday/Sunday midnight spoilers:
http://buff.ly/2eTPo6D Should hopefully be a good scene for both of them. ![]() Going by Johnny's unhappy face in the stag night I don't think Lee tells Whitney and maybe it won't come out until after the wedding. Horrible situation for Johnny to be in keeping a secret of his brother from his best friend just before their wedding. No win situation |
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Storyline suggestion for Johnny:
After waiting so long to get a boyfriend, he ends up developing confidence issues (he's already not the most confident person, so it wouldn't appear that obvious) and he develops an eating disorder. EastEnders have rarely tackled eating disorders, and it would also be an interesting slant as Johnny is both male (who rarely get eating disorder storylines) and gay (gay culture can be very superficial). While the first bit is slightly in jest, I feel it would actually make sense for Johnny and it could be a good way for him to get his own storyline that doesn't make him less important (as in Paul never really got his own story aside from being Ben's boyfriend, and its likely if Johnny enters into a relationship now, he'll be Ben or Steven's boyfriend as opposed to a character in his own right). It could also tie in with Kellie's maternity leave. Linda always smothers him in love - he is her sausage, and while that focus has gone to Olly more recently, it still makes sense that she's like this offscreen. Without Linda, without Nancy or Lee, and without Gianluca - Johnny's own insecurities come out. |
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Could get Johnny working as a male escort because he's too proud to go to his parents for extra money?
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Could get Johnny working as a male escort because he's too proud to go to his parents for extra money?
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Looks like it will be a good scene
![]() Going by Johnny's unhappy face in the stag night I don't think Lee tells Whitney and maybe it won't come out until after the wedding. Horrible situation for Johnny to be in keeping a secret of his brother from his best friend just before their wedding. No win situation Johnny is in every episode next week, as you'd probably expect, and with decent placing on most days in the top half of the credits. Quote:
Storyline suggestion for Johnny:
After waiting so long to get a boyfriend, he ends up developing confidence issues (he's already not the most confident person, so it wouldn't appear that obvious) and he develops an eating disorder. EastEnders have rarely tackled eating disorders, and it would also be an interesting slant as Johnny is both male (who rarely get eating disorder storylines) and gay (gay culture can be very superficial). While the first bit is slightly in jest, I feel it would actually make sense for Johnny and it could be a good way for him to get his own storyline that doesn't make him less important (as in Paul never really got his own story aside from being Ben's boyfriend, and its likely if Johnny enters into a relationship now, he'll be Ben or Steven's boyfriend as opposed to a character in his own right). It could also tie in with Kellie's maternity leave. Linda always smothers him in love - he is her sausage, and while that focus has gone to Olly more recently, it still makes sense that she's like this offscreen. Without Linda, without Nancy or Lee, and without Gianluca - Johnny's own insecurities come out. Quote:
Could get Johnny working as a male escort because he's too proud to go to his parents for extra money?
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omg that'd be a trip of a storyline!
They could also do it with Steven. |
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Could get Johnny working as a male escort because he's too proud to go to his parents for extra money?
![]() Interesting idea but I don't see EE ever doing a storyline like that especially with Johnny who I think would find ways to make some money without resorting to these measures.I did wonder if they might do a storyline where Johnny goes online to find a date or to chat to someone because he is lonely which could lead to a dark storyline where he gets involved with someone who is maybe out to target young gay men. This is quite relevant at the moment and no soap has really done something like that |
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We should get DS to do a page on X storylines for Johnny Carter, similar to what they did with Jay Brown.
We've already got: - Eating Disorder - Escort - Grindr stalking - Johven What's sad is that there's so much potential for Johnny, and none of it has been realised either when Sam Strike was playing him or now with Ted Reilly. Both actors deserve(d) better |
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We should get DS to do a page on X storylines for Johnny Carter, similar to what they did with Jay Brown.
We've already got: - Eating Disorder - Escort - Grindr stalking - Johven What's sad is that there's so much potential for Johnny, and none of it has been realised either when Sam Strike was playing him or now with Ted Reilly. Both actors deserve(d) better ![]() I saw Steven's episode today and it'd be nice for him to find someone becuse Lauren is soooo gonna leave him especially if he does something stupid to prevent the peter thing from getting out.My thing is, Lee is on his way out. Linda going on break, Babe. It's gonna fall on Johnny to keep the carter circle interesting. |
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We should get DS to do a page on X storylines for Johnny Carter, similar to what they did with Jay Brown.
We've already got: - Eating Disorder - Escort - Grindr stalking - Johven What's sad is that there's so much potential for Johnny, and none of it has been realised either when Sam Strike was playing him or now with Ted Reilly. Both actors deserve(d) better ![]() Agreed that it's disappointing how many wasted opportunities there have been with Johnny. I was willing to give DTC the benefit of the doubt after Sam left so quickly but he was probably disenchanted over the lack of long-term planning. I do think SOC has been using Johnny more effectively so far than DTC did since bringing him back but there's still a lot of work to be done. |
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Overall, I'm liking SOC a lot right now.
some people find him boring atm but i feel things are building up in a cool way. It feels..smoother? idk. |
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Johnny pics for next week:
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...hock/?slide=13 - Some sort of conversation with Whitney, the contents of which is being embargoed but which apparently leaves Whitney 'speechless'. http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...hock/?slide=22 - Helping Whitney to prepare for the wedding http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...hock/?slide=23, http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...hock/?slide=24, http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...hock/?slide=25 - Confronting Lee and getting angry when Lee ignores his ultimatum http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...hock/?slide=29 - Nice pic of him and Lee on the wedding day It's a shame he doesn't appear to be at the Halloween party at the Vic in Monday's episode, even though he's listed in that episode. We'll probably get a morning appearance from him and he then won't appear again. Tuesday we've got the episode where Whitney's left speechless after a conversation with Johnny but we don't know why yet. Thursday should feature Johnny pretty heavily and he's mentioned in the episode spoilers: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/east...rs-his-secret/ Friday he isn't mentioned again but is in the pictures and appears to be supporting Lee so presuambly Lee either tells Whitney, or lets Johnny think that Whitney knows, or maybe Johnny drops it when he realises the pressure isn't good for Lee. |
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Overall, I'm liking SOC a lot right now.
some people find him boring atm but i feel things are building up in a cool way. It feels..smoother? idk. SOC seems to be looking at all the characters with a fresh pair of eyes and he could be absolutely brilliant for Johnny if he decides to keep him. Johnny feels a lot more 'real' already, with these little details like running out on breakfast because he's in a rush to get to lectures, or having that brief, sweet moment with Pam. If and when SOC gives him a storyline that's about Johnny, rather than Johnny being on the outskirts of someone else's storyline, it could be really brilliant. I still think they'd be mad not to take advantage of Ted's very innocent looking face which, at the risk of sounding a bit sadistic, would make him perfect for a storyline where he's really hurting about something. |
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I really feel SOC is the right producer to give Johnny some depth- instead of all those 30secs scenes behind the bar we got from DTC- though I did love his support to Ben after Paul's death, because that was still DTCs work, right?
![]() Anyway, when Johnny meets a guy and starts dating him- I feel that we'll actually see their journey, for example the build up to their first kiss, instead of a meeting/drink/night of passion, and then they're together- all in one maybe two episodes. From watching SOC's start at EE, I feel he takes time to give the characters some depth, and I think that's really refreshing to see! Hope it makes sense, lol!
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becuse Lauren is soooo gonna leave him especially if he does something stupid to prevent the peter thing from getting out.