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Old 17-10-2014, 00:08
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I like the storylines in EE at the moment, but I don't like the way they have played out with heavy focus on individual storylines for episodes at a time. I know there are other stories in the episodes too, but I don't like the way we focus so heavily on one certain storyline and then it all but disappears as we focus heavily on another one.

This isn't a complaint about the quality of the show or about the Carters taking over the show or anything like that, just the way the storylines are panning out at the moment. Hope it gets back to a more normal format soon.
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Old 17-10-2014, 00:10
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Yes, they were very good, but dtc clearly favourites the Carter's!

The last few weeks were really good, but this week has been AWFUL! Too many new characters and the musical bingo night was horrendous!

I enjoyed the drama between kat and alfie, sharon and phil and shirley, and linda and dean! Some of the best drama, EastEnders have done in years!
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Old 17-10-2014, 00:17
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I think it really, really works.

Those four weeks from the fire to the rape was some of the most impressive work I've seen on EastEnders in SUCH a long time. I loved it.
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Old 17-10-2014, 00:29
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I think it really, really works.

Those four weeks from the fire to the rape was some of the most impressive work I've seen on EastEnders in SUCH a long time. I loved it.
I guess it works if you're lucky enough to happen to like the particular storylines. Sucks if you don't though, because there's not much focus on anything else.
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Old 17-10-2014, 07:18
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I like the storylines in EE at the moment, but I don't like the way they have played out with heavy focus on individual storylines for episodes at a time. I know there are other stories in the episodes too, but I don't like the way we focus so heavily on one certain storyline and then it all but disappears as we focus heavily on another one.

This isn't a complaint about the quality of the show or about the Carters taking over the show or anything like that, just the way the storylines are panning out at the moment. Hope it gets back to a more normal format soon.
Agreed, all other Storylines just seem to pause. It's not like people can pause their own issues in reality while another one begins for someone else.

Last week was too much linda and I hate the character and just seeing her break down every episode get repetitive as we know what happens and I'll be more interesting in what ronnie/pam/jay/babe/johnny/Nancy/lee/Stan/Tracey/dexter make of her behaviour. The wedding was brilliant but it lasted too long IMO. Fore week was probably the better handled out othe 3 weeks as they gave the wedding and ben some focus during the week.
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Old 17-10-2014, 11:54
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I think its better than the block storytelling of Kirkwood but I do get what the OP says. Sometimes I feel that other people scenes - i.e this week Max/Emma, Peter/Lauren. Ronnie/Charlie have been pushed to the back ground and sometimes the scnes are too quickly edited as if they aren't important.

Thats my only criticism really - if you are to feature other characters at least give them they same respect as the main storyline.
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Old 17-10-2014, 12:28
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The wedding was so annoying! It went on for far too long. I like Shirley but the rest of the wedding was a real pain to watch. I don't mind lots of Linda but I don't like Phil and Sharon and didn't want them to be centre stage all week and more. I don't really like block storytelling. If you don't like a character and they're rammed down your throat all week you will just switch off.
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Old 17-10-2014, 12:40
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Wedding week dragged, in fact the whole Phil/Sharon plot dragged, and then they (unnecessarily IMO) threw Shirley into the mix.
The fire s/l could have been alright if it hadn't been based on an insurance scam over a few tatty bits of furniture.
Linda's s/l has been well thought out and very dramatic. There have been other things going on as well, mainly the build up to Nick's return, which again is being well handled.

So...realistic and hard hitting s/ls are worth watching and should not be rushed. Unbelievable or badly thought out s/ls drag and are boring to watch.
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Old 17-10-2014, 14:32
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The wedding was so annoying! It went on for far too long. I like Shirley but the rest of the wedding was a real pain to watch. I don't mind lots of Linda but I don't like Phil and Sharon and didn't want them to be centre stage all week and more. I don't really like block storytelling. If you don't like a character and they're rammed down your throat all week you will just switch off.
That's how I felt last Thursday, can't stand linda and the one story all week was beginning to annoy me. Thankfully other stories have begun to kick in again.
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Old 17-10-2014, 18:07
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See I don't understand this at all. In all soaps there is an A plot, a B plot and then 2 or 3 C plots (sometimes more) and that's exactly what we've seen over the last month and I can only guess that the negatives come more from individuals just disliking certain characters that might be front and centre during that particularly storyline.

During fire week, the Moons and the fire were the A plot while Phil & Sharon's wedding was the B plot. The C plots included Shabham's job at the pharmacy and Denise's alcoholism foreshadowing, Jay and Abi's leaving party, Dean/Peter/Lauren etc

Wedding foretnight obviously focused on the wedding but the B plot would have been Ben's return and the ramifications that had while the C plots were Ronnie's return & pregnancy, Ian's return, Abi and Jay's split and the Tina/Tosh/Dean storyline.

The week of Linda's ordeal focused on that with the aftermath of the shooting as the B plot but it could be argued that the B plot has also been shared with Max & Emma. The C plots include Dexter & Nancy, Charlie & Ronnie, Roxy & Aleks and Lucy's headstone.
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Old 17-10-2014, 18:15
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See I don't understand this at all. In all soaps there is an A plot, a B plot and then 2 or 3 C plots (sometimes more) and that's exactly what we've seen over the last month
Nope. The A plot (whether it be Sharon, Linda, or Alfie) has been MUCH more heavily focused on in individual weeks than it usually is in a normal run of episodes. Hence this thread.
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Old 17-10-2014, 18:18
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I think its better than the block storytelling of Kirkwood but I do get what the OP says. Sometimes I feel that other people scenes - i.e this week Max/Emma, Peter/Lauren. Ronnie/Charlie have been pushed to the back ground and sometimes the scnes are too quickly edited as if they aren't important.

Thats my only criticism really - if you are to feature other characters at least give them they same respect as the main storyline.
In fairness, the Carters were the B plot during the wedding drama like the Mitchells were during the fire plot and the Cottons/Brannings are during the Carter plot.

The Ronnie/Charlie plot will be the A plot in a few weeks.

I think we'll look back on this era as a classic in years to come.
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Old 17-10-2014, 18:53
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I think it really, really works.

Those four weeks from the fire to the rape was some of the most impressive work I've seen on EastEnders in SUCH a long time. I loved it.
I agree. I liked Dean/Linda week best though.
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Old 17-10-2014, 19:47
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Nope. The A plot (whether it be Sharon, Linda, or Alfie) has been MUCH more heavily focused on in individual weeks than it usually is in a normal run of episodes. Hence this thread.
There is always a focus in an A plot, that's the point!

Ultimately Shirley and Phil were as much a focus during Sharon's plot as she was and Mick, Dean and Nancy have all been used pretty well during Linda's plot. I'd argue that throughout the last month we've seen plenty of Kat, Alfie, Stacey, Sharon, Shirley, Phil, Ben, Linda, Mick, Dean, Nancy and to a lesser degree but still in the mix are Ronnie, Ian, Peter, Lauren, Max, Abi, Jay and Charlie.

I wouldn't say this is any different to previous "classic" era/storylines in EE's history. Kat and Zoe were obviously the heavy focus of "You're not my mother", Sharon, Phil and Grant during Sharongate etc

Obviously the key characters of the plot are always going to be front and centre during their storyline, the difference being is unlike 2010-13 we've actually got decent, well written characters at the fore instead of the likes of Eddie Moon!
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Old 17-10-2014, 20:19
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There is always a focus in an A plot, that's the point!
No, the point of this thread was how much focus there is on the A plot, over the course of a series of consecutive episodes.

It's nothing new. There's always been A, B and C plots in episodes. So why do you think I've started this thread now? Because I've noticed a difference, that's why. You might not agree that there has been any difference, but I have noticed it, so for me there is.
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Old 17-10-2014, 20:40
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I've loved/am loving all the storylines, especially the Moons one and can't wait to see what happens next.

The wedding story was good but went on too long!
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