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Old 03-01-2015, 01:07
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Any time "Nasty" Nick Cotton returns Dot just turns into a cow.

She kicked out Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb.
She deserts all her extended family and friends.
Covers up crimes
Then does the "I'm lonely" saga when it blows up in her face!

I wouldn't mind but why would she let Nick stay after killing her beloved grandson Ashley Cotton!
Next week she refuses to believe he killed Emma Summerhayes indirectly.

Reg Cox
Eddie Royal
Ashley Cotton
Emma Summerhayes
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Old 03-01-2015, 01:13
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I don't like her much either but don't get me started.

Try searching the forum on "Dot posts" and you'll see its a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to her.
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Old 03-01-2015, 01:18
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Horrible person is way ott. I'm thinking more emotionally abused by Nick.
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Old 03-01-2015, 01:28
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I just think the whole Nick pulls one over on Dot SL is wearing too thin now. It's repetitive nonsense and tedious. Not sure if it makes Dot horrible, just irritating to watch the same old rehashed years later. The sooner they kill Nck off and save us from this repetitive SL the better.
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Old 03-01-2015, 02:53
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Horrible person is way ott. I'm thinking more emotionally abused by Nick.
Don't forget she abused him as a child. When she was locking him up in the under the stairs for ages. That's child abuse. In the 80s she used racial slurs like p*ki occasionally. And she is a bigot. Like when she was telling Ronnie and Charlie to get married so her deity would love their child. See I thought G-d of the Christian faith loved all living animals? She covers up his crimes. He killed his own child and yet there he is. I get she is his mother but really a murderer of their own child?
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Old 03-01-2015, 13:03
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Horrible person is way ott. I'm thinking more emotionally abused by Nick.
Oh come on! Lol!
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Old 03-01-2015, 13:07
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I never liked Dot , sanctimonious and patronising and full of her own importance
And she did a dreadful job of raising her son
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Old 03-01-2015, 13:29
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I like Dot. She doesn't always get it right but I believe in her heart she does what she believes is right, which in my mind doesn't make her a horrible person. She's often torn between her family/friends and her faith which can't be easy for someone who is as religious as she is.
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Old 03-01-2015, 14:07
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Dot isnt horrible, she is a legend.
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Old 03-01-2015, 14:11
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i dont like dot either.
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Old 03-01-2015, 14:25
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Don't forget she abused him as a child. When she was locking him up in the under the stairs for ages. That's child abuse. In the 80s she used racial slurs like p*ki occasionally. And she is a bigot. Like when she was telling Ronnie and Charlie to get married so her deity would love their child. See I thought G-d of the Christian faith loved all living animals? She covers up his crimes. He killed his own child and yet there he is. I get she is his mother but really a murderer of their own child?
some christians believe you shouldnt have a child out of wedlock. why I have no idea because its not like mary and joseph were married.

to be fair she is still going along with him being locked up now in his room

I think Nick emotionally abuses her, he knows how to get his own way and whilst she likes to think she does the right thing, I suspect she doesnt quite know how to.

bit like edna in emmerdale trying to be a good christian
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Old 03-01-2015, 14:57
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Any time "Nasty" Nick Cotton returns Dot just turns into a cow.

She kicked out Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb.
She deserts all her extended family and friends.
Covers up crimes
Then does the "I'm lonely" saga when it blows up in her face!

I wouldn't mind but why would she let Nick stay after killing her beloved grandson Ashley Cotton!
Next week she refuses to believe he killed Emma Summerhayes indirectly.

Reg Cox
Eddie Royal
Ashley Cotton
Emma Summerhayes
Dot didn't owe Arthur anything he was a guest in her house who was eventually asked to leave, Dot was also upset about him going it was Charlie and Yvonne who pushed her to ask him to move out.
What extended family has she deserted? The Brannings? They have barely bothered with Dot for years, she was left completely on her own to care for Jim before he moved into a care home Max, Jack and co couldn't give a toss. The only one who has helped Dot is Carol and she's had plenty of her own problems to deal with recently with her cancer.
She hasn't really covered up any crimes either remember Dot doesn't know Nick was responsible for Roxy's car crashing. The only thing she has done is not phone the police about Nick being alive.
Nick killing Ashley wasn't deliberate Dot probably doesn't blame him for that and I don't believe she even knows about Reg Cox or Eddie Royle.
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:01
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Dot's a legend and I'll always be happy to see her remain on the show. She's the only 'icon' of the show still standing (by that I mean, her character is instantly recognizable).

But there's no denying she's a very selfish woman when it comes to her Nick. As for her bigotry, I'd say the modern take on the character has somewhat left that behind.
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:10
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I think Dot is a soap legend too, along with the Amy Turtle's, Doris Luke's, Elsie Tanner's and Betty Eagleton's of SoapLand!! All outspoken, but 'well-meaning' people (!).

I still call her Dot Cotton!
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:12
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Any time "Nasty" Nick Cotton returns Dot just turns into a cow.

She kicked out Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb.

She deserts all her extended family and friends.
Covers up crimes
Then does the "I'm lonely" saga when it blows up in her face!

I wouldn't mind but why would she let Nick stay after killing her beloved grandson Ashley Cotton!
Next week she refuses to believe he killed Emma Summerhayes indirectly.

Reg Cox
Eddie Royal
Ashley Cotton
Emma Summerhayes
Actually it was Charlie who told FatBoy to leave, not Dot.

IIRC she was disappointed about him leaving.
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:13
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She may be a legend, but she's still a silly old cow.
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:14
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Any time "Nasty" Nick Cotton returns Dot just turns into a cow.

She kicked out Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb.
She deserts all her extended family and friends.
Covers up crimes
Then does the "I'm lonely" saga when it blows up in her face!

I wouldn't mind but why would she let Nick stay after killing her beloved grandson Ashley Cotton!
Next week she refuses to believe he killed Emma Summerhayes indirectly.

Reg Cox
Eddie Royal
Ashley Cotton
Emma Summerhayes
I think it's time Dot paid for her part in Nick's crime, she needs to be jailed and publically shamed. Her actions are nothing short of disgusting, how she can have him back in her house after he killed Ashley I will never understand. This accident is exactly the same, I only hope that Dot is the one that outs him as the one responsible.

There is no excuse for her ignorance this time
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:31
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Surprised by these posts, as though Dot is a real person living next door. I see her as a character who fills the older, more religious, closer-to-dying part in contrast to the young cast members, and that's about it for me. She's made mistakes, she's judgemental, she's alienated people but it's who "Dot Cotton" is. I'd miss her terribly if she wasn't on the Square and can't see any other character filing her shoes. It's actually a testament to June's acting that Dot is so disliked; she's doing her job well.
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:32
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Does Dot know about Eddie and Reg?
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:36
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Does Dot know about Eddie and Reg?
not about reg but about eddie
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:37
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Does Dot know about Eddie and Reg?
I don't think so. Nick full criminal past is going to be exposed in 30th episodes I suspect and Dot has to finally accept who he is. She will agree to him going down for Lucy murder even though he didn't do it!

I find all this Nick stuff totally panto and tedious to watch. I 'm only putting up with it on basis that hopefully Nick will be gone.
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Old 03-01-2015, 15:46
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I loathe the miserable old bint
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Old 03-01-2015, 16:57
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I'm pretty sure she knows about Reg. Mark Fowler was the prime suspect, then it turned out to be Nick - didn't he escape to France or something??
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Old 03-01-2015, 17:00
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She wasn't even supposed to be likable when she started, more of a hypocrite - spouting the bible left, right and centre but actually not a very good Christian at all for many of the reasons other posters have already mentioned! When she became some lovable granny i'll never know!
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Old 03-01-2015, 17:00
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