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Emmerdale: Charity's absence is being handled like Abby's exit on Knots Landing |
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Emmerdale: Charity's absence is being handled like Abby's exit on Knots Landing
When Donna Mills decided to leave the role of Knots Landing's villainess extraordinaire Abby Cuhnningham, the show had a huge gap to fill and they brought in Paige's mother Anne, Linda Fairgate and Sumner's sister Claudia as the new female antagonists.
Emmerdale is clearly doing the same thing with Charity, they have brought in Emma, Tracy and now Carly as the village's new vixens to fill the gap left by the HBIC. Its really shows how important Charity is to the show that they felt it would take 3 different characters to fill the temporary void her exit has created. |
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10 months until her return!!! I cannot wait!
I hope Rachel's still around so she can absolutely destroy her again and show Sam up for the fool he is by taking her back; desperate, desperate man. Then I want her to screw Jai for every penny he is worth and run him out of the village. Batter Megan, a good ol' punch to her face should do it, which results in Megan leaving, too. Finally, take Cain from Moira, then laugh in both of their faces after she's destroyed their marriage, telling Cain she doesn't actually want him, she just didn't want that stuck up cow to have him. Moira leaves with James. |
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10 months until her return!!! I cannot wait!
I hope Rachel's still around so she can absolutely destroy her again and show Sam up for the fool he is by taking her back; desperate, desperate man. Then I want her to screw Jai for every penny he is worth and run him out of the village. Batter Megan, a good ol' punch to her face should do it, which results in Megan leaving, too. Finally, take Cain from Moira, then laugh in both of their faces after she's destroyed their marriage, telling Cain she doesn't actually want him, she just didn't want that stuck up cow to have him. Moira leaves with James. |
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LOL I agree with everything you said, I'd also like to see her handle her temporary replacements, regain her wealth and lord it over everyone in the village!
Charity buys the house Ali's renting and makes her homeless, forcing her to do one, too.Charity absolutely runs that village when she's there, and anyone who doesn't worship her should simply be disposed of! |
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Yes! Let's not for Ali, smirking as Charity got sent down, the vile bitch
Charity buys the house Ali's renting and makes her homeless, forcing her to do one, too.Charity absolutely runs that village when she's there, and anyone who doesn't worship her should simply be disposed of! |
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10 months until her return!!! I cannot wait!
I hope Rachel's still around so she can absolutely destroy her again and show Sam up for the fool he is by taking her back; desperate, desperate man. Then I want her to screw Jai for every penny he is worth and run him out of the village. Batter Megan, a good ol' punch to her face should do it, which results in Megan leaving, too. Finally, take Cain from Moira, then laugh in both of their faces after she's destroyed their marriage, telling Cain she doesn't actually want him, she just didn't want that stuck up cow to have him. Moira leaves with James. |
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I'm in the minority here but I have to say that I don't miss Charity one jot. I got sick of her always winning and coming out on top regardless of what she did or who she hurt in the process.
2014 was 'The Year of Charity' I don't think she was off screen for more than a week at a time IMO the character needed rested big time and tbh I'm enjoying seeing some of the other characters getting some decent screen time for a change.Just my opinion folks
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I'm in the minority here but I have to say that I don't miss Charity one jot. I got sick of her always winning and coming out on top regardless of what she did or who she hurt in the process.
2014 was 'The Year of Charity' I don't think she was off screen for more than a week at a time IMO the character needed rested big time and tbh I'm enjoying seeing some of the other characters getting some decent screen time for a change.Just my opinion folks ![]() |
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Well she's already had a 4 and a half year break before so we can manage until the New Year
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I'm in the minority here but I have to say that I don't miss Charity one jot. I got sick of her always winning and coming out on top regardless of what she did or who she hurt in the process.
2014 was 'The Year of Charity' I don't think she was off screen for more than a week at a time IMO the character needed rested big time and tbh I'm enjoying seeing some of the other characters getting some decent screen time for a change.Just my opinion folks ![]() |
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When Donna Mills decided to leave the role of Knots Landing's villainess extraordinaire Abby Cuhnningham, the show had a huge gap to fill and they brought in Paige's mother Anne, Linda Fairgate and Sumner's sister Claudia as the new female antagonists.
Emmerdale is clearly doing the same thing with Charity, they have brought in Emma, Tracy and now Carly as the village's new vixens to fill the gap left by the HBIC. Its really shows how important Charity is to the show that they felt it would take 3 different characters to fill the temporary void her exit has created. I'm not a big fan of when shows do this. It's like they put a casting call out for a "Charity type character". Corrie did this for years as they tried to recapture the glory days of Elsie Tanner and Ena Sharples. I remember a period from the 90's up to the 00's where every new female character from Geena to Bobbi to Kelly was described in the press blurb as being " feisty" and a "firebrand". It was like they were basically saying " remember all those classic characters from yesteryear? Well here's someone who's gonna be just like that". |
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When Donna Mills decided to leave the role of Knots Landing's villainess extraordinaire Abby Cuhnningham, the show had a huge gap to fill and they brought in Paige's mother Anne, Linda Fairgate and Sumner's sister Claudia as the new female antagonists.
Emmerdale is clearly doing the same thing with Charity, they have brought in Emma, Tracy and now Carly as the village's new vixens to fill the gap left by the HBIC. Its really shows how important Charity is to the show that they felt it would take 3 different characters to fill the temporary void her exit has created. |
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Charity is a great bitch and her absence is felt on Emmerdale but she isn't a patch on Donna Mills as Abby Fairgate she was superb, in fact i wish she would of joined Dallas after she left Knots Landing imagine her and JR Ewing going toe to toe would of been brilliant a shame we only saw a brief glimpse of the 2 of them together on Knots Landing.
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I'm in the minority here but I have to say that I don't miss Charity one jot. I got sick of her always winning and coming out on top regardless of what she did or who she hurt in the process.
2014 was 'The Year of Charity' I don't think she was off screen for more than a week at a time IMO the character needed rested big time and tbh I'm enjoying seeing some of the other characters getting some decent screen time for a change.Just my opinion folks ![]() If you think about it, her presence probably wasn't suppose to be so big last year - her 'main' storyline was already running before the actress got pregnant, so I'm guessing they just decided to throw everything at Charity at that point to give her a good exit. I'll be very surprised to see her come back and dominate in the same way again - it'll be back to being a background character, with her tedious relationship with Cain going round in circles
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10 months until her return!!! I cannot wait!
I hope Rachel's still around so she can absolutely destroy her again and show Sam up for the fool he is by taking her back; desperate, desperate man. Then I want her to screw Jai for every penny he is worth and run him out of the village. Batter Megan, a good ol' punch to her face should do it, which results in Megan leaving, too. Finally, take Cain from Moira, then laugh in both of their faces after she's destroyed their marriage, telling Cain she doesn't actually want him, she just didn't want that stuck up cow to have him. Moira leaves with James. I think Charity's fun to watch, but it woukx be so good to see a bit of depth to her. I rwally hope she doesn't come out of prison full of petty little schemes. |
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Whenever a character leaves, they always bring in another one slightly similar to fill the gap
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HBIC stands for Head Bitch in Charge
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Charity is a great bitch and her absence is felt on Emmerdale but she isn't a patch on Donna Mills as Abby Fairgate she was superb, in fact i wish she would of joined Dallas after she left Knots Landing imagine her and JR Ewing going toe to toe would of been brilliant a shame we only saw a brief glimpse of the 2 of them together on Knots Landing.
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Emmerdale is much less tedious and much more watchable now that Charity is gone.
The character needs to grow up now. |
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I for one do not miss Charity one little bit. You say last year she wasn't off the screen for more than a week at a time, it seems like she wasn't off our screens for YEARS. Overplayed, overacted and definitely overdone, If she comes back and it's all the same old garbage, getting her own back, illegal scams, gangsters, gold digging, because we all know Charity is irresistible to any man with or without a pulse, trying to get into Cain's head/pants, then I will switch off ED.
The show has been so much better without her domination over everything. The Dingles have mainly taken a back seat too instead of being in each and every scene or s/l. Debbie is so much better now she has gone and some of the other cast can get a look in. Imagine how she would react to some of the s/ls now current, Alicia, Val, Aaron and now Vanessa. She would just sneer and say something completely inappropriate. She is the Toxic Tracy Barlow of the Dales, horrid character. |
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I miss her. She's absolutely fantastic. A legendary character. I hope she has a huge storyline when she comes back.
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I for one do not miss Charity one little bit. You say last year she wasn't off the screen for more than a week at a time, it seems like she wasn't off our screens for YEARS. Overplayed, overacted and definitely overdone, If she comes back and it's all the same old garbage, getting her own back, illegal scams, gangsters, gold digging, because we all know Charity is irresistible to any man with or without a pulse, trying to get into Cain's head/pants, then I will switch off ED.
The show has been so much better without her domination over everything. The Dingles have mainly taken a back seat too instead of being in each and every scene or s/l. Debbie is so much better now she has gone and some of the other cast can get a look in. Imagine how she would react to some of the s/ls now current, Alicia, Val, Aaron and now Vanessa. She would just sneer and say something completely inappropriate. She is the Toxic Tracy Barlow of the Dales, horrid character. |
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Whenever a character leaves, they always bring in another one slightly similar to fill the gap
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You've got that right.....Carly is a very good substitute for Charity...good in fact very good.. but nobody can ever replace Charity...
I could see Charity saying something like that to Carly. |
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I agree Donna Mills was great as Abby, I thought she was better than JR on Dallas and Alexis on Dynasty because she was more real and down to earth and they actually showed other sides to her like when she had to deal with Olivia's drug addiction. It would be cool to see Charity dealing with an issue like that, she has had very little positive impact on her daughter and grandkids.
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Charity buys the house Ali's renting and makes her homeless, forcing her to do one, too.
IMO the character needed rested big time and tbh I'm enjoying seeing some of the other characters getting some decent screen time for a change.