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EE has live week has stuffed up the show again
just like in 2010 eh it was all going so well
but just watched the past 2 weeks episodes its shockingly bad characters are all written so stupidly and doing very VERY stupid things character A asks character b whats wrong character B says nothing everythings fine then walks away we have had this repeated over and over again with nancy and mick sonia and carol kush and shabs kat and stacey kats story is so bad the character is so repeative now the actress knows her story is crap and it shows onscreen IMO all the stories that featured in live week have not had any decent scenes/progress dot dean ronnie lucy murder jane/bobby phil back for a few eps then gone again kathy you dont just build upto that one major week then fob it off a week later especially when that storyline was inked to the show for a whole year before hand to just dismiss it so quickly is stupid and you cant keep storys on pause just to suit when you want your next major "event"week halloween ,xmas etc why do we never get to see how characters actually cope with the aftermaths they almost always swan off screen for weeks afterwards im not saying have the story be featured in every episode but a scene here and there every other episode would make all the difference but yet we always get repetitive scenes during the storyline |
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just like in 2010 eh it was all going so well
but just watched the past 2 weeks episodes its shockingly bad characters are all written so stupidly and doing very VERY stupid things character A asks character b whats wrong character B says nothing everythings fine then walks away we have had this repeated over and over again with nancy and mick sonia and carol kush and shabs kat and stacey kats story is so bad the character is so repeative now the actress knows her story is crap and it shows onscreen IMO all the stories that featured in live week have not had any decent scenes/progress dot dean ronnie lucy murder jane/bobby phil back for a few eps then gone again kathy you dont just build upto that one major week then fob it off a week later especially when that storyline was inked to the show for a whole year before hand to just dismiss it so quickly is stupid and you cant keep storys on pause just to suit when you want your next major "event"week halloween ,xmas etc why do we never get to see how characters actually cope with the aftermaths they almost always swan off screen for weeks afterwards im not saying have the story be featured in every episode but a scene here and there every other episode would make all the difference but yet we always get repetitive scenes during the storyline |
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Outcome of live week is part of the issue as well. Making the killer an extra who had only just got a new face is hardly the stuff to generate a buzz. Or in other words who gives a .....!
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It possibly hasn't helped that what we're seeing now would have been filmed weeks ago.
I suspect things will pick up when the Beales return. |
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I must be in the minority as I'm quite enjoying Eastenders at the moment, apart from the frankly weird scene with Shabnam thinking she is engaged to Kush.
I think Kat has been fantastic and I've loved seeing Jessie Wallace get her teeth into something at last. It's good to learn a bit more about the Cokers - Claudette intrigues me. It's also been good to see Kim doing something other than act the fool - her scenes with Denise and Patrick were played so well. OK so it isn't all high drama and shocking revelations but that's fine by me. |
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I have enjoyed the last few weeks. I have not noticed a sharp decline in quality at all.
It's been more of a focus on the everyday life, which is no bad thing. There have been some very interesting scenes. Eastenders is a soap that thrives on having good characters and the storylines revolve around them, rather than the other way round. If you want explosive drama with ridiculous twists in every episode, watch Hollyoaks instead. |
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No the problem is looking at the writers for the last few week they either seem to be new writers or writers that's written a few terrible episodes before that they've brought back to write.
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It's so boring and it needs to improve quickly.
The BBC need to accept that after years of mediocrity, the fans just WON'T accept it no more. We accepted it back before 2010, because we knew things would improve, and that it wouldn't last for long. However, when they throw utter garbage at us for 3 years and then try and win the viewers back weeks later, you do not throw a load of shit at the audience, like they have been doing! |
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No the problem is looking at the writers for the last few week they either seem to be new writers or writers that's written a few terrible episodes before that they've brought back to write.
Get James Payne and Daran Little to write every episode .
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It also doesn't help, when they think the audience care about the Cokers, Kush and Donna, etc... Dillousional.
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It possibly hasn't helped that what we're seeing now would have been filmed weeks ago.
I suspect things will pick up when the Beales return. |
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It also doesn't help, when they think the audience care about the Cokers, Kush and Donna, etc... Dillousional.
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My other half's dad has just started watching again after a twenty-year hiatus because he enjoyed the anniversary week so much, and has actually found that having a few slower weeks with lots of different characters (who he's now 'getting to know') has helped him get back into the show.
I haven't actually minded these last few weeks too much. Obviously, they're not the most dramatic, but it's nice to see some focus on characters who haven't really had much screentime recently. It would be nice if there was more of a mix of characters, rather than this apparent block storytelling, but with panto absences and live rehearsals, I do understand why. |
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I think it's great that the show is concentrating on some different characters. It's about time we explored the Cokers a bit deeper. It's also great to see Kat coping without Alfie. The Beales and the Carters have dominated over the last couple of months and it's important to give other characters a chance to breathe.
Also, with all the secrecy over the live episodes, surely it's obvious to Eastenders fans that it would be difficult for the following episodes to reference them? |
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It also doesn't help, when they think the audience care about the Cokers, Kush and Donna, etc... Dillousional.
![]() It is frustrating that the storylines in Live week have just been left. Can't wait for what is ahead but we just have to be a little patient. If it is still like this in a months time then maybe I would start to worry
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It's so boring and it needs to improve quickly.
The BBC need to accept that after years of mediocrity, the fans just WON'T accept it no more. We accepted it back before 2010, because we knew things would improve, and that it wouldn't last for long. However, when they throw utter garbage at us for 3 years and then try and win the viewers back weeks later, you do not throw a load of shit at the audience, like they have been doing! BBC/EastEnders have NOT been throwing shit at the audience, it's just that live week was so good of course weeks following are going to be boring. It was the same in 2010 & it was the same in Corrie too after the 50th week, episodes following were quite boring & bland, but that's because we were used to high drama & twists from New Year-Live Week. It's nice to have a break from the drama actually. Plus the focus on Kat has been good. |
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It's so boring and it needs to improve quickly.
The BBC need to accept that after years of mediocrity, the fans just WON'T accept it no more. We accepted it back before 2010, because we knew things would improve, and that it wouldn't last for long. However, when they throw utter garbage at us for 3 years and then try and win the viewers back weeks later, you do not throw a load of shit at the audience, like they have been doing! |
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I have enjoyed the last few weeks. I have not noticed a sharp decline in quality at all.
It's been more of a focus on the everyday life, which is no bad thing. There have been some very interesting scenes. Eastenders is a soap that thrives on having good characters and the storylines revolve around them, rather than the other way round. If you want explosive drama with ridiculous twists in every episode, watch Hollyoaks instead. |
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I've enjoyed the last few weeks. It's been nice having the focus on other characters. I've really enjoyed Kat's storyline and seeing more of Mo.
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EE are not good at aftermaths. 1 or 2 eps after a big week and then all the main characters involved in the big story disappear off screen for weeks and the show loses momentum when it should be trying to build it.
I know the Bobby story isn't over but just annoying like 2010 when Stacey went awol for weeks so have The Beales and Mitchell's. DTC said he'd learned from the mistakes of 2010 aswell. |
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It also doesn't help, when they think the audience care about the Cokers, Kush and Donna, etc... Dillousional.
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They should have spliced some scenes in of Bobby bashing the head of his action man doll.
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One of the big problems is how weak the male cast becomes when you lose Phil, Ian and Max.
Ronnie aside, all of the better female characters have been on screen: Kat, Stacey, Shirley, Linda and Dot. The male cast has seemed non existant and the balance has been off. |
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Ah Lou, you never disappoint when it comes to hyperbole. I fully expect you to be writing articles for one of the red tops when you're older.
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I don't think it's fair to slag off the new characters because "we don't care" they have to be given screentime for us to invest in them just like all the favs have had, I'd blame the writers for not making them well rounded enough for us to "care".
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