Originally Posted by bumpandgrind:
“Ah yes, Saint Stacey beating up the woman whose husband she stole whilst Kat laughs and eggs her on. This was a particularly unpleasant period for Kat and Stacey and I for one cheered when Janine stabbed herself and made Stacey flee the Square on Christmas Day.”
I agree. I hated Kat's return in 2010, she came back a total bitch. That Stacey/Janine fight was particularly nasty and it was clear they were expecting the audience to cheer Stacey on.
The whole tone of the show was noticeably more violent/unpleasant when Kirkwood took over: Stacey attacking Janine in the Square; the mass brawl in the R&R; Janine tipping over Lily's pram (though thankfully she wasn't in it at the time, but Janine didn't know that). Not EastEnders' finest hour.