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Old 10-02-2016, 12:22
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Honestly, how many characters in the square do you like, empathise with, or care about?
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Old 10-02-2016, 12:51
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I don't care about any. I can seperate reality from fiction.

I do empathise with characters or at times i can identify with what a character is supposed to be portraying
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Old 10-02-2016, 13:35
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From the appropiate used lot:
Ben
Ian
Martin

From the Underused/supporting lot:
Lee
Denise
Donna
Pam
Jay
Tina
Carmel

Everyone else I find either dull, awfully acted or just completley vile or overused to the point I don't care about them much anymore. Or multiple of the reasons.
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Old 10-02-2016, 14:15
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When voting in the favourite character rounds recently I realised just how many I don't like. There is only 5 I am really interested in. About another 5 I am slightly interested in and about another 50 I am indifferent to or cannot stand.

Total contrast to 2010 when I only disliked Peggy and Jean but liked the rest. I think it might be time to stop watching altogether again?
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Old 10-02-2016, 15:53
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I agree with Lea but I think it's matter of liking or understanding characters because you empathise with them, or see them in yourself or family/friends.

I base my likes and dislikes on a varied platform of whether I like the character, understand their motivations and it helps if they can act.

My likes:

Dot
Ian (don't really like the character much but love Adam)
Jane
Bobby
Mick
Linda
Lee
Nancy
Shirley
Buster
Tamwar
Ben
Sharon
Jay
Lauren
Stacey
Kyle
Les
Denise
Kathy
Carmel
Cora
Jack
Ronnie
Honey
Patrick
Dennis Jnr
Martin

Ambivalent about

Masood
Whitney
Sonia
Rebecca
Tina
Louise
Pam
Paul
Claudette
Vincent
Kim
Babe
Kush
Jordan
Billy
Gavin

Dislike (Intensly)

Mo Harris
Peggy Mitchell
Philth Mitchell
Grunt Mitchell
Roxy Mitchell
Elaine Peacock
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Old 10-02-2016, 16:37
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The Caters
Stacey
Martin
Masood
Tamwar
Denise
Vincent
Patrick
Carmel
The Mitchell's
Kathy
Jane
Ian
Whitney
Dot
Kyle
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Old 10-02-2016, 16:48
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I like quite a few, but I wouldn't say I care about them. There are very few characters that I've missed when they left, even in the early days.

The Carters and Denise are my favourites, and I like Stacey and Martin, Billy and Honey.
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Old 10-02-2016, 16:51
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Very, very few.
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Old 10-02-2016, 16:52
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When voting in the favourite character rounds recently I realised just how many I don't like. There is only 5 I am really interested in. About another 5 I am slightly interested in and about another 50 I am indifferent to or cannot stand.

Total contrast to 2010 when I only disliked Peggy and Jean but liked the rest. I think it might be time to stop watching altogether again?
This is how I feel too, and what I've realised.
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Old 10-02-2016, 17:01
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Why watch, change channel you have the power

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Old 10-02-2016, 17:51
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Why watch, change channel you have the power

Force of habit I guess. I long for the day Dominic Tredwell Corruptard leaves.
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Old 10-02-2016, 18:15
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Force of habit I guess. I long for the day Dominic Tredwell Corruptard leaves.
Trouble is who will replace him?
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Old 10-02-2016, 18:38
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Trouble is who will replace him?
Stuart Blackburn is free

actually he might not do a bad job on Eastenders
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Old 10-02-2016, 18:51
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They're not real so I can't say I "care" about them but I like

Phil, Sharon, Jane, Ben, Jay, Kathy, Dot, Mick, Linda, Shirley (for now!), Lee and Nancy (sometimes). I don't really empathise with any of them.

Now that I look at the cast list I find I couldn't care less about most of the characters. If the characters I named were the only ones who appeared it would suit me just fine.
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Old 10-02-2016, 18:53
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Great to see you posting so much again Lane Kent -Im assuming Glendas appearance and likely reappearance is the cause of this!

I actually do" care" about Glenda, I find her intriguing and evoking in me a mix of intrigue, pity and camp thrill!

I often don't empathise that much with characters who the EastEnders team are too obviously pushing for us to feel sorry for.
Despite her illness I really only root for and "care" about Martin and Shabnam in their particular story.
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Old 10-02-2016, 18:57
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Unfortunately, very few! The same as LaneKent - I even gave up voting on the character threads because I realised how few I actually like!

At the moment, now that Shabs has gone - Martin is one of the few I care about!
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Old 10-02-2016, 18:58
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Stuart Blackburn is free

actually he might not do a bad job on Eastenders
Have you lost the last of your marbles

How very dare you suggest such a thing
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Old 10-02-2016, 19:03
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Have you lost the last of your marbles

How very dare you suggest such a thing
me no, its not like there is a big list of options is there. He doesn't deserve half the flak he gets
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Old 10-02-2016, 19:04
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Force of habit I guess. I long for the day Dominic Tredwell Corruptard leaves.
Me as well It time he leaves
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Old 10-02-2016, 19:12
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I only really have an interest now in episodes involving Stacey, Martin and Kush. So just them three.

I always hated Shabnam though. Glad she is gone.
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Old 10-02-2016, 19:21
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More characters that I like than care about;

Masood
Ian
Jane
Kathy
Dot
Stacey
Jay
Buster
Mick
Nancy
Shirley
Martin
Kush
Carmel
Tamwar
Ben
Phil
Sharon
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Old 10-02-2016, 19:59
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Great to see you posting so much again Lane Kent -qIm assuming Glendas appearance and likely reappearance is the cause of this!

I actually do" care" about Glenda, I find her intriguing and evoking in me a mix of intrigue, pity and camp thrill!
Hi, been dipping in and out since August because I was a Kathy fan when EE started. I was young and found her backstory interesting.

Glenda of course has pricked my interest too and I agree with your assessment of her.

There are no characters I care about but I am interested in Kathy, Ian, Phil, Ronnie and Roxy's so stupid that she makes me laugh. I won't count Glenda as she is only a guest character. I am slightly interested in Sharon, Jack, Ben, Jay, Jane & Bobby. Was interested in Gavin but getting bored of him flitting in and out - which is making it hard to in invest in the character.

I don't mind Mick Carter but the rest of his clan send me to sleep. I also have an interest in Shirley but she has to be one of the nastiest characters in the show. Buster seems ok.

The rest are either in groundhog day, irritating or just plain boring and unlikeable.
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Old 11-02-2016, 00:47
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None of them.
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Old 11-02-2016, 08:33
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Force of habit I guess. I long for the day Dominic Tredwell Corruptard leaves.
Do you hate Dom?
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Old 11-02-2016, 08:38
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I honestly don't care about any of them, why would I they are fictional characters.
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