Following last night's episode, do we suspect Phil Mitchell is finally going to croak it?

I hope not, EE without Ian, Phil and Dot isn't quite the same EE. I accept Dot won't be around much longer naturally, I see her doing 5 more years MAX, so I don't want to lose Phil too.

Yes he will. As we all will.

I think Phil needs to be rested as a character for at least a year to 18 months.

As long as Steve McFadden wants to stay Phil will live on.

If this was reality he'd be dead by now.

Can't see dot doing five more years she is 90 early in the new year .

She is limited in her appearances now

I hope so, it is time to set an example for these selfish alchys putting their families through torture.

If you drink, you will die. That needs to be the best message a soap could send to the youth of today, to shock everyone.. the shock factor is important. And Phil finally dying would shock The World.

Not Phil Mitchell surviving everything.. sets a bad example to the next generation..

Ben is capable of stepping up.

Steve McFadden took an 18 month break from 2003-2005, I think he needs to take another one.

I want Sharon to stop being Phil's door matt and Phil needs to be out of the picture for that to happen.

Not a chance.

Me too, she has so much potential away from Phil.

They do this in wrestling all the time, it is a fancy American word called "repackaged" meaning the character needs time on the shelf and comes back fresh.

I think it would greatly benefit Phil's character to rest it for awhile.. let the youngsters on the show step up out of his shadow.

I'm dealing with an alcoholic family member right now and there whole life seems to be drinking and sleeping.. I mean what sort of life is that? you are not drinking for a good time as you are drinking alone, so you are obviously drinking to forget.. if you constantly want to forget the Real World then you should go away and not put the pain on your family each day - that is selfish ! yes alcoholism might be an illness but there is no excuse for putting your family through the pain.

I completely understand Ben's reaction. How many chances do you give someone before it starts to compromise you're own life? why ruin other people's lives over it!?

Phil deserves to die alone.