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Old 09-10-2016, 22:39
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With a huge exit storyline coming up for Ronnie and Roxy supposedly on New Year's Day, I can't help but feel they will be part of a big stunt, as there are no signs of anything developing yet.

Furthermore, we still have the exits of Claudette, Les, Pam, Lee, Babe, Kyle and Masood. I have a feeling that not everyone is going to make it out alive.

Sean O'Connor is keeping things tightly under wraps, so I wouldn't say it's unlikely.
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Old 09-10-2016, 22:48
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Hope not. I hate stunts, and EE doesn't really do them that well tbh.
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Old 09-10-2016, 22:48
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Love, warmth and no sensationalism by all accounts.

I don't think Ronnie and Roxy are exiting on NYD
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Old 09-10-2016, 22:48
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Give us a train crash. It would be original and different from the usual fire.
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:05
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I hope not! The tradition of christmas/ new years and life on the line storylines needs to be put to bed. It's such a farce.

I'd actually like them to have quite a tame christmas in terms of big events. In an ideal world, we'd have a christmas without any deaths, disasters, affairs, baby reveals, all that dated soapy shit, and instead have any episode of 'nothing important happened today, but it was great anyway', that's a real sign of a successful show, the positivity surrounding the past two weeks is proof enough of that.

Given the choice over any of the recent christmases and an episode from this week gone by, I'd choose the well written stuff...
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:07
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I hope not! The tradition of christmas/ new years and life on the line storylines needs to be put to bed. It's such a farce.

I'd actually like them to have quite a tame christmas in terms of big events. In an ideal world, we'd have a christmas without any deaths, disasters, affairs, baby reveals, all that dated soapy shit, and instead have any episode of 'nothing important happened today, but it was great anyway', that's a real sign of a successful show, the positivity surrounding the past two weeks is proof enough of that.

Given the choice over any of the recent christmases and an episode from this week gone by, I'd choose the well written stuff...
I agree with your post. Well put!
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:08
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:28
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I hope not! The tradition of christmas/ new years and life on the line storylines needs to be put to bed. It's such a farce.

I'd actually like them to have quite a tame christmas in terms of big events. In an ideal world, we'd have a christmas without any deaths, disasters, affairs, baby reveals, all that dated soapy shit, and instead have any episode of 'nothing important happened today, but it was great anyway', that's a real sign of a successful show, the positivity surrounding the past two weeks is proof enough of that.

Given the choice over any of the recent christmases and an episode from this week gone by, I'd choose the well written stuff...
Would that draw an audience?
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:49
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Maybe, but will a stunt pull an audience? Are people really wowed by that sort of stuff anymore?

Also, are people more likely to stay for the downtime of a stunt, or after seeing relateable, well written characters? Of course, the two aren't mutually exclusive, but one is definitely of more value than the other.

As viewers, we shouldn't even care about what kind of audience an episode pulls, only the content of the episodes we see, it's not like the show is on the brink of being axed, so viewing figures shouldn't be a worry, critical acclaim should be.

Breaking bad had a 55 minute episode revolving around (what could be boiled down to) the removal of a single fly from a warehouse, and another episode focusing on getting an RV to start. In tabloid terms, nothing happened, but the rich detail put into the character interactions completely carried the episodes. This is the type of drama soaps should be striving for, stuff that really shoves a sock in your dad's gob when he says "Oh no, not this shit again"
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:54
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I thought the Mitchell Barbies were not leaving until around spring time?
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Old 09-10-2016, 23:58
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Maybe, but will a stunt pull an audience? Are people really wowed by that sort of stuff anymore?

Also, are people more likely to stay for the downtime of a stunt, or after seeing relateable, well written characters? Of course, the two aren't mutually exclusive, but one is definitely of more value than the other.

As viewers, we shouldn't even care about what kind of audience an episode pulls, only the content of the episodes we see, it's not like the show is on the brink of being axed, so viewing figures shouldn't be a worry, critical acclaim should be.
We don't need a stunt just gripping drama. Stax wasn't a stunt and it imo was the greatest Christmas episode ever.

From what I remember in the 2014 Christmas episode the Carter's secrets were only revealed towards the end and the entire episode I thought was a 1 hour long drag and none of the other characters really did much apart from eat Christmas dinner.

With so many character leaving Christmas should be a way to make it happen, not with a stunt or a happy, merry goodbye just some gripping drama that will have us hooked.
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Old 10-10-2016, 00:02
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A Christmas without a Mitchell car crash...unthinkable. 😌😴
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Old 10-10-2016, 00:11
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Eastenders do not have the budget for big stunts.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:06
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With a huge exit storyline coming up for Ronnie and Roxy supposedly on New Year's Day, I can't help but feel they will be part of a big stunt, as there are no signs of anything developing yet.

Furthermore, we still have the exits of Claudette, Les, Pam, Lee, Babe, Kyle and Masood. I have a feeling that not everyone is going to make it out alive.

Sean O'Connor is keeping things tightly under wraps, so I wouldn't say it's unlikely.
Ronnie/Roxy - The NYE Stunt/Exit/Death is only speculation and rumour - when their exit was first announced it was stated that the story would run into the early part of next year.

Claudette/Babe - it has already been reported that the door is beng left open for Claudette (and IIRC Babe)- so unless this is a lie Claudette is safe.

Les/Pam - they leave on Friday (most likely alive and in a cab to Worthing)

Masood - has revealed that he will be getting a Julia's Theme exit which (whilst not negating a death) is more likely indicating a black cab exit. I know a JT death could be a possibility but if part of a big stunt would more likely be a Duff-Duff death rather than a JT one.

Lee - there is strong speculation that Lee will die - but if so it is more likely to be well before the New Year and therefor not likely that he wil be involved in the 'stunt'

Kyle - the only one with a possibilty of dying along with Ronnie/Roxy (if indeed they do die) - but if he did would his death dilute the death(s) of R&R too much.

IMO I think we are safe from a bloodbath - with a small possibility of a R&R death in Feb the build up of which will start on NYE.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:49
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A Christmas without a Mitchell car crash...unthinkable. 😌😴
There is a rumour that the Philth and Jay will be involved in a car crash at Christmas.

Poor Jay's liver flies out of his body and shaped slightly like a boomerang returns with such incredible velocity it smashed into King Weeble's abdominal cavity thus instantly curing him.

This may seem slightly far fetched but certainly not in comparison to the preposterous Mitchell 'gangster' tosh that we are always subjected to.
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Old 10-10-2016, 07:51
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Ronnie/Roxy - The NYE Stunt/Exit/Death is only speculation and rumour - when their exit was first announced it was stated that the story would run into the early part of next year.

Claudette/Babe - it has already been reported that the door is beng left open for Claudette (and IIRC Babe)- so unless this is a lie Claudette is safe.

Les/Pam - they leave on Friday (most likely alive and in a cab to Worthing)

Masood - has revealed that he will be getting a Julia's Theme exit which (whilst not negating a death) is more likely indicating a black cab exit. I know a JT death could be a possibility but if part of a big stunt would more likely be a Duff-Duff death rather than a JT one.

Lee - there is strong speculation that Lee will die - but if so it is more likely to be well before the New Year and therefor not likely that he wil be involved in the 'stunt'

Kyle - the only one with a possibilty of dying along with Ronnie/Roxy (if indeed they do die) - but if he did would his death dilute the death(s) of R&R too much.

IMO I think we are safe from a bloodbath - with a small possibility of a R&R death in Feb the build up of which will start on NYE.
The Lee one is incorrect and guesswork by fms dues to most leaving so quickly. It is likely he will leave at the end of his contract which will be around Feb time so onscreen roughly April time. There is no suggestion he will leave before xmas or this year other than speculation.

Ronnie and roxy are getting a story that leds to their exit unless it is a very short story they will have a few months in 2017.

All the others have been confirmed as leaving before the end of the year. We know Les and Pam leave Friday alive. I doubt Kyle will be killed off either
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Old 10-10-2016, 16:21
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The Lee one is incorrect and guesswork by fms dues to most leaving so quickly. It is likely he will leave at the end of his contract which will be around Feb time so onscreen roughly April time. There is no suggestion he will leave before xmas or this year other than speculation.

Ronnie and roxy are getting a story that leds to their exit unless it is a very short story they will have a few months in 2017.

All the others have been confirmed as leaving before the end of the year. We know Les and Pam leave Friday alive. I doubt Kyle will be killed off either
The article below does say Lee is leaving at the end of this year.

https://www.list.co.uk/article/84484...ve-eastenders/
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:03
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I'd like a stunt under the new producer. Reason being he would make sure it was done properly, exploring the aftermath well.
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:17
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The article below does say Lee is leaving at the end of this year.

https://www.list.co.uk/article/84484...ve-eastenders/
Ronnie and Roxy also leave at New Year as Sharon Marshall confirmed it.
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:31
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The new Ep is more about cosy chats over tea and love and warmth
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:34
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The new Ep is more about cosy chats over tea and love and warmth
Good! you can keep your burying people alive and dead people coming back to life cos old school EE is on its way back!
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