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Old 19-10-2016, 20:02
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Painful to watch, I was forced to watch Corrie today
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:07
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Disagree, rather have this Gail than the simpering, comedic moron.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:11
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I thought Gail was great tonight. We need to see more of this Gail than the one who is trying to be a Comedian
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:15
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Disagree, rather have this Gail than the simpering, comedic moron.
I agree.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:18
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Disagree, rather have this Gail than the simpering, comedic moron.
Me too
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:21
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Gail has been rejuvenated under Kate Oates
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:23
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Disagree, rather have this Gail than the simpering, comedic moron.
Me three
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:23
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I thought she was good tonight. A lot better than simpering Gail.

However locking David in the cellar is a stupid idea. He's suicidal and could easily smash a bottle and slash his wrists. The safest thing would be to let the police deal with it. He obviously needs professional help and has been through a trauma (even though he did get on with life after it and this desire to kill himself is a recent thing; typical Corrie plotting, not saying he hasn't struggled but it wasn't this level) so I'm sure there would be some leniency with the focus mainly on getting David better since he hasn't carried out his plan yet.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:30
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Gail has been rejuvenated under Kate Oates
It seems Kate Oates and Sean O Connor who is the producer of Eastenders seem to at their best with character development especially making the more established characters acting more like how they used to be instead of how the previous producers did it by ruining them so that they are unrecognisble from what they were before
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:32
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I thought she was great tonight, the story is gripping, poor David.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:39
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She's simply divine when they get her character right. Her entire reaction to Sarah-Lou's teenage pregnancy back in 2000 for example, was some of the best acting I seen from a soap.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:42
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Maybe it's because I havent watched for a while but I found her acting to be forced and unconvincing.

Good people enjoyed it though, and Gail is being improved under Kate Oates.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:46
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Anything has to be better than her character portrayal over the last few years.
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Old 19-10-2016, 20:57
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She's simply divine when they get her character right. Her entire reaction to Sarah-Lou's teenage pregnancy back in 2000 for example, was some of the best acting I seen from a soap.
Her support over Sarah facing off against Candice's mother and Blanche during that time who were both saying horrible things to her was fantastic.

Gail was also fantastic during in the 90's with her feuds with Ivy and Leanne (over Nick) as well and during those times was much better than her poor recent years.

I couldn't image the recent poor Gail over the last few years going up against Richard Hillman.

She's been getting back to the old Gail though since the Nick/Carla wedding reception with her support over Nick, Sarah, Bethany, Max and David in recent times I hope it continues.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:16
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I thought she was great. I love how her and David's relationship is so complex, they've been so much as a mother and son but she still loves him so much.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:22
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I thought she was great. I love how her and David's relationship is so complex, they've been so much as a mother and son but she still loves him so much.
I agree but I'd wish she'd tell Martin what is happening.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:23
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I agree but I'd wish she'd tell Martin what is happening.
I wish we'd see Martin.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:34
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I wish we'd see Martin.
I agree Martin has missed a lot in the last 11 years.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:43
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I'm surprised at this! Everyone in our house commented on how good Gail was tonight and how refreshing it's been to see her at her best, as a matriarch!

I was FUMING when they stuck her back with Michael but there's been absolutely no simpering and daft comedy moments between them. I still can't abide Michael but both he and Gail are much more likeable under Oates. IMO of course
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:51
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She's fine, it's not like she is Tracey bad. Maybe it doesn't help that she's surrounded by better actors in her family unit, David and Sarah have either massively improved in the last year or so or they haven't been given a good chance to show off their skills in years.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:51
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Thought she was excellent.
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:56
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She's fine, it's not like she is Tracey bad. Maybe it doesn't help that she's surrounded by better actors in her family unit, David and Sarah have either massively improved in the last year or so or they haven't been given a good chance to show off their skills in years.
I agree, I think that Sarah especially has really surprised me since the live episode where Callum attached her. She's been great.

I absolutely HATED the character when she returned from Milan, she was one dimensional, nasty and generally unlikeable so I'm glad to see a softer more motherly figure now.
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Old 19-10-2016, 22:01
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I agree, I think that Sarah especially has really surprised me since the live episode where Callum attached her. She's been great.

I absolutely HATED the character when she returned from Milan, she was one dimensional, nasty and generally unlikeable so I'm glad to see a softer more motherly figure now.
That was also the Sarah in the last year or so in her original stint, she really changed into some bimbo after everything she went through it was so silly. The woman she is now though is the one you'd imagine she'd be in her earlier years.
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Old 19-10-2016, 22:38
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That was also the Sarah in the last year or so in her original stint, she really changed into some bimbo after everything she went through it was so silly. The woman she is now though is the one you'd imagine she'd be in her earlier years.
I agree!!
I pretty much loathed the whining self obsessef whingebag who left for Milan in 2007 & REALLY didn't want her back and when she first returned she was AWFUL!!!!

Now she is one of my favourite characters & it all seemed to stem from that live episode when Tina O'Brien acted everyone else off the set!!
Mr Blackburn seemed to realise that was the Sarah we should be seeing a lot more of & since then she's never looked back!!

Regarding Gail, haven't seen tonight's episode yet but she's been excellent by & large since Kate Oates took over, almost getting back to her old self!!
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Old 19-10-2016, 22:48
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She's simply divine when they get her character right. Her entire reaction to Sarah-Lou's teenage pregnancy back in 2000 for example, was some of the best acting I seen from a soap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLwmv1SQExQ

This was from a few years ago, she is wonderful when she puts David in his place.
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