Ashley will remember before he dies and tell somebody. Sometimes, people's memories come back shortly before dying.
Emmerdale - Finn & Kasim
14 of 20
Very little focus is being given to Finn and Kasim. What was that ending on Friday? Finn saying no and walking off and Kasim following him out.
I don't think they feature all week now.
The pacing is rather annoying.
I don't think they feature all week now.
The pacing is rather annoying.
Originally Posted by James J:
“I heard Finn and Kasim are not in this week's cast list at all - can anyone confirm?”
“I heard Finn and Kasim are not in this week's cast list at all - can anyone confirm?”
Damn that block storytelling!
It's back to Kerry and her annoying behaviour this week.
Originally Posted by samcains90:
“Damn that block storytelling!
It's back to Kerry and her annoying behaviour this week.”
“Damn that block storytelling!
It's back to Kerry and her annoying behaviour this week.
”
BIB - Don't think so - it seems to be Laurel/Ashley, the Bartons & Robron stuf taking center stage again this week
Also appalling as the last we saw of them was very open ended, with Kasim asking Finn back to his and him saying no then walking off. Don't like the way the story is being paced at all.
Originally Posted by sheepiefarm:
“BIB - Don't think so - it seems to be Laurel/Ashley, the Bartons & Robron stuf taking center stage again this week”
“BIB - Don't think so - it seems to be Laurel/Ashley, the Bartons & Robron stuf taking center stage again this week”
Oh.
I'd just seen spoilers about Kerry and assumed they were popping up because it was this week.
How embarrassing.
Originally Posted by James J:
“Also appalling as the last we saw of them was very open ended, with Kasim asking Finn back to his and him saying no then walking off. Don't like the way the story is being paced at all.”
“Also appalling as the last we saw of them was very open ended, with Kasim asking Finn back to his and him saying no then walking off. Don't like the way the story is being paced at all.”
The pacing of the story is the least of its worries
Its a ridiculous plot for a start!
After weeks of nothing bar Finn talking to a comatose Kasim - we've suddenly been given a week where their behaviour & dialogue has reached "relationship" level
Add to that - ED's social media sites promoting the hell out of this pairing - even to the point of asking social media whether they want to see them as a couple.
It leads me to the question - is this just the show trying to piggyback on the m/m shipping fandom that they have already captured with the fanfiction Robron pairing by intruducing a 2nd gay coupling in the hope that they might develop a 2nd "voting fanbase" for the show to capitalise on come voting-time for soap awards.
At the moment - there seems little genuine or honest or authentic about the way this storyline has been developed - some of the dialogue between them was so "twee" it could have come straight out of a teenage romance novel
Anyhoo - spoilers suggest that
Spoiler
Clearly his lack of backstory i.e - it appears he dropped out of the sky and has no connections of life beyond the crash - has been left open ended so that the show can drop the character or develop him as they see fit.
Maybe all of you who want to see Kasim stick around should start an appreciation thread - set up some tumblr fan pages and constantly tweet the show about how much you "love" them
Originally Posted by sheepiefarm:
“BIB - Don't think so - it seems to be Laurel/Ashley, the Bartons & Robron stuf taking center stage again this week”
“BIB - Don't think so - it seems to be Laurel/Ashley, the Bartons & Robron stuf taking center stage again this week”
So by that you mean lots of Robron and lots of Laurel/Ashley with a handful of scenes from the Bartons.
I'm really bored of the show now, Robert and Aaron along with Liv just bore the shit out of me. Its hard for me to get invested in the Ashley storyline aswell, as I can't stand Laurel, and I've never been fussed about Ashley (although John Middleton is an incredible actor).
Having said all of that, I'd take that crap over Kerry and Dan any day.
I just find the whole idea of a character being a blank slate, who is able and wiiling to relocate to the village in the name of the love, at a moment's notice, to be really silly. They did it with Ronnie and now Kasim. Does Kasim really have NO ties - no friends who who would help him, if his family have cut him off. He's very healthy and happy for someone who appears to be friendless, in pain and has been in a coma for several weeks. Nice to see someone so resilientMany if us would-be lying in a darkened room for weeks but Kasim' s happily bunked up in a B&B in a strange place, starting a new relationship, and probably working in the pub, cafe, garage or shop before long. He's s clearly a glass half-full kinda guy
Many if us would-be lying in a darkened room for weeks but Kasim' s happily bunked up in a B&B in a strange place, starting a new relationship, and probably working in the pub, cafe, garage or shop before long. He's s clearly a glass half-full kinda guy
Originally Posted by Glendarroch:
“I just find the whole idea of a character being a blank slate, who is able and wiiling to relocate to the village in the name of the love, at a moment's notice, to be really silly. They did it with Ronnie and now Kasim. Does Kasim really have NO ties - no friends who who would help him, if his family have cut him off. He's very healthy and happy for someone who appears to be friendless, in pain and has been in a coma for several weeks. Nice to see someone so resilient. Many if us would-be lying in a darkened room for weeks but Kasim' s happily bunked up in a B&B in a strange place, starting a new relationship, and probably working in the pub, cafe, garage or shop before long. He's s clearly a glass half-full kinda guy”
“I just find the whole idea of a character being a blank slate, who is able and wiiling to relocate to the village in the name of the love, at a moment's notice, to be really silly. They did it with Ronnie and now Kasim. Does Kasim really have NO ties - no friends who who would help him, if his family have cut him off. He's very healthy and happy for someone who appears to be friendless, in pain and has been in a coma for several weeks. Nice to see someone so resilient. Many if us would-be lying in a darkened room for weeks but Kasim' s happily bunked up in a B&B in a strange place, starting a new relationship, and probably working in the pub, cafe, garage or shop before long. He's s clearly a glass half-full kinda guy
”
Tis a bit weird that he seems to have no backstory. Bringing new characters in who were properly fleshed out was one thing Madam Oates did well, but they never bother on Hollyoaks, it's always back of a Rizla packet stuff. Kasim's probably says "Cute. Great hair."
I can see they might want to keep their options open, but it must be hard for an actor to come in and try to do anything with no proper characterisation. Maybe there is some deep dark story that's been sketched out, but I don't get much feel for it now.
I quite like the guy, such as he is, he's got potential. But no, I am not going on tumblr to declare my lurve. What will be will be.
Also, as I've just read that the forums are migrating and the emojis will change and cat dog will be no more, I must just do this.
So what are we supposed to think is occurring this week between Finn and Kasim? Will they spend the entire five days going from cafe to pub to cafe to pub.... 
Originally Posted by kaiserbee:
“So what are we supposed to think is occurring this week between Finn and Kasim? Will they spend the entire five days going from cafe to pub to cafe to pub....”
“So what are we supposed to think is occurring this week between Finn and Kasim? Will they spend the entire five days going from cafe to pub to cafe to pub....
”
Perhaps a course in the Barton family history? It would certainly be an interesting discussion...
Originally Posted by cyrilandshirley:
“Tis a bit weird that he seems to have no backstory. Bringing new characters in who were properly fleshed out was one thing Madam Oates did well, but they never bother on Hollyoaks, it's always back of a Rizla packet stuff. Kasim's probably says "Cute. Great hair."
I can see they might want to keep their options open, but it must be hard for an actor to come in and try to do anything with no proper characterisation. Maybe there is some deep dark story that's been sketched out, but I don't get much feel for it now.
I quite like the guy, such as he is, he's got potential. But no, I am not going on tumblr to declare my lurve. What will be will be.
Also, as I've just read that the forums are migrating and the emojis will change and cat dog will be no more, I must just do this.
”
“Tis a bit weird that he seems to have no backstory. Bringing new characters in who were properly fleshed out was one thing Madam Oates did well, but they never bother on Hollyoaks, it's always back of a Rizla packet stuff. Kasim's probably says "Cute. Great hair."
I can see they might want to keep their options open, but it must be hard for an actor to come in and try to do anything with no proper characterisation. Maybe there is some deep dark story that's been sketched out, but I don't get much feel for it now.
I quite like the guy, such as he is, he's got potential. But no, I am not going on tumblr to declare my lurve. What will be will be.
Also, as I've just read that the forums are migrating and the emojis will change and cat dog will be no more, I must just do this.
”
What's s happening to the forums?Change???I DON' T LIKE CHANGE
Originally Posted by al_capo:
“Perhaps a course in the Barton family history? It would certainly be an interesting discussion...”
“Perhaps a course in the Barton family history? It would certainly be an interesting discussion...”
In that case Finn had better take his cue from Laurel and lock poor Kasim in
Originally Posted by Glendarroch:
“What's s happening to the forums?Change???I DON' T LIKE CHANGE”
“What's s happening to the forums?Change???I DON' T LIKE CHANGE
”
We're being migrated, Glenda. Check out the pinned tweet at the top of the soap forums. It'll be a brave new world with a working search function and extra fol de rols and different emojis.
Originally Posted by cyrilandshirley:
“We're being migrated, Glenda. Check out the pinned tweet at the top of the soap forums. It'll be a brave new world with a working search function and extra fol de rols and different emojis.”
“We're being migrated, Glenda. Check out the pinned tweet at the top of the soap forums. It'll be a brave new world with a working search function and extra fol de rols and different emojis.
”
BIB: PMSL!!
A whole week with no Finn and Kasim? Noooo
I do agree that Kasim has arrived rather randomly, but I am enjoying this story more from Finn's point of view at the moment. Finn is one of my favourite characters in Emmerdale, he feels like one of the more 'real' characters, he's a genuinely nice character who is easy to care about. So I'm really happy for him that he seems to have found someone who will genuinely enjoy being in his company.
I trust that Kasim's character will become more fleshed out over time.
I do agree that Kasim has arrived rather randomly, but I am enjoying this story more from Finn's point of view at the moment. Finn is one of my favourite characters in Emmerdale, he feels like one of the more 'real' characters, he's a genuinely nice character who is easy to care about. So I'm really happy for him that he seems to have found someone who will genuinely enjoy being in his company.
I trust that Kasim's character will become more fleshed out over time.
Is Kasim a regular character? If so then that has got to be the wierdest introduction to a regular character in any soap ever.
Originally Posted by Glendarroch:
“I just find the whole idea of a character being a blank slate, who is able and wiiling to relocate to the village in the name of the love, at a moment's notice, to be really silly. They did it with Ronnie and now Kasim. Does Kasim really have NO ties - no friends who who would help him, if his family have cut him off. He's very healthy and happy for someone who appears to be friendless, in pain and has been in a coma for several weeks. Nice to see someone so resilientMany if us would-be lying in a darkened room for weeks but Kasim' s happily bunked up in a B&B in a strange place, starting a new relationship, and probably working in the pub, cafe, garage or shop before long. He's s clearly a glass half-full kinda guy”
“I just find the whole idea of a character being a blank slate, who is able and wiiling to relocate to the village in the name of the love, at a moment's notice, to be really silly. They did it with Ronnie and now Kasim. Does Kasim really have NO ties - no friends who who would help him, if his family have cut him off. He's very healthy and happy for someone who appears to be friendless, in pain and has been in a coma for several weeks. Nice to see someone so resilient
Many if us would-be lying in a darkened room for weeks but Kasim' s happily bunked up in a B&B in a strange place, starting a new relationship, and probably working in the pub, cafe, garage or shop before long. He's s clearly a glass half-full kinda guy”
He's also clearly not short of a bob or two <<<<(money for those too young to recognise this phrase) if he can just afford to pay rural B&B prices everynight for the forseeable without even having to consider it
Originally Posted by sheepiefarm:
“He's also clearly not short of a bob or two <<<<(money for those too young to recognise this phrase) if he can just afford to pay rural B&B prices everynight for the forseeable without even having to consider it”
“He's also clearly not short of a bob or two <<<<(money for those too young to recognise this phrase) if he can just afford to pay rural B&B prices everynight for the forseeable without even having to consider it
”
Exactly, and it's a pretty fancy B&B at that. It's s not like it's a room above a pub or in someone's s house, it's more like a hotel. Maybe their off peak rates are really good
Originally Posted by Glendarroch:
“Exactly, and it's a pretty fancy B&B at that. It's s not like it's a room above a pub or in someone's s house, it's more like a hotel. Maybe their off peak rates are really good”
“Exactly, and it's a pretty fancy B&B at that. It's s not like it's a room above a pub or in someone's s house, it's more like a hotel. Maybe their off peak rates are really good
”
Doubtful with Eric in charge!
Originally Posted by James J:
“I heard Finn and Kasim are not in this week's cast list at all - can anyone confirm?”
“I heard Finn and Kasim are not in this week's cast list at all - can anyone confirm?”
Where does one
find the cast list anyway? I know for EastEnders they are just on the website, but don't know how you get them for the ITV soaps. Thanks in advance to anyone that can answer
Originally Posted by BootsNo7:
“Doubtful with Eric in charge!”
“Doubtful with Eric in charge!”
How very dare you
He's the essence of community spiritSeriously I looked up some B& B s in Stirling which has a HUGE tourist market and even at this time of year they' re charging £35 a night. Not expensive by any means but you wouldn't stay long term! I would imagine Eric classes his place as boutique and charges about £ 100 a night
Originally Posted by Glendarroch:
“How very dare youHe's the essence of community spirit
Seriously I looked up some B& B s in Stirling which has a HUGE tourist market and even at this time of year they' re charging £35 a night. Not expensive by any means but you wouldn't stay long term! I would imagine Eric classes his place as boutique and charges about £ 100 a night”
“How very dare you
He's the essence of community spiritSeriously I looked up some B& B s in Stirling which has a HUGE tourist market and even at this time of year they' re charging £35 a night. Not expensive by any means but you wouldn't stay long term! I would imagine Eric classes his place as boutique and charges about £ 100 a night
”
Well he did donate the lights to the village didn't he?
Although I'm sure that was after he tried to extort money out of the residents for them...
I think they do actually call it a boutique, I'm sure that was what Val was on about when they were in the running for best B&B/Hotel thing whatever it was.
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