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I don't understand Ronnie's hype |
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I don't understand Ronnie's hype
I will accept I'm in the minority on this but I don't think Sam is a good actress at all. When she delivers her lines, I feel she is reading her lines out aloud to herself as though she's memorising them.
I think what I'm trying to say is that she doesn't seem natural at all. Very unconvinced by her I'm afraid. |
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I think she's a good actress but I don't think she's an amazing character.
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She can be good, but I think the writing and a combination of tiredness of the character made her complacent and that's why her performances come across half hearted.
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She can be good, but I think the writing and a combination of tiredness of the character made her complacent and that's why her performances come across half hearted.
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She was much better in her first stint. Since 2013 she looks bored to death and only ever delivers flat, monotone performances. Even her voice has become incredibly monotonous.
The character was worn out about 7 years ago. |
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She can be good, but I think the writing and a combination of tiredness of the character made her complacent and that's why her performances come across half hearted.
I think she is definitely hampered by the 50's fashion icon that is Jack. |
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I think her character is a bit tired and lacklustre now and why is she dressed so frumpily. She never used to look like that
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Since her return she has been extremely unlikeable. I hope she is getting jillee off. I just wish Jack was getting killed off with her if she is instead of Roxy. Controlling bullies the pairnof them.
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This. She definitely has the ability to play the role well but she has pretty much been phoning it in the last couple of years. There are still glimpses of what she's capable of but they're few and far between.
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Using the word 'tiredness' there sparked a lightbulb moment. That would be perfect way I would describe her acting. She sounds bored with her storyline ( but then again, that's justified).
I think she is definitely hampered by the 50's fashion icon that is Jack. I think she peaked around 2010 and its kind been like a slow marathon since then, her exit in 2011 should of been it, I think the babyswap debacle left her dishearten despite some good performances in that period, especially with Jessie Wallace. I think the only chance we had of some sort of jolt was between Sept 2013-Jan 14 where there was a moment that might of revive the character but all the absences and disjointedness of storylines did her character no favours and now she just cruising along with little heart left into the character and you can tell DTC and the writers had nothing left for her, so in hind sight I think SOC made the right decision. |
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In 10 years, Ronnie has miscarried, her secret child Danielle died in her arms, she lost James to cot death, she then swapped the babies which lead to her being sent down. She also revealed that she had been raped by her father, who was also murdered.
She returned and killed a man. She had his body crushed and we saw a new, darker Ronnie. She finally had a baby, she softened and then she hardened again after being in a coma thanks to a horrific car crash (which was the result of her being happy to bump off Nick Cotton). Dean came sniffing around Roxy and she was willing to kill him off to. She also played her part in the death of Fatboy. Add on her getting rid of Charlie, her stalker and her reunion with Jack, and it seems that the character is confused and exhausted. She was also at the centre of the Mitchell/ Hubbard feud. Basically, they have thrown as much content as they possibly can at her and the most recent throw of the dice was to pair her back up with Jack (again). She was hailed as a new villain by DTC, but then he seemed to go back on his word, leaving us with a lukewarm sociopath who has apparent outbursts of villainy whilst still trying to play the mother and big sister roles. She's too patchy a character to have any inconsistency. Whilst with characters like Janine it was because she had layers, but with Ronnie it's because they don't know what to do with her It's ruined the character, and I think that Sam is better off out of it to be honest. Ronnie was my favourite character but she is a shadow of her former self thanks to the botched reinvention that they tried to undertake. All she has done in the last year is go round in 'she's my sistaaaaaaa' circles, which Sam is better than. |
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I think her character is a bit tired and lacklustre now and why is she dressed so frumpily. She never used to look like that
I do think that Sam Womack is a good actress but she really hasn't been given anything decent to do for ages. |
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Ronnie used to be quite sylish - she looks dreadful these days. It's as if the wardrobe department have got it in for her.
I do think that Sam Womack is a good actress but she really hasn't been given anything decent to do for ages. |
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She is not really even doing much in her exit either. .......... Surely the EP could have done a more exciting exit using BOTH the sisters, although ironically Rita is finally getting something to do and not being overshadowed by Sam in their exit. Just all feels a bit "off" and not at all a great exit for the 2 sisters unless some surprise twists come out over the next few weeks, but even then it is too late.
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