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Old 26-12-2016, 01:38
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Sorry but apart from Lee getting arrested at the very end nothing happened which made the episode drag. 30 minutes would've been more suitable.
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Old 26-12-2016, 11:40
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Sorry but apart from Lee getting arrested at the very end nothing happened which made the episode drag. 30 minutes would've been more suitable.
This!!! It was absolute pants. No build up no reveal nothing. Even Lee's arrest could have been more dramatic in front of the whole Vic at least. Very very dull.
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Old 26-12-2016, 11:51
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ive taken to watching on iplayer, anyone moves towards a musical device i skip it, contrived pub stuff i skip it. i especially appreciated this function during the Nativity stuff the other day, and the play

not gonna bash it tho, clearly alot of people on here enjoy it. just means my viewing experience is somewhat shorter :P
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:12
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I thought it was a fabulous episode almost like an old school episode.. and very upbeat which was a nice change.

People talking about "not a lot happening" but it doesn't have to. Surely it's to Eastenders benefit to not have a death or stunt every year?
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:16
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I thought it was a fabulous episode almost like an old school episode.. and very upbeat which was a nice change.

People talking about "not a lot happening" but it doesn't have to. Surely it's to Eastenders benefit to not have a death or stunt every year?
People on here would moan either way.
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:18
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People on here would moan either way.
Definitely.
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:19
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Agreed. 1 hour was too long. All that could have gone in 3O minutes without feeling dragged. I do think the episode would have probably been better received if it had. Let's be honest it's not one of those Xmas episodes that viewers will remember in 5 years time but I do think the quality could have been tighter if they focused more on the central plots. The festive cheer would have worked as supporting sub plot rather a focal point like it felt yesterday.
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:20
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I thought it was a fabulous episode almost like an old school episode.. and very upbeat which was a nice change.

People talking about "not a lot happening" but it doesn't have to. Surely it's to Eastenders benefit to not have a death or stunt every year?
Doesn't need to be a death/stunt but just something dramatic would have helped. Some tension. Max back halfway through rather than at the end for example. Something to contrast against all the community goodwill!
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:26
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Everything has to be community oriented with SOC. He's obsessed with showing everyone together and having the camera pan from one to the next in an oddly mannered way. It just feels like watching something quite stilted and it just doesn't feel as realistic as it used to.
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:35
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It shouldn't have been on at all.
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:42
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It was nice in my opinion, but then again, we all have different expectations from the soap.
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Old 26-12-2016, 15:01
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All the soaps should have just been their normal half hr, as all were terrible, just nothing happened, no deaths, killings, nowt, never known it before, got to be a first for all 3 of them that on their Christmas Day episodes..
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Old 26-12-2016, 15:26
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Reminded me of Xmas '86 without the big ending. I loved the community feel. Much better than last year's tripe.
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Old 26-12-2016, 16:02
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It did drag, and felt as if there was plenty of padding material though could have been edited out.

Even Max's on-screen return was a damp squib, having seen it (in full) in the trailer. I thought that at the very least there would have been something more from him than what was shown in that trailer.
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Old 26-12-2016, 16:07
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I loved EastEnders last night.

It's become a more credible version of what it used to be.
Annual stunts and devastation is so contrived.
Leave that sort of thing to Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.
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Old 26-12-2016, 16:21
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You don't need stunts and devastation for drama, but you do need some dramatic elements and maybe a few shocks or surprises.
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Old 26-12-2016, 17:44
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You don't need stunts and devastation for drama, but you do need some dramatic elements and maybe a few shocks or surprises.
All you need for drama is two characters talking to each other. You don't need much else if It's written well.
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Old 27-12-2016, 08:02
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All you need for drama is two characters talking to each other. You don't need much else if It's written well.
That is part & parcel of the "dramatic elements" that I was talking about.
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:46
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You can't please anyone on this forum. It was the best Christmas episode in years. It was nostaligic, cheery, warm but also dramatic. A Lot better than Corries rubbish too if I've got to compare it. 2016 looks to be brilliant. The show feels very fresh.
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Old 27-12-2016, 11:03
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I thought it was a fabulous episode almost like an old school episode.. and very upbeat which was a nice change.

People talking about "not a lot happening" but it doesn't have to. Surely it's to Eastenders benefit to not have a death or stunt every year?
The Stax reveal didn't include a death or a stunt. It was gripping drama that had everyone hooked to their TV.
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