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Old 31-12-2016, 14:15
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When we know hes going to survive all time, Its just wasted story telling and screen time.
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Old 31-12-2016, 14:43
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I guess they just keep hoping.
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Old 31-12-2016, 14:50
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I guess they just keep hoping.
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Old 31-12-2016, 15:06
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It would have been a welcome twist if Sharon had died from all the "stress" she has from her invincible tough job and helping Phil, truly pathetic character
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Old 31-12-2016, 15:20
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Because the producers don't want to admit that the character of Phil has become redundant and boring and should be axed.
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Old 31-12-2016, 15:51
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When we know hes going to survive all time, Its just wasted story telling and screen time.
Steve has acted Phil's alcoholism brilliantly over the years and now the consequences are playing out.

I don't know how you can consider this wasted screen time when we have to put up with looking at the likes of Shakil and his awful bun head. That really is wasted screen time.

For me he's the best character in the show and long may that continue.
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Old 31-12-2016, 15:59
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:00
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Steve has acted Phil's alcoholism brilliantly over the years and now the consequences are playing out.

I don't know how you can consider this wasted screen time when we have to put up with looking at the likes of Shakil and his awful bun head. That really is wasted screen time.

For me he's the best character in the show and long may that continue.
They are both wasted screen time lol actually the Shakil one isn't nearly as bad because adleast its a bit of a mystery whats gonna happen with him and Bex

My god look what you've done, you'v made me defend Shakil thats somthing I never thought I'd do
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:02
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To tease ME


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I care that he's still alive
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:08
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They are both wasted screen time lol actually the Shakil one isn't nearly as bad because adleast its a bit of a mystery whats gonna happen with him and Bex
Mystery - seriously They are both so boring how could anyone care?
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:12
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Mystery - seriously They are both so boring how could anyone care?
I know they are Boring, I never said they weren't but so is Phil nearly dying for the 26667688655536357377337 billion time!
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:13
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As good as Steve is, his character needs a Max Branning-style break to reinvigorate him and hopefully go a different direction
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:16
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When we know hes going to survive all time, Its just wasted story telling and screen time.
It's so he can do pantomime at Christmas.

Oh no it isn't, oh yes it is.
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:18
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Because they can't think of any new material for him, the character has gone through about a hundred different forms, from the softer brother to Grants harder edge, to becoming EastEnders JR Ewing and getting shot, to criminal mastermind, to family man.

The producers and writers have almost exhausted all possible avenues for the character, Steve is a great actor but the material isn't there anymore. I think they missed a trick a couple of years ago, when Roxy had the car accident and ran Emma over it should've been Phil ran over, causing him to lose the ability to walk. The power of seeing a once powerful character having to come to terms with all the psychological and physical trauma of being in that horrible situation, it would've caused real character growth not just for the character but for the Mitchell family. However the highers ups seem scared of breaking the status quo and would rather stick to what they know even though the character has been a shadow of his former self since Grant first left back in 1999.

When Grant went crazy Phil was there to stop him from going that one step to far and killing anyone, that was Phil's purpose. They're two sides of the same coin. But without Grant, Phil had to evolve and they've taken him down the wrong route and now he is King Phil of Walford who may fall from time to time, occasionally from a bullet wound, but he always manages to pull himself back up and survive like a cockroach.
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Old 31-12-2016, 16:20
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As good as Steve is, his character needs a Max Branning-style break to reinvigorate him and hopefully go a different direction
I agree he needs a new direction but I don't think a long break from the show is necessary. He's doing panto at the moment so that will probably be long enough for his recovery. I just hope that afterwards we see Phil acting a bit differently and at least appreciating his family. Not just returning to being a thug for the sake of it. I prefer it when we see more subtlety from him.
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