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Old 02-01-2017, 21:48
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I'm actually quite annoyed they didn't show the initial reactions. That was all I was looking forward too.
I would've liked to have seen the Mitchells' initial reaction to it and more focus on them.
Half an hour on soley Jack & Max and the Mitchell house would've been poweful enough. We didn't even get to see Honey's reaction - her and the sisters had become really close.
What a bitty, disappointing episode. The only one of the family we saw getting told was Phil.....
Looks like I'm not the only one disappointed / downright baffled by what they chose to leave out in favour of countless scenes of someone *almost* breaking the news.
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:50
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Jack is going to completely blame Roxy for Ronnie's death, which is kind of true except he will never know that Ronnie was also enthusiastic about a dip in the pool, and was more interested in behaving like a silly teenager rather than spending the night with her new husband or checking on her children
Surely he should also be blaming himself for not going looking for her after she didn't return in 20 minutes as they agreed. He was even awake at the time.
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:51
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On another note why is Lee offering to pay for something he knows he can't afford! Surely he should be looking to pay his debts off, not increase them!
Lee's got his head so far in the sand I'm fully expecting him to pop up in Ramsay Street next week.
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:52
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Lee's got his head so far in the sand I'm fully expecting him to pop up in Ramsay Street next week.
Great comment
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:53
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They should have killed off Lee instead of R&R.
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:55
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Alright episode but it would have been better if we seen more reactions
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:58
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I know that was what I was thinking but I knew EastEnders would take the boring option as usual and go straight to the next morning. That's the one thing I hate about EastEnders, I want it to continue in the next episode exactly where it left off but they rarely do and it's always a major let down.

On another note why is Lee offering to pay for something he knows he can't afford! Surely he should be looking to pay his debts off, not increase them!
In this instance, it made more sense continuing from the next morning because Max or Jack are very unlikely to go to the hotel swimming pool at night thinking R&R were there.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:02
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I'm loving Stacey's reactions to Michelle

Thought the spread of the news was dealt with well. Scott pulled out a good performance.

Max is interesting, does he feel guilty about giving Roxy the drugs or is he not feeling any emotion? Is he really a changed man?

Thought all the talk of support groups was a tad premature, she's just died.

Good episode overall.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:04
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Surely he should also be blaming himself for not going looking for her after she didn't return in 20 minutes as they agreed. He was even awake at the time.
why would he blame himself? he might do of course but it was Ronnie who wanted to abandon him and their children to run amok in the hotel with her sister, he would have no way of knowing that both her and Roxy would behave so irresponsibly, and presumably by then Honey had left so who was going to stay with the children? (none of the guests except Max who wasn't even supposed to be there appeared to be still at the hotel in the morning)
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:07
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Surely he should also be blaming himself for not going looking for her after she didn't return in 20 minutes as they agreed. He was even awake at the time.
He may also initially blame Honey in the heat of the moment as she handed bedtime story reading duty over to him so easily. Ronnie may not have gone drinking then.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:24
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Hotel staff

Do they really need to come with all sirens blaring
Certainly not

She was somewhat incompetent. Rooms should have been searched immedtiately

Why doesn't the policewoman wait outside until max wakes him up?
Murder suspects

How come Jack has been sleeping all night, fully clothed and arms round his kids?
He has a very strong bladder

the police would surely refer to them under their actual names. even the wedding had Ronnie as Veronica
But not on the gravestone

Why are all these coppers in the room when Jack's being told his wife and sister in law have died?
Murder suspects

Leave the drugs. The drugs will still be in her system
Tis true

Max trying to do the chivalrous thing by Roxy.
She will not thank him

Why would Max still have a key for that hotel room?
Roxanne gave him one

Won't the drugs be found in Roxy's system when they do the postmortem?
Do threy have post mortem s in EE world

What's going to happen to the presents? Leave them in the square so that Jay and Lee don't need to be conspicuous when going on the rob?
Auction in he pub

Scott Maslen is an awful actor
He's adequate playing an adult who couldn't get a grip.

Wonder if Elaine's gonna pop her clogs given her condition.
Not before Linda can come back

They should wait to tell phil.
It might kill him off

Hasn't he got rid of the drugs yet?
Daft Max

Sharon building up the part.

"There's been an accident..... A terrible accident...... A freak accident...... Ronnie and Roxy.... They .... Are.... Dead."
How does she know it was an accident ????

Abi " is Uncle Jack ok?"

Yes abi jack is ok after leaning his wife has died.

Stupid girl
Why was she stupid?

she failed - only had one job - shag max and she kills herself and her sis
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arms bands would have been a great wedding gift
Post of the thread runner up

Same. I would not have minded a Jack and Glenda two-hander. Abysmal episode tonight.
Problem is that they would have finished up in bed

Where was Billy in this ep?
No. He was celebrating two jobs


On another note why is Lee offering to pay for something he knows he can't afford! Surely he should be looking to pay his debts off, not increase them!
Mr Gormless was showing off playing the big I am.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:28
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why would he blame himself?
Because this is a drama and we're meant to feel something when watching it. Of course it wasn't his fault, but without knowing how it happened exactly, he should be going over the events in his mind, wondering if he could have done something differently. If he decided to blame Ronnie or Roxy, that would just be awkward viewing and quite pointless.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:31
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Problem is that they would have finished up in bed
Well then, so be it. That would have been truly shocking, not this ending that has been spoiled since October which tonight got the bare minimum acknowledgement by the many deadwood inhabitants of the Square.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:16
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Was such a shame it was a bit flat tonight as many people would be tuning in. It felt jarring against last nights episode. We should have had Max or a member of staffs reaction to finding them, it should have felt like the action continued in some way at least. It felt really detached and like they hadn't died at all.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:17
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I'm loving Stacey's reactions to Michelle

Thought the spread of the news was dealt with well. Scott pulled out a good performance.

Max is interesting, does he feel guilty about giving Roxy the drugs or is he not feeling any emotion? Is he really a changed man?

Thought all the talk of support groups was a tad premature, she's just died.

Good episode overall.
Max didn't give Roxy the drugs, he found them in her bag while he was waiting for her.
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:05
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Looks like I'm not the only one disappointed / downright baffled by what they chose to leave out in favour of countless scenes of someone *almost* breaking the news.
Was such a shame it was a bit flat tonight as many people would be tuning in. It felt jarring against last nights episode. We should have had Max or a member of staffs reaction to finding them, it should have felt like the action continued in some way at least. It felt really detached and like they hadn't died at all.
I wonder if it was because they had filmed several possible endings for R &R and so the subsequent scenes (not showing the discovery, and telling people) had to be 'generic' enough to fit each possible demise?
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:56
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to protect her reputation?
This is Roxy Mitchell we're talking about here.

Seriously though, an underwhelming episode. Agree with those who said it was a shame the timeline had moved on to after the bodies were found - plus all those scenes where characters were almost told what had happened. They really missed an opportunity to capitalise on a dramatic episode.
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:58
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Self-preservation Max taking the drugs and washing it away
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Old 03-01-2017, 01:05
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I wonder if it was because they had filmed several possible endings for R &R and so the subsequent scenes (not showing the discovery, and telling people) had to be 'generic' enough to fit each possible demise?
they certainly didnt decide on the night which ending to go with, they didnt even release proper alternative endings, just a 10 second montage, they knew from the start which ending they were gonna use, hell the sun leaked it back in November when it was being filmed
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Old 03-01-2017, 02:07
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Max is interesting, does he feel guilty about giving Roxy the drugs or is he not feeling any emotion? Is he really a changed man .
Oh is that why he was so concerned about getting rid of the drugs! I thought he was trying to protect Roxy although once they do a post mortem they will know she'd taken drugs.
I must have missed that bit
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Old 03-01-2017, 02:10
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Alright episode but it would have been better if we seen more reactions
I was also hoping for more reactions although I did cry when Sharon told Phil. Letitia Dean did a good job there.
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Old 03-01-2017, 02:33
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Oh is that why he was so concerned about getting rid of the drugs! I thought he was trying to protect Roxy although once they do a post mortem they will know she'd taken drugs.
I must have missed that bit
No you're right, he was just trying to protect Roxy. The other poster must have got mixed up.

Although he may also have gotten rid of the drugs to protect himself as well since his finger prints would be on the packet from when he first found them. He probably didn't want to take the chance of being caught up in another death after what happened with Lucy.
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Old 03-01-2017, 09:03
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I'm soooo disappointed, what an anti-climax.

It was an ok episode but far, far from what I had expected or hoped for. The reactions were very underwhelming, Scott Maslen's acting was mediocre to say the least.

Oh dear, it could have been so much more dramatic.
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Old 03-01-2017, 11:02
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What I didn't understand was why the FLO was insisting Jack identify the bodies? He was clearly in no state to do that? He mentioned their mother Glenda, surely she could do it, or even Max?

I agreed as well far too early to be mentioning support groups.
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Old 03-01-2017, 11:33
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I'm soooo disappointed, what an anti-climax.

It was an ok episode but far, far from what I had expected or hoped for. The reactions were very underwhelming, Scott Maslen's acting was mediocre to say the least.

Oh dear, it could have been so much more dramatic.
Who is to say how people react to death though? People grieve in different ways and i think was well explored.
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