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Old 22-06-2008, 15:22
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I think EastEnders last week was absolutely brilliant and really well written, I don't think they could have done the storyline any better.

What are your views?
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Old 22-06-2008, 15:24
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I so agree with you it was brilliant, and Amanda was outstanding.
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Old 22-06-2008, 15:25
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It was a brilliant week, with only one flaw that annoyed me:

Thursday's episode should have ended with the music box playing it's final notes. Not Abi sending the text.
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Old 22-06-2008, 15:37
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I dontg always get to see Eastenders but watched the ominbus today and was very impreesed
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Old 22-06-2008, 15:46
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It was quite good, there were quite a few flaws but I suppose they were necessary for the dramatic effect.

May was brilliant, and I was quite impressed with Dawn for once.

Two things annoyed me- why couldn't they have killed off either Mickey or Keith? IMO it would have been a good dramatic twist, and a good exit for one of them.

Also, the whole situation with the Brannings. Jack is becoming more dire by the episode and he is dragging everyone else down with him. He is ruining Tanya, and his scenes with Abi made me cringe.

Hurry up back Max, and rescue your family!!
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:14
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I thought it was a very good week for EE. The only criticism being the whole drama of the house explosion being lessened somewhat by Bobby Davro in a union jack waistcoat saying 'come on boys and girls, it's showtime!' or something equally as ridiculous and cringeworthy. *Winces*
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:23
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I thought it was brillliant - the writing was great and so was the acting
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:52
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Yep was good, now we got the max, tania,etc story to looks forward to..
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:53
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I thought it was terrible. Re-using an old storyline (May wants Summer), disrespectful to women with mental health or fertility problems (May), too contrived (OF COURSE May will find Dawn. In her house. Alone.), too ridiculous (Lucy's boyf in the stocks/Jane going straight for a drink/May channeling Jack Nicholson in The Shining), too boring (Abi/Jack and buffet plot). Just a complete mess. It was just crass. I did like Zainab's storyline...but not much else.
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:56
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Why watch if it was terrible?? I thought it was best of lately..Dramatic n all that , mixed with comedy bits in it..
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:57
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disrespectful to women with mental health or fertility problems (May)
This is quite true with Eastenders, unfortunately.
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:57
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great episodes. not the best, but some, especially thursdays episode, were really good. exciting, some good drama, overall damn good writing and acting. 08/10 for the week overall
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Old 22-06-2008, 16:58
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Why watch if it was terrible?? I thought it was best of lately..Dramatic n all that , mixed with comedy bits in it..
Because you don't know if it's terrible or not until you watch it.
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:12
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It was a great week of episodes and well acted by all involved in the explosion scenes! May was as creepy as ever and a great ending to a storyline which started last year.
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:14
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I have to say that eveything was so cheesy. Killing the villan, Interupting a street party. All the same.
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:19
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I thought it was great when Kieth sprung into action and saved Dawn from the burning house.
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:28
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Yess, it was Brilliant. Everything was just perfect, i loved every minute of it.

EastEnders have every reason to win awards =D
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:30
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Yess, it was Brilliant. Everything was just perfect, i loved every minute of it.

EastEnders have every reason to win awards =D

I so agree with you EE is the best soap on TV
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:42
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I so agree with you EE is the best soap on TV
you really are a fan of the happy smilies arent you.
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:44
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you really are a fan of the happy smilies arent you.

Yep
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Old 22-06-2008, 17:56
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Yeah, I agree with you, brilliant is the good word to describe the last week. Very intense, powerful, good storylines... of course there were some blunders with Jack and Tanya's relashionship but nothing special after all.
At the end of Wednesday's 1-hour-long episode, I thought the mixses between all the scenes weren't that good but that's only at the end I understood why it has been assembled like this: the music box May has bought for Summer was playing and her weeping, distressed and singing the lullaby while we can see all the other characters and their relashionship with their daughters (Tanya with Lauren and particularly Abi, Ian without Lucy, Bianca with Tiffany, Keith with Dawn)...Then I realised how amazing it was!

And I'm pretty sure that the next week will be great too, thanks in particular to Max and Bradley with Stacey.

And I couldn't more agree with you, EE is the BEST soap ever on telly!
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Old 22-06-2008, 18:01
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I thought it was great when Kieth sprung into action and saved Dawn from the burning house.
Yea, best scene he's had..Apart from sitting in his chair..
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Old 22-06-2008, 18:04
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Old 22-06-2008, 18:20
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I'm going to lie somewhere between the positive and negative reviews. It was a very good ending to a storyline that couldn't finish properly. It had a brilliant contrast to current storylines between other characters - Ian/Lucy, Tanya/Abi and most of all Zainab/Shabnam (revelation).

However, Bobby Davro and Mickey ruined it for me. The union jack stuff was absolute rubbish, I don't care if it had anything to do with community spirit, it was dreadful. I don't particulary rate Mickey or the actor Joe very high, this is probably more to do with the way the character is written, but the performance wasn't anything special. It was all very unrealistic too.
Although Amanda is an exceptional actress, the best that Eastenders has had in a long time, I can't help but think that she was too melodramatic. This is probably due to her history with stage acting, it can't be helped. She has toned down an awful lot from May last year though, not bellowing "I want my baby!" as low as humanly possible.

The best thing about this will be the aftermath and characterisation. Zainab has assured Shabnam of her original thoughts. Keith has finally saved the day and this will effect the character from now on. Dawn will take the biggest change from this, we may finally see a settled down character who actually cares about her daughter, not leaving Summer with relatives at any chosen moment.
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Old 22-06-2008, 18:21
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It was much better than the football that it's been mucked about by all week. Perhaps we'd have gotten through the Euro qualifiers too if England had stuck Dawn's fella in goal. The save that he performed for Summer was quite spectacular. Definitely a candidate for the Walford five-a-side

I thought the Branning stuff detracted from everything though, even Zainab's story, which is a shame. I found it hard keeping my attention on the better storylines when Jack and Tanya suddenly kept popping up between them and resetting my interest level to 'bored'. They never used to bother me one way or another before, but I'm beginning to think that I'd sooner just watch Tiffany sitting on the Massoods' wall.
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