EastEnders (Sean O'Connor exit will be "baroque")

[LukeB]

If she sells her necklace for a fiver...mess

[Marsh.]

Lmao

When Shaz was shaking when she saw him :love:

She dropped her ovaries all over the floor. :love:

http://i.imgur.com/p3RrAwH.gif http://i.imgur.com/EjD9T9x.gif

[Denver]

Caramel needs murdering

[Marsh.]

I'm Kush's nipple

http://freesamples.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Yorkie_Man_Size_Buttons_120G.jpg

[Marsh.]

Sorry but it was time for DTC to go

Tbh, I think it's because he was going that it was bad. He probably burned out and didn't really care much by the last six months.

You can tell by the Kathy story (I'm surprised he didn't mention it as a regret in that DS interview) he started it off great with the reveal and was extremely enthusiastic about what they were going to do and then suddenly...... nothing happened and we got that silliness at the mansion.

[Denver]

Mess at Buster running over the flying body and nobody batted a eyelid

[Denver]

If she was sensible she would buy 5 bags of rice

[Denver]

Carry on smashing her ugly face in Denise

[Marsh.]

I just don't buy that she's struggling for food, but isn't worried about bills/mortgage payments?

Do what students do love and stock up on cheap noodles/pasta etc. I just don't believe she's been left to starve, she'd be entitled to a job seeker's allowance.

[reece(:]

Why @ Turn Down for What blasting in the background?

[reece(:]

Steven is such a damp squib

[Marsh.]

SOC has taken all of the characters with an edge and either drowned them (Ronnie & Roxy) or cut their balls off (Stacey & Steven). :(

[reece(:]

A duff duff with Denise pouring pasta in a pan?

Well I for one am GRIPPED to this harrowing tv.

[Marsh.]

So Honey randomly mentions they're packing up the flat. Where are they moving?

Is that the last time we've seen that street in the show then, what with the set build?

[Marsh.]

A duff duff with Denise pouring pasta in a pan?

Well I for one am GRIPPED to this harrowing tv.

I can't believe they didn't reveal what sauce she is going to add to it.

[Denver]

So Honey randomly mentions they're packing up the flat. Where are they moving?

Is that the last time we've seen that street in the show then, what with the set build?

They are moving into Les and Pam's she did mention it last week

[LukeB]

So Honey randomly mentions they're packing up the flat. Where are they moving?

Is that the last time we've seen that street in the show then, what with the set build?

They are moving into Les and Pam's old place and Pam is paying for the decoration. Honey mentioned it, listen :oh:

[Marsh.]

They are moving into Les and Pam's old place and Pam is paying for the decoration. Honey mentioned it, listen :oh:

Yes, that is what I just said hun, Honey mentioned it.

Keep up son.

[Marsh.]

"Soon as the divorce comes through"

What? Ronnie married Jack before she died? How is their divorce not finalised?

[Denver]

When do you divorce your dead partner

[LukeB]

Yes, that is what I just said hun, Honey mentioned it.

Keep up son.

yeah but it's not random since she mentioned it the first time to Denise on another episode and then she mentioned it again today to Denise again. it's not the first time we heard about it.

[Marsh.]

Well, you wouldn't. You're automatically widowed but what I mean is, his marriage to Ronnie should be over even if she was alive as she married Jack again.

[Marsh.]

yeah but it's not random since she mentioned it the first time to Denise on another episode and then she mentioned it again today. it's not the first time we heard about it.

Two random mentions then.

Still random, they never get given any material.

[Denver]

Oh you mean Charlie

[Denver]

Two random mentions then.

Still random, they never get given any material.

Honey selling Denise pasta cut from the episode?

[Marsh.]

They shot themselves in the foot with those location shoots for the Weyland scenes.

When they've now moved over to shooting office scenes in the studio, it really stands out. :joker:

[Denver]

Denise should steal Kim's hot tub and steal it

[Marsh.]

I thought the clouds were supposed to be a stylish image on the office walls, but is that seriously supposed to be real scenery through the window? :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Isn't Weyland the name of the company in the Alien's franchise?

[reece(:]

Also, during the Denise and Carmel scene did the camera look off to anyone else?

[Marsh.]

Denisefuriouslypouringpasta.gif

[Marsh.]

Make it happen Ash.

[reece(:]

Mess at Kim IDing Kush's date

http://digitalspyuk.cdnds.net/17/18/980x660/gallery-soaps-eastenders-kush-blind-date-02981298uh3uh4.jpg

[reece(:]

Another exciting storyline on the way

EastEnders bosses will be writing Adam Woodyatt's impressive weight loss into Ian Beale's storyline as he joins a slimming club next week.

Adam – who plays Ian – left viewers amazed when he showed off a much slimmer look during an appearance on The One Show last month, as he prepared to take part in the London Marathon.

With Ian trying (and often failing) to stick to a healthier lifestyle, viewers may have been wondering how Adam's new look will be written into his scripts.

And sure enough, it looks like it will as Ian takes even more steps to lose weight by joining a slimming club in upcoming scenes.

[Denver]

BSA awards 2018 best storyline winner?

[Marsh.]

After Denise's pasta cliffhanger, the next one is to be Ian pouring a nice glass of Slimfast?

[Denver]

Speaking at a press event for Redwater, Shane said: "In 2002, it took a year before Kat and Alfie kissed. That doesn't happen now in soap. The appetite has become very voracious – it's more like fast food.

"But back then, 14/15 years ago, we did that whole will-they-won't-they thing. The audience waited 14 months for Kat and Alfie to get together and millions of people kept tuning in. It was such a slow burn.

"Now, I think whether it's reality or game shows, the audience's attention span gets smaller so they want things fast."

[Denver]

I couldnt agree with him more

[reece(:]

Messss

http://digitalspyuk.cdnds.net/17/19/768x431/gallery-1494412615-eastenders-pasta-credits-photoshop.jpg

[Firewire]

Omfg

862411948196941824

I love the Millers

[Firewire]

Omg is that Danny Walters

[Denver]

That is why he quit Benidorm

[Firewire]

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a828001/eastenders-spoilers-cast-changes-taylor-family/

[Denver]

Where have i seen the mum from?

[LukeB]

Omg is that Danny Walters

Omg yes it is, that's probably why he's not returning to benidorm.

[Firewire]

Where have i seen the mum from?

She played Star's mum

[Denver]

The family will also be bringing two pets to the Square with them – their dog Bronson and bearded dragon Rooney.

Lostie to stan again?

[Denver]

She played Star's mum

Mess especially with her still being in it kind of

[Denver]

Danny looks a twat with a shaved head sorry

[Denver]

Danny enthused: "Having only been filming EastEnders for a few weeks, I feel so privileged to already feel a part of the team. Everyone has been so friendly and kind and gone above and beyond to make us feel welcome and supported.

So they will be on screen by the end of the month

[Rob!]

Omfg

862411948196941824

I love the Millers

Like a family like they're clearly supposed to be would be able to afford a house in Albert Square

[Denver]

You can tell the girl will be up the duff and the mum is a petty criminal and the oldest boy will shag bex and Michelle

[Rob!]

Also loving Mini Jay

[Firewire]

Like a family like they're clearly supposed to be would be able to afford a house in Albert Square

Is there even any empty houses?

[Denver]

What happened to the Asian family? has that been panned?

[Denver]

Is that the Slater house they are outside?

[Denver]

Why does the mother look like someone has let rip?

[Denver]

I am glad they are blooding new characters in though the show needs it

[Daniel-X]

Demi Miller put on so much weight omg

[Daniel-X]

They all look **** except the mam sorry. I know i shouldn't judge already but the kids all look so clichéd like I can guess their personas already.

[Cal.]

I knew the mum was called Karen by looking at her that's so weird. Karen Taylor literally popped into my head.

I'm obsessed with Karen Taylor.

[Firewire]

Cannot wait for her and stacey to row

[reece(:]

Mess is that him off Benidorm?

Obvs he's getting with our Whit

[reece(:]

Mess at them owning a Staffy, how CLICHE!

[Tom4784]

Cannot wait for her and stacey to row

Never going to happen, Stacey's not allowed to do anything but the washing up.

[LukeB]

Mess is that him off Benidorm?

Obvs he's getting with our Whit

I would take this over them trying to make Whitney and Mick have an affair. (twitter are already accusing Whitney of trying to be Linda)

[reece(:]

"Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades.

"This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again."

Poor Denise

[Daniel-X]

Bookmark me:

The whole family except Keanu will be out the show by summer 2019.

[reece(:]

EastEnders have also revealed that the siblings also have an older sister – an off-screen character called Chantelle, who lives nearby with her boyfriend and two children.


Channy the Charva arriving Christmas 2017?

[Daniel-X]

Channy the Charva arriving Christmas 2017?

Channy sounds like a re-up of how Our Dawn was with the Millers.

[reece(:]

Channy sounds like a re-up of how Our Dawn was with the Millers.

They tried it!

When the dad pops up and looks like homeless Keith it will literally be them.

[reece(:]

Ronnie and Roxy DO NOT DESERVE THIS!

[Tom4784]

Bookmark me:

The whole family except Keanu will be out the show by summer 2019.

They won't even last until next year, SOC will be pushed out of the door sooner rather than later and any sensible producer would get rid of all the knockoff characters he's introduced. Pam & Les, the Millers....Are we going to get the Lidl Masoods next?

[Deirdre]

Omfg

862411948196941824

I love the Millers

this looks dreadful

[reece(:]

I'm glad they didn't make Alex or Mads part of the new fam

[Denver]

I'm glad they didn't make Alex or Mads part of the new fam

Bookmark me when Keanu shags them both, Bex, Louise, Abi, Whitney, Lauren and Michelle

[reece(:]

Keanu sounds like one of orangu's siblings

[Wizard.]

I wonder what storylines they will get? Apparently the younger kids have learning difficulties so I'm not here for another half arsed Denny Watts bullying storyline! Bookmark me that Linda returns and her and Karen hate each other but then learn to like each other and become bezzies by the end of the year.

[reece(:]

Welp at people on Facebook saying they belong in Newcastle

[Ross.]

Here for them taking screentime away from Denise :clap1:

[Marsh.]

Mess especially with her still being in it kind of

Tbf, when Mandy Salter returned, Shirley Carter was in the show and it was Linda Henry who originally played her mum.

[Marsh.]

Keanu sounds like one of orangu's siblings

Here for them taking screentime away from Denise :clap1:

:joker: :joker: :joker:

[Marsh.]

Yay for new characters but... they look like a REALLY BAD Little Britain sketch.

And the woman who played Star's mum is really hammy so I don't hold out much hope of them being much more than obscene and outdated caricatures.

Millers or Slaters they are most certainly not.

SOC is out of touch and stuck in the past. This will be as dated and old fashioned as the community rubbish we had all over Christmas. Bloody clueless.

The lad from Benidorm seems a decent actor, that's about the only positive thing I can say about it.

[Ross.]

So is Star going to be in the show ever again or are we meant to forget she exists because her mum has a new name and family

[Marsh.]

I just know that come November 2017 we're going to be so tired of the number of episodes devoted to how chavvy and skint they are.

[Rob!]

Not the Battersbys reborn

[Marsh.]

Just a bad Little Britain sketch.

The mum and the girl especially. So cliche.

I'm just going to watch Redwater.

[Marsh.]

And the lad being stuck with a bowl haircut because his mum can't afford a hairdresser. Is this the 70s?

[Marsh.]

Perched for TescoPamCoker and LidlRosieMiller locked in an inter-class war living in the same block of flats.

[Rob!]

Tbf the only reason I'm bitter is because it's SOC. The show does need a new family and has done for quite some time.

[Marsh.]

Tbf the only reason I'm bitter is because it's SOC. The show does need a new family and has done for quite some time.

It's not even about SOC. Look at the state of them, it's like a Daily Mail article on benefit scrounging.

[Marsh.]

862641245742673920

nail. In. Coffin.

[Denver]

Seeing has EE have not confirmed it i doubt it

[reece(:]

862641245742673920

nail. In. Coffin.

BYE

[Firewire]

FFS

[Firewire]

Is Keanu a gay?

[Ross.]

Omfg not Sam :joker:

[Ross.]

I'm screaming

[Firewire]

It's all a lie

SOC is a ****ing idiot but he's not that daft

[Denver]

But an EastEnders spokesperson told Digital Spy this afternoon that "there are no plans for Danniella to return" to the BBC One soap.

[Marsh.]

MYet-9UAdX0

Denise. Yawn. As if any normal person would take this long to sign on for Universal Credit. You quit your job you daft bitch.

Whitney. Boring.

Stacey screaming again. :love:

[Marsh.]

Has he killed Dot? :shocked:

[LukeB]

Has he killed Dot? :shocked:

Who is he?

[Marsh.]

Who is he?

SOC.

But looks like Charlie or Jack lashes out at her.

[Denver]

So the couple and the chavs have history?

[Denver]

Mess at Stace piping up against momma chav

[Denver]

I am guessing Yolande is back permanent

[Marsh.]

Looks like the old couple and the Taylor's are both being rehoused from Walford Towers.

[Rob!]

A ****ing mess at them post it noting the square

[Rob!]

fkiobax0XPQ

Denise. Yawn. As if any normal person would take this long to sign on for Universal Credit. You quit your job you daft bitch.

Whitney. Boring.

Stacey screaming again. :love:

That doesn't work what is it

[LukeB]

When is Phil back?

[Marsh.]

When is Phil back?

Steve McFadden is on strike until they have a new producer.

[Marsh.]

That doesn't work what is it

MYet-9UAdX0

[Rob!]

MYet-9UAdX0

Some of that actually looks half decent.

[Marsh.]

Emphasis on "looks".

[Rob!]

So wait, Steven is going to shag Abi?

[Ross.]

Oh wow a save the community centre story I am PERCHED

[Marsh.]

So they've saved the market, the Christmas play, the bin collections, the Square gardens, Denise's education and now the community centre. Hmm, what next.

[Denver]

So they've saved the market, the Christmas play, the bin collections, the Square gardens, Denise's education and now the community centre. Hmm, what next.

The pub

[Gstar]

One month behind... is it worth catching up?

[Rob!]

One month behind... is it worth catching up?

I've not watched it properly for months and saw tonight and didn't feel like I'd missed a thing so

[Marsh.]

One month behind... is it worth catching up?

No. Not really.

Maybe the big events like Michelle's car crash but even then that means suffering through the conclusion to the Preston crap.

[Marsh.]

The pub

It's already been "saved".

[Rob!]

It's already been "saved".

Lady Di says "woof."

[Marsh.]

Moose looks like somebody I went to school with. :worry:

[Marsh.]

Woody's eye mask. :umm2:

[Marsh.]

"I thought I'd pop in to say hello."

"Hello."

:joker:

[LukeB]

Woody's eye mask. :umm2:

Woody altogether :umm2:

[Marsh.]

Woody altogether :umm2:

The fact they portray him as some kind of stud. :worry:

[Marsh.]

Abi labelling everything.

I've been waiting for her to get another major storyline. :flutter:

[Marsh.]

Erm, is Steven trying to intentionally give Louie chickenpox to keep Lauren home from work?

[Marsh.]

Jake Wood seems so bored. :joker:

[Daniel-X]

Boring @ most of the storylines in that trailer. ESPECIALLY Denise, Whitney and what looks like a teenage pregnancy plot for Bex.

[Firewire]

That trailer looks okay

I for one am perched for Cora and Yolande

[Will.]

The was ****, looks boring as **** as usual.

[Will.]

Literally it's probs gonna be Autumn before anything good happens.

[Gstar]

I think the trailer was quite good, feels like I've missed so much (Charlie's back??!)

[Marsh.]

The only bit that interests me is the Chairman arriving in the Square and Yolande somehow being involved.

I really like the idea behind this storyline as it's not really something the show has done before and I don't feel like you can predict what happens.

I just hope more attention is paid to it in the future as so far it's amounted to too many scenes of Jake Wood staring, bored, at something.

I'm kind of hoping it leads to a surprise appearance from Janine, even if a guest stint. She's a character with money now and I feel would want to be involved in something taking down Walford.

[Denver]

EASTENDERS sources have revealed Danniella Westbrook will never return to the soap, despite the reality star repeatedly claiming she is in talks about making a comeback.

[Marsh.]

Well, that looks real.

[Denver]

Its from the Sun

[Marsh.]

Oh, silly me. The unconfirmed spokespeople of the Sun are practically gospel with the truth.

A show like EE would never make a comment like that. They'd opt for the diplomatic "There are no plans at the moment" which is what they gave DS. And since the bosses change every few years "never" becomes null and void.

[Gstar]

862641245742673920

nail. In. Coffin.

Beat me to it

"Later this year" perched for her involvement in the Christmas storyline

[Josy]

Erm, is Steven trying to intentionally give Louie chickenpox to keep Lauren home from work?

I hate Stephen :/ but Lauren is a pain in the arse too

[Denver]

http://digitalspyuk.cdnds.net/17/19/768x490/gallery-1494581736-screen-shot-2017-05-12-at-102056.jpg

[Denver]

Screaming at the backtrack

[Marsh.]

I love Ronnie's epic return after surgery

https://media.giphy.com/media/DcUf7txVSQjm0/giphy.gif

[Marsh.]

"I have no interest in going back to eastenders. I was being polite"

:laugh3:

[Marsh.]

Surely Denise would've had the exam bloody ages ago?

How long has she been studying?

You'd think she was doing a full set of GCSE's or a bloody degree the amount she's studying. Jeez.

[Marsh.]

"That cow deserved everything she got" :umm2:

[Denver]

Paul Nicholls, Jo Joyner and the girl who plays Star are in a new CH4 show Ackley Bridge which is basically a remake of Waterloo Road

[Denver]

If anyone is interested

[Ross.]

Charlie is cancelled

[Marsh.]

I preferred The ABC.

[Denver]

Not EE once being so popular on here

www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131513

[Wizard.]

Not EE once being so popular on here

www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131513

Now the forums like

http://i.imgur.com/lK6C8O4.png

[Denver]

Is that Darren Millers mrs?

[Denver]

Are they bringing Darren back?

[Denver]

So Denise will become the new Market inspector?

[Natalie.]

Thought thAt was Jodie Gold

[Tinsel Toes]

What about Sharons lip fillers - top lip gone stuck ! Overdone it :conf:

[Marsh.]

Wow, it looks like Adam Woodyatt's weight loss is already showing through on screen.

Ian's shirts are hanging off him now.

Yet, they're still having Ian not bothering to curb his eating, or exercising more. Are we supposed to ignore it?

[Ross.]

Is that Darren Millers mrs?

Who

[Marsh.]

Denise Fox, came into the show as a single mother of two daughters, having ran away from an abusive partner and has never had any form of financial aid.

Ok SOC.

[Marsh.]

"I need some money"

Who writes this sh*t?

[Ross.]

I honestly never thought I'd be sick of seeing Denise

She needs a really long break

[Marsh.]

Bloody hell, even when she gets home she's still debating whether to apply for Universal Credit.

Am I supposed to be rooting for this idiot?

[Denver]

Who

Bubbly in the fridge's daughter

[Marsh.]

I'm one of the kids, looking through the blinds and judging Jack for getting arrested.

[Ross.]

Bubbly in the fridge's daughter

Oh are you talking about the gal talking to Michelle

I wasn't paying much attention

[Ross.]

I'm one of the kids, looking through the blinds and judging Jack for getting arrested.

:joker:

[Ross.]

Is it just me that thinks Lee Ryan's character wouldn't be that bad if someone else was playing him

[Denver]

he is so fat now

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/13/22/4046D6B300000578-4503338-All_Rise_The_star_worked_up_a_sweat_as_he_showed_o ff_his_fancy_f-m-15_1494712666546.jpg

[Marsh.]

Is it just me that thinks Lee Ryan's character wouldn't be that bad if someone else was playing him

Yeah. He's a normal character with potential but Lee Ryan just annoys me.

[Will.]

he is so fat now

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/13/22/4046D6B300000578-4503338-All_Rise_The_star_worked_up_a_sweat_as_he_showed_o ff_his_fancy_f-m-15_1494712666546.jpg

Hardly.

[Firewire]

A bit porky

[Firewire]

But I agree

Woody is an alright character but Lee Ryan is a bit terrible

[Marsh.]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/16/eastenders-boss-sean-oconnor-gives-first-in-depth-interview-on-his-changes-to-the-soap-and-its-future-6638324/


What's appearing on screen appears to be the exact opposite of what he's going for.


Real, realism, realistic, ordinary, with a dash of gothic. Put a SOC in it.

[Denver]

When i signed on my advisor was not that hot

[Denver]

Aww he is so sweet giving her biscuits

[Amy Jade]

The guy in the unemployment office was adorable :flutter:

I am glad they have shown there are good people in the job after the nasty guy yesterday

[Josy]

Denise is such a pain in the arse though, if you were that hard up it wouldn't be such a drama to accept the help offered to you, I mean yeah someone might be hesitant at first but not every single time :rolleyes:

Also whats Max up to :think:

[Tom4784]

The story should develop around the characters, characters shouldn't be made to fit around a story.

SOC just doesn't understand that.

[Marsh.]

Denise is a moron.

After quitting your job as if you'd wait until you were down to 10p and one teaspoon of coffee in the cupboard before thinking oh I might need some support. Moronic writing that SOC somehow thinks makes the show "real".

If anything the show is less realistic than when we had Gangsta Gran crawling out of a concrete grave. :rolleyes:

It's like the person who's never struggled for money and their idea of what being poor is.

She seems to be having biscuit envy but we've heard nothing of her getting behind on her bills or the mortgage?

[Marsh.]

And as for her attitude being so patronising to the advisor. Ugh. It's all her own fault she can do one.

They've wrecked her character.

[Denver]

She still a better character then Roxy was :idc:

[Will.]

Apparently something crazily ambitious/extraordinary will happen around Autumn and no soap has done it before.

SOC says it will be electric and it involves every character.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/metro.co.uk/2017/05/17/eastenders-spoilers-boss-reveals-crazily-ambitious-plans-for-an-extraordinary-event-that-no-soap-has-ever-done-6644389/amp/

[Denver]

Id love a major stunt that puts everyones lives in danger but aslong as he doesnt become reliable on sunts

[reece(:]

Apparently something crazily ambitious/extraordinary will happen around Autumn and no soap has done it before.

SOC says it will be electric and it involves every character.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/metro.co.uk/2017/05/17/eastenders-spoilers-boss-reveals-crazily-ambitious-plans-for-an-extraordinary-event-that-no-soap-has-ever-done-6644389/amp/
Meteor hits the square? :fc:

[LucyPinder'sLover]

Aint It Been Long Enough Now To Sack Sean O’Connor Now

[Marsh.]

Max finally takes over the square so all of the residents have to leave and they're on a new street for a year?

[Marsh.]

She still a better character then Roxy was :idc:
Thanks for your comment on a comparison nobody made.

[Urban Cragou]

She still a better character then Roxy was :idc:

Who said anything about Roxy in the first place?

[Denver]

Me

[Rob!]

Why?

[Denver]

Because i love Denise and standing behind her and i love her storyline tbh because it is true britian

[Tom4784]

Apparently something crazily ambitious/extraordinary will happen around Autumn and no soap has done it before.

SOC says it will be electric and it involves every character.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/metro.co.uk/2017/05/17/eastenders-spoilers-boss-reveals-crazily-ambitious-plans-for-an-extraordinary-event-that-no-soap-has-ever-done-6644389/amp/

Considering he thought that Ian's diabetes storyline would be revolutionary, I'm not getting my hopes up.

The bin issue to be finally resolved?

[Rob!]

Considering he thought that Ian's diabetes storyline would be revolutionary, I'm not getting my hopes up.

The bin issue to be finally resolved?

Well it's certainly not wrong to say no show or soap has ever in the history of television gone on about bins for nearly a full year.

[Marsh.]

Because i love Denise and standing behind her and i love her storyline tbh because it is true britian
Except it isn't. It's laughably unrealistic.

[Denver]

Except it isn't. It's laughably unrealistic.

There will be people who are stubborn and refuse help because many people see signing on as losing their pride especially if they worked all their lives as Denise has

[Marsh.]

There will be people who are stubborn and refuse help because many people see signing on as losing their pride especially if they worked all their lives as Denise has
That's the least of this plot ridden sh*tty storylines problems.

Stubborn or not, nobody like Denise would wait this long after purposely leaving employment.

Also, she was once a single mother of two young daughters who escaped an abusive partner and we're supposed to believe she's never had help from the welfare system?

And she's positively starving.... but is seemingly comfortable with the house bills, internet and mortgage which she has shown know anxiety about.

[Denver]

That's the least of this plot ridden sh*tty storylines problems.

Stubborn or not, nobody like Denise would wait this long after purposely leaving employment.

Also, she was once a single mother of two young daughters who escaped an abusive partner and we're supposed to believe she's never had help from the welfare system?

And she's positively starving.... but is seemingly comfortable with the house bills, internet and mortgage which she has shown know anxiety about.
no matter if she went 5 weeks early or not she would had to wait 3 months.

I am guessing Patrick pays the bills

[Marsh.]

no matter if she went 5 weeks early or not she would had to wait 3 months.

I am guessing Patrick pays the bills
5 weeks? It's been over two months since she quit her job knowing she had no savings to live off. It's plain stupidity that is both out of character and insulting to the viewers.

She was sanctioned because she purposely left employment because of the terribly out of character writing.

Patrick's paying for all the bills and mortgage on his state pension?

Ok. So she's fine with him doing that but not paying for a weekly shop?

[Denver]

5 weeks? It's been over two months since she quit her job knowing she had no savings to live off. It's plain stupidity that is both out of character and insulting to the viewers.

She was sanctioned because she purposely left employment because of the terribly out of character writing.

Patrick's paying for all the bills and mortgage on his state pension?

Ok. So she's fine with him doing that but not paying for a weekly shop?

The house was brought out right i believe

[Marsh.]

The house was brought out right i believe

Then you believed wrong. That, along with the house next door was the B&B, which they had to have turned back into two house when the B&B wasn't doing well. Whilst she was abroad with Vincent Kim then sold both houses (how she owned the business I have no idea). But I do know Denise had to either pay rent or a mortgage for the house she and Patrick share.

But then Patrick is supposed to own the Minute Mart so it's futile trying to apply any logic to this silly storyline.

[reece(:]

SOC Interview

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/16/eastenders-boss-sean-oconnor-gives-first-in-depth-interview-on-his-changes-to-the-soap-and-its-future-6638324/
http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/17/eastenders-spoilers-boss-reveals-crazily-ambitious-plans-for-an-extraordinary-event-that-no-soap-has-ever-done-6644389/

[Marsh.]

Offended that reece ignored the fact I already posted that. :(

[Denver]

EASTENDERS boss Sean O’Connor has promised that there will be an influx of “old returning faces” to Albert Square this summer.

The soap boss, who took over from Dominic Tredwell-Collins last year, has teased fans with the promise of some explosive scenes between now and Christmas – but will they be enough to win back viewers fed-up with the current plotlines?

He told Metro: “There are some new faces – and old returning ones – that will take us over a fantastic summer which takes us into a very, very dramatic autumn.

“By Christmas it’ll all be in place!

“It’s a really exciting time to be in Walford at the moment.

“You can feel it in the studios and on the lot.

[Marsh.]

He's so out of his depth.

[reece(:]

Kim snatching Denise's breakfast biscuit :joker:

[Denver]

Thieving scumbag kill her off

[reece(:]

The CCTV snatching Whitney :joker:

[Denver]

I ship Widdy

[reece(:]

Bye that security guard trying to put the moves on Whitney is both creepy and unrealistic

[Denver]

Mess at them dirtying Minda's sheets

[Denver]

Jessie Wallace isnt keen on returning

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Lol busted! :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Cora :love:

[Rob!]

What utter complete bollocks

[Marsh.]

What utter complete bollocks

:clap1: :clap1: :clap1: :clap1:

[Urban Cragou]

Jessie Wallace isnt keen on returning

I'm glad. Kalfie are finished.

[Marsh.]

Could Whitney be less discreet? :unsure:

[Marsh.]

After months of refusing to change his ways, Ian finally has a salad for tea, does a couple of push ups and attends a weight loss class and suddenly he's ready for a "clean bill of health" and "You are looking a bit trimmer"?

Adam Woodyatt's real life weight loss clearly moved quicker than SOC's near death pacing.

[Marsh.]

Whitney goes out shopping in a bad wig I see.

[Marsh.]

Whitney attracting another creep. :umm2:

And as if he wouldn't take it further now he's got CCTV footage.

[Marsh.]

I'm sick of Denise standing and staring for half an hour, she's honestly making this dragged out silly plot line feel even bloody longer.

[Urban Cragou]

Am I the only one who low-key rates this Woody fella?

[Ross.]

An absolute mess at Whitney and the security guy

[Ross.]

Is it bad I was actually looking forward to ****ing Cora returning :joker:

[Urban Cragou]

I love Cora.

[Marsh.]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/18/eastenders-boss-sean-oconnor-drops-big-character-spoilers-in-part-two-of-our-exclusive-interview-6646491/

She is a great classical actress – the more that you give her, the better she is.


... so every storyline we think up, we give it to her.

Women in the soap generally

As both Tony Warren (who created Coronation Street) and Tony Holland and Julia Smith made clear, much of the time, soaps are driven by the female characters. It’s interesting that in some iterations of soap, it’s all about gangsters, deals and suitcases full of cash. But that’s not how I think they work best; they are matriarchal cultures. The female characters tend to have the broadest range in terms of story potential- they can convincingly talk about business, anxiety, sex, family, emotions and relationships. Of course the men are equally important. But it’s Phil, Jack, Max and Mick’s lack of ability to fully express how they feel that makes them such rich characters and often gets them into trouble both in their lives and with their wives. But if you go back through the defining soap characters across the genre over the years – Sheila Grant, Pat Butcher, Peggy Mitchell, Elsie Tanner, Angie Watts, Kat Slater – the characters who are the driving force of many of the great soap stories are women- from Angie and Den’s divorce papers, to Sharongate, from Peggy/Frank/Pat to ‘You ain’t my muvva!’

... so I thought I'd kill two of the most successful modern female pairings in the show now that all of these female legends have all gone too.

https://m.popkey.co/7c028f/Re4gG.gif

[Marsh.]

And ultimately, Louise and Bex need to be our Sharon and Michelle.

https://m.popkey.co/7c028f/Re4gG.gif

Well Sharon and Michelle are badly written too so that's no compliment.

[Marsh.]

The reason he is self-harming is....

Oh, yeah that one scene at Christmas, how could I forget....

https://m.popkey.co/7c028f/Re4gG.gif

[Marsh.]

explains the decision behind axing Ronnie and Roxy


Hope so because every time he's asked about them he just says "baroque".

https://m.popkey.co/7c028f/Re4gG.gif

[Rob!]

Urgh Phil sounds like he's going to be completely ruined on his return too

[Ronald.]

I've missed chatting about EE on here! I'll just give some thoughts over recent storylines

Michelle is growing on me - shows she was given some really poor material and think she did the best she could with it. Was really cheering her on for her job at the department store! Hope she's given some good storylines soon.

Think the benefits thing with Denise is great - really tackling some taboos. A very proud woman who doesn't want "handouts"- it's a shame that some people who really need help feel they shouldn't ask all because of the stigmas that exist.

Carmell bloody more annoying than ever before - they've made her so unlikable. What woman interferes in her own son's life so much has she got nothing better to do. Maybe she needs some rough and tumble with Max to sort for herself out.

What on earth is happening at the vic i'll never know. That family has been a mess since Linda left. Honestly have no idea at all the ridiculous storylines they've had. All that drama and still johnny has had no storyline. Don't like that nob from Blue either.

Really enjoying the curvaceous lauren stepping to the front again. My favourite storyline at the moment is this one. We all know steven has a dark side - gonna be good to see that explored again.

Ron.

[Rob!]

Max is like a classical character from a Jacobean revenge tragedy

:umm2:

Max is a business man who has thought with his dick and not his brain, even over his own family since he arrived in the square. There's **** all Jacobean about him. He's not that complex.

[reece(:]

SOC is a delusional wreck.

[Denver]

Kathy is getting a big storyline

[Ronald.]

Kathy is getting a big storyline

Pleased for her. I wonder if shirley will ever find out about kathy and buster. Cant say she will even care now. R.

[Amy Jade]

Cora knows Max is scum and will always be scum

[Amy Jade]

I feel so sorry for Denise, I wish she would just tell Kim :(

[Natalie.]

Lady Di exposing Whit

[reece(:]

Max to get Cora bumped off?

[reece(:]

Woody left ? :clap1:

[reece(:]

And Shona McGarty as Whitney is absolutely incredible. She’s a wonderfully gifted actress – she can do pain like nobody’s business but she has such warmth and humour too. Wherever she is in a scene – if she is collecting glasses, or breaking her heart- the camera just loves her. She has some huge episodes to come- including a showdown with Mick and Linda in the pipeline which will be a Carter three hander where all of the emotions of the past few months will come crashing into the heart of the Square. It’s going to be fantastic.

So Mickney affair will happen....

Axing Ronnie and Roxy certainly divided opinion…
When Ronnie and Roxy burst onto the Square all those years ago, they were amazing. A real breath of fresh air – and great soap characters. But as they were so popular they were given a huge amount of plot. By the time I arrived, the characters were exhausted. Ronnie became essentially a tragic character. Can you really see Ronnie popping in to the Minute Mart for a pint of milk after sobbing her heart out after the death of yet another child? But we can with a character like Stacey, who as a character, has had time to rest between her big dramatic stories. I felt it was fairer to Sam and Rita to say ‘you have been extraordinary for the show- EastEnders legends- so we’re going to make your exit a great one to remember.’ There was no way that the Mitchell sisters would leave in the back of a taxi!

And it is hard to say goodbye to great characters and also to wonderful actors. We genuinely do think really hard about who is going, who is staying, who is dying and who isn’t. Because you’re not just dealing with the characters your audience loves but you’re dealing with actors’ lives as well. And we work with them every day, long hours – over many years; they’re friends. But sometimes you have to make really tough decisions for the show because EastEnders is bigger than all of us.

Ultimately, when we are attempting to refresh the show, everything we’re trying to do is to ensure the show’s future and stability – building up the core clans, making sure we have the right characters to tell new, challenging and entertaining stories. And it takes a long time to get there. Soap opera has a unique ecology – it’s not like any other TV format because we have to renew the show whilst it’s still broadcasting. It’s not like dramas such as Line of Duty or Broadchurch where you can recharge the show’s batteries between series.
Tragic excuse
One of our new family members is played by Lorraine Stanley, who was in the show not long ago as Star’s mum. There was something about her that we really, really liked. She just fitted the show, but we felt it was the wrong character for her. But Julia (Julia Crampsie our Casting Director) never forgets a performance and she puts them in her memory bank for another time.

DTC shade?

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/19/eastenders-spoilers-boss-sean-oconnor-explains-his-axings-and-gives-more-story-hints-in-the-final-part-of-our-interview-6648823/

[Rob!]

Does Whitney not have a bed? WHY would she shag Woody in Mick and Linda's bed ffs

[Rob!]

He said absolutely nothing to excuse axing R&R the way he did. So Stacey works because she's had rests between big stories? So has Ronnie? And Roxy barely got any big stories. Urgh. He's absolutely full of ****. **** knows what the show is going to look like come Christmas

[reece(:]

Messy seeing Tracey in the Albert

[Rob!]

Messy seeing Tracey in the Albert

Queen of adaptibility