Hetti is hit and miss for me really, sometimes she comes off well and then other times it sounds pretty forced. Like tonight she wasn't great

Old Lucy >>>>>>>>>>>>>> new one

Both are pretty bad to be fair but I preferred the old one, at least she gave a believable performance now and again and was likeable. This new one is such a bad actress, clearly only cast for her looks and she's hard to warm to. Should never have recast the role.

Michael needs to find a way to take Janine's money.

She's probably not long out of school and now the longevity of something like Eastenders is showing her weaknesses. She can't keep up the standard over a long period, as it's all constantly ongoing.

Hetti means slut where my parents are from
LOL

I thought it was true love :'(

He already has, he's marrying her.

But he has to sign a pre-nup

But she's making him sign a pre-nup...

omgs where have you been

:conf: Pre-nups aren't valid in the UK, where have you been?

I agree, this version of her is not believable.

I am also not convinced by Jacqueline Jossa either!

I don't mind Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren, it's this binge drinking storyline, she can't act drunk.

I prefer Abi because I find the Actress more natural and believable.

Me neither, she's another bad actress. Started out promising but she's been awful lately and even in the scenes where she's not drunk I find her difficult to watch. Acting doesn't come natural to her. Then again the old Lauren was pretty bad too, I think it's just the character I can't warm to, I think she should be written out.

I think most of the Brannings should be really. I like the family and was glad to see them replace the Mitchell's as the main family but if all they've got to offer is cartoon characters with no personality (Derek and Jack) or the Max/Tanya annual affair story then it's best they're gone.

I think what the show really needs is a brand new fresh start with a family completely unrelated to Branning/Mitchell/Jackson/Butcher/Beale/Moon, it's all too repetitive and formulaic.

I tend to agree. I think Jo Joyner and Jake Wood are brilliant as Max and Tanya and two of the strongest actors in the show but there's not much more that can be done with them. Like you said the storylines always seem to be going round in circles with the Brannings. Abi has always been a bit of a 2 dimensional character and I can't say I'd miss her if she was to leave, she's a nice character but that's it, there's not much depth to the character. Jack has always been a useless bore of a character with little personality and Derek is far too panto and unbelievable, I've yet to meet a person who likes him either apart from a few members on this forum so I really can't see why they're keeping him around.

Also agree with that. A big new family is just what the show needs, right now it seems to be just getting worse with every week. A cull of the cast, getting rid of some of the deadwood characters, a new producer and a new family could bring the show back to it's former glory.

Need more of Villain Derek.

I still do not like Tanya, although I am bored of their antics now Max is going to play away again:sleep:.

the whole lot is boreingggggggggggggggggggggggg

Nobody's forcing you to watch it.

Denise is being underused again, so frustrating:(.

TBH, Denise and Zainab's shop scenes were the highlight last week. Only thing I've enjoyed.

What else could you do with her? Within the space of three years, she's had a dokestic abuse storyline, had her daughter drowned, her husband in prison, her husband murdered, a mental husband who murdered people in the name of God, drowned her, made her take the blame for Owen and Trina, being sent to rehabilitation, Lucas being sent to prison and Jordan, Liz, Chelsea and Libby leaving.

That said, though, bring back Chelsea, Libby, Jordan and Liz! Iiked Lucas as well. :(

Sorry about the louzy spelling - typing from my phone.