[Ashley.]

I love Steven Beale, a dying woman

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

I love Steven Beale, a dying woman

I was talking about Jane. Who said she died?

She's at death's door however.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

Who died?

The last bit of hope that this show can get better.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I was talking about Jane. Who said she died?

She's at death's door however.

Well I don't know, I only watched for the exciting stunts x

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

Well I don't know, I only watched for the exciting stunts x

When do they happen?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

Well I don't know, I only watched for the exciting stunts x

Phil jumping on a bin bag.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Phil jumping on a bin bag.

That was clearly filled with cushions!

[Redway]

Does Ian even know Steven's dead?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

Does Ian even know Steven's dead?

He's only just twigged something might have happened to Jane, but he isn't quite sure.

Honestly, Max/Jane/Ian at the hospital is almost a separate plot to Lauren/Abi/Dot.

[Amy Jade]

How did Dot sleep through a huge gas explosion?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

How did Dot sleep through a huge gas explosion?

Powerful enough to blow out the neighbour's windows who promptly went insane and shot another neighbour.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

How did Dot sleep through a huge gas explosion?

me tbh

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Powerful enough to blow out the neighbour's windows who promptly went insane and shot another neighbour.

So embarrassingly written, it's right outside her house ffs

[Marsh.]

"He's had a cardiac arrest, get the defibrillator from the Minute Mart"

I hope this false "reality" that SOC somehow thinks is realistic disappears soon.

[Amy Jade]

How did Sonia know there was a defib in the minute mart too?

[Marsh.]

Exactly. It's more "talking to the audience in a bizarre attempt at being real and also educating them in the process" that SOC deemed good storytelling.

It was like Denise's poverty storyline being less of a story and more of Diane Parish being given monologues to educate the audience about the state of the benefits system in this country. Except whilst it also failed on a story and character level, it all failed on a factual level and seemed like something out of a bad documentary from 1980.

[Marsh.]

SOC in the story room:
"Kush can't just simply have a heart attack as part of his story, we have a nurse character, so let Nat Cass teach the audience how to perform chest compressions".

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Exactly. It's more "talking to the audience in a bizarre attempt at being real and also educating them in the process" that SOC deemed good storytelling.

It was like Denise's poverty storyline being less of a story and more of Diane Parish being given monologues to educate the audience about the state of the benefits system in this country. Except whilst it also failed on a story and character level, it all failed on a factual level and seemed like something out of a bad documentary from 1980.

You're so right haha I had never really thought of it like that! Preachy storytelling kinda?

[Wizard.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

SOC in the story room:
"Kush can't just simply have a heart attack as part of his story, we have a nurse character, so let Nat Cass teach the audience how to perform chest compressions".

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

SOC in the story room:
"Kush can't just simply have a heart attack as part of his story, we have a nurse character, so let Nat Cass teach the audience how to perform chest compressions".

"Come on Bex, do it with me. To the tune of Stayin' Alive."

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Firewire

"Come on Bex, do it with me. To the tune of Stayin' Alive."

Omg.

[Marsh.]

It wouldn't be as bad if it was counter balanced with some cracking soapy drama but if last week is the best he has to offer in terms of explosive soap opera content how on earth did he ever get a job as a script writer let alone producer?

[Amy Jade]

I hate how they're trying to make Keegan sympathetic now he's vile plain and simple

[Wizard.]

It's sad, but they literally did this only 2 years ago with Kush and Shabnam. So overdone idk how it's meant to be emotional?

[Underscore]

Such a emotional episode

Proper feel sorry for Ted and Joyce now tho