Carol is the Second Coming.

 

Period.

She accused him of reppin' different endz now or suhin'. I was laughing too loudly to really understanding the gist of it because her 'oh no you dihnt' face upon seeing Whitney set me off. I love really rubbish portrayals of 'yoof' types in EE.

 

Max is definitely proving why he is the show's best male character (sod right off Christian fanzzz, it's only because he's a gay!). I really like his relationship with The Heavenly One.

 

Oh that was it - it was just too funny. What the f*** is reppin' different endz anyhow? I did notice Whitney smiling when she said that, but I don't know if that was an intentional look of disdain in character, or if the actress had realised the utter absurdity of the scene.

 

Poor Christian - I like him when he's playing the bitchy manwhore, but poor John Partridge isn't very good when it comes to emotion - it's very over-earnest and theatrical.

I almost feel bad dissing John Partridge because he seems so genuine but at the same time his emotional stuff is so unbearable! He has this routine which you can predict a mile off. Sees upsetting sight (Syed apparently happy with Amira). Burrows frow. Eyes widen, go crazy, as if witnessing world-altering event. Unleashes killer sigh. End.

I almost feel bad dissing John Partridge because he seems so genuine but at the same time his emotional stuff is so unbearable! He has this routine which you can predict a mile off. Sees upsetting sight (Syed apparently happy with Amira). Burrows frow. Eyes widen, go crazy, as if witnessing world-altering event. Unleashes killer sigh. End.

 

LOL so true. It really ruins the moment for me as much as I love John/Christian.

 

 

Sorry to sound like a ridiculous loon but that was your 7000th post Ryan and it was in the EE thread. Hurrah!

Oh thanks for pointing that out :D I couldn't have planned it any better.

 

Interview with Diederick:

 

On Max & Stacey:

 

So Stacey was Archie’s killer. What does this mean for the character of Stacey?

 

I think it’s very interesting for Stacey. Certainly what we have planned for the next few months will be fascinating. This week we are issuing a ’two hander’ script between Max and Stacey which we’ll complete very quickly, dropping into the running order fairly soon. It will explore the motives behind what Stacey did, and be a big test for Max. Can he forgive Stacey for what she’s done, even though it led to the death of his son? Will he turn her over to the police? One thing that we’ll be keen to show is that Stacey was lucid at the time of Archie’s death; striking him with the Queen Vic bust was not a function of her bipolar. She had sound reasons to be angry with Archie - he took advantage of her, he ruined her second chance with Bradley, he caused the chain of events which killed her best friend, he even effectively ran her beloved brother Sean out of town. All of this will be explored, as will the question of whether she really meant to kill him. For now, it stays a secret between two people, but who knows whether Max can keep it a secret forever?

 

On Shabnam - :o He's clearly not a fan!

 

The Masood’s have been such a success story but many fans have missed Shabnam not being part of the families recent drama. Do you think we will see Shabnam again at some point either by recasting or by Zahra returning? and with Amira leaving do you think the family would benefit from further female additions. Zainab is pretty outnumbered!

 

Do people really miss Shabnam? What would she have added to the recent drama? She would, I think, have diluted it by taking screen time away from the main players. I think Zahra is a fine actress and I quite liked the character, but I can’t say I miss her or am troubled by her absence. It’s nice, I suppose, to feel that a family is intact and at full strength on screen, but I feel that her departure has been the making of both Masood and Tamwar. She overlapped in some ways with each of those characters. (The quiet authority, the family subversive, respectively.) With Amira gone, though, there may indeed be a need to refresh the dynamic among the Masoods. I don’t know, though. They seem to be doing pretty well as they are.

 

Future storylines: SPOILER ALERT

 

Any hints or teasers you can give us on upcoming storylines?

 

The Jack Branning shooting isn’t a whodunnit, as reported in some places, but is rather an interesting story about the choices you make in life. Things get pretty big for the Masoods before too long - secrets don’t stay secret forever! Max and Darren meet an interesting pair. Fat Boy gets wheels. Peggy and Pat find themselves in competition. Charlie plays darts. Something spooky happens in a forest. Ben tries to be more like his dad, and Shirley tries to be a mum.

 

Dreading anything involving Fatboy already. And Charlie plays darts? :yahoo: Someone phone the Gazette.

I've never known a Producer to be so honest before... I'm surprised he said that about Shabnam.

I couldnt disagree more with him about Shabnam tbh. With Amira going, it makes all the sense in the world to bring her back!!

Ben tries to be more like his dad

 

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

OH. DEAR!

 

LOLOLOLOL!

LOL so true. It really ruins the moment for me as much as I love John/Christian.

 

Did you see John on the Eastenders Special Weakest Link? He was lovely ... and clever ... and he knew how to play the game! He got voted off at the end by those two vicious harpies Laurie Betts and Laila Morse!

 

Norma

Syed is really p***ing me of lately, very hypocritical of Amira, and Amira is just lovely and stunning (can't wait for her music career) Also when is the whole Christian thing gonna 'come out' :lol: I'm sick of waiting for it!

 

Billie and Whitney relationship is awful, I just can't stand Billie for some reason tbh

 

Becca is hilarious, she is love/hate with me but she is so funny!

 

Oh and worst ending ever last night possibly? Stolen Post? Yawn...

Edited February 25, 201015 yr by Lukuzz

'Innit' count: 4.

 

Including 1 from WHITNEY.

 

'Youthful' episode writer alert. Cull 'em already.

 

That annoyed me, who actually says innit in real life? :huh:

Can't wait for the Charlie plays darts storyline!

 

deadwood alert :w00t:

The live episode was crazy. Brilliant though. Stacey killed Archie? I predicted it and won £100 at the bookies :D.

 

Fine acting but mentions must go to Lacey Turner, Charlie Clements, Charlie Brooks, Jake Wood and most shockingly Rita Simons, who I think for once outshone Samantha Womack (I still hate typing that, She will always be Janus to me!).

 

And a Max and Stacey 2 hander? Bring it on. The acting in that episode will be flippin' IMMENSE.

'Pat and Peggy find themselves in competition' - that sounds interesting. I wonder if it'll be over a man. If so it could be Peggy's exit storyline...

Finally! All the alternative endings:

 

http://tinyurl.com/ykvub3d

Phil's confession is the best of the rest I reckon, followed by Ronnie's and then Jack's. None of the others really would've satisfied me and even so it was right to go with Stacey.

Agreed Jark. I think Ronnie's is my personal fav after Stacey.

 

Would have been interesting to see Jack deal with that one.

Thank GOD it wasn't Billy, Phil or Jack! THEY WERE SHIT! LOL.

 

Ronnie's was good. Ryan would have been interesting, although his ending was a bit bleh...

Still not getting why endings were filmed for Max and Billy. Neither had decent motives and it would have been a severe letdown if it was either of them.