Best episode in a while due to Jessie being brilliant.

2 hours ago, Liаm said:

This is proving they had no business breaking up Kat and Phil in the first place

Ned was lowkey enjoying being pinned up against the wall by Mark a little too much, they aren’t going to do the “homophobic closet case” thing are they lmfao

I must admit, that’s the vibe I’ve gotten.

It’s also the only thing that could possibly be a plausible motive for Ned but I expect it will come to nothing.

I've found this week pretty dire with little to enjoy sadly. Mark might just be my least favourite character right now, feel like there's been no attention paid to his actual characterisation and he's just there to fit the plots they have in mind. Ned's not working and arranging a homophobic attack on his son was uncomfortable viewing, even for a fictional TV show. The Amy/Craig thing is supposed to be uncomfortable but I'm also just not buying it - again, it's all plot-focused without any real attention to character, and that's the complete opposite way to approach something like EastEnders if you ask me.

At least Jessie Wallace knocked it out of the park today, that's some saving grace for this week of episodes so far.

The Amy/ Craig storyline isn't helped by Amy being such an unlikeable character in the first place... she also not that well played either.

Agree with Joseph about Mark; he's a dreadful character... can't stand Ned either. Had Ned actually had a few weeks to settle in/ set himself up then it might make him a bit more interesting. But its gone from 0 to 100 and he's literally crowbarred into every scene/ storyline.

Its good they've remembered Zoe has died! Can't say i'm massively rooting for Kat and Alfie to stick together though. Kat worked so much better with Phil.

Also where is Joel? Was he only brought back to set up the awful Amy storyline? I was expecting him to feature post Zoe death and be there for Lily (given they set up the friendship), or be there in relation to Tommy. But he seems to have fallen into a blackhole....

But then Grace and Darnell have vanished too, and Ian was in prison waiting to be let out for 2 months post Gray storyline. Pacing is just all over the place atm

EDIT - Just to add, there's so many unlikeable characters atm, or characters who have been made unlikeable due to storylines that If I had to do a rate atm, then it would be all over the place. Lauren for instance has gone from great to awful in the space of a few months, Priya was annihilated as a character before she left too, Suki has also done a massive 180 in terms of characterisation as well.

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by ElectroBoy

They’re also forgetting to write in details. What happened about Ian and Gray? It was initially suggested that Ian could be in trouble but I feel it hasn’t been mentioned since? Unless I missed it.

Why aren’t Nugget and Avani missing Priya at all?

Do Lynne, Little Mo or Belinda know about Zoe?

57 minutes ago, Liаm said:

19 minutes ago, JosephStyles said:

I've found this week pretty dire with little to enjoy sadly. Mark might just be my least favourite character right now, feel like there's been no attention paid to his actual characterisation and he's just there to fit the plots they have in mind. Ned's not working and arranging a homophobic attack on his son was uncomfortable viewing, even for a fictional TV show. The Amy/Craig thing is supposed to be uncomfortable but I'm also just not buying it - again, it's all plot-focused without any real attention to character, and that's the complete opposite way to approach something like EastEnders if you ask me.

At least Jessie Wallace knocked it out of the park today, that's some saving grace for this week of episodes so far.

Mark is just AWFUL and makes no sense as a character. Flush!

 

9 minutes ago, T Boy said:

They’re also forgetting to write in details. What happened about Ian and Gray? It was initially suggested that Ian could be in trouble but I feel it hasn’t been mentioned since? Unless I missed it.

Why aren’t Nugget and Avani missing Priya at all?

Do Lynne, Little Mo or Belinda know about Zoe?

None of this has been mentioned. They just quietly dropped the Ian and Grey storyline once they realised no one liked it😅

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by Summer FRUITS!!!!!

15 minutes ago, ElectroBoy said:

EDIT - Just to add, there's so many unlikeable characters atm, or characters who have been made unlikeable due to storylines that If I had to do a rate atm, then it would be all over the place. Lauren for instance has gone from great to awful in the space of a few months, Priya was annihilated as a character before she left too, Suki has also done a massive 180 in terms of characterisation as well.

This is my feeling too - they're writing characters around plot, not plots that make sense for, and bring out the best in, the character. It's like they think "ooh okay we want to tackle a grooming storyline, okay this can go to Amy I guess" and just shoehorn it in to make it somewhat work, at the expense of the characterisations we've seen unfold for years. It's so dissatisfying as a long-time viewer!