January 14, 200916 yr I actually think Lucy is a good character, better than the majority of the 'kids'
January 15, 200916 yr Author And so onto our first tied position (there are going to be quite a few of these ahead :( ). In joint 42nd place... http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/hannahclapham/2004/10/17/harold_tuba.jpg 42. Brenda Boyle (4.00) As with poor nobody Jordan Johnson, Brenda only made it onto the rate by virtue of Wikipedia. This was undoubtedly an error. Brenda has already pretty much been consigned to history; has she even been sighted once in the past few months? Certainly it would be optimistic to class her as a regular. But anyway, as it happens, I like Brenda. She's like everyone's favourite dotty old grandma, she's good at pulling snooty and affronted facial expressions, and also I just like anyone called Brenda. Particularly when matched with a comical-sounding surname. Brenda is second only to Bertha in the awesome name stakes. I think EE wasted a lot of the potential here. She entered the soap having been seduced by Big Mo, whom she believed to be Charlie Slater, a mistake clearly arising from the close physical resemblance between the two. And so just when you started to think that maybe EE was about to break new ground and and pull off a sensitively-handled lesbian love affair amongst the elderly, they went and chickened out and palmed Brenda off on Charlie :( Beyond that alas, there is not much to say on Brenda. All we really know about her is that she rather likes a good fiddle on her trombone whilst in uniform. And that seems to be all we're ever likely to know, given EE have clearly ditched the poor dear. BOO. BRENDA BOYLE FOR A BAFTA. Oh, and though it's quite ridiculous and makes a mockery of the rate, a ROFL at her beating long-stander Billy Mitchell when half of the voters clearly had no idea who she was, most likely mistaking the name for some new strain of fungal infection. And also for tying with the following... http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2803/6a00d83451df4269e200e55fp6.jpg 42. Garry Hobbs (4.00) Garry is soap's modern day miracle. How has a character so ignored, so shoved into the background at every moment, managed to stay on Britain's top soap for almost a decade? Not even Gus could achieve that. Every year, you expect to see the headline (well maybe not headline, this is Garry) announcing his "mutually agreed departure". And it just never comes. Amazing. As it is, Garry's not a terrible character. He's actually had some rather good moments in the past. I remember finding it quite heartbreaking when he lost Lynne, Laura AND Bobby within a short space of time. And to begin with, the pairing with Minty was a masterstroke. He actually became marginally likable, which was quite impressive considering what an arse he was to begin with. But he's just been written into a rut the past few years. The writers have forgotten his beginnings as a sleazy but cheery womaniser, and turned him into a whining hopeless old maid. They've forgotten his previously close ties with the Slaters. There's little mention of his link to Bobby Beale. They want us to root for him in his pursuit of Dawn, but make it impossible for us to do so because he's so horrid to brave Heather at the same time. They've taken away his likability as quickly as they once gave it. Even the appearance of his mother Hazel (who was FABULOUS) seemed to bury him further into his hole. And I don't see a need for this character anymore, EE is more than inundated with middle-aged male losers (Minty, Ricky, Billy, Vinnie etc.) Jark's comment on Yolande also holds true with Garry. The writers need to figure out what to do with the character before he becomes irredeemably stale. Oh and it also has to be said. He's BLOODY UGLY. Edited January 15, 200916 yr by Shoat
January 15, 200916 yr Brenda who? does she even class as a character haha. and Gary is just borrrring
January 15, 200916 yr I've been watching EE religiously again since at least November and I've never seen her. :heehee:
January 15, 200916 yr Gary was alright until Lynne left, since then he's been pointless. I don't think he's a bad actor though
January 15, 200916 yr I've been watching EE religiously again since at least November and I've never seen her. :heehee: The last time she appeared was Christmas day. She was playing the trumpet whilst Sean was singing.
January 15, 200916 yr Havent actually seen an episdoe with Brenda in it yet LOL Garry just needs to go now, he drags Minty down tbh
February 25, 200916 yr http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5919/ratgirlwv6.jpg 46. Danielle Jones (3.82) :heehee:
March 18, 200916 yr Author Well firstly, apologies for the 10 year break in resuming this. I was without home internet access for over a month, and I didn't think my boss would appreciate me taking half an hour out to write out an essay on why Brenda Boyle is a modern-day Goddess. Secondly, hurrah, clearly the EE writers have been reading this thread. Farewell Callum! Danielle next please! Right so... http://www.tubecad.com/2004/Einstein.jpg 41. Ricky Butcher (4.06) Useless. Just USELESS. Rickaaayyy and Bianca were pretty iconic in their day admittedly, and given that, fair enough EE jumped at the chance to bring them back. And the return of Bianca has been quite successful, aided by the well-written paedophile plot. Ricky however...it's difficult to see what his return has achieved, apart from the initial nostalgia value which faded away after 5 minutes. He's already joined Garry and Minty as the background fodder, doing little but propping up the bar and gurning. It's not he's a bad or annoying character, just a very dull one. What was all the fuss about? Edited March 18, 200916 yr by Shoat
March 18, 200916 yr Author EW@Ricky, I find him oddly fit though... I'm honestly not too sure what to say to that...
March 18, 200916 yr Yuck Ricky, defines the term useless, why did he need to come back, he serves even less use than Minty & Garry.
March 18, 200916 yr I know what Mikal means. Technically he's the new Gollum - the eyebags! - but there's SOMETHING about him. Hmmm... Anyhow I quite like him. He's adorable! You have no romance in your soul Shoaty one. -_-
March 18, 200916 yr Author No I don't. I reserve my right to retain a 5 year old's attitude to all things romantic and mushy. He is an illiterate, dopey lump with, yes, GOLLUM eyebags.
March 18, 200916 yr I shall forgive your heartless stance if you promise not to leave it until I'm at university to get down into the top 40.
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