Eastenders [News, Spoilers and Discussion - from Feb 2015]

fr336

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I know the actors have changed but Peter as a character has been on the Square for the best part of 21 years. Lauren has been there a long time too.

It's weird to see them now under different actors when trying to think about their history, which is the main reason they're now together imo i.e. first loves, slight convienience in a way, safe bet in Lauren's case. This will probably be why it eventually fizzles out.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

fr336 wrote: »

It's weird to see them now under different actors when trying to think about their history, which is the main reason they're now together imo i.e. first loves, slight convienience in a way, safe bet in Lauren's case. This will probably be why it eventually fizzles out.

Bit of a cynical way of looking at it.

You could say they've known each other for half their lives, they've been through a lot together through the years and when Lucy died they realised how much they actually meant to one another. Given they've both had pretty awful childhoods and terrible parents they've maybe also realised that they've been the only constants in each others lives. Then again maybe that's an overly sentimental view of it all.

fr336

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Bit of a cynical way of looking at it.

You could say they've known each other for half their lives, they've been through a lot together through the years and when Lucy died they realised how much they actually meant to one another. Given they've both had pretty awful childhoods and terrible parents they've maybe also realised that they've been the only constants in each others lives. Then again maybe that's an overly sentimental view of it all.

No it balanced out my cynicism nicely :) I guess they will break up though as Lauren will almost certainly be coming back to the show soon enough. I don't think they should recast Peter again, at least for the moment.

JP Liz V1

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

Apparently he has jokingly called Tom Hardy his brother in interviews. Pretty sure they aren't related though.

Edit: Ah. His real name is Ben Jones.

I cant see Tom taking kindly to that

IvySlayer

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Bit of a cynical way of looking at it.

You could say they've known each other for half their lives, they've been through a lot together through the years and when Lucy died they realised how much they actually meant to one another. Given they've both had pretty awful childhoods and terrible parents they've maybe also realised that they've been the only constants in each others lives. Then again maybe that's an overly sentimental view of it all.

And they both have psychotic siblings

Zippie84

IvySlayer wrote: »

And they both have psychotic siblings

psychotic in what sense?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

fr336 wrote: »

No it balanced out my cynicism nicely :) I guess they will break up though as Lauren will almost certainly be coming back to the show soon enough. I don't think they should recast Peter again, at least for the moment.

I think the Branning mob have run their course, to be honest. They've been on the show for maybe 8 years at this point. As I said earlier I like Lauren and Jacqueline Jossa but it wouldn't bother me if the characters stayed gone.

JP Liz V1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I think the Branning mob have run their course, to be honest. They've been on the show for maybe 8 years at this point. As I said earlier I like Lauren and Jacqueline Jossa but it wouldn't bother me if the characters stayed gone.

I think like Mitchell and Beale, Branning name is so well associated with the show it needs to have a few in it


Now we have Dot (by marriage), Carol, Abi and Max left


BTW when is EE killing off Jim on screen?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

BTW when is EE killing off Jim on screen?

Did they not do that already?

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

when is EE killing off Jim on screen?

It's long over due

Zippie84

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Did they not do that already?

I presumed it'd already happened as it had been so long, but seems otherwise having looked online.

JP Liz V1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Did they not do that already?

The actor who played Jim, John Bardon died in real life last September but he hasn't on screen yet

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The actor who played Jim, John Bardon died in real life last September but he hasn't on screen yet

I thought they had killed him off screen before he actually died. Must be thinking of someone else.

JP Liz V1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I thought they had killed him off screen before he actually died. Must be thinking of someone else.

Dot still visits Jim when she isn't banged up

Zippie84

Not sure of the full story but

Linda's gonna ring social services on Kat.

JP Liz V1

Zippie84 wrote: »

Not sure of the full story but

Linda's gonna ring social services on Kat.

I think Kat goes on a bender in the Vic after hours not sure who with, maybe Shirley

dee_mc

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I think Kat goes on a bender in the Vic after hours not sure who with, maybe Shirley

With Kim I think

Zippie84

dee_mc wrote: »

With Kim I think

Actually, come to think of it, we haven't seen much of Kim and Kat together since Kim back, have we? Bestie mates that they are and all.

Zippie84

Currently watching episode 2 of Eastenders on youtube.

Reminders of what a different world it was then.

Currently have Pauline smoking while pregnant, and Angie offering a guy from the brewery whisky while driving.

Would obviously never see any of those now.

Was also the calendar of the topless women hanging in the pub in episode 1.

Kat Pushes Linda she has a fall wonder if she loses the baby

Zippie84

Deleted User wrote: »

Kat Pushes Linda she has a fall wonder if she loses the baby

yep think that's what we see in the trailer and

think it seems that she's pushing her to grab her phone off her and stop her calling social services

Frigga_92

Deleted User wrote: »

Kat Pushes Linda she has a fall wonder if she loses the baby

Zippie84 wrote: »

yep think that's what we see in the trailer and

think it seems that she's pushing her to grab her phone off her and stop her calling social services

Oh yeah, that all fits in together.

bjork

Just caught the end of it there. Haven't a clue of the names. But obviously that's his long lost mother :eek:

JP Liz V1

Sharon's brother looks like Bernard from Republic of Telly

Black Menorca

Completely underwhelmed by the Sharon storyline.

JP Liz V1

Black Menorca wrote: »

Completely underwhelmed by the Sharon storyline.

Be better if her birth mother was someone we knew or connected to someone we knew

Samsgirl

Sick of looking at Nancy lurking around sulking.

KKkitty

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Be better if her birth mother was someone we knew or connected to someone we knew

When Cora revealed she had a child before marriage I really thought Sharon would be her daughter. It would have made more sense than who turned out to be her daughter.

small town girl

KKkitty wrote: »

When Cora revealed she had a child before marriage I really thought Sharon would be her daughter. It would have made more sense than who turned out to be her daughter.

Maybe but it would've been very coincidental and I imagine a lot of people would have called it lazy script writing

JP Liz V1

Pearl Denise Patrice lovely