Eastenders Baby Death Storyline

[deemented]

Once again, no one can live happily ever after

Ronnie's baby James, dies and she puts his body in Kat and Alfies son's crib, and steals their baby boy, Tommy.

Why oh why oh why do scriptwriters insist on portraying bereaved parents - mothers especially - as mad and deranged??? Maybe it's because they can't begin to imagine how awful the death of a child is, but really, whilst we are mad with grief, it is our own child that we want back, not someone else's stolen child. When are scriptwriters ever going to understand that?

Still, it'll be a riveting watch, no doubt.

(not aimed at any MNers who are with us on this and are on DS)

Katie I would be glad to PM you my full name and address.....wonder if the delightful person who is going to come and kick my head in is ready for a short, overweight, 54yr old mum of 4 sons (bereaved of 2 of them) who has been angered by this storyline....NO, I dont think so either!

It's just so farcical isn't it? Why insult Kat even more? Or us for that matter.

How many 'near misses' will we be subjected to, I wonder? All credibility has gone, 'Stenders. Sad.

Go shabba

They can have mine too.

Shabba and Mouse, I hope this isn't too flippant a reply, but I know who'd win in a stand off between DS and MN.

(that'd be MN, of course)

Judging by the pictures Ive seen in the newspapers I think they cut out a scene with Kat walking holding the babys coffin.

And wtf with Ronnie lurking in the cemetery behind a tree like a panto villain? It was so over the top it was laughable.

so much for the boycott.

I'll give my contact details too, they'll enjoy making me the first on their list.... See if they can kick a bereaved disabled mother - they're more likely to get my crutch wrapped around their neck and the local lampost whilst the other one beats them whilst I gently explain the problem with the storyline

I just had this text from a teacher at my daughter's nursery:

Thought Eastenders was really crass 2nite. The baby?s funeral could?ve been handled very sensitively but it was spoilt by that supposedly ?funny? scene with Jodie & her friend ? totally inappropriate.

And who the fuck is Poppy?!?!

Was the episode different in Scotland? My friend said Ronnie was talking to Tommy a
nd saying 'you know and I know Tommy'. And there was something at the end about planning for the funeral. No funeral though. And when she checked her freeview guide it's showing the funeral tomorrow...?

Think that was Mondays?

weird. They must be running a day behind...

I would like to appologise, if my post offended.
Some of the words I chose were not nessasary.
Forgive me please.

2shoes I personally never said I was stopping watching EE......I came on one of the EE threads....was spoken to as if I was a pile of shite by several of the posters....and did a flounce....watch .

my mistake, I thought there was a mass boycott.
I didn't watch it tonight as the thought of watching a babies funeral, real or not didn't appeal.

Actually it was all the talk of the storyline that made me start watching it again :)

shabba lol. Not sure what happened last time, shame you were shouted at...

bbc scotland repeated last night's episode.
the funeral episode is on iplayer.
i'm very confused.

siouxsie, thank you for your apology.

2shoes, only some of us were boycotting. ive watched a couple of episodes, Im of the school where, if you dont know what you're talking about, dont speak. but i agree, a baby's funeral is not entertainment.

shabba, dont flounce, you are among friends now

Oh Pot Pourri it was nasty bitchy trolling at its finest.....sat here like a loon and poured my heart out about my sons and then they took the piss micky.....had to go before my head exploded. Wouldn't have been a pretty sight

That was my first MN flounce - it was very liberating

shabs, Ive flounced a few times. but i always feel a bit dirty when i log back on. a bit like raiding the cake tin when im on a diet.