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EASTENDERS 22 - NO SPOILERS

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Blondeshavemorefun · 29/12/2017 14:14

So I was right. Abby is brain dead. What will happen to baby? Will they switch off machine?

Leave her in a coma for 13w and cs

or cs now and then turn off machine

Would TANYA seriously take off when both daughters in hospital

Why hasn’t lauren mentioned josh

Why havnt we seen Luke tied up

Why did fi give cafe to Kathy for £1 yet the pub for £150k

Obv the heist was for £150 so mick will do that

And if they sold for £150 what did they do with he other £100k after dog op and paying credit cards off and roof leak

Will JANE be back soon?

And bobby new head

Will wb die nye

And will kandice move to the square

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nancy75 · 02/01/2018 22:44

I think Aidan will tell the woman it was all down to the Mitchell’s, as she said, Bens garage, Billy’s funeral parlour. The only problem is the driver saw Aidan, the woman could just ask him if Aidan was involved

Akire · 02/01/2018 22:48

The did lose a lot of older characters especially no strong women so not suprised brought in more. Spam lady was ok but hardly anchor of the square. Allshe need to do now is cute Abi, help Kim conceive.

RustyPaperclips · 02/01/2018 22:51

I have a feeling that it's going to go down the route of a sudden influx of Irish people in the square and they are all shady gangsters Hmm

LineysRumBaba · 02/01/2018 23:01

And the Wilmott Brown / Weyland clan?

Is it to be the Gangs of New Mock?

RustyPaperclips · 02/01/2018 23:02

Oh quite possibly Lineys. Chuck in a bit of rhyming slang and Bob's your uncle Wink

RustyPaperclips · 02/01/2018 23:05

And no doubt they find some way to tie it all back to the Kat and Alfie storyline in Ireland. How did that end? I gave up after a couple of episodes

DameSquashalot · 02/01/2018 23:15

That was like watching a school play. So embarrassing.

LineysRumBaba · 02/01/2018 23:21

Oh god yes. Fifth form improv where the story 'arc' is a one-way narrative down the shitter because Mr Wendell the drama teacher's wife just left him and he doesn't really care any more.

RustyPaperclips · 02/01/2018 23:28

Just rewatching in the hope it makes sense but the only think I have noticed is that I really want Kathy's giant mustard yellow teapot. The rest still baffles me

Thymeout · 03/01/2018 00:31

It was so bad I'm wondering if it was SoC's parting shot. It was like watching a jumble of films in different genres. Shirley was right about Reservoir Dogs - only played as farce, mixed with Nine to Five at the caff and a bit of some weepie like Steel Magnolias or Beaches for pathos at the hospital. Who the hell is Halfwit?

Akire · 03/01/2018 00:36

Oh god yes. Fifth form improv where the story 'arc' is a one-way narrative down the shitter because Mr Wendell the drama teacher's wife just left him and he doesn't really care any more.

This!

Having never written drama or had a life of crime. Even I would say that you take out the van in a quiet round. Stun or shoot tyres and drivers prefably before those in back notice. Drive to quiet back road or wharehouse, open the back steal whatever and clear off leaving no DNA or clues to each gang member.

Not rely on van ended up in one way street, next to a park shops and which could be full of people or kids. Wave guns around in full view whilst screaming to drop the gun. Then tie up other gang in back while your also emptying the van (so anyone walking past can see). Oh and let’s not text to say the jobs on, let’s set off flares in the square so every man and his dog can see everyone walking up and meeting up. Not sure why the need for comedy slippers routine. Maybe on reading it was so utterly crap, they had to invent some humour to try and tell us not to take it all seriously!

Not to mention Linda’s personality transplant, when Lee made trouble come to door off pub and family in danger big no no. Yet now she’s become gansters wife, it’s all fine!

Akire · 03/01/2018 00:42

Wonder what story auntie and uncle have for moving? If moved from abroad you could understand, but not a suitcase but van full of furniture means already live in U.K. with their own house they rent out. They both seem fit and well so wonder why they needed to move. Would make more sense for Maz to have moved in with them if no job. Unless the are getting lots rent for their house and loaning it to Maz to set up a business? Like to see him get back on his feet that way. The restaurant could work, especially since we are without the chippy or beals. Mind you what with all the family photos there could be more of them to come.

lasketchup · 03/01/2018 00:58

Did anyone else pick up on

“welcome to the neighbourhood PC Khan”

or words to that effect. So the new police woman must be Masoods family too. Which might make things difficult considering what the Aunty’s been up to in the Vic and what the uncle saw.

tobee · 03/01/2018 01:12

Most of the last two episodes I didn't understand. The bits i did understand were boring.

I'm trying to eat healthily from today. I just kept watching for the cake. I want all the cake. And they barely touched the sandwiches. .... Xmas Sad

PointlessUsername · 03/01/2018 01:16

How did Aiden get away with the loot?
As Phil and Vincent walked outside of the Arches the police pulled up and they hid

So how did Aiden get past them with whatever it is that they had robbed?.

The police shining their torches through the frosted glass on the vics doors was Ridicolous.. didnt even bother to knock or call out.

Enders has been utter shite since the xmas day episode.

RustyPaperclips · 03/01/2018 02:43

@Akire you are a criminal mastermind in the making. I'm impressed Wink

lottieandmia22 · 03/01/2018 05:43

I'm sooo disappointed in EE I may actually stop watching it. What are the script writers thinking?

youarenotkiddingme · 03/01/2018 07:53

We need a good old MN diagram!

So far I can work out that.....

The man in passenger seat of van was working for Aidan

The driver was working for the Kira (his ex wife?)

Aidan said the loot in the back was his? Money? She said it's hers.

Aidan arranged the job to get the money but as an added bonus discovered Vincent - who grasses up his brother - so has held him to ransom too?

The young man - halfway - who was in the back was working for Aidan but happens to know the Carters as is a friend of Lees.

Seems like far to many sub plots going on within the main plot? Probably would have worked if it was a simple heist.

QueenAmongstMen · 03/01/2018 07:59

It was beyond stupid! I had no idea what was going on with the heist before it happened and I'm even more confused now it's happened.

Who the hell wrote this crap?!

Craftylady28 · 03/01/2018 08:47

Was there any logic in Mick and Keanu being completely visible to the van drivers, then wearing masks to rob them?

The80sweregreat · 03/01/2018 09:07

Can you imagine a ' brotherhood of men' meeting in the Vic? For men only hosted by Mick without any tea or cakes. what is said in the Vic, stays in the Vic..

Aidan: I still love my ex.
Vincent: Kim keeps wanting' sexy time'
Phil: grunts something in his orange juice.
Keanu: Ingrid seems to have disappeared with half the kids of the square
Mick: I love my L, but all the pink and mocklarations of love does me ead in, me old china, apples and pears..
Max: I dont know where to start..
Mick: get out of my pub you loser- who invited you?
Jack: I miss Ronnie, she would sort out these new gangster women roaming around the square.
Billy : i see dead people
All: your an undertaker you muppet!

southeastdweller · 03/01/2018 09:11

Please can someone tell me what happened to the money in the van? I don’t remember anyone moving it Confused

BrutusMcDogface · 03/01/2018 09:15

Hahahahaha The80s !! Brilliant! Grin

I watched two episodes yesterday (though I turned it off with about 15 mins to go of the second) so have just had to wade through about 10 pages of this thread! Still none the wiser, though!

What a load of claptrap (as my mum would say).

BrutusMcDogface · 03/01/2018 09:17

I think it's a real shame that Kim is portrayed as such an airhead who does her nails all the time and doesn't work and seems to want nothing but sexy time with Vincent. Where is pearl most of the time?! Kim is wasted as a character. There's more to her than all that.

Babbitywabbit · 03/01/2018 09:34

Beyond disappointing at the moment. In fact it’s hard to think of a direction the heist story could have gone in which would actually be worse.

Christmas episode was great- back to the good old days; melodramatic certainly but gripping and straightforward to follow

It feels like the writers have got confused about what genre they’re working with, and are trying to throw in elements of mystery and red herrings to throw us off the scent. Which works if you’re writing a quality script for a mystery drama but not when you’re writing for a soap. And the writing is so poor anyway!

Like others I’m just hoping this is a temporary phase to move us on from the disaster that was 2017.