EASTENDERS 22 - NO SPOILERS

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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

I'm wondering if we're watching the end of soaps. They could have fallen into the crack between reality TV for domestic real-life small-scale drama and high budget, long-running series full of action and excitement. Both EE and Corrie now seem to rely on big-scale disasters, murder and mayhem to keep their audiences. Before, it was character-based, who said what down the pub.

This could well herald the end of EE - unless there is some kind of spin off show or they go back to twice a week or something - everything that can happen has happened to one tiny little bit of london -probably the reason that the stories are becoming every more bizarre and far fetched - doesnt help when actors want time off or just leave - they have to find ways of writing them out of it ( or back in it, if they want to come back) coming up with new ideas all the time cant be easy.
about the only thing they havent done is alien abductions, but i am sure that might happen one day. The alien's would give Linda Shirley or Ian back straight away though!

.. Sonia would just help with the Aliens with their ' investigations' or first aid requirements.

I was forced to watch Corrie as a child, well not really but it was usually on the TV. I saw a couple of episodes in more recent years and daft doesn't quite cover it. Worryingly EE is started to remind me of that.

Emmerdale I haven't seen since the Emmerdale Farm days with Seth and Amos, and Ma and her boys. I'm guessing that's changed a bit

And Henry Wilkes! Sorry, just reminiscing there.

80s - Perhaps that's what's happened to Jane, Tanya and Luke. They've fallen into a Black Hole. We just don't know it yet.

Yes, the luke thing is really annoying. They must have wondered why he did not show up for his Turkey dinner at Christmas at least!

But who would wonder!

Josh and Luke fell out.

His father is now in a coma/dead.

His sister ran off.

His mother is dead.

He beat up his boyfriend.

His uncle has enough to do as presumably he is now doing all their jobs so has enough on his plate.

Yes, true. They have given up on Luke.

@Jassylaunderette I remember mr Wilkes!

The last time I watched Emmerdale it was Emmerdale Farm and mr Wilkes had to move into the wool pack with Amos because his house had burned down....

I think it was a long time ago!!!!

My sister hasn't watched EE for years and one day I got a message from her 'just flicked on EE and Ians beales dead mum is having a coffee with Bonnie Langford WTF?'

That's entire robbery plot was bollocks if I carried on to next week I'll be switching off until it's over

Don’t really care about the money... can’t we just drop story?? How is Vincent supposed to give up the bar without any questions? Or is he now at Aidens beck n call for every hamster job going?

New stories please! Like Carmel’s new job, Donna starting own business. Downside planning on studying after great GCSE fiasco of brain of Britain.

Sonia could get job as District nurse with all her experience and then have extra reason to be in and out of houses. What’s happening with Ian’s diet and Diabeties risk? Surely he’d love have Sonia pop around tests his bloods every day.

@Trashboat that just made me proper LOL

Great ideas for stories Akire. There really is loads of potential for proper soap material and those day-to-day, heartfelt moments. We don't need all this sensational, disaster nonsense.

Thanks everyone for the Corrie / Emmerdale info. Interesting to hear all soaps are struggling at the mo. Might give Emmerdale a go anyway, just for a comparison.

Akire, its so true, they have so much potential to make proper story lines about real life issues but choose silly plot lines instead.

Trashboat that made me guffaw

When Bonnie Langford first came in the show i thought she was just a bit of a ' bit part' a kind of ' guest appearance' , but she has been in it years now. I felt sorry for her over the Max humiliation with Fi, but otherwise her character is a bit wishy washy i think.

Dh only realised Carmel was bonnie Langford about a month ago

The80s - in these times of heists, deaths, cons and double-crossings I'm quite grateful for a bit of wishy washy!

Yes. I guess shd is a bit more normal than some of the others!

Thanks :) actually thinking about it Karen could easily have a market stall part timearound the boys. She would know lots of people like big Mo and have lots of story lines! She would also finally have enough electric to last the week.

They are making big deal about market going or staying so might as well use it. Someone could set up a murder /criminal tour of the west end (they not have to go far) and met a real Life easy end criminal (every other person)

The pub could open morning for toddler groups/library space/other classes. They make
Money there and take Back community centre space. It’s january the square needs a fat fighters meeting back. Super Sonia to rescue.

Had anyone noticed Chell went to Australia about month ago and had t returned? Hope she dosnt come
Back with 18y tanned toned backpacker!

Akire. You dhould submit your ideas to the BBC ! Things revolving around the community centre is a great idea.

Akire Great ideas. My local now does children's parties.

Re wishy-washy, I'm feeling quite nostalgic for the days when a whole programme was devoted to a monologue from Dot.

The way all the soaps are going I wouldn't be surprised if dirty den has come back from the dead again and took the money.