EASTENDERS 41 — and 35th anniversary death chat

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Omg ladies and maybe gents

I go out for a night and the thread explodes with replies And needed a new one

DENNY IS DEAD

I didn’t expect that and now for the aftermast of whose fault it is

Glad Linda and mick are back together and she admited she has a problem

I agree about Whitney she is always "a victim" give the poor girl a break .

Her hair falling out due to stress is upsetting.

She's been through enough I felt like that about Ronnie. What thanks did she get for the constant rollercoaster acting? Killed off. All the crying emotional scenes must rub off in their personal lives.

Yes to Ronnie : she had a rough ride more than Roxy did. Then they drowned them both.
I hope Whitney goes a bit mad and tells them all to do one ( if she gets out that is, with horrible Gray involved it doesn't look good , she could be in there for a long time)
No more men Whitney : bad news.

I remember reading an article with Little Mo and Trevor actors each talking about how close they felt to each other when filming the domestic abuse scenes because it was so emotionally draining for them. I bet Letitia Dean has been feeling it too!

Very true @Emerald!

Bring back nick cotton and his son Ashley. If anything, EastEnders is turning into a horror programme, so bring them from the grave. Lol

Is it wrong for me to like Ben as a character now? The actor who plays him now has done a very good job on revealing a much more nuanced and conflicted young man.

If you're wrong Newmodel, then I am too! Ben's character is complex and the actor amazing.

@Cary2012, phew glad it's not just me.

I don't like Ben at all. His changes of character are too unbelievable for me.

Sharon and Shirley's scene almost had me in tears. I said down thread EE has lost its strong mother figures but Shirley has really stepped into that role these last few weeks.

Detective NuPeter's skills are truly amazing and completely implausible. I forgot Max was his son's grandfather until he confronted him in the Vic. Where do Lauren and Louie live nowadays?

I never have and never will like Ben. I don't feel sorry for him at all. He's a sociopath who only appears remotely pleasant when things are going exactly the way he way he wants them to. His parents are really crap though. Phil nowhere to be seen and Kathy's response to hearing her son has lost all his hearing was "I have a headache" and taking him round leftovers in a box for lunch. Agree the actor is good and an improvement on his predecessors.

I think Max Bowden does a very good with Ben considering the characters unpleasant aspects and the inconsistencies in the way it's written. Most of the characters have inconsistencies, or are changed unrecognisably for the current exec producers own ends: Stuart and Billy for example very different to how they were originally introduced. But Max Bowden is grappling with that very well imho.

I was actually thinking that some of the poorer actors on EE are probably reasonably talented but are brought low by the silly storylines they have to act out

Ugh! The shakey camera work with the van is making me feel funny!

I’m glad you said that meow I thought it was my eyesight playing up!

Who is this creepy guy in green hoody?

Poor keegan 😔

Where on earth is Bex going to get the money to go travelling??

Don’t kick off Keegan!!

I feel like this is making me check my white privilege. It's really hard to watch isnt it?

what happened on Friday? I think I missed it without noticing

Bex hasnt worked at all.
she said Aunt Michelle has given her some money but she'll need lots more for a year out travelling!
I won't miss her though : nice girl but very miserable and ruined by the writers.
I bet she reappears as a new head in a years time !

I noticed the weird camera work too - not really sure what was going on there!

I quite like Max's portrayal but I much preferred the last Ben who had a sense of humour and was a much more light-hearted character. Every Ben has a completely different personality.

Has anyone else noticed that Lauren's relationship with Wilmott's son (what was his name again?) seems to have been forgotten? I thought she had buggered off with him and Louie after Abi's funeral but they're making it that her and Peter have just split.

Also wish they'd hurry up and get rid of Ash's Mum. Completely pointless family and it's blatantly obvious she hasn't ever had cancer so why are they dragging it out? It's not like they're big characters.

Has anyone else noticed that Lauren's relationship with Wilmott's son (what was his name again?) seems to have been forgotten? I thought she had buggered off with him and Louie after Abi's funeral but they're making it that her and Peter have just split.

Oh good point! You’re right. She did leave with him. So when did she get with peter? Also- is her son peters child or Stephens child?