EASTENDERS 42 - NO SPOILERS AT ALL - tho also isn’t filming at the moment :(

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Boring storylines while we have 2 a week due to COVID

May stop totally soon

Ian needs to confess about Denny

Will Ben get his hearing back - yes

Will kat come back as kush looking after 4 kids that aren’t his

Will Linda and Michael well the pub - I think no

Unless

Shaz and Phil hi back behind the bar

The keegan storyline is boring

And will tiff be let off manslaughter

And will karen and Mitch find out the truth about gray abusing Chantelle

There was an extra wearing a mask wandering through the market on Friday, I't think we need a bit of escapism don't we ?

I think just pretending it didn’t happen at all would be silly though.

They have mentioned it loads though and masks in shops in England came in later so I guess they are just doing that.

did you have to wear masks 8n cafes etc right as they opened?

The actress that plays achantelle talks a lot about the filming techniques on her instagram. There are spoilers on her page so I wouldn’t recommend looking just yet, but I thought you’d all be interested in this!

I’m all for creative ways to film but it does seem excessive the amount of people they are employing. Family members don’t just pop in for the quick snog shot for some fun, they are being paid. We know covid is happening he could have left the chip on the pillar and she could have got it. Paying people for that shot, wow. At a time when TV lic is Getting less money, spending like that doesn’t seem v Sensible when this is going on for a long time yet.

I would have done it for free 😂

@Akire

I’m all for creative ways to film but it does seem excessive the amount of people they are employing. Family members don’t just pop in for the quick snog shot for some fun, they are being paid. We know covid is happening he could have left the chip on the pillar and she could have got it. Paying people for that shot, wow. At a time when TV lic is Getting less money, spending like that doesn’t seem v Sensible when this is going on for a long time yet.

I agree. Totally unnecessary imho!

Surely they are being treated like Extras and body doubles, who would normally be paid?

It does seem a bit bonkers to have a couple come in just for a hand holding shot. Surely they could have just don’t without a hand hold shot and done something else that showed affection between them without touching.

I wonder if they pay groups of people a fee to be "on call" for this kind of thing.

Im all for paying for extras for essential stuff like jumping off a building or the first secret kiss of two married people but if it’s a couple just snogging boring day to day, just leave it out. Not really essential if it’s going cost an extra £200 time a go? Mind you they spend millions on the square reverb so who knows how big their piggy bank is.

Tina is so bloody cringey!! She gets on like a 13 year old.

And how frigging if are Karen and Mitch?

Frigging stupid

Karen & Mitch just saying yeas to leaving the kids behind was stupid & very unbelievable

Much as I think the story line is good, I don’t think I can watch her deciding to stay and being tortured all week. Then possibly killed or buried when everyone thinks she is away on holiday or gone for good. Women who have had to put up with this in lockdown need to see you can escape not him finding out.

Agree akire it’s not good for victims watching.

Just popping on to ask if its to watch tonight? Are there more scenes of Chantelle being abused? Should I just read about it here instead? Thanks.

Karen and Mitch would never go off without the kids. They could see them at the window looking really sad. It was stupid

The new girl is too obsessed with Ollie ( who is absolutely gorgeous). Is she going to abduct him or something.

@lazymum99

The new girl is too obsessed with Ollie ( who is absolutely gorgeous). Is she going to abduct him or something.

Yeah they’ve gone in far too fast with that storyline. As well as the Tina fancying her storyline too. Do they know you can allow things to build up slowly in Walford?

@Alongcameacat

Just popping on to ask if its to watch tonight? Are there more scenes of Chantelle being abused? Should I just read about it here instead? Thanks.

It’s safe to watch tonight. There’s no abuse.

Weird when the new girl Frankie said her brother died 10 years ago, I assumed it would be more of a recent thing like a year or two.

Smallsteps88 Thank you. I’m going to make a cuppa and watch it now before bed.