EASTENDERS 43 - NO SPOILERS - that means NOTHING TO BE DISCUSSED UNLESS SHOWN !!!!!

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Wow. Fridays night and the death And murder of Chantelle 😢😢

That was moving and horrendous to watch while gray plans his alibi of her death With

In some ways she will silly to taunt him. And she should have left a message on Khareet phone instead of ringing it lots when went to ansa machine

She should have said she was leaving gray. She loved Khareet and last message was a ploy As gray found out

Then gray will be done for murder

All the other plot lines form previous thread have been sorted

Nice to have ee back after the break

It is so anti women lately : Suki is a strong woman but very unlikeable. Shirley doesn't take any prisoners , but even she is taken in by Gray enough to help him. Even hard as nails Ruby has been attacked in the past and Stacey has turned into a mini Kat (and been attacked recently too. )
Whitney has been through enough and has Gray smiling at her now ! Grr ! Now Honey being drugged etc.
They need to sort it out as the women tend to get a rough deal on this show every single time.

Agree about the misogyny and violence towards women
Heavily pregnant Sharon being pushed to the ground by Phil and no one bats an eyelid.

Yes, I had forgotten about Sharon being pushed about last year. So many examples of what a raw deal the females get and the men get away with it mostly.

Had look current cast the vast majority have been abused or attacked in the past. I know they have to have “stories” but they do build up to show pattern or abuse for women some how being day to day.

Kat- abused
Ruby- raped
Karen-stabbed by ex
Denise- killer ex
Kathy - raped twice?
Linda-raped and nearly attacked when drunk
Tina-abused by ex girl friend
Whitney- abused and raped and then nearly killed
Stacey-raped
Tiff-raped while doing gang thing
Honey -DV

The only ones who havnt are Jean Shirley Loki Mo And the newest Patrick’s wife and Suki. How depressing is that

Akire , it is depressing. It was hinted at that Jeans partner wasn't very nice to her : little Mo had a DV story , but she did end up killing Trevor with an iron! All of that was horrible. Most of the women on EE go through it. Shirley has been hurt by men in the past : her dad was a bully.

Sulky is being horrible again.
Poor Honey.

I'm far too old for him, Jay is a beautiful man.

@AaronCardigan

I'm far too old for him, Jay is a beautiful man.

Same. I love him.

I like Jay , but more in a motherly way than a fancy him way. It was nice he stuck up for Honey.

Kush don't ! I really dislike Suki so much! Evil woman.

Where will they all go? Oh dear.
That is bad.

Such a stupid story giving Kush a personality transplant and Stacey not noticing that Ruby was watching what cards Kush had and signalling to Suki.

I loved it when Jay said it doesnt matter if you drank 5 bottles of wine, it wasnt your fault.
Yes!
About bloody time!

Jay is sooo lovely - ~What are they doing to Kush, so unbelievable
Is he leaving? (dont answer, dont want spoilers on this thread)

I know it's not real but wouldn't Honey have had some sort of blood test for date rape drugs? Does Jay know where the attacker lives?
I think Jay is such a great actor, wish he had better storylines.
Gray and Shirley is just odd!

Jay must be a mumsnetter! Good lad.
What was Kush thinking eh? Nightmare and kicked out sooner than I thought they would too!
Would the council house kat as she has children?

Agree Kush story total rubbish.

Jay clearly fallen for honey during lockdown.

Lola going to be treated like crap in the process probs.

Surely if they suspected a substance had been used they'd have tested as soon as she was admitted , it doesn't stay long in the bloodstream.
Even if she was unconscious they'd still have to do some blood tests on admission, would they need consent to test for drugs?

And asked her " Did you leave your drink at any time ?"

She went to the loo , left her glass .

Lola cheated on Jay with Peter so I think she'll be ok! I doubt she'll even notice he is looking out for Honey.

TBF she thought they were split up when she slept with peter.

There is a lot of shit happening to women on EE, but I feel like it’s to draw attention to just how common these things are , I don’t think its gleeful. Their story producer is a woman (embarrassed I know this).
Loved the mini Stuart and Rainie interlude anyway!

@Justjoinedforthis

There is a lot of shit happening to women on EE, but I feel like it’s to draw attention to just how common these things are , I don’t think its gleeful. Their story producer is a woman (embarrassed I know this). Loved the mini Stuart and Rainie interlude anyway!

i was hoping that was strawberry sauce and not ketchup

It's all done in a cack handed way though. I know these issues are real ones but Instead of making Chantelle reach out to her family or seek help they have her die. I know this happens in real life ( sadly) :( but EE should show more fighting back. A way out of these situations , not go for the shock value all the time.

Loved the mini Stuart and Rainie interlude anyway!

Me too! And Stuart’s little joke in the club

but I feel like it’s to draw attention to just how common these things are

I don’t see any proof of that. They’re not showing anything happening that would help a victim. Chantelle has had no justice. Killed and her killer walks free, Charming all around him.

I don’t think its gleeful.

I don’t either. I think it’s pure lazy. They do rather rely on stuff that comes easy to write than use their imaginations and come up with something new.

Maybe you’re right! I feel like Grey will def get justice, they usually do in Walford.