EASTENDERS 61 - DEATH AND DIRE NEWS AS ALWAYS - TV PACE. NO SPOILERS

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Hopefully Lola didn’t die on her wedding night

she needs to meet her mum first

hoping lily will change her mind again and not have this baby. She’s too young to ruin her life

she’s 12 and should be treated as a child not given choices that will effect the rest of her life

zac has hiv which we know means Whitney won’t have an easy pregnancy /birth

Give the girl a break

will there be a 3 way with mum and daughter Chelsea and Ravi

will Sonja get together with reiss who looks sexy when shaved /hair and no glasses - we are a fickle lot !!!

anything else I’ve missed

Just catching up with last night, Stacey has pub money ?

Yes it’s a terrible example.

The only negative so far was some unseen bullying by people at school.

Denise and Ravi. bleurgh!

She did comment on it to be fair. Something about "I can't afford (something) but I'm having a drink with my wife on Valentine's Day" Along those lines anyway. Usually they just drink without a care or a comment!

I mean down the cocktails Stace is that out her tenner 😃

I'm assuming that Eve bought the drinks , or have her the money for them , although it was odd that one minute she said she had to cancel the stall insurance because of the tight money situation and that went wrong and then they were on the cocktails the next. All part of the EE writers inconsistencies sometimes.
I hope Honey doesn't find out she didn't have any insurance as it's bound to break some rule or another too i suppose.

Gave her the money I mean

I know its a soap but the inconsistencies get on my nerves sometimes. Also Ryan and wife clearly want the baby.

Unplanned/unwanted pregnancies are the bread and butter of EE writers. Who's next?

So, we were right about Ryan and Helen!

Where has Jean gone? I'm sure it's been mentioned but it's escaping me...

Yo visit the Wendys

Ah, thanks. It hadn't just escaped me, it completely passed me by 😆

OMG promo for next Monday, wtf is about to happen? an alien landing or something?

Am disgusted at the pregnancy storyline with Lily
SHES 12 !
A child and they are all behaving like it's completely normal.
Surely SS would be far more involved in protecting her -would Ricky really be allowed anywhere near her ?
All the bap stuff is irritating me now.
Shazza looking very gaunt
Ravi made me laugh when he took his top off and got his muscles out 😂
Love that L and Sharon might run the Vic together but WTAF is the next big drama about?

I think Ricky isn't a problem because he's younger than Lily.

I think Lily is having second thoughts again - she looked distinctly unimpressed with the "you always have to put your child first" chat.

Yes that's what I'd like to think too!

Is Ricky really younger than Lily? She's only 12. I thought he was a bit older. If he is younger that makes this whole storyline even more disturbing.

According to the internet ,Ricky junior was born on the 2nd September 2010 , so he is 12.

Yes. Only marginally. Lily is 3 months older but the school year above. She was born June 2010, he was born in September.

And the promo's music is Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me'.

An Italian version of it was used in Killing Eve! Could that be an intentional signpost from Eastenders? Hmm...

Lyrics:
You don't own me
I'm not just one of your many toys
You don't own me
Don't say I can't go with other boys

And don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to say
And please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display 'cause

You don't own me
Don't try to change me in any way
You don't own me
Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay

I don't tell you what to say
I don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please

And don't tell me what to do
Oh, don't tell me what to say
And please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display

I don't tell you what to say
Oh, don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free

Here's the promo, btw, for anyone who hasn't yet seen it.
(Contains no spoilers)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0wbvs

So it's true. It's all grim and a step too far as a storyline in my view. I knew a couple of kids who had a baby when they were 15. She insisted on going through with the pregnancy, citing all the reasons Lily gave.
He couldn't cope with the responsibility and the relationship. That was 20 years ago and the emotional and financial fallout has affected their whole lives. He has had no contact with the child.
Prob a more likely scenario for Lily than her happy families fantasy.

Only thing I can think of is Ian coming back and he's the new owner of the Vic but how does that tie in with the others?
Unless he buys the gym, bap van, cafe and the Vic?
Hope not , can't stand him .
Or Nish?
All speculation btw

I don’t think the promo is anything more than the leading stories currently all involve the women of Walford.
I didn’t take from it that anything big will happen.