EASTENDERS 74 - new year. New thread and 40yr anniversary in feb . NO SPOILERS

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So nasty nish is dead

Bianca is still mia. Prob a bit smelly and hungry 🙀😂

Teddy and shazza are an item

Look alike martin and ruby are as well

Stacey will vanish soon as preg

Cindy is alive but who thumped her - I'm saying junior

Wedding for billy and honey next month

Which is ee 40th anniversary

Sure other stuff but can't think what

Who else will appear to say hello

Saw Madness in Galway in the 1980s. There's class and then there's Madness. Brilliant

Had to laugh when in the programme following, hosted by Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp, he said that the Beale's never lock their back door.

Bianca’s escape was a total anti climax, not only do we not know how she freed herself but she would have been dehydrated and would probably have had muscle wastage and would have struggled to walk let alone race back to Albert Square and attack Reiss with a teapot, also no one on the square seems remotely bothered about her kidnapping, or the fact Reiss is a killer, IIRC the whole square was against her when she was telling them all that Reiss was the murderer and Martin was particularly nasty. I’m not surprised Bianca is depressed, not one person really missed her or thought it was odd she had disappeared off the face of the earth, (barring the odd comment from Kat and later Lauren) and no one has apologised for not believing her either, surely she should have got a heroes welcome and lots of grovelling apologies with a grand entrance at the Vic, poor show scriptwriters, poor show.

There needs to be a flashback on her escape.

Yes. Totally agree that the Bianca story and her escape and how she's been treated is a farce
Come to the wedding was Sonia's answer to her obvious trauma ! No sign of her children around. Both her and Sonia are so vulnerable with Reiss on the run too but hey, it's a wedding so let's not worry too much about him!
Nobody seems to think Phil is that poorly either. They are a self absorbed crowd.
I didn't see Jay at the wedding, was he there?

I didn't see Jay either.

Did love the matching pink waistcoats and pink bridesmaids dresses. Nit the girls jackets so much though! The collars 🙁

Jay was sat next to Callum in the marquees.

I missed Jay !
Linda looks fab. Nice to see her looking so well

It’s been a good few episodes

Phils /Steve’s acting. Amazing. Sad that Jay who has lost the love of his life and grant are so blinded they can’t see an issue and keep saying but you are ok aren’t you

Nice to see Tommy sitting by Zack or alfie at wedding

funny all stood up declaring love for billy

started off almost like Gavin and Stacey and his wedding 😂

Nic and Zach we know knew each other years ago - slept together when he was a trainer - knowing how ee like different dads and extras thrown in - wondering if he will end up being dad of the younger son and not jumpers

wonder if Courtney will appear and being back fresh blood for new generation

and I said years ago that we need grants son via michelle to come back and be a Mitchell /fowler

maryin can’t be 40 as ee is 40 and obv Pauline wasn’t preg with martin in e1 thi she did get preg soon ish after I think - ans she thought menopause ans shocked she was preg at maybe early 40’s

where now due to the super powerful sperm on phil the old mummies of shazza and Denise both had babies in their late 40’s early 50’s

and Phil. Taking a sip. Amazed tracey (the best sex she has ever had) did him a pint / she should have said no

So were the envelopes Phil was laying out letters for each of the family ie Billy, Jay, Grant, maybe Sharon? Was his plan to shoot himself?

That's what I took them to be. I thought Cindy already had the gun.

I don't think it's Ian or Kathy, possibly Peter but my guess is Anna has the locket.

Yes I think using his bullet dad gave him

I still say Peter with locket. He looks shifty. Knows it wasn’t Lauren or Ian

In the very first episode we first meet Pauline with Dr legg and she finds out she is pregnant with Martin
It Was a surprise and Lou Beale isn't impressed at all! Especially as mark and Michelle are teens etc.

Jay was in the front row 🥰

I kept expecting Angie's voice when Sharon was reading the letter. I loved her saying "let me just put on my eyes" when she put her glasses on. It's what I say when I put my contact lenses in! 😂

The first episode was a way before then.

Den Watts and Arthur Fowler were concerned about an elderly neighbour, broke into his flat and he was dead. I think Nick was responsible.

I am convinced that it's the first episode where we meet Pauline at the doctors

Omg really. I need to rewatch e1

i saw when I was 11

i see to watch it every Tuesday and thur at 730

so weird what the memory remembers from 40yrs ago 😂

oh yes. This was more my thinking. Took a few months to get to know characters befjre she found out was preg

I didn’t think it was e1

Ha ha ha

me too. What I say to dd

From finding Reg Cox, it cuts to Pauline in the doctors surgery speaking to Dr legg.

Just googled Martin and it seems he's been in it since 85, for some reason i thought he was younger.

Martins birthday is in august (born 1985)
So she is only just pregnant in feb