EastEnders: the SPOILERS thread!

[Southeastdweller]

Welcome to the EastEnders spoilers thread, where we post and talk about any EE spoilers we've read about, including those in early release episodes on iPlayer.

Link below to watch episodes on BBC iPlayer - these are usually dropped at 6am on broadcast days - and you can read brief synopses of upcoming episodes:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d

It is definitely making me emotional that it's been 40 years since it all started!
Looking forwards to today's one.

I absolutely loved tonight's episode, i know Philth has been awful in the past but I felt so sad for him

Confused by Arthur because he is Kush’s son and the boy they cast when he was younger reflected that but this older version has a completely different skin tone!

I love the young Phil! He must have really studied Steve McFadden.

I'm in bits .. well done Steve McFadden
A true legend
What a fantastic episode

I watched this with complete focus, it really gripped me. What an amazing episode. How can they be so rubbish when it comes to Biancas storyline but really top class when it comes to Phils. So odd.

Phil led me on his journey today. What was happening in his head , how he felt
I found it really moving tbh.
He was so credible.

Oh Phil! 😭

What a brilliant episode, very emotional 😢

I go away from Easties sometimes, but get sucked in by big storylines (the six!) and I often feel the pull of Sharon and Ian - we're the same age, we were at school together and there's something about familiarity with a long relationship with a fictional character that acts as a kind of touchstone with me - the passage of 40 years, how my life isn't what I thought it would be when I was 17 and a relief that I haven't had all the marriages, trauma, homelessness, severe MH episodes, attempted murders, actual murder of relatives, imprisonment and people returning from the grave that Sharon and Ian have.

Steve McF is such a brilliant actor, I am looking forward to this episode.

I meant to say re Arthur, what a beautiful child - then I remembered his father is Kush so that makes sense! I don't think we've seen Arthur for ages.

Young Phil was particularly excellent.
I would watch a series of The Mitchells, be fascinating to see how Phil and Grant (and little Sam) spent their youth, and how that shaped their characters in later years.
Jaime Winstone is young Peggy - bravo 👏

I echo everyone else that todays is a fantastic episode and the casting of young Mitchells is spot on. And Grant appearing at the end-woohoo! Bring on next week!

BUT Phil essentially came clean to Jay and almost in tears talking about how grey his life is and how he shouldn't really be alive and then Jay says 'you're alright though innit?' And leaves??!!! If someone talked like that to anyone in real life you'd be genuinely concerned!

It is really bizarre how some people like Jay really don't seem to 'get it'. Maybe people are like that in real life too, but I'd hate to think so.😧

Jay needs to give his head a wobble.

The rest of the episode today was brilliant.

And Grant! All the love still for Grant. “Ello, Bruv.”

I agree the young Phil and Grant were superbly cast. The young Phil even had a resemblance to Ben, I never thought Ben looked like Phil until now.
I had a tear in my eye when they showed Grant at the end, this surprised me as I'm not a Grant fan. Just proves what an emotive episode it is.
I also had the same view on the Jay scene. It felt out of character because I'm sure Jay would have been more concerned. It would have been better if it was jumpers, considering he doesn't know Phil well.

Aw loving the original credits being used!

Young Phil is just like him! Brilliant.

I just sobbed my way through that one
Phil was Feeling pink and grey inside like a dead bird.
He does have friends and ones who care , but he can't reach out easily to them.
His little speech was just brilliant, so moving. I know he is deeply flawed , but I felt so sorry for him today.

I must be the only one who's watched today's episode and hated it! Possibly cos I remember the original Peggy, Grant and Phil so well and this trip down memory lane was just 😩.
Also hate the Reiss/Bianca storyline - it is just stupid and unbelievable that she could be imprisoned in a lock up for weeks on end.

No, I can understand why some might not rate it today , but I think his acting was so powerful and so well done and I just understood how he was feeling.

One negative though , Jamie's wig as a young Peggy was a bit over the top ..
Phil's nasty dad was his I imagined him , but they showed him before being horrible

I can understand some not liking it. I could pick faults, i didn't like the Peggy portrayal for a start and many have mentioned Jay, but I think overall it was done well.
I don't remember the Mitchell's house/ early years. I was born in 1985 so my memories are from the 90s, I thought the Mitchell's just turned up one day on the square or were just always based on the square. I think if I had a strong memory of their original house etc then i may not have enjoyed it. I don't remember there ever being a child Sam, I thought she started as a teenager

Sam came into it as a teenager.
Barbara Windsor didn't play their Mum originally it was someone else.

I do recall the brothers buying ' the arches ' together and moving into the square
My mum nicknamed them ' pinky and perky ' lol
She wasn't keen especially with how Grant treated Sharon ( and Tiffany )

Jay just didn't ' get it' did he!
Lots of people struggle to understand mental health issues.