eastenders - bizarre and shit

[DotCommunist]

pretty awful. They keep trying to re-anact similar scenes from way back that were also awful, but in a comical way. Like when Grant Mitchell (i think) fell to his knees and howled in the square. Peter Beale doing it last night was just plain awful. I think half the problem is that the audience (well, speaking for myself) just don't really care all that much for the characters because they don't seem belevable or all that likeable anymore. I don't care that Lucy's dead. Nor do i really care about Ian or Peter's supposed grief.

for maximum points they have to be a broken man, in the middle of the square as dusk draws in, crying and looking up at the sky as the camera pans directly upwards (they've got the crane cam out special) and the duff duff duffs kick in.


may or may not be raining. They went with rain when phil did that, to mask his tears.

 

[crustychick]

oooh, I've missed all this drama - can't wait to catch up tonight

 

[youngian]

More that a touch of Laura Palmer about Lucy Beale. A David Lynch style makeover of EEs would be most welcome.

 

[Schmetterling]

there was once a whole episode dedicated to the utter destruction of Ians world. It was great. Also: shotgun wound to the stomach, cucolded by masood, head flushed down toilet by phil (more than once iirc) and of course, homeless beardy beale.

excellent.

I remember that one well; I think it was the new year week 2000; Ian and Mel were meant to get married, Mel had found out about Lucy not being ill, yadda yadda. The omnibus was on either New Year's Eve or Day. I was meant to go and see a friend over the other side of London (so it must have been Eve as the tube was running). For a good 2.5 hours I kept thinking that I must get ready as friend will be waiting ETA->but could not drag myself away; chin was very likely dropped continuously.<-ETA Luckily, friend was an absolute soapophile and had herself been watching. In her words: "It just kept peaking and peaking!"

 

[DotCommunist]

I remember that one well; I think it was the new year week 2000; Ian and Mel were meant to get married, Mel had found out about Lucy not being ill, yadda yadda. The omnibus was on either New Year's Eve or Day. I was meant to go and see a friend over the other side of London (so it must have been Eve as the tube was running). For a good 2.5 hours I kept thinking that I must get ready as friend will be waiting ETA->but could not drag myself away; chin was very likely dropped continuously.<-ETA Luckily, friend was an absolute soapophile and had herself been watching. In her words: "It just kept peaking and peaking!"

if we are on about the same one he gets punted in the face by a football cos the albert square blokes are having a five aside, then he punts it in rage and it smashes the vic window- the vic at this time being under the mitchell aegis and cue angry phil

 

[Schmetterling]

if we are on about the same one he gets punted in the face by a football cos the albert square blokes are having a five aside, then he punts it in rage and it smashes the vic window- the vic at this time being under the mitchell aegis and cue angry phil

Also; was that the one where he begs Phil for money? On his knees?

 

[DotCommunist]

Also; was that the one where he begs Phil for money? On his knees?

I think that was much later, but I remember it- he owed out bigstyle, was gonna lose the caff, everything. And phil made him beg then denied

 

[DotCommunist]

its uncanny how a soap I don't really watch except for big storylines has crept in by the osmosis of it being second only to church in ma's eyes., so always on in the background


ffs, I can even remember the 'who shot phil?' storyline- someone shot him from a bush, at night at at least 800 yards. With a pistol. Even at the time I was moved to comment that unless someone in the square was an olympic level pistol marksman on the sly, that shot was just not plausible.

 

[Orang Utan]

A plague of boils is what we need Ian to suffer from next

 

[DotCommunist]

A plague of boils is what we need Ian to suffer from next

well, the angel of death has already taken his firstborn, hard to top that really. Even god backed off after pulling that one n all of egypt

 

[dolly's gal]

we just burst out laughing at the end of last night's, it was that dire, and me being a stalwart enders fan an all then i look at facebook and my sister's done a post saying how the whole thing moved her to tears

anyway, it's been fucking shit recently, really really dreadful

 

[barney_pig]

For me it has to be counting down from the moment that Beale unveils a new girlfriend to the inevitable betrayal.
He should have a set of horns surgically grafted

 

[spanglechick]

I cried. But I was in the middle of a 15-hour work day on my first day back after easter. With regular blood sugar levels i might have found it funnier. I really like the new Peter, and i thought his reaction was moving., and the way Ian held his hand and he looked like a proper middle aged dad and... *sniffle*... ahh... ignore me. I have daddy issues (not usually brought about by Ian Beale, I hasten to add).

 

[Geri]

well, the angel of death has already taken his firstborn, hard to top that really. Even god backed off after pulling that one n all of egypt

Eh? Stephen isn't dead, nor was he Ian's son.

 

[Orang Utan]

Eh? Stephen isn't dead, nor was he Ian's son.

So Lucy is his first born

 

[Geri]

So Lucy is his first born

I thought Peter was the oldest. I could be wrong though.

 

[Orang Utan]

I thought Peter was the oldest. I could be wrong though.

Duntmatter

 

[spanglechick]

they're twins.

 

[tony.c]

But one twin has to be the oldest.

 

[zoooo]

Can you whip 'em out at the same time with a Caesarean? Hypothetically.

 

[Looby]

I found it quite moving too. Jane and Denise crying got to me too.

Am I the only one that liked Lucy? I thought she was way better than the last bratty one and really stepped up when Ian buggered off.

Also, there was something about her that was kind of fascinating and I liked her clothes.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Peter's Chewbacca impression was pretty good for a soap actor.

 

[Iguana]

Can you whip 'em out at the same time with a Caesarean? Hypothetically.

There was a video going around recently of two newborn twins clinging to each other in the minutes after their birth as a nurse/doctor tried to gently encourage them to separate, so presumably you can.

 

[flypanam]

I lived on North Road for a few years, saw Phil quite a few times, always looked like a miserable wanker

Khali Best the guy that plays Dexter is a right knob ime. Three years of actor training was three years of being a rude arsehole.

 

[zoooo]

Am I the only one that liked Lucy? I thought she was way better than the last bratty one and really stepped up when Ian buggered off.

Also, there was something about her that was kind of fascinating and I liked her clothes.

She was kind of fascinating. I loved her little grey work suit.

Khali Best the guy that plays Dexter is a right knob ime. Three years of actor training was three years of being a rude arsehole.

Aw, I thought he seems nice.

 

[twentythreedom]

That was really very poor

 

[zoooo]

It was reet boring. But I quite liked Dot's bit.

 

[Geri]

I thought my sound had gone to begin with. There was about 5 whole minutes before anyone spoke, I kept turning the volume higher and higher.

 

[peterkro]

I thought my sound had gone to begin with. There was about 5 whole minutes before anyone spoke, I kept turning the volume higher and higher.

I've just done that on iPlayer,I forgot I had it on until the the policeman spoke.

 

[purenarcotic]

Ian has just performed one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen. How chipmunk did his voice go.