Eastenders #12 It's a bummer if Zack's got your number

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Soo over Whitney ans Zack. Its detracting from both the HIV and Edwards syndrome story. Whitney is just whiney repeating the same scene and sameish lines over and over and Zack the same. There's no chemistry and not invested at all. Two serious conditions that deserve its own spotlight is being overshadowed by the other.

Would have preferred Zack dealing with HIV and Whitney getting pregnant from a one night stand or off screen boyfriend.

Theres deffo more to Jed, but what could it be?
 
Livid2020 said:
Soo over Whitney ans Zack. Its detracting from both the HIV and Edwards syndrome story. Whitney is just whiney repeating the same scene and sameish lines over and over and Zack the same. There's no chemistry and not invested at all. Two serious conditions that deserve its own spotlight is being overshadowed by the other.

Would have preferred Zack dealing with HIV and Whitney getting pregnant from a one night stand or off screen boyfriend.

Theres deffo more to Jed, but what could it be?
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Yes I totally agree about Zack and Whitless. I'm not invested in their woes at all and it's annoying me that Zack hasn't told Sharon or Whitless yet about his diagnosis. I guess that's down to him still being in denial to a certain extent but the two storylines together are a mess.

I think Jed will turn out to be an Extinction Rebellion activist (or the Eastenders equivalent with a daft name). He probably has money to pay the rent because he comes from a wealthy family or something like that. He doesn't appear to have a real job to take up his time.
 
I’m so over any storyline where someone is hiding something for an extended period of time. It inevitably gets so boring. Can’t stand another scene where Whitless cries “this is my fault!” and they pan to Zack’s guilty looking face in his stupid turtleneck jumper that makes him look like a German cannibal.
 
I think Jed will turn out to be an Extinction Rebellion activist (or the Eastenders equivalent with a daft name). He probably has money to pay the rent because he comes from a wealthy family or something like that. He doesn't appear to have a real job to take up his time.
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Yes a bit like Spider the Eco warrior in Corrie but a bit more extreme plus his naked antics etc
 
Scotch Mist said:
Yes I totally agree about Zack and Whitless. I'm not invested in their woes at all and it's annoying me that Zack hasn't told Sharon or Whitless yet about his diagnosis. I guess that's down to him still being in denial to a certain extent but the two storylines together are a mess.

I think Jed will turn out to be an Extinction Rebellion activist (or the Eastenders equivalent with a daft name). He probably has money to pay the rent because he comes from a wealthy family or something like that. He doesn't appear to have a real job to take up his time.
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Did Sonia even ask him what he does for a living before letting him move in? I mean she is not exactly impulsive and reckless by nature - she seems like the type to check he'd actually be able to pay his rent!
 
Eirawen said:
Yes and ask for references plus a very gruelling interview but I think he made her horny at first sight and that was it, he was in like a rat up a drainpipe.
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But didn't he just say he was an eco warrior or some bullshit?
Poor old Sonia, couldn't see past his lustrous locks to recognise he might be a bad investment!
 
So we do think Whitney as character will be taken down a road similar to that of Ronnie Mitchell when it comes to all things baby ?
If Lily breezes her pregnancy but then obviously is then going to get board very quickly with day to day screaming baby, being tied down trope could Whitney then be waiting in the wings hand the rocks the cradle style maybe ?
 
I really hope they keep the pregnancies separate and unrelated , the Ronnie baby swop storyline was painful to watch, not entertaining or gripping just relentless misery and disbelief.

Still hope they go down the termination or miscarriage route for Lily. I don’t want to see another child/teen pregnancy clogging up episode time and shown to be either “it takes a village” all the women rallying around and effectively raising said baby for Lily or baby placed at risk because shock horror teen wants to be a teen. Also we just had similar tit with Jada and her band of friends.
 
They got SO much backlash for the baby swap story. I remember it being in all the papers and charities condemning them for doing something so offensive. If I recall, they had to hastily rewrite the entire storyline to end it quickly and then wrote some absolutely awful filler episodes as they had a big gap. I wonder how long they were originally planning to drag it on for.

I’d like to think they wouldn’t attempt it again but who knows.
 
Mr Krabs said:
They got SO much backlash for the baby swap story. I remember it being in all the papers and charities condemning them for doing something so offensive. If I recall, they had to hastily rewrite the entire storyline to end it quickly and then wrote some absolutely awful filler episodes as they had a big gap. I wonder how long they were originally planning to drag it on for.

I’d like to think they wouldn’t attempt it again but who knows.
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I remember this, I can't see them ever doing it again for this reason.
 
Spilttea said:
I really hope they keep the pregnancies separate and unrelated , the Ronnie baby swop storyline was painful to watch, not entertaining or gripping just relentless misery and disbelief.

Still hope they go down the termination or miscarriage route for Lily. I don’t want to see another child/teen pregnancy clogging up episode time and shown to be either “it takes a village” all the women rallying around and effectively raising said baby for Lily or baby placed at risk because shock horror teen wants to be a teen. Also we just had similar tit with Jada and her band of friends.
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I know what you mean about keeping the pregnancies separate sadly in soap world nothing is ever a coincidence, Lily's unplanned motherhood and Whitney clearly thinking an empty life can only be filled with a baby is looking more desperate now than ever, I feel like some cross over is brewing because she's seems so unstable .
 
Sprezza said:
I found it quite interesting that the baby swap storyline got so much flack. Was it really that offensive? It was depressing and boring to watch but if it had been the plot of one of those BBC or ITV misery dramas that they like to churn out people would probably have eaten it up.
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I think it offended a lot of people who were involved in baby loss charities. It implied that women who’d lost babies were a danger and would consider snatching a baby to replace their own.

In general I just really hate when TV shows use baby/child deaths for sensationalist storylines. Perhaps if it genuinely is something that can raise awareness (i.e. look out for these symptoms) it can be a force for good, yet it’s hardly ever handled sensitively.
 
Sprezza said:
I found it quite interesting that the baby swap storyline got so much flack. Was it really that offensive? It was depressing and boring to watch but if it had been the plot of one of those BBC or ITV misery dramas that they like to churn out people would probably have eaten it up.
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That's certainly true. I didn't understand the fuss about it at the time. It was a bit distasteful but Eastenders is full of unsavoury characters doing despicable things on a day to day basis 😁
 
Doingitforthegramhuntake2 said:
I’ve just watched tonight’s episode and I don’t really get what the point of the Jed storyline is!
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I can only think that they are trying to inject humour into the soap as all the other goings on are pretty depressing, man with HIV, baby with Edwards Syndrome, girl dying of brain tumour etc etc, EE is not as good with humour as Corrie the scripts are far sleeker and witty.
 
Mr Krabs said:
I’m so over any storyline where someone is hiding something for an extended period of time. It inevitably gets so boring. Can’t stand another scene where Whitless cries “this is my fault!” and they pan to Zack’s guilty looking face in his stupid turtleneck jumper that makes him look like a German cannibal.
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Like the German Moss met in the IT Crowd? 😆
 
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