So hints are out that Phil Mitchell will have a new lady early in the New Year.
(Nudge nudge wink wink)
So hints are out that Phil's new squeeze is someone local.
(Nudge nudge wink wink)
So hints are out that Phil's GF has "Mitchell" stamped all over her.
The hints are broad, and anyone who's been watching the show, especially viewers who have watched for more than ten years, know the answer to the above riddles is obvious.
Yet the combined guesses from various people on Digital Spy and Walford Web kindergarten leave one gobsmacked. And these are guesses by people who are articulate and give a reasonable impression of being able to think critically ... because they aren't.
People are guessing Denise. Yes, she's local, but how is Denise associated with the Mitchells in anyway? (Hint reference: the main hint is the fact that the mystery woman, having Mitchell stamped all over her, is somehow either destined for or associated with the Mitchells).
People are guessing Bianca. Yes, she's local, and her soon-to-be ex-husband (if she can afford a solicitor for a divorce) was once Phil Mitchell's best friend, employee and sometime stepbrother, but Phil falling for a screaming banshee with a gaggle of kids doesn't ring true to Phil Mitchell somehow. Nope. Not Bianca.
People are guessing Carol, because she's the right age and they had a nice scene ages ago. Carol's had more to do with the Beales than she ever did the Mitchells. She had to be reminded that Amy was actually her niece. If anything, and to move them in the right direction, Bianca and Carol should be moved in the Beale direction - Carol's daughter, after all, is a Beale as much as she's a Branning. Ain't Carol.
People are guessing Lucy Beale. What? Phil was, at one time, her step-grandfather.
People are guessing Lola. Don't even go there. She's a Mitchell, but not only is she the mother of Phil's grandchild, she's Phil's second cousin once removed. Leave inbreeding to the Brannings.
People are guessing Tanya, saying they bond over Rainie after Max betrays her. Tanya likes bald men and men with money, but Phil's already been with one neurotic, weak wimp of a woman before - Lisa. Why would a recovering alcoholic want to lumber himself with another alcoholic and her whiskey-sodden old mum? Not Tanya.
Mute Banana, a long-time viewer who's still as clueless about the programme as any tween, thinks Phil goes on a speed or internet dating course and gets re-linked with Shirley.
WTF? Phil Mitchell would as soon live a life of celibacy as to frequent something like that. And Shirley had warned Heather about that as well. Anyway, if he did do something like that and got paired with Shirl, he'd run a mile. Contrary to what some lunatics want to believe, Shirley and Phil are history. There's nothing ambiguous about Phil's finishing with Shirley - or even "ambigiots" (a word known only to the resident Digital Spy Shirley fanatic). Go figure.
People are guessing Jean. What? Phil actually does want a peaceful life. Why would he lumber himself with Stacey Slater and Sean Slater as stepchildren. Who can live with the cry of "SAUSAGE SUR-P-R-I-I-S-E" ringing in your ears?
People are even guessing Kat, in view of the fact that Alfie's going to kick her skanky ass to the curb. Phil simply doesn't do whores. His sympathy would be with Alfie.
Local girl? Who can be anymore local than the daughter of the original landlord of the Queen Vic, herself the landlady at one time? An original Walford character? The Princess?
Has "Mitchell" stamped all over her? Well, before she was Rickman and after she was Watts, she was Mrs Grant Mitchell, who has had an on-and-off relationship and continuous friendship with Phil Mitchell for twenty years.
Phil's new girlfriend is Sharon, as anyone who knows anything about the show would tell you. Sharon was always drawn to the Mitchells, like a moth to a flame. They were created for her. It was Grant, not fey Dennis, who was the love of her life. In fact, her first question, when back in Walford this time, was about Grant. And Sharon always trusted Phil and Grant more than she trusted Dennis. Forget the "big secret" about Phil and Dennis's death. Everyone who knows that is either dead (Jonnie, the Moon brothers, Dennis) or far, far away (Peggy, Grant). I'm not saying that it will not be exposed. It will, but further down the line at a more opportune time. In the meantime, it's a timebomb ticking ... on slow count.
People need to learn to think critically and not to guess wildly. And people need to know this: Jack Branning is not Shaggerman. It's Derek. Jack's too much into Sharon to lie to her about ending an affair and carrying on behind her back. Max cheats. Jack actually doesn't. But Max isn't the shagger either. He compared Roxy as hamburger to Tanya's steak. If Roxy is hamburger, then Kat is the skag-end of old gristle.
It's Derek. It's always been Derek. This storyline is meant to give Kat her comeuppance and to humiliate her, if only for awhile.
No wonder this programme is as dire as it is. People aren't thinking critically, so TPTB are aiming for the idiot brigade.
(Nudge nudge wink wink)
So hints are out that Phil's new squeeze is someone local.
(Nudge nudge wink wink)
So hints are out that Phil's GF has "Mitchell" stamped all over her.
The hints are broad, and anyone who's been watching the show, especially viewers who have watched for more than ten years, know the answer to the above riddles is obvious.
Yet the combined guesses from various people on Digital Spy and Walford Web kindergarten leave one gobsmacked. And these are guesses by people who are articulate and give a reasonable impression of being able to think critically ... because they aren't.
People are guessing Denise. Yes, she's local, but how is Denise associated with the Mitchells in anyway? (Hint reference: the main hint is the fact that the mystery woman, having Mitchell stamped all over her, is somehow either destined for or associated with the Mitchells).
People are guessing Bianca. Yes, she's local, and her soon-to-be ex-husband (if she can afford a solicitor for a divorce) was once Phil Mitchell's best friend, employee and sometime stepbrother, but Phil falling for a screaming banshee with a gaggle of kids doesn't ring true to Phil Mitchell somehow. Nope. Not Bianca.
People are guessing Carol, because she's the right age and they had a nice scene ages ago. Carol's had more to do with the Beales than she ever did the Mitchells. She had to be reminded that Amy was actually her niece. If anything, and to move them in the right direction, Bianca and Carol should be moved in the Beale direction - Carol's daughter, after all, is a Beale as much as she's a Branning. Ain't Carol.
People are guessing Lucy Beale. What? Phil was, at one time, her step-grandfather.
People are guessing Lola. Don't even go there. She's a Mitchell, but not only is she the mother of Phil's grandchild, she's Phil's second cousin once removed. Leave inbreeding to the Brannings.
People are guessing Tanya, saying they bond over Rainie after Max betrays her. Tanya likes bald men and men with money, but Phil's already been with one neurotic, weak wimp of a woman before - Lisa. Why would a recovering alcoholic want to lumber himself with another alcoholic and her whiskey-sodden old mum? Not Tanya.
Mute Banana, a long-time viewer who's still as clueless about the programme as any tween, thinks Phil goes on a speed or internet dating course and gets re-linked with Shirley.
WTF? Phil Mitchell would as soon live a life of celibacy as to frequent something like that. And Shirley had warned Heather about that as well. Anyway, if he did do something like that and got paired with Shirl, he'd run a mile. Contrary to what some lunatics want to believe, Shirley and Phil are history. There's nothing ambiguous about Phil's finishing with Shirley - or even "ambigiots" (a word known only to the resident Digital Spy Shirley fanatic). Go figure.
People are guessing Jean. What? Phil actually does want a peaceful life. Why would he lumber himself with Stacey Slater and Sean Slater as stepchildren. Who can live with the cry of "SAUSAGE SUR-P-R-I-I-S-E" ringing in your ears?
People are even guessing Kat, in view of the fact that Alfie's going to kick her skanky ass to the curb. Phil simply doesn't do whores. His sympathy would be with Alfie.
Local girl? Who can be anymore local than the daughter of the original landlord of the Queen Vic, herself the landlady at one time? An original Walford character? The Princess?
Has "Mitchell" stamped all over her? Well, before she was Rickman and after she was Watts, she was Mrs Grant Mitchell, who has had an on-and-off relationship and continuous friendship with Phil Mitchell for twenty years.
Phil's new girlfriend is Sharon, as anyone who knows anything about the show would tell you. Sharon was always drawn to the Mitchells, like a moth to a flame. They were created for her. It was Grant, not fey Dennis, who was the love of her life. In fact, her first question, when back in Walford this time, was about Grant. And Sharon always trusted Phil and Grant more than she trusted Dennis. Forget the "big secret" about Phil and Dennis's death. Everyone who knows that is either dead (Jonnie, the Moon brothers, Dennis) or far, far away (Peggy, Grant). I'm not saying that it will not be exposed. It will, but further down the line at a more opportune time. In the meantime, it's a timebomb ticking ... on slow count.
People need to learn to think critically and not to guess wildly. And people need to know this: Jack Branning is not Shaggerman. It's Derek. Jack's too much into Sharon to lie to her about ending an affair and carrying on behind her back. Max cheats. Jack actually doesn't. But Max isn't the shagger either. He compared Roxy as hamburger to Tanya's steak. If Roxy is hamburger, then Kat is the skag-end of old gristle.
It's Derek. It's always been Derek. This storyline is meant to give Kat her comeuppance and to humiliate her, if only for awhile.
No wonder this programme is as dire as it is. People aren't thinking critically, so TPTB are aiming for the idiot brigade.
?? whatever. this time nxt year phil n shilr will be back together!!
ReplyDeleteOh dear Siobhan. This time next year Linda Henry wont even be in Eastenders
Deletelol ok. your in denial just like phil lol :p
DeleteThe IQ of some of the shows fans on Digital Spy really is alarming.To think the show panders to these type of people at times instead of the much larger thoughtful mature of mind fan who is increasingly switching off.
ReplyDeleteOh for gods sake, as soon as we saw "theres no place like home" we all knew what was going to happen. Its not rocket science!
ReplyDeleteCant understand why everyone goes on about Shirley. When she first got together with Phil, I couldnt understand it. She was rough, and he was still a bit civilized. It was only later that he sunk to her level (back on the booze, the drugs, etc), and then they did just seem two old drunks wallowing in their own filth.
Now, he has cleaned himself up again, is acting with a bit of compassion, basically moving back up to Sharons level.
Why cant these tweenies see that?
Professor Plum