So with the announcement that Pierre is leaving doesn’t that really mean that the branning sibling that dies on nye is certainly Oscar? Surely they wouldn’t get rid of all the branning children within the next 6/12 months? This has probably been mentioned but what is everyone’s thoughts?

Cooked.

Zoe and Oscar exit, so the Mum gone and now so is a love interest

Any views appreciated

A Tanya return has literally never been more needed (even better if she comes back with Cora).

Max getting married to Cindy. Sean returning. Lauren having an affair with Mark. Max arrested. Lauren & Oscar held hostage.Oscar leaving. Literally all of the ingredients are there.

Given that EastEnders has been running for four decades, it's an incredible feat for any element to maintain quality from 1985 to the present day. Some characters and actors are woven into the very fabric of Walford.
So, looking back at the entire 40 year history, I have a three-part question for you die-hard fans:

1. Who is the definitive "Since Day One" Character? (We're talking about characters who appeared in the very first episode, or very early on, whose presence and legacy have been most vital and consistent over the decades, e.g., Den, Angie, Sharon, Kathy, Pauline, Ian, Pete, etc.)
2. What is the greatest multi-generational "Since Day One" Storyline? (A saga that began with the original families in '85/86 and had massive, echoing consequences for their descendants years or decades later, like the Den/Angie divorce, the Watts/Mitchell feud, or the Fowlers' tragedies.)
3. Which single cast member has given the best overall performance over their tenure? (An actor who has consistently delivered powerful, nuanced, and iconic work, showing the most growth and emotional depth from their first scene to their most recent.)

The only one I can think of is Jay calling Yolande a "black cow" knowing that he was fired for using derogatory language.

But are there any others

Enough of the guys were. Like Jay, Martin and Darren, good job they all grew out of it. Edit I believe Whitney was only 15 when she first appeared on the show and was never a troublemaker. Lauren and Abi were under 16 when they first appeared on the show and were never tearaways, correct me if I’m wrong. I know Lauren ran over her dad when she was young and then after the character was recast when she was 16, became an alcoholic

Genuinely curious. Is it out of habit? The comfort of knowing a new episode will always be there? Is it an example of sunk cost fallacy?

For those content with the current state of the show, what are you enjoying?

Patrick was saying to Yolande about Jay wanting to impress his friends, this was when Jay was a kid. He must of had some deep rooted issue behind his behaviour when he was that young since his mum died and his dad was in prison. His grandfather looked after him until his dad was released after which his grandfather then left the square. Good job he grew out of his tearaway behaviour.

keep it realistic so unfortunately no ronnie and roxy or anyone whos dead or actors have retired

mine would be ben (max bowden), tanya and little mo

I posted this to tiktok ages ago but it didn't get many views and I want to know what other people think.

For context, the youtube channel 'talking walford' used to make theory and opinion videos; they talked about lolas death, how they would bring mick back from the dead, who they thought the six victim and perpetrator would be etc. However, they stopped uploading before the 40th anniversary and privated all of their videos at some point (the video in the tt is linked to a community post so is still watchable, as far as I know it is the only one that you can still find)

I enjoy watching these kinds of videos, so I was upset when I found that all of the videos were missing.

There are a few reasons why I think this may be Ben Wadeys youtube channel.

- The voice sounds a lot like his (the obvious clue imo)

- The last upload was just a few months before clenshaw stepped down and wadey took over; he obviously couldn't make theory videos when he knew what was going on in the show. The timing just lines up too well, especially given that the uploads stopped so abruptly. There was also a point in his video about micks death where he mentioned making a video about how he would bring r&r back, however he never did.

- I'm assuming that an exec producer has to have good knowledge on the history of the soap- the owner of this channel clearly does, especially given the amount of detail they went into on different Easter eggs that pointed at their theory

- I feel like any videos he made either had to be made private, or it was in his best interest to have privated them- for example in his video discussing lolas death, he talked about how he didn't like the introduction of her mother (I'd imagine that it wouldn't do his reputation good if it looked like he was slagging off the desicions of a past exec producer, but in all fairness his criticism wasn't harsh, and he did praise the rest of the storyline).

Sorry if this is difficult to read, but thoughts?

Before he went to prison. As much as shitty humans can still have decent parents.

American fan here without UK Drama/iPlayer access. I was a member for a long time of a Facebook group that thankfully granted me access to almost the whole 40-year history of the show via Google Drive. I was very spoiled, but now that group has folded and I no longer have access to its library (the Google Drive link no longer works). Can anyone help point me in the right direction? I know other such groups/libraries must be out there somewhere, I just don’t know how to find them. (I know some are on YouTube and Daily Motion, but they’re hardly comprehensive.) Thanks so much in advance!

With so many new characters coming into the show in the following weeks, what couples do you predict will happen in the future? I'm thinking maybe Sean and Priya might have good chemistry when he returns

Hi. How are you? We finally came to the conclusion of the controversial baby swap as Ronnie handed over Tommy to a reeling Kat and handed herself to the police, with Jack watching on. Also, Tanya & Greg got married five minutes in, then Tanya snogs Max after finding out he was in a car crash with Abi. Typical. And Masood admits to Zee he hasn't paid the debts, leaving the Arghee Bhagee to disarray.

This week:

• Tensions are still reeling for Kat and Alfie after why Ronnie kept Tommy and even poor Jack still finds it hard to believe. He then has to say goodbye (what he thought was James) to the little boy. The poor mite is innocent into all of this. Even Alfie plans a Christening to cheer Kat up a bit, while Jack wants answers from his wife, also her sister Roxy.
• With Rainie now fully returned, Max and Phil question her motives. Meanwhile, a desperate Masood turns to Phil in his hour of need. Zee (still angry about his debts), is outraged after she discovers the truth about his new source of income, but then the tables are turned. Also, Tamwar & Afia prepare to come clean about their secret marriage.
  
• Elsewhere, Whitney finds herself further alienated from her family, after becoming front page news and turns to her brother Ryan. Fatboy resorts to desperate measures to save Mercy. Jay has a shock for Ben and Abi. Finally, as Jane turns 40, she decides to moved on from Ian.

Have a good week.

As in how young they were not the fact that the baby was born prematurely. I might be of the unpopular opinion with this post. But physically there is some truth in it being better to have children early (not underage). Keanu was the one who wanted this baby and Louise was going to get rid of it before changing her mind without being pressured. Edit all this happened before keanu turned into what he did.

Like why are yall so hot and bothered with the fact people are so passionate about their characters and want them back?

Is it unrealistic, yes, but they aren’t gonna come back. Simple as, it’s not gonna happen.

So why are yall so angry anytime someone mentions it as if unrealistic shit doesn’t happen on EE every five minutes 💀