Eastender’s Monthly Update — May 2013
THEY SAY that the definition of insanity is continually repeating the same behavior and expecting a different result. If that is so then Sharon Watts Mitchell Rickman To be continued is certifiable. Then again, with Den and Angie as parents, what else could she be?… Sharon is supposed to be getting married to Jack but [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — April 2013
THIS MONTH the craziest thing happened: Dot came back from her six month sabbatical (she was visiting her demon child granddaughter while June Brown took time off to write her memoirs) and she returned with pierced ears and a new wardrobe! Dot is wearing slacks! And what did she find but that Cora has turned [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — March 2013
THERE ARE many ways to betray. If you played a drinking game, taking a drink every time a Mitchell said “family”, you’d be on the fast-track to skid row, yet once again Phil betrays his by attempting to steal baby Lexi from her Mum, his niece Lola and grandpa the long-suffering Billy… Max, the serial [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — February 2013
WHEN A bad news character enters Albert Square, things can go only one of two ways: If they turn out to be popular, they will get a personality transplant, showing a vulnerable and likable side that allows them to stay around for a while – or they stay evil and get carried out of the [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — January 2013
QUOTE of the month: “Trust me.” –Phil Mitchell Yes, THAT Phil Mitchell. But first… The Masoods have trust issues of their own. While everyone thinks that Syed is saving the family business, he actually raids the business piggy bank and uses the money to cover his own losses instead of paying the mortgage. He also [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — December 2012
THE NEWS of Ben’s murder confession, (with Jay as the accessory), hits the front page news before Jay even gets back to the Square and he is persona non grata. People do everything but spit at him in the street. And because he won’t lie to the Old Bill, and try to say Ben didn’t [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — November 2012
POOR DI MARSDEN: She’s like the human equivalent of Wile E Coyote to the Mitchell Family’s Road Runner. No matter how close she gets to dropping that ACME Anvil on their little heads, they always escape and beep-beep at her as they gleefully run away. And now she’s so jaded, she doesn’t want to accept [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update —October 2012
WITH EASTENDERS on the air for over 27 years now, you wouldn’t think that there would be any more “firsts” for it, but just last week there was: The nominees for the National Television Awards were announced and for the very first time, Adam Woodyatt was nominated! As a series, EastEnders has been nominated (and [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — September 2012
AFTER ALL the shouting and confrontation at Janine’s wedding, from Kat and Jean trying to get her money back from Michael, Janine goes into early labor and gives birth to a preemie; a little girl she names Patricia. Then she renames her Scarlett. Michael, at first panics and tries to flee (taking all the cash [...]
Eastender’s Monthly Update — August 2012
THIS MONTH reality mixes with fantasy, both for the (allegedly) fictional characters of Walford, as well as one very big (allegedly) real event… Jean finally realizes that something is up and keeps asking Michael for her money back, as if he would actually give it to her. What complicates things is, it wasn’t all her [...]



