Did You See That

Well, after dragging the story out for what seemed like forever, Ronnie found out that Danielle was her daughter, only for her to be run over and killed a few seconds later. No doubt the Eastenders writers thought they were being smart and clever, making this storyline lead to some Shakesperian tragedy. But the truth is, soap watchers invested their time in seeing this develop. Danielle may have just been a plot device to them, and a prop for the character of Ronnie. But to many viewers, this one included, Danielle wasn’t a prop - she was a lovely character who had a bucket of shit tipped her on at every turn by these sadistic writers. And in their final slap in the face to Danielle and the viewers who followed her, she was allowed just a second of happiness - the briefest of smiles as Ronnie finally acknowledged her as her own daughter - being before being run over. They couldn’t bear to allow viewers the happy reunion they had been waiting for.

And so we carry on now but next time Eastenders tries an involving storyline, just remember not to care too much because these writers won’t respect how much you like the characters and get to know them - they’ll kill them off in whatever silly, absurd “twist” that gets their rocks off for them.

At the end of the “reveal” episode, they ran a helpline for those affected by the issues in the program. I wonder if there was a rush of calls from people who also had their adopted kids run over in front of them.

Oh, and since then, Peggy has gone from the council candidate spouting “family values” to gangster matriach, demanding Phil murder Archie and then furiously chucking him out for not doing it. More absurd writing from the Eastenders team, just to prove that their cock up in killing Danielle wasn’t a fluke - they are serially in-ept.