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Post by Holey on Nov 3, 2015 23:59:41 GMT
I think the problem is they are on all through the year and they struggle for storylines sometimes, like all the other soaps.
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Post by kitkat1971 on Nov 4, 2015 0:01:17 GMT
Tonight's was better than the last few weeks but again I'm afraid that is not saying much.
I miss Digby's glasses. Liked his suit though. Just as Self was getting bearable they've reverted him to type.
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Post by Holey on Nov 4, 2015 0:04:23 GMT
Looks like Jaq's is back very soon.
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Post by kitkat1971 on Nov 4, 2015 0:13:37 GMT
I think the problem is they are on all through the year and they struggle for storylines sometimes, like all the other soaps. I'm not sure about that really. In some ways i think Holby benefits from being on all year round rather than having the gap of Casualty. it has often given it more structure with half way points and a build to season ends. Also, with a cast of approx 18 it allows time for each character to come to the fore but also be on the backburner and develop gradually. Being on every week should mean that things don't have to be rushed, we can see a romance grow over several months, have people be stable for a while and they'd still have plots because it is a work based drama. And they have done this successfully in prior seasons - 9 (2006/2007) was wonderfully structured for example. I think the problem now is lack of character continuity, even from one week to the next. Why did Guy seem skittish straight after the bomb, fine in his next few appearances and then on the edge of a nervous breakdown for instance? Why does Mo seem fine about William tonight when she is apparently going to fall apart next week? It's been like this since the start on Season 16 - Jonny really suffered from it during his romance with Bonnie when one week he was head over heels in love, the next wanting Jac to give him an excuse to end their engagement. And donk( get me started on the way wards seem to work on parallel universes time wise many weeks. Then there is the over egging the pudding re medical melodrama. Yes, it is a drama and there must be some artistic license but when it comes to things like having donor and recipient relatives meeting or surgeons not stopping transplant operations after consent has been withdrawn and not being penalised despite confessing, it is just unforgivable and actually dangers if ir scares people into coming off the Donor register. Breathe, rant over.....
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Post by kitkat1971 on Nov 4, 2015 0:15:54 GMT
I think she might be back on 24th November. She's certainly not in the spoilers prior to that but I'm sure she started filming early August and Simon Harper said he'd viewed several episodes in editing prior to his DS interview a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by amber jade on Nov 4, 2015 9:11:01 GMT
I think Dom had something to do with Digby's new look but I preferred his old look!
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Post by Holey on Nov 4, 2015 23:19:50 GMT
I liked how through the episode you thought Diggers was speaking to his therapist and it turned out to be the Scandinavian stick insect. Very Clever.
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Post by Holey on Nov 7, 2015 11:32:00 GMT
When is Ollie and Zosia going to get it together?
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Post by kitkat1971 on Nov 7, 2015 13:26:06 GMT
About a week before one of them dies or is forced to leave going by Holby's usual drawn out storylines.
Jac's back on 24th November!
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Post by amber jade on Nov 7, 2015 14:57:15 GMT
Does anyone else think the Cara storyline will culminate in someone dying?
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Post by Holey on Nov 7, 2015 23:47:24 GMT
Does anyone else think the Cara storyline will culminate in someone dying? I was thinking that, as long as it's not Raf. -hand-smiley-emoticon
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Post by amber jade on Nov 8, 2015 9:26:06 GMT
Oh no I hope not Raf either. I was thinking it might actually be {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler - just in case it is this person}Cara (Put in spoiler tag just in case it is that person)
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Post by kitkat1971 on Nov 8, 2015 18:56:51 GMT
I think if there is a death it is more likely to be Cara's husband or the criminal who's married to the woman Ged (his name is Ged isn't it) got pregnant.
Although i like Cara i have zoned out a little bit during this plot. But then I zone out of most of Holby these days.
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Post by amber jade on Nov 8, 2015 19:29:55 GMT
I have zoned out a bit too. Thinking of having a break from it (like I am going to do with EE) and watch again when Ric is back
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Post by Holey on Nov 11, 2015 23:33:38 GMT
Poor Mo. I really felt for her last night. I really enjoyed last nights ep, infact I am enjoying Holby full stop! Serena always makes the episode for me. Thank god for Holby, its the only continuing drama I can be bothered with, apart from the Archers. I keep threatening to get into Doctors, I know it is quality, I think I may set my SKY+ box as I have a free space in my viewing on a Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. No Duff duff's in my house.
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