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Carol McGiffin attacks EastEnders

She really went for it

She was never known for mincing her words when she was a Loose Women panellist and now Carol McGiffin has turned her tongue to EastEnders.

Writing in her Best magazine column, she blasted the soap for its “lame plotlines” and “boring characters”.

Having been a fan of the soap previously, Carol admitted she’d continued to watch in the hope it would get better.

But, like many viewers, she’s just had enough.

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“I’ve finally lost it with EastEnders. I’ve clung on hoping it would return to greatness, but it’s getting worse.

“It’s not only the ridiculous preaching that drives me nuts. It’s the boring characters and lame plotlines.”

She certainly didn’t hold back, did she?!

One particular storyline she picked out was the reunion between the returning Michelle Fowler and her American toyboy lover, Preston.

“It was the pointless ‘doof doofs’ that tipped me over the edge, like the reunion between dullard Michelle and her schoolboy lover.

“I’ve seen better acting in an episode of Clangers, so for now, I’m out.”

Despite the fact the show regularly pulls in around seven million viewers, fans have recently expressed their disappointment with the current storylines.

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The dramatic bus crash that had us glued to our screens ended up killing off no regular characters, leaving fans frustrated.

Kev B tweeted: “Remember when #EastEnders had decent storylines? The bus crash, the school kids, Michelle, the adoption, the sisters, the bins! Sort it out! [sic]”

“Was there any real point to the EastEnders bus crash? No-one died, there’s been no repercussions in the plot. What a massive waste” added WatcherMark.

Sparkly Skulls also had their say: “Another boring episode. Michelle is boring. Leaking roof in pub boring. Boring boring boring”.

And ProWrestlingGlobal added that the show “has lost it’s appeal as a soap as it was very boring tonight [sic]”.

https://twitter.com/ProWrestlingG/status/832692111858294786

So what’s next for the show?

Should we expect any big changes soon? Or will fans continue to tune out?


Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)