Another week in soap has passed
but what has been happening?
EastEnders- The week’s BIG
story
This week was all about Ian Beale. Ever since Mandy dumped him and he wandered
off down the side of a dual carriageway, his daughter Lucy has been left on her
own to struggle to look after Bobby, fend off a greedy Derek and look after two
businesses with little help from anybody else. Clearly, Lucy has matured and
stepped up to the plate. The previous actress who played Lucy was far too ‘one
note’- she was incapable of bringing genuine emotion to the part. Hetti, on the
other hand, has managed to bring genuine emotion to Lucy Beale during one of
the most difficult times of her life.
It was left to Lauren Branning to find Ian. Lauren and
Whitney had been volunteering at a homeless shelter in order to get free gig
tickets. (It would have been nice if EastEnders had shown them volunteering for
the sake of helping others…) The look of disgust on Lauren’s face was clear to
see. Her nose wrinkled, and she looked horrified. Thankfully, Whitney was more
compassionate and this was very realistic seeing as when we were first
introduced to Whitney she was living on the streets with Bianca and her siblings.
Whitney really proved herself this week, and I know a lot of people were
impressed with her attitude. This is nice to see as Whitney is a character that
a lot of people haven’t liked since she was paired with Tyler Moon.
After a day volunteering, Whitney volunteered Lauren to help
out moving some supplies seeing as she had a car. This moment was key as this
was when an incredulous Lauren spotted Ian scurrying through the shelter,
clearly horrified at what he had become. Racing home, she told Max and Tanya of
what she had seen. They were unsure as they believed Ian was visiting Peter in
Cornwall. Of course this was Lucy’s lie in order to keep Bobby with her. If
social services had found out her plight Bobby would have been taken away from
her (and probably sent to Jane.) After enlisting Alfie’s help, Tanya and Max
went to the homeless shelter with leaflets adorned with Ian’s photograph (this
amused me- it seems within five minutes they had created professional looking
leaflets). Handing these out, they pleaded with people to remember if they had
seen Ian. Luckily for them, one young homeless girl had seen Ian. Realising
that she was the same age as Lauren, Max gave her £30 in order for her to lead
them to Ian. This is exactly what she did.
Ian was huddled in a corner of a not very nice place. In his
absence he had grown a long, straggly beard and adorned a rather tatty looking
hat. We don’t know how the trio persuaded him to come home as the next scene
showed him being tended to by Tanya. This is the Tanya Cross I love: the warm,
sympathetic one and not the bitchy, ‘plastic’ one. (Producers take note!) Ian
wasn’t talking to anyone and instead was staring ahead blankly. If Tanya
thought taking Ian home was a good idea, she was wrong. A clearly shocked Lucy
slammed the door in his face and this is not really a surprise considering the
anger she feels for him. As already mentioned he totally abandoned her and
Bobby and left a huge amount of pressure on Lucy’s young shoulders. So the week
ended with Ian found and living at Max and Tanya’s for the time being. One
thing is for sure- Lucy isn’t going to forgive her dad easily and this makes
for great viewing for us!
In other news…
Cora’s bombshell secret had last week rocked Tanya’s world.
Finding a birth certificate amongst her mother’s belongings was a huge shock
and one that left her eager for answers. Unfortunately, Cora clammed up and
refused to tell Tanya about her sister. It was then left to Max to try to talk
Cora around and remind her not to push Tanya away when she needed her most. His
wise words obviously had an effect on Cora, as she visited Tanya and told her
the truth. It turns out Ava was born out of wedlock in a time when this was
seen as a crime. Cora gave birth alone and the baby died. Cora kept saying
“she’s dead” but I’m not convinced. I don’t believe this was a storyline that
would be over in a couple of episodes. My theory is that Cora’s baby was taken
away from her and adopted because of her being very young and unmarried. Cora
could know this, or she could have been told that her baby died when instead
she was taken away from her alive. Unfortunately, this happened to women in
Cora’s circumstances. So Ava could be dead, or she could be alive. The great
mystery is whether Cora knows the truth or not. After burning the birth
certificate, Cora surely knows something that we and Tanya don’t! Her actions
scream that she has something to hide and I’m sure it will only be a matter of
time before us and Tanya knows the truth. Let’s just say I think Ava will be a
character on the Square within the next six months. After all, there wasn’t a
death certificate was there…
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