So unless you've been hiding under a rock since New Year 2010, whether you watch the programme or not you will probably all of heard of 'the' soap storyline...
For those who arent aware, Ronnie Mitchell and Kat Moon give birth on the same day and Ronnie's baby tragically dies of cot death so overwhelmed by shock, sadness and sheer panic she swaps her own baby 'James' for Kat's baby 'Tommy'. Kat and her husband Alfie are now playing the parts of mourning parents who have had to bury their 2 day old son whereas Ronnie lives 'happily' with baby Tommy who everyone believes is James.
Theres so many arguments with the storyline, so many talking points and whatever peoples view on the programme it definately has the vital viewing figures that the BBC are after. My view is that personally I feel the plot is too far, Soaps are renowned for portraying hard hitting storylines that people can relate or sympathy with. However a cot-death/baby swapping storyline is too far fetched and far from an easy watching television programme that people want to sit back after work and unwind too. At the date of this blog over ten thousand people had complained to the BBC regarding the plot and I too almost felt the urge to complain and still might.
What annoys me about the whole ridiculous storyline is that surely the producers and writers of this multi award winning soap opera can appreciate that the poor character of Ronnie Mitchell brilliantly convenyed by Samantha Womack has had too much grief for one poor person to bare.
With my vague knowledge of Eastenders I know that since she's featured in the soap she's suffered a miscarraige, found out her long lost daughter was living under her nose moments before watching her die, her fiance was shot and had to learn to walk again and her father was murdered. Why do Eastenders bosses want to see one character go through so much hell? It doesn't make pleasant TV, and I find this particular plot although extremely well acted distasteful and not the type of television I want to watch in my recreational time. Its grabbing the headlines but I know that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be the soaps winning the awards.
Another factor in the 'swap plot' is that would this ever happen? arent blood tests done so that they would deem the 'dead baby' not the baby born to Kat moon two days previously? A health visitor stated to Ronnie that 'baby James' now has no sign of club foot which he was originally born with? but obviously this was just gazed over in an Eastenders such fashion. Ultimately though, I know I am no expert as I'm not a mother but SURELY you would know that that's not the baby you gave birth too, You would notice every single detail of your child the minute its born and I cannot believe that you wouldnt notice the difference..
*SPOILER ALERT*
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But if rumours are to be believed that I have recently heard, the strain on Ronnie Mitchell will be too much and she will hand her baby back to Kat Moon telling her everything, she then commits suicide in The Queen Vic, but was it suicide or was it murder?
Good Riddance to bad storylines is what I say,
S.x
