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tanith Wed 28-Jul-21 07:10:51

So glad Jacks back in Holby ??

Lucca Tue 27-Jul-21 23:22:26

I just watched Holby….I do think someone should tell Whitney that her boyfriend Kush isn’t dead and is in fact the new clinical lead at Holby City……

annodomini Tue 27-Jul-21 20:16:59

I understood what they were trying to do, but thought it was mishandled and, consequently, just boring.

Charleygirl5 Tue 27-Jul-21 17:02:15

I am another who did not enjoy it but there is little else to watch.

BlueBelle Tue 27-Jul-21 16:40:15

hellogirl indeed ???

Hellogirl1 Tue 27-Jul-21 16:24:40

PS, I can`t imagine a man like Jacob allowing himself to be controlled like that.

Hellogirl1 Tue 27-Jul-21 16:22:50

I understood the point of it, but by the end wasn`t sure which scenario was actually taking place.

Lucca Tue 27-Jul-21 04:52:14

ElaineI

It was perhaps too clever and not clear. DH didn't like it at all but I understood it. It was about answering someone in a way that might provoke confrontation, compared to answering in a different way that allows the other person to remain mostly calm. I have to do this a lot sadly.

Sorry but it was hardly “too clever” !! Very heavy handed and exceedingly boring . Don’t ask me why I watched it….insomnia

BlueBelle Mon 26-Jul-21 20:00:40

I understood it perfectly elaine and have done many role plays on the subject but thought it was very UNentertaining and poorly done perhaps once would have been ok but the whole programme was not good at all

ElaineI Mon 26-Jul-21 19:21:11

It was perhaps too clever and not clear. DH didn't like it at all but I understood it. It was about answering someone in a way that might provoke confrontation, compared to answering in a different way that allows the other person to remain mostly calm. I have to do this a lot sadly.

Infinity2 Mon 26-Jul-21 14:13:19

Hellogirl1 - I bow to your superior knowledge ? it’s another hot day here and I’m getting my Enas/Minnies and Martha’s mixed up !!
I loved the old Corrie. It was a world I knew well ?

Hellogirl1 Mon 26-Jul-21 12:18:34

I thought it was Martha Longhurst who died in the snug? Sorry if I`m wrong Infinity, I`m not trying to be smug!

Infinity2 Mon 26-Jul-21 08:33:30

I stopped watching Casualty years ago.
I think that sometimes things go on far too long instead of coming to an end and making room for something new. The same with all the soaps, great for years, now absolutely ridiculous. It’s as if the three majors take turns and have colluded in recycling plot lines and the hot social topic of the day.

It all went downhill when Emergency Ward Ten ended, and Minnie Cauldwell died in the snug at the Rovers !!

Aldom Mon 26-Jul-21 08:28:59

Casualty turned into rubbish years ago. As did Holby. Pity as I used to enjoy both programmes.

Sar53 Mon 26-Jul-21 07:06:47

I thought it one of the worst episodes I've seen. I think with the Covid restrictions on filming that they are struggling a bit.
Hopefully next week's will improve.

mumofmadboys Mon 26-Jul-21 00:02:42

I disliked it too!

BlueBelle Sun 25-Jul-21 22:07:38

I thought it was awful absolutely daft So did my daughter she texted me in the middle of it and said what a load of ….. rubbish….. (well not quite that word …but similar)
Absolute tosh

Lucca Sun 25-Jul-21 21:55:45

I thought it was dreadful.

I also think David is a shocking actor.

It’s gone a bit weird has Casualty, it’s long been a guilty pleasure for me but now ….

grannyrebel7 Sun 25-Jul-21 21:48:31

I thought it was very cleverly done. Bit of a departure from the usual.

tanith Sun 25-Jul-21 21:41:27

That's how I saw it too, I'm beginning to wish it was Casualty they were binning rather than Holby.

sodapop Sun 25-Jul-21 21:37:35

I watched it, Jacob is being coercively controlled by his girlfriend and they were looking at 'sliding doors' type scenarios. It was confusing but I suppose they may be struggling a bit with Covid restrictions.
I usually enjoy Casualty but not so much lately.

Hellogirl1 Sun 25-Jul-21 21:11:27

Did anyone see Casualty last night? I thought it was such a daft storyline, by the end I still wasn`t sure about what really happened, and I usually love Casualty.