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  • Succession Posts: 7,426

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    24/08/24 - 21:17 #12177

    Unusually small number of spoilers for next week's episode, I wonder if that's indicative of anything...
    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a61947376/casualty-spoilers-iain-siobhan-dylan/

    Interview with Melanie Hill (Siobhan McKenzie)
    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a61948123/casualty-spoilers-melanie-hill-siobhan-future-affair-reveal/

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    24/08/24 - 21:28 #12178

    I must admit there is a tiny part of me that is getting tired of Cam crying in every episode. I do still empathise with him, and I realise Siobhan was being optimistic in expecting the pain to just disappear when Jamie died, I just wish there'd be some sign of movement. I do appreciate him doing his very best to be professional with Jamie, and his chat with Chloe's mother made me tear up.

    Not really a surprise with regards Nicole and Ngozi: Ngozi has been pushing the bounds of friendship for quite a while. I cringed at Stevie ditching drinks with Faith to go chasing after Rich, but at least she stayed the right side of the line.

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  • Donkey Derby Posts: 183

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    24/08/24 - 21:50 edited 24/08/24 - 21:51 #12179

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

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    24/08/24 - 22:05 edited 24/08/24 - 22:06 #12180

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

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    24/08/24 - 22:13 edited 24/08/24 - 22:16 #12181

    Jay Lee wrote: »

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

    It does feel a bit like they have missed some opportunities to create more grounded drama. Siobhan and Rich could have been a good new addition as a couple in their respective jobs a bit like Rob and Karen in Doctors without adding the whole Stevie storyline to it.

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  • Donkey Derby Posts: 183

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    24/08/24 - 22:26 #12182

    Karly wrote: »

    Jay Lee wrote: »

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

    It does feel a bit like they have missed some opportunities to create more grounded drama. Siobhan and Rich could have been a good new addition as a couple in their respective jobs a bit like Rob and Karen in Doctors without adding the whole Stevie storyline to it.

    Agree. The tension filled scene with Siobhan and Jamie I really thought would have led to more interactions with them. I feel the writing as an arc is lacking recently

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  • SteveHardy1985 Posts: 7,470

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    25/08/24 - 01:20 edited 25/08/24 - 01:21 #12183

    Karly wrote: »

    Jay Lee wrote: »

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

    It does feel a bit like they have missed some opportunities to create more grounded drama. Siobhan and Rich could have been a good new addition as a couple in their respective jobs a bit like Rob and Karen in Doctors without adding the whole Stevie storyline to it.

    So, I feel like this miniseries is showing the some issues with the format.

    Had these storylines taken up a majority of a full series, there would be way more character foundation and a much better development of tension.

    Rich and Stevie is hard to invest in because it occurred the moment he's introduced.

    The Cam story is brilliantly played but having more time with Jamie to get the impact would've worked better, I feel; to see him gradually break others down, gain their trust, and root himself into the hospital.

    It's the same with other stories like Tariq's.

    Feels like stories start then immediately go straight into some explosive moment with no real time to get deeper into everything?

    It's not bad and it's all been wonderfully played but sometimes it feels like they've now shifted too much into the drama series format and too far away from the character driven soap format (for the main stories).

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  • JackDangerfield Posts: 371

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    25/08/24 - 08:17 #12184

    SteveHardy1985 wrote: »

    Karly wrote: »

    Jay Lee wrote: »

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

    It does feel a bit like they have missed some opportunities to create more grounded drama. Siobhan and Rich could have been a good new addition as a couple in their respective jobs a bit like Rob and Karen in Doctors without adding the whole Stevie storyline to it.

    So, I feel like this miniseries is showing the some issues with the format.

    Had these storylines taken up a majority of a full series, there would be way more character foundation and a much better development of tension.

    Rich and Stevie is hard to invest in because it occurred the moment he's introduced.

    The Cam story is brilliantly played but having more time with Jamie to get the impact would've worked better, I feel; to see him gradually break others down, gain their trust, and root himself into the hospital.

    It's the same with other stories like Tariq's.

    Feels like stories start then immediately go straight into some explosive moment with no real time to get deeper into everything?

    It's not bad and it's all been wonderfully played but sometimes it feels like they've now shifted too much into the drama series format and too far away from the character driven soap format (for the main stories).

    I'm not sure how I feel about it, to be honest. I get what you mean about stories being hyper-compressed, but I must admit I'm slowly by surely getting increasingly tired of the various main storylines they've introduced with this miniseries -- Cam, Jacob, Stevie/Siobhan, Tariq, whatever's going on with Ian -- and can only imagine how fed up I'd be of them if they'd stretched out over an entire series. Granted, they'd probably space them out a bit more if they were telling them over 36 episodes instead of 12, giving them a week off here and there, but even over this short stretch of time I'm already feeling that many of them have outstayed their welcome.

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    25/08/24 - 09:10 #12185

    JackDangerfield wrote: »

    SteveHardy1985 wrote: »

    Karly wrote: »

    Jay Lee wrote: »

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

    It does feel a bit like they have missed some opportunities to create more grounded drama. Siobhan and Rich could have been a good new addition as a couple in their respective jobs a bit like Rob and Karen in Doctors without adding the whole Stevie storyline to it.

    So, I feel like this miniseries is showing the some issues with the format.

    Had these storylines taken up a majority of a full series, there would be way more character foundation and a much better development of tension.

    Rich and Stevie is hard to invest in because it occurred the moment he's introduced.

    The Cam story is brilliantly played but having more time with Jamie to get the impact would've worked better, I feel; to see him gradually break others down, gain their trust, and root himself into the hospital.

    It's the same with other stories like Tariq's.

    Feels like stories start then immediately go straight into some explosive moment with no real time to get deeper into everything?

    It's not bad and it's all been wonderfully played but sometimes it feels like they've now shifted too much into the drama series format and too far away from the character driven soap format (for the main stories).

    I'm not sure how I feel about it, to be honest. I get what you mean about stories being hyper-compressed, but I must admit I'm slowly by surely getting increasingly tired of the various main storylines they've introduced with this miniseries -- Cam, Jacob, Stevie/Siobhan, Tariq, whatever's going on with Ian -- and can only imagine how fed up I'd be of them if they'd stretched out over an entire series. Granted, they'd probably space them out a bit more if they were telling them over 36 episodes instead of 12, giving them a week off here and there, but even over this short stretch of time I'm already feeling that many of them have outstayed their welcome.

    Far too much emphasis on the ridiculously miserable lives of the staff, I’m bored to death with them. Bring back interesting patient storylines for goodness sake.

    I’ve just about given up with Casualty again.

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  • Glitterflower Posts: 169

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    25/08/24 - 09:33 #12186

    I enjoyed this week’s episode. I do think Cam’s story would have benefitted from the old series format where it was a slow burn - I think Ryan Hawley was also a wasted opportunity as the old format would have delved in deeper to it. That being said the scenes last night were really good.

    My heart was in my mouth when Stevie went to meet Rich. I liked that she told him where to go and stayed on the right side.

    Nicole and Ngozi - I wasn’t too surprised either. I had wondered if something was going to happen before when Nicole and Rosie were laughing in that scene (possibly last series block) with Ngozi looking on then.

    I also agree on the format too - I think too many characters are used to the point of “I’m quite fed up of this story now” where before, the spacing out meant it flowed better and was more interwoven.
    Good example was - when Alicia was writing the Rage in Resus blog/around the time Ethan was clinical lead - it fizzled on for a long time but the story paid itself off well. Contrast that to the whistleblower story with Rida last series block - it didn’t really have the same impact. It just focused on that each episode.

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    25/08/24 - 09:34 #12187

    Miss when they actually filmed how the accident happen and the build up to it all, episodes now seems fast pace more than usual. Rewatching classic episodes it lost how intense an episode could be.

    They had some good moments but we didn’t get much after rash suicide attempt in the aftermath. It jumped 3 months with him back at work.

    Storm damage has been the worst so far of the mini series in my opinion

    They could done more with Jamie and cam story

    Only has two episodes left before strictly takes over

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  • Thebox Posts: 98

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    25/08/24 - 14:25 #12188

    I suppose we will have to wait a bit until
    Roxanne Harvey really begins to make her mark as Executive Producer before we see in exactly what direction the program will now be taken; is it a soap or a drama or something of both?

  • Pol_Nud Posts: 67

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    25/08/24 - 17:56 #12189

    I am confused about Ian. Does he moonlight for HEMS getting overtime payment or seconded on an ad-hoc basis?

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  • Succession Posts: 7,426

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    26/08/24 - 12:06 edited 26/08/24 - 12:07 #12190

    Pol_Nud wrote: »

    I am confused about Ian. Does he moonlight for HEMS getting overtime payment or seconded on an ad-hoc basis?

    I imagine that he has the same workplace arrangements as Fireman Sam and his times in a helicopter.

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  • Thebox Posts: 98

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    26/08/24 - 12:08 #12191

    As Strictly Come Dancing starts on 14th September there may be only three more episodes of Casualty screened this year; the remaining two episodes of the current mini-series and the first episode of the next in late December if the same is done as last year.

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    26/08/24 - 12:26 edited 26/08/24 - 12:30 #12192

    Thebox wrote: »

    As Strictly Come Dancing starts on 14th September there may be only three more episodes of Casualty screened this year; the remaining two episodes of the current mini-series and the first episode of the next in late December if the same is done as last year.

    This year has gone depressingly fast, we'll be on Casualty Series 40, Episode 1 before you know it.

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  • jamesc_715 Posts: 8,528

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    26/08/24 - 12:43 #12193

    I like Siobhan but I hope either her Clinical Lead role or Clinical Nurse Manager role is temporary because she’s doing both roles. I can imagine it must be very stressful to do both roles at the same time. If she’s the permanent CL, then I hope we get a new Clinical Nurse Manager soon.

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    26/08/24 - 21:14 #12194

    At least it was a Jacob-free episode.

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    26/08/24 - 21:24 #12195

    davestoke wrote: »

    At least it was a Jacob-free episode.

    Except near the start!

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    26/08/24 - 23:12 #12196

    I'm happy most of the recent storylines have *not* been "slow burners". Remember how dull it was when Faith's drug addiction dragged on and on?

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  • SteveHardy1985 Posts: 7,470

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    27/08/24 - 00:52 #12197

    JackDangerfield wrote: »

    SteveHardy1985 wrote: »

    Karly wrote: »

    Jay Lee wrote: »

    Donkey Derby wrote: »

    Also what a waste of Ryan Hawley. Old school Casualty would have a scene between him and his accuser and showed him running him off the road. Giving the actor something to play out and the audience a good stunt.

    If I was him, I'd be really pissed with the handling of that story

    Agreed. I'm surprised that they didn't do more with his character, given that Jamie was meant to be at management level in the hospital, and could have been woven more into the day-to-day shopfloor story-telling prior to the historical abuse angle coming out. Or at least, that is my perception: it felt like Jamie only ever existed for Cam and Bobby's storyline alone. And did Bobby and Jamie share many (any?) scenes together?

    It does feel a bit like they have missed some opportunities to create more grounded drama. Siobhan and Rich could have been a good new addition as a couple in their respective jobs a bit like Rob and Karen in Doctors without adding the whole Stevie storyline to it.

    So, I feel like this miniseries is showing the some issues with the format.

    Had these storylines taken up a majority of a full series, there would be way more character foundation and a much better development of tension.

    Rich and Stevie is hard to invest in because it occurred the moment he's introduced.

    The Cam story is brilliantly played but having more time with Jamie to get the impact would've worked better, I feel; to see him gradually break others down, gain their trust, and root himself into the hospital.

    It's the same with other stories like Tariq's.

    Feels like stories start then immediately go straight into some explosive moment with no real time to get deeper into everything?

    It's not bad and it's all been wonderfully played but sometimes it feels like they've now shifted too much into the drama series format and too far away from the character driven soap format (for the main stories).

    I'm not sure how I feel about it, to be honest. I get what you mean about stories being hyper-compressed, but I must admit I'm slowly by surely getting increasingly tired of the various main storylines they've introduced with this miniseries -- Cam, Jacob, Stevie/Siobhan, Tariq, whatever's going on with Ian -- and can only imagine how fed up I'd be of them if they'd stretched out over an entire series. Granted, they'd probably space them out a bit more if they were telling them over 36 episodes instead of 12, giving them a week off here and there, but even over this short stretch of time I'm already feeling that many of them have outstayed their welcome.

    I fully understand what you mean. It’s hard to determine. The stories simultaneously feel too overdone, and yet also underbaked in some cases. It’s like they had too little material so we get repeat scenes, but the topics themselves need more exploration or depth?

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    27/08/24 - 11:13 #12198

    I have been watching the last few episodes of Monarch of the Glen and suddenly realised who the new Laird's love interest was. It is Kirsty Mitchell who plays Faith in Casualty. She is playing a shepherdess!

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  • Succession Posts: 7,426

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    27/08/24 - 14:52 #12199

    Bananasplat wrote: »

    I'm happy most of the recent storylines have *not* been "slow burners". Remember how dull it was when Faith's drug addiction dragged on and on?

    And I still don't get whatever point Casualty was trying to make with that storyline...

    In other news, Casualty's latest episode (25/08/24) rated at 1.9m viewers.

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  • CavanDay Posts: 355

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    27/08/24 - 20:43 edited 27/08/24 - 20:43 #12200

    I was looking back at that story sample (direct download) for S39E07 (episode one of the next miniseries), and it's funny how apparent it is now that names were simply swapped around.

    • Faith = Siobhan
    • Jodie = Stevie
    • Iain = Rich
    • Ngozi = Faith
    • Obina = Luka

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  • Succession Posts: 7,426

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    28/08/24 - 09:25 edited 28/08/24 - 09:26 #12201

    CavanDay wrote: »

    I was looking back at that story sample (direct download) for S39E07 (episode one of the next miniseries), and it's funny how apparent it is now that names were simply swapped around.

    • Faith = Siobhan
    • Jodie = Stevie
    • Iain = Rich
    • Ngozi = Faith
    • Obina = Luka

    Where do you get these story samples from, how did you find them?

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