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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carrie Fairchild" data-source="post: 86047" data-attributes="member: 673">I'm not sure as I rarely watch it these days. I used to love the show but it just feels very uneven in recent years. It seems to be in a constant flux of harking back to the past and then going nowhere with whatever revelation has been unearthed. The Denise & Kim plot being one point. Kathy's also a prime example of this. There was such a build up to her being reunited with her sons and then they give her a lazy affair storyline and stick her in the cafe for two years. Only now is she getting a decent plot and again, it's based on the show's past glories.I think a big problem is also the hesitance to evolve. Emmerdale has reinvented itself over the years but both EastEnders and Corrie are based on outdated notions of close knit city communities that are rare in this day and age. Had they evolved a bit over the years, to reflect the changes in the areas that they're based in, they wouldn't feel as staid. Instead, it always feels like EE is trying to relive past glories of the 80's and 90's.</blockquote>