At the end of next week, Ronnie finally comes to her senses as she realises the enormity of her decision to switch Kat Moon's newborn son Tommy with her dead child James at New Year. Deciding to put things right, she bids Tommy a final farewell before heading into The Vic with the intention of ending Kat and Alfie's turmoil.
Ronnie's life-changing decision comes after her brother-in-law Max Branning and his daughter Abi are involved in a car crash on Tanya's wedding day, which brings the troubled character to the same hospital where she gave birth to James in December.
Speaking of the baby swap climax, Womack told Inside Soap: "The pressure of what Ronnie has done has been building and building for months and it's becoming enormous.
"There have been several moments where she's realised what she has to do, and being in the church for Tanya's wedding and around Kat and Alfie is particularly difficult for Ronnie. But it's the car accident involving Max and Abi that makes everything just too much to bear."
The actress noted that returning to the place of James's birth reminds Ronnie that his arrival was "the happiest day of her life" and prompts her to do the right thing at last.
Discussing how Ronnie tells husband Jack the truth, Womack said: "She blurts out that James isn't his son, but Jack doesn't believe her and thinks that her depression is making her say it. He's really worried and insists on returning to Albert Square with her, but Ronnie drives off without him.
"All she wants to do now is the right thing. And after telling Tommy that she loves him as her own, Ronnie walks into The Vic to bring an end to the torment and confusion she's caused."
Womack will leave EastEnders later this year. Although reports have suggested that Ronnie will spend time in jail after handing herself into the police, her final fate currently remains unknown.
From: www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a312974/sam-womack-explains-baby-swap-climax.html
Steve says:
What do you think of this plot? I personally think if it started in mid July it would have avoided much of the uproar, but starting on 31/12/2010 when people were wanting to be in an optimistic mindset to welcome in the New Year, the obvious misery, pain and upset of this plot was obvious for all to see.
As it unfolded, the lack of planning and consideration from the production team became all the more apparent. As viewers protested in their thousands as having to endure such a miserable plot involving characters they have come to care about and love, both cast and crew condemned viewers for their emotional attachment saying ridiculous statements such as "It's not real life" and "It's only a TV show."
Any producer with any credibility will know TV production teams work hard at creating a realism and resonance within their shows to stimulate an emotional response from viewers which will keep them coming back. You want people to care about your show. But when they do and start complaining in their thousands, you don't just then ridicule them and condemn their reaction as ridiculous. Unless you really don't give a toss about them and the show you are producing. Hmm....
When viewers protested in their thousands at the unnecessary death of Beth Jordache in Brookside in 1995, it hailed the rapid decline of that once great show as the plots got more and more irrelevant and unrealistic, the characters got more and more uninteresting, and the production team started to rely on regular explosions to try and capture the viewing public's attention. Maybe EastEnders is on that same path. Bring back Arthur Fowler, Lofty and Punk Mary I say. Let's see some sensitivity being brought back into the show.
No comments:
Post a Comment