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Post by overtherainbow on Apr 6, 2019 4:22:10 GMT -5
Is Ben still gay? I know he's played by a new actor, but does that mean he's going to be gay or not? I'm confused.
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Post by ferdavid on Apr 6, 2019 5:22:27 GMT -5
He should still be gay
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Post by hfolk on Apr 6, 2019 8:59:33 GMT -5
Is Ben still gay? I know he's played by a new actor, but does that mean he's going to be gay or not? I'm confused. yes, he said he's still a big gay
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Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)
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Post by HQ75 on Apr 6, 2019 12:26:21 GMT -5
There is no confusion. Ben is gay. He has always been gay. Even when he slept with Lola she knew he was gay and she encouraged him to come out. Abby also knew Ben was gay. She was the first person he came out to. He is just played by an older actor. Lola is the mother of his daughter. They are not in a romantic relationship. She have some kind of big secret which is connected to why they came back and why they are acting so weirdly.
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 6, 2019 17:08:06 GMT -5
New clip courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by justinate on Apr 7, 2019 10:50:27 GMT -5
I am not thrilled by this version of Ben. As I feared, putting him in a crime story opposite his dad is playing to his worst aspects.
I wish they'd give him a scene at the Cokers' funeral home to remember Paul.
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 8, 2019 20:16:25 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
It is amusing that Jay hasn't really aged any - but Ben looks so different!
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Post by justinate on Apr 13, 2019 0:02:31 GMT -5
Kate Oates may be good at creating same-sex couples but she never knows when to stop in making gay/bi characters 'dark'.
So now Ben is not only gunning for revenge against his dad (without reason) but he is also a human trafficker. Great.
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Post by carld2 on Apr 13, 2019 3:36:19 GMT -5
Kate Oates may be good at creating same-sex couples but she never knows when to stop in making gay/bi characters 'dark'. So now Ben is not only gunning for revenge against his dad (without reason) but he is also a human trafficker. Great. She's only managed to create one decent same-sex couple in her soap career. Beyond the human trafficking element - which we probably aren't supposed to care about, because Eastenders has become so amoral - Max Bowden just isn't up to the role. His accent is terrible, and he lacks chemistry with his co-stars.
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 13, 2019 18:28:13 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 13, 2019 18:29:06 GMT -5
And 2 more clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 16, 2019 13:41:14 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 17, 2019 15:26:55 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 17, 2019 15:27:57 GMT -5
And a few more clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 19, 2019 16:32:00 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by justinate on Apr 20, 2019 11:34:18 GMT -5
Kate Oates may be good at creating same-sex couples but she never knows when to stop in making gay/bi characters 'dark'. So now Ben is not only gunning for revenge against his dad (without reason) but he is also a human trafficker. Great. She's only managed to create one decent same-sex couple in her soap career. Beyond the human trafficking element - which we probably aren't supposed to care about, because Eastenders has become so amoral - Max Bowden just isn't up to the role. His accent is terrible, and he lacks chemistry with his co-stars. I thought Kana on Corrie was also her creation? They seemed quite popular and Rana's death (under the pen of Kate's successor) has received a major backlash. I'm not terribly impressed with the new Ben either. I honestly don't understand why all the character growth during Harry Reid's run has been undone. Ben had come to terms with his dad, he even wanted to donate part of his liver to Phil. I know the trauma of (sudden, out-of-the-blue) abuse by Luke Browning shortly before he left may have hardened Ben, especially coming on the heels of the tragic end to his romance with the lovely, murdered Paul, but this feels like we have reverted to the Ben who murdered Heather Trott. Anyway, some behind-the-scenes controversy over homophobic tweets sent by the Keanu actor when he was 19. For someone who made a big deal of his gay-friendliness when he posed in his undies for Gay Times, I find it very disheartening that he would ever use that kind of language. His supporters are arguing that he was only 19 at the time and he used it as part of harmless "banter" with his friend, but I don't think that language was ever deemed acceptable even back in 2012, and someone who touts himself as a gay ally should've known that better than most. 19 is already an adult by every measure, not some naive young kid.
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 20, 2019 12:10:08 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by buja on Apr 22, 2019 2:53:29 GMT -5
I stopped watching. This running around with Lola, playing heternormative family sure doesn't help. Ben might still be gay, but it's not a gay story really. It's not referenced in meaningful ways.
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Post by mrfixit477 on Apr 22, 2019 20:29:45 GMT -5
I stopped watching. This running around with Lola, playing heternormative family sure doesn't help. Ben might still be gay, but it's not a gay story really. It's not referenced in meaningful ways. I'm waiting to see that Ben is gay sofar every thing is off air they could of at least a one night stand when he went the bar guy leave in the morning or something I don't know this Ben it would of worked better if they went this way they should not of recast we need to see something of the old ben
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 23, 2019 17:30:50 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on Apr 29, 2019 6:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by boz-ruh on May 2, 2019 15:41:51 GMT -5
Part 1 and 2 is blocked I hope they will be reuploaded
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Post by kevvoi on May 6, 2019 11:00:34 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on May 8, 2019 6:10:38 GMT -5
New clips courtesy of Anthony:
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Post by kevvoi on May 9, 2019 17:15:41 GMT -5
Anthony reposted parts 15 and 16 at his dailymotion channel:
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