Never sing on TV

Readers will be getting confused. Firstly a non-rant from Mickey. Now I am about to shock our beloved readers to the core. Last night's episode of Eastenders was appalling. I am a big fan of the London based soap opera. Even in the dark days of 2003-2006 when Mickey, GP (good friend of Mickey and Davie) and Cuddles (a new character for you to wonder about) deserted the show, I stayed loyal. And I have been rewarded by some good episodes. There are good characters residing in e20 right now. Max, Tanya, Stacey, Sean, Shirley, Garry and Patrick to name a few. Even little Darren Miller is turning into a star. But last night's episodes was just poor writing. Dawn Swann (very attractive and not a bad actress) gave birth you see. That in itself is fine. But the scene where she asked Carly Wicks to sing her a song to get through the pain of childbirth nearly made me walk away from TV forever. Of course being a good East end girl, Carly chose "consider yourself one of the family". I am not sure that is the name of the song but you know the one I mean. Not only did she sing it, she did a little Dick van dyke style soft shoe shuffle when singing it. JESUS. They have clearly had this moment planned for years. It was the type of thing you would have imagined Alfie Moon doing and viewers lapping it up. But of course Richie left to do, well not really sure what he does these days, but the idea was there and was going to be put on our screens NO MATTER WHAT. As a wise man once said. What the mind can conceive, the body can achieve.