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EastEnders fans upset by ‘diabolical’ storylines; accuse scriptwriters of being lazy

Episodes involving dog Bronson seemed very familiar...

EastEnders fans aren’t very happy with scriptwriters at the moment and have accused the BBC soap of repeating storylines.

Upset TV watchers reacted angrily when the Taylors’ dog Bronson ate a chess piece – Ted Murray’s white Queen, no less.

Bronson was the unwitting cause of numerous complaints (Credit: BBC)

One fan even accused scriptwriters for the long-running serial drama of “not being bothered”.

On Thursday night’s hour-long episode (22 February), Bernadette Taylor was seen pleading with Patrick Trueman for help after discovering that her family dog had eaten a chess piece.

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And eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that this was rather similar to another dog-related storyline shown just a few short weeks ago – when Mick and Linda Carter’s dog, Lady Di, ate Aidan Maguire’s stolen ring.

One angry Twitter fan blasted: “A dog swallows a ring then a dog swallows a chess piece. It is honestly like the storyliners can’t be bothered. There’s pointless Aiden and his constant money obsession, dog poo chess piece and a pregnant friend of a minor character that was in the show for 6 months almost 8 years ago. Sort it out.”

Another TV fan critical of the soap wrote: “Recent #EastEnders plotlines: Dog swallows ring. Dog swallows chess piece. DVD player swallows ring. #VariationsOnATheme.”

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“Diabolical” claimed another in a despairing Tweet: “A dog swallowed a valuable diamond ring and we had the *delightful* Shirley waiting for it to come out it’s rear end. Dog sniffs out chess piece, chess piece goes missing…..Is this really #EastEnders?? I despair. No matter the outcome..Di.A.Bollicle.”

Well the dogs in Albert Square certainly seem to be hungry… Or a bit daft!

https://twitter.com/Andydrewz/status/966410458965118981

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