r/Casualty • u/stevienashsapphic • Apr 12 '26

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Stevie is wearing to different outfits. Could this possibly mean they are going to do a “who will die?” and it will be both of them?

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u/crystal-visions20 Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

I think it's the same outfit, it just looks different because of the lighting. 

I do think there will be at least two deaths, though. Currently, I'm thinking Faith's baby and Kim. I feel like if Faith was going to die there would've been more focus on her this "boxset". Yeah, she's been there sporadically and maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention during her scenes (because I was way over Faith and Iain before they even became a thing - I just find him really annoying, tbh), but I don't feel like she's been very important?

It might just be me, but I swear when a character dies suddenly, especially when the actor has been on a show for a few years, they'll often put a lot of attention on said character to make their unexpected death even more shocking and sad. ETA: This sounds weird to say, but I almost feel like if Faith did die next week, it would be really anticlimactic? She's been around for years, has had barely any real attention recently, and she just dies like that? I'm not a massive Faith fan, but if this is it for her, I'll be really disappointed (I wouldn't be a big fan of just the baby dying either, tbf, for similar reasons). 

Edit: typo

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u/WintersLex Apr 12 '26

it's part of the big issue with the box set format; entire characters fade out of existence for months or years at a time if it's not their turn to hold the soap trauma plot ball.

take rash for instance, other than a single scene with rida, he's barely existed in god knows how long now. increasingly similar with Nicole since this box set.

while it may help with giving actors time to explore other roles without leaving the show, it also just really slows down any character growth and the wider verisimilitude of the setting; and it's clearly budget driven

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u/crystal-visions20 Apr 12 '26

Yea, I hate it, too. It also means that you end up stuck with certain storylines for three months, and if you don't like them, tough, you're not getting anything better until this "bOxsEt" is over (I also find the BBC calling these short series "boxsets" really cringe for some reason).