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- Wed 29 Feb 2012 at 17:52
Here at Hollyoaks HQ we love Hollyoaks as much as you do, so each week one of the team gets on their Soap Box to have their say about something 'Oaksy. This week, Ciaran takes a look at Queen Bee Maddie and the Sixth Formers...
I'm here today, to talk to you about a strange phenomenon that has been observed amongst the students of Hollyoaks Sixth Form. These young people have begun to display certain behavioural traits found amongst cults or tribes. I'm talking, of course, about Tilly, Sinead, Jono, Neil and Bart – or, as they’re known to the anthropological society – ‘The Cult of Maddie’.
Of course, all cults need a deity and with her ethereal beauty and insurpassable charm, Maddie is the perfect candidate.
Maddie’s disciples are unswerving in their devotion and loyalty. In the Cult of Maddie, Maddie's word is law.
Now then, rules are all well and good. Society needs boundaries. It is my strong opinion, however, that the Cult of Maddie has become toxic. Blinkered by their love of Maddie, these young, intelligent beings have forgotten how to how to tell the difference between right and wrong for themselves. Secure in her throne, Maddie's bad behaviour has accellerated recently and she has been allowed to do so because those under her will not challenge her.
Let us proceed by looking at three case studies, all of which involve Maddie and the latest object of her ire, Ruby. Ruby is the newest recruit to the tribe. It seems, however, that Maddie has taken umbrage at this upstart who threatens to break up her cult.
Case Study 1: ‘Chit-Chat’
Jono and Ruby, or ‘Juby’ as they’re collectively known, approach the rest of the group. Maddie immediately instigates a conversation about ‘chits’. The rest of the group nod knowingly...except for Ruby, who doesn't understand the reference to this archaic tradition of bunking lessons, familiar to the rest of the group, but alien to her.
Case Study 2: ‘School of Fashion’
Maddie asks Ruby for her opinion on a new scarf. Ruby approves. Maddie responds with a compliment for Ruby on how she’s managed to accessorise her own ‘school uniform’.
Case Study 3: ‘Unacceptable in the Eighties’
There’s an eighties themed club-night at a local bar. Everyone is going. Maddie spots Ruby in the queue. Maddie advises Ruby, who is underage, to turn away, emphasising the point that ‘baby-sitter’ is working behind the bar that night.
Diagnosis
Maddie is displaying classic behavioural patterns associated with Queen Bee Syndrome. She uses every weapon at her disposal, including false advice, the back-handed compliment and the in-joke to make her enemy (in this case Ruby) feel inferior and alienated.
Conclusion
The Cult of Maddie needs to be broken up and Maddie needs to be stripped of her cult status. When Maddie made a pointed reference to Ruby's on school uniform this week, Tilly visibly winced. She could clearly tell that there was something wrong with the situation, so why didn’t she stand up and say anything?
We've seen this before – remember when Maddie tore a strip off of George for speaking to Callum? Tilly waited until after the event to make a stand.
And what about Jono? Where was he when his girlfriend needed defending?
My only conclusion can be that this whole generation of Maddie worshippers have been born without that vital body-part, a spine. That’s why I'm asking you to help. If you feel the same as me, then tell them now: #GrowASpine
Do you agree? Should the Sixth Formers call time on the Cult of Maddie? Share your thoughts below!
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