Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[Brucie]

To me, Debbie has become yet another "comedy villain" on Corrie. The ridiculous over the top clothes and the particularly silly voice when buttering Sally up with a quite lamentable dialogue - consistent throughout her scenes with Sally and Geoff. It's not been a good week, with the Debbie Drivel, the stolen money fiasco and the "impossible" football match attendance, and even more "impossible" hospitality aspect of that match! Following on from the shortest and least dramatic - ever - armed siege rubbish, it's time that the scriptwriters gave the actors something to work with.

[parkerman]

To me, Debbie has become yet another "comedy villain" on Corrie. The ridiculous over the top clothes and the particularly silly voice when buttering Sally up with a quite lamentable dialogue - consistent throughout her scenes with Sally and Geoff. It's not been a good week, with the Debbie Drivel, the stolen money fiasco and the "impossible" football match attendance, and even more "impossible" hospitality aspect of that match! Following on from the shortest and least dramatic - ever - armed siege rubbish, it's time that the scriptwriters gave the actors something to work with.

I think you are being a bit hard on the local Primary School. They are, after all, probably only 10 or 11 years old. They are doing their best.

[Son of Cain]

To me, Debbie has become yet another "comedy villain" on Corrie. The ridiculous over the top clothes and the particularly silly voice when buttering Sally up with a quite lamentable dialogue - consistent throughout her scenes with Sally and Geoff. It's not been a good week, with the Debbie Drivel, the stolen money fiasco and the "impossible" football match attendance, and even more "impossible" hospitality aspect of that match! Following on from the shortest and least dramatic - ever - armed siege rubbish, it's time that the scriptwriters gave the actors something to work with.

It feels to me that that Debbie "The Comedy Villain" was an after thought.I can't remember why she said she had returned to The Street or if she knew Ray before she turned up.
The row between Sally and Geoff started of as what I thought was meant to be comedy then turned "Super Serious" when Geoff started smashing things up then inviting Tim to hit him with the spade. Yasmeen seems to have go lost and forgotten about in this escalation. Geoff who was so clever in his planning of that story, now seems to have lost the plot. More misery with Dev and his kids, and Steve and Leanne, where are the light hearted moments Corrie was famous for.

[Dennis tanner]

Poor Dev. Not only is he having problems with the twins. He has forgotten about his other kids

[lizann]

Poor Dev. Not only is he having problems with the twins. He has forgotten about his other kids

how many has dev altogether

[Perdita]

how many has dev altogether

6 I think, never saw a couple and Shareen and Amber never get a mention now

[Dennis tanner]

how many has dev altogether

We don't know and neither does he .

[lizann]

does dev employ mary anymore as nanny

[flappinfanny]

Sue Devaney is a good actor but Debbie is hideous and too ott even for CS. What have they done to the character?

Is Aadi going to have sex with Corey before Asha?

[thin space man]

The problem with Corrie (if not all soaps at the moment) is that it's trying to carry on as normal, despite the fact that the covid restrictions, are rendering everything (other than distanced dialogue) impossible. Yet the show is still trying to cram gangland beatings, fights, armed robberies and even romance.....in a closed set in which actors can't contractually get close to each other. So any interactions (fights or otherwise) are a big no-no. If Gary beats someone up (it's off-screen) When he gets beat up (we don't see it) If a Robbery occurs, each character is pinned to the opposite corner of the room (in a socially-distanced mexican stand-off).....and the armed police didn't even storm the rovers (for fear of breaking the 'six-offender' rules, no doubt) Loved ones can't/don't even hug in times of great crisis.
It also hinders any romantic storylines they have in store (as it's going to be nigh on impossible, without CGI, to show characters kiss or even hug)
Personally, I couldn't care less for all the fighting and face-sucking
Corrie should utilize these restrictions and get back to what they (used to) do best...writing believable dialogue for likewise characters (they can save all the sex and violence for next year)