Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[lizann]

tracy stirred it too for leanne implying drunk carla left lit candle which caused the fire, tracy lit the fire under leanne too so to lash out and blame carla who herself now thinks she is at fault

if this is dragged out long time with tracy being redeemed with her ex husband and mother's death so her part in fire is forgotten about, viewers will be made, fire week wasn't a big hit for the show alot of negativity as very predictable outcome and stupid plot holes

[Dazzle]

where is tony hiding out

Tony's absence from last week's proceedings was very strange since it was the climax of his long-running storyline with Tracy. I'm wondering if the actor was sick and the surreal scene with Liz smashing up the place was hastily inserted to cover it.

I hope we get a showdown between Liz and Tony sometime soon as the whole thing feels anti-climactic at the moment.

ok hope she messes up and gets herself caught out but don't think stuart b wants her caught

You're right there! We won't be rid of Tracy any time soon unfortunately.

Even though the fire was an accident, could Tracy be charged with a crime if she admitted lighting the candle (given that she did it whilst in Carla's flat illegally)?

tracy stirred it too for leanne implying drunk carla left lit candle which caused the fire, tracy lit the fire under leanne too so to lash out and blame carla who herself now thinks she is at fault

if this is dragged out long time with tracy being redeemed with her ex husband and mother's death so her part in fire is forgotten about, viewers will be made...

The vindictive way Tracy's stirring the hatred towards Carla is really making her irredeemable, and grief over her mother's death won't change viewers' minds. The writers need Tracy to confess and apologise to Carla (and Kal and Maddie's families) if they want to redeem her for this!

[Perdita]

Tracy has been selfish, wicked, rude and shown absolutely disgraceful behaviour for as long as she has been on Coronation Street, even if she is going to show a different side to her in the wake of Deirdre's death, she will never redeem herself in my eyes

[parkerman]

What is it about Soap producers that they think we all love nasty irredeemable characters and push them down our throats - Tracy in Corrie and Dean in EE for example?

[maidmarian]

What is it about Soap producers that they think we all love nasty irredeemable characters and push them down our throats - Tracy in Corrie and Dean in EE for example?

I dont think this is a complete answer (or not
even perhaps a partial one) but I put the
reason down to conceit or unawareness.
They live in a different world to most viewers
& their jobs are valued by ratings and
used to.their opinion being "final".

So when they like/admire or find a character
interesting - they expect the viewers to do
so as well. When sometimes we dont and
thats made clear to them -its put down
to lack of enlightenment on.our parts.

So in a form.of "Nanny knows best".the
message is repeated and the character
is given more -not less-prominence!! which
is counter-productive.

Some "villians" are" liked" by viewers but
they are the well- written ones and are
good actors.Dont expect the world to only
have "naice"people. The producers don't
seem to distinguish between their favourites
and the believable ones.

I admit I couldnt do a tv producer job-
no media/tv qualifications!! but I would
at least listen to opinions other than
own. Their job isnt to be popular but
its not to alienate viewers either.

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[LostVoodoo]

Was it just me or didn't people seem particularly scared or panicked during the fire? Apart from Sophie, I would have expected more people to be frantic, in tears etc. They were all just sort of milling about!

[maidmarian]

Was it just me or didn't people seem particularly scared or panicked during the fire? Apart from Sophie, I would have expected more people to be frantic, in tears etc. They were all just sort of milling about!

I think a scene like that needs tight direction
and good camera work or you lose the
panic effect.

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[Dazzle]

I think a scene like that needs tight direction
and good camera work or you lose the
panic effect.

Agreed. I mentioned the direction in one of my previous posts. The scenes of Leanne, Kal and Amy loitering in the burning flat and on the balcony/ladder were bizarre in my opinion. There was little to no sense of panic in those scenes.

As I've seen pointed out elsewhere, Kal was a very fit bloke and ex-army so he would have just picked Amy up and ran for it without a second's thought. The mind boggles at Leanne pausing on the ladder for about an hour to blissfully agree to Kal's proposal!