I was expecting the Mary and Tracey Luv scenes to be highly amusing, but so far not really a titter. Perhaps I was expecting too much? I think Coronation Street has lost the ability to be funny.
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I was expecting the Mary and Tracey Luv scenes to be highly amusing, but so far not really a titter. Perhaps I was expecting too much? I think Coronation Street has lost the ability to be funny.
You're right! I hadn't noticed before but Corrie has become far more serious since Kate Oates took over.Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
Yeah the street is missing Lister, whos now doing his Red Dwarf stint on Dave :rotfl: ( Criag Charles)
Im still hoping Tod was just playing the ex bloke from BBCs Doctors (Howard Balamy pre that Emerdale) and Phelan, but then Todd has always been a git!?
Kathy? Alex wants his own brand new expressive flat so she thinks whats his face should pay for it, its a delusional story line, but then she is the hoarder who owns a house who no longer hoards or has a house or the money she would get from selling her house.?
Even if Alex is the seed of her husband, it still makes the kid her nephew, no change there and she knows of the afair anyway.
I've been thinking about Cathy's big house too.
Corrie being deliberately vague about financial and legal matters is something we've discussed on this forum several times in the past. (For example: Carla was going to buy half of the Rovers and even celebrated the deal in the pub, only for it to dawn on us months later that the sale couldn't have gone through.)
If I remember correctly, when Roy first got to know Cathy she was in debt and hiding from bailiffs because she hadn't paid any bills since her husband had died. However, I find it unlikely that - even if she's sold that big house to pay off her debts - there wouldn't be a substantial sum left over (presumably she would have owned it outright after his death). Why on earth didn't the writers include a line or two to explain what happened to the house? It's a pretty big part of her life to ignore!
As far as the hoarding goes, well it's just to be expected that a completely disabling psychological problem that few completely recover from in reality is cured by the well-meaning interference of some nosy neighbours. Luckily Cathy didn't even need the magical counselling that soon cures most soap mental health problems! :wall:
I would have normally posted this sort of stuff in the Classic Quotes forum, but all these were from the last episode.Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
Maybe my sense of humour is just too obscure, but this is why I love British humour, as there's just so much hidden away in there:
Cathy: I don’t want Norris complaining he’s found a hairy sultana under his table again.
Mary: People would flock from all corners of the cul de sac to admire my hanging gardens of Babylon.
Audrey: Not everyone’s got the cheekbones for Victoria Beckham, have they? (Funny for me, because or a split second I thought Audrey was going to say Victoria Sandwich.)
Tracy: The last time I looked we didn’t have any Latin customers, so just stick to the English. Comprende?
Alex burns his arm. Freddie: Put his head between his legs.
The dog that swallowed a ping-pong ball. Audrey: The dog was insured for illness, not accidents. Freddie: Huh, an act of dog.
Rita outside the shop talking to the Weatherfield Gazette dummy.
I think there's loadsa humour on-going, maybe not too obvious though?
It looks like Sharif will have to run off with his floosy now he has been sacked.
Quite, he'll be a non-existant character living in a non-existant flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snagglepus
Quite, he'll be a non-existant character living in a non-existant flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snagglepus
You're quite right, Roger, there was more humour in Friday's episodes than I remembered. I particularly liked Mary's hanging gardens of Babylon quip! :D
I smiled at all of those :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
It was a ****ing idiotic decision in the first place to have Todd quit the flower shop. Todd and Tracy were great together. They have chemistry together and their friendship is just awesome. Once again it proves that Kate Oates has no idea what the **** she's doing with Todd. She's so hellbent on making him bad again that she can't see the consequences of what she's doing.. having Todd quit the flower shop is just one of the seriously messed up decisions. Having one of only three gay characters on the show betray his own boyfriend wasn't exactly good either. To turn him bad after 6 months of not even a hint of his selfish behavior resurfacing is bad writing. Don't even get me started on the soap trope of evil gay characters. Can't the gay characters be happy for once? Why would she have the ONE gay couple on the show be ruined by one part betraying the other? It just sucks. It's awful. I can't stand the way she has been treating them. I wish Kate Oates had never become the producer. She is ruining my favorite character. I bet if the old producer had still been in charge that Todd would have continued his progress, he wouldn't have had Todd become bad again in the blink of an eye when he has not shown even a hint of being that guy for the past 6 months. It's bad writing. If you're gonna have Todd be bad, fine.. show him regress into his bad past behavior over time ffs, don't let it come out of the blue. It's awful writing. Then again.. it's Kate Oates so I'm not exactly surprised. I really cannot stand her work. She is so awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
Yes, that one on its own is good, because, 1) corners of a cul sac, and 2) "flocking", what, say 20 yards!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Yes, that one on its own is good, because, 1) corners of a cul sac, and 2) "flocking", what, say 20 yards!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I hope Todd goes back working soon for Tracy, I like their twisted friendship :p
I don't think Todd has turned bad. I think he has just gone undercover in order to take Phelan down. He said he would do whatever it takes and I think the "badness" is all an act. I hope I am right .
Me too. Yet another mistake by Kate though. I don't agree with her choices at all, to separate Todd from everyone in his life. I get why she had to do it, for him to go bad. I still think it was a bad decision though because seeing him with Billy, Tracy, Sean, Eva etc is basically what I liked most about the past 6 months. He grew to become more caring and less selfish. Having Todd fall out with everyone was such a bad idea. Sorry, just my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
Billy seemed so done with Todd in today's episode. It was almost like he had already moved on. That said, I think deep down he still cares about him, otherwise he wouldn't have said"I fear for him". Just one minor pet peeve I had about the episode: Todd telling Eileen about Billy off screen. That could have been a really sweet moment between them, where we'd actually get to see Eileen support her son for a change. And also it would have been a nice change in this scam storyline, showing that Todd does have feelings, and he is hurt by Billy dumping him even if it was his own fault. Granted, we did get Eileen trying to convince Billy to give him another chance, even if she failed.
when did billy get suspicious of phelan and vinny that he warning eileen
Yeah Im confused too..... but then this whole plot is so fictional any solicitor would pull the thing apart in seconds, only cash buyers not getting in surveyors/valuers etc would fall for this con... but then I know cash buyers may be wanting to save themselves the 2 grand or so which those bods would cost them. (just watch Homes under the Hammer)Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
So is Todd now evil or is he actually trying to pull down the scam from within? Did he sense he was about to be ended by evil ex dead manager of BBCs the Mill Howard? (doctors)
I feel sorry for Ozzies real owner, thats a cash cow he has lost with the yapper being written out of the show, although we went for a long period s when he wasnt seen.
The actor who plays Alex was again the star of the epp for me.
So Roy dosent love Sean Beans ex wife, sorry I mean Kathy now, thats an awfully astute observation from a man who couldnt deserne steam from smoke coming from the Woodie.
someone really needs to have a strong word with the duplication monkeys :nono:
So disappointed. I really thought we were rid of Alex. No such luck. Like a bad penny. Can't stand him.
Didn't Todd tell him about it when he thought Eileen was in danger? Or am I just remembering wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Good point. I honestly think you need characters who are idiots for this storyline to work. Didn't Todd say it's not his fault that people are thick? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Splashy
And about Todd now possibly being evil... honestly who the hell knows. This storyline is so badly done I have no idea what his motivations are. Don't even get me started on the idiocy of the scam in the first place. Why Kate decided to have a legacy character like Todd involved in the scam is beyond me. Good luck in redeemeing him, Kate. You're gonna need it.
I'm not quite clear from your posts, livden, whether you think the idea of turning Todd back into a bad boyis a good one or not. You haven't really said anything about it. And what do you think of Kate Oates? Do you have any opinion about her? Could you clarify please?
Was there any need to personally attack me, seriously?! What I wrote in my post wasn't even that bad. I hope you can refrain from personal attacks in the future. We are all allowed to our opinions and you are allowed to disagree, but please do not do it the way you just did because it's uncalled for.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
I thought Billy was on Phelan and Eileen's side, telling Todd he was wrong and being paranoid or did something happen to change his view that I maybe missed and he believes Todd nowQuote:
Originally Posted by livden
I do not think it was meant in that way. I think livden like most of us liked to new Todd and do not like the recent switch to bad guy. We are hoping that he redeems himself and exposes Phelan and vinny and saves the day. Kate Oates must be blamed for this change as she is in charge now.
I do think in the end Todd will be the hero and come good
Someone will be a casualty but do not know who
Yeah I think Todd is smarter than Phelan :)
You can tell they did some bad editing it was all over place I thighs I had missed an episode
pat or vinny to die probablyQuote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
Oh no I have missed an episode was one on today at 7.30?
don't think soQuote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
No, you have not missed an episode today :)Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
No, you have not missed an episode today :)Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
I just realised I missed one yesterday no wonder watching this episode was a bit crazy and out of sync
I appreciated that Todd opened up about his past, and I think it was important that it was Billy who he opened up to. It was good to see why he behaves the way he does, why he self destructs so much. At least he knows why. His talk about almost being engaged to a guy, then getting dumped, and then the HIV/prep stuff was very powerful. It's also good that Corrie is modern enough to actually cover these issues. I also liked the Todd and Billy scenes at A&E. But dear lord.. how much sh*t will Todd have happening to him?! This can't end well, right? I feel he's in too deep with Phelan. The more he pushed Phelan the more Phelan pushed back. He is not happy with him at all. I'm pretty sure now that he will end up getting hurt (or even possibly killed) at some point.
But on the other hand.. the talk about him almost being engaged once.. is that foreshadowing? One can only hope I guess. I have so many emotions after tonight's episode. Mixed emotions, because he still didn't apologize to Billy. I hope he would, but he didn't. He still thinks what he did was the right thing to do. I wish he wasn't so cocky about it. But on the other hand.. he did make Billy reconsider being a vicar. But yeah.. what he did was still wrong and I still don't feel comfortable about him calling the bishop and then being so nonchalant about it.
I hope he does apologise Billy suits being a vicar. I hope he goes back to what he loves
did kirk and maria have to sing, make it more cringeworthy, the acting was brutal