Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[lizann]

anna against roy even though gary was robbing him

so sick now of steve's "depression" storyline if you can even call it that and go away andrea

leanne and fake gavin have good chemistry

[lizann]

anna against roy even though gary was robbing him

so sick now of steve's "depression" storyline if you can even call it that and go away andrea

leanne and fake gavin have good chemistry

[Dazzle]

Everyone's on Roy side but Anna (and Sinead of course). If Gary can forgive him, why can't she?

I'm getting fed up of Owen's nastiness to Gary. Can't he see that his attitude helped drive Gary to steal (not that it excuses Gary though)? I wonder that Anna's so forgiving of Owen but not Roy.

Steve cooking the books is not good!

I like Leanne in the bistro. It's about time the character was given something decent to do again.

[Perdita]

I too feel Owen is going out of his way to have a go at Gary... even in hospital he is giving him a hard time.... Gary feels bad enough about everything and breaking Faye's headphones.

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I wonder if this will escalate to Owen and Anna breaking up and thus giving Owen his exit storyline?

[Dazzle]

I too feel Owen is going out of his way to have a go at Gary... even in hospital he is giving him a hard time.... Gary feels bad enough about everything and breaking Faye's headphones.

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I wonder if this will escalate to Owen and Anna breaking up and thus giving Owen his exit storyline?

I think you're right. Characters are often changed to

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facilitate exits - Kylie being a recent example.

It's annoying for us viewers though, especially when characters like Owen have seen a lot of growth. He used to be nasty when he first appeared but changed on getting together with Anna. There doesn't seem to have been a reasonable explanation for his going backwards again.

[parkerman]

I think you're right. Characters are often changed to

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facilitate exits - Kylie being a recent example.

It's annoying for us viewers though, especially when characters like Owen have seen a lot of growth. He used to be nasty when he first appeared but changed on getting together with Anna. There doesn't seem to have been a reasonable explanation for his going backwards again.

Although Owen has changed over the course of his time on the Street, the old Owen has always been there simmering under the surface. I think what really did it this time was the way he perceived Gary treating his daughter, Izzy. We know that what happened was really Izzy's misreading of the situation, nevertheless she was hurt and Owen blames Gary.

Anna blaming Roy and Owen blaming Gary both come down to parents loving and protecting their children. See Shirley in Eastenders for another example. And which of us, who are parents, can say we wouldn't act in the same way when our children are involved?

[Dazzle]

Anna blaming Roy and Owen blaming Gary both come down to parents loving and protecting their children. See Shirley in Eastenders for another example. And which of us, who are parents, can say we wouldn't act in the same way when our children are involved?

Yeah, I absolutely agree about parents taking their children's sides. It's just that Owen's unpleasantness has turned into a campaign of bullying that would be more suited to an enemy like Phelan rather than Anna's son (even if Izzy was recently inadvertently hurt by him). I can't understand why Anna's going along with it either.

Anna blaming Roy for the attack is more understandable to me, but I think she'll forgive Roy eventually.

(As for Shirley in EE, it's in character for her to be obnoxious, but I do understand why she's taken Dean's side - even though he makes my skin crawl!)

[Snagglepus]

So Phelan got away with all he did, I was expecting some "comeuppance" storyline in that saga.

[Dazzle]

So Phelan got away with all he did, I was expecting some "comeuppance" storyline in that saga.

I know, that storyline fizzled out rather limply didn't it?

[Perdita]

Although Owen has changed over the course of his time on the Street, the old Owen has always been there simmering under the surface. I think what really did it this time was the way he perceived Gary treating his daughter, Izzy. We know that what happened was really Izzy's misreading of the situation, nevertheless she was hurt and Owen blames Gary.

Anna blaming Roy and Owen blaming Gary both come down to parents loving and protecting their children. See Shirley in Eastenders for another example. And which of us, who are parents, can say we wouldn't act in the same way when our children are involved?

I would like to think that after the initial anger of seeing my daughter hurt, the fact that Gary never intended to upset her would make me leave Gary alone and focus on support Izzy. Anna is still in shock and I guess also a bit embarrassed that Gary actually was going to steal from Roy and stunned by the violence used by Roy making it easier to shift the blame .... I just hope she tells Owen to stop taunting Gary as it surely is not helping anyone ..