Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[lizann]

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[Dazzle]

I suppose cirrhosis of the liver in heavy drinkers is much the same as lung cancer in smokers. It's more likely to happen but some people get lucky. Peter was hospitalised a couple of times after drinking if I remember correctly, so the health implications haven't been totally ignored by the writers.

Although I really sympathise with Carla's guilt (I think being responsible for someone's death would ruin lots of people's lives), it was kind of selfish of her to make the auction all about her. I'd have asked her to leave if I was Sophie. I also think it's skewed that Carla's the only person really suffering after the fire. Sophie and Kal's family have all moved on remarkably quickly except for the odd angry or grief-stricken moment here and there.

I thought from the spoilers Tracy would actually admit starting the fire to Robert rather than him guessing.

Spoiler:

It now seems likely no one but Carla will actually hear Tracy say the words, so it must be her who tells the police. Robert (and Amy, who was also in the house) didn't hear Tracy admitting anything so what could they tell the police other than supposition?

[swmc66]

no mention of the keys and her going in the back room to steal them from michelle's bag then

[Brucie]

I thought from the spoilers Tracy would actually admit starting the fire to Robert rather than him guessing

And that was SOME Guess! Robert is clearly Weatherfield's best detective, as well as their best chef - sign him up for the Soap police now and these storylines might not drag on forever!

[Brucie]

Duplicated

[tammyy2j]

And that was SOME Guess! Robert is clearly Weatherfield's best detective, as well as their best chef - sign him up for the Soap police now and these storylines might not drag on forever!

Especially as he don't know Carla and her history with Tracy

[maidmarian]

Especially as he don't know Carla and her history with Tracy

We might not have seen any such scene-I
agree-but I think on this occasion-I would
be prepared to take the scene as read.

Tracys personality and thinking everyone
agsinst her and her moaning about
everything and everybody-It would be
a miracle if Robert had escaped an
ear-bashing

[Dazzle]

And that was SOME Guess! Robert is clearly Weatherfield's best detective, as well as their best chef - sign him up for the Soap police now and these storylines might not drag on forever!

I know, it was a huge leap to make, even if he knew Tracy as well as we do (which he almost certainly doesn't). If maidmarian's right and Robert is aware how much Tracy hates Carla (which I agree is likely), there's still no reason for him to suppose the fire was anything other than an accident caused by Carla.

I don't believe Tracy's uncharacteristic "sympathy" for Carla's plight - while very puzzling - would lead anyone to guess she was in Carla's flat that night and started the fire.

[Perdita]

I don't believe Tracy's uncharacteristic "sympathy" for Carla's plight - while very puzzling - would lead anyone to guess she was in Carla's flat that night and started the fire.

Actually, exactly that would make me think that Tracy knows more about how the fire started than she lets on ..

[Dazzle]

Actually, exactly that would make me think that Tracy knows more about how the fire started than she lets on ..

Still...to go from that to her actually starting the fire in a building she had no access to is a very big leap to make so quickly. I could buy it if she'd accidentally let something slip about being there or something similar. Also, I doubt Robert's aware just what a hard-faced cow she's turned into since he last saw her, so her sympathy shouldn't seem as odd to him as it does to us.