Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[mariba]

For once I must agree with Tracy that this Nessa with Ken is tarnishing Deirdre's memory..

[lizann]

emily never moved on still grieves

[maidmarian]

emily never moved on still grieves

I agree that Ernest was the love of her life
but she did remarry. It turned out the marriage
was bigamous( on the grooms part)and he
also had mental health issues and was taken
away to be detained in a psychiatric hospital.

So.no wonder she wasnt tempted into
matrimony again!
She did seem.a little smitten with Norris's
brother?

[maidmarian]

For once I must agree with Tracy that this Nessa with Ken is tarnishing Deirdre's memory..

I think the memory of someone who has
died is what the people who.loved them
remember them for- not what one individual
choses to do.

KB has been widowed twice before when
his previous wives Val & Janet died( by
electrocution& suicide) In both marriages
he had affairs and resumed having relationships
quite soon after their deaths.Also during the
marriages there were separations and threats
of divorce.

So to me he is just resuming his previous
pattern of behaviour! Dierdre herself had
affairs but not on.the same scale as Ken!
I think if you are unfaithful to someone
with a number of people while they are alive-
Its not likely to change when they die!

Deirdre was a loyal mother to Tracy
and stood by her . If Tracy lets any thing
that Ken does spoil her memory then she
is really stupid.!!

A general point -I do think the time it
takes someone to recover from a bereavement
depends on circs and personality.

[mariba]

Well I don't bother analysing soap characters and their minds, I'm just saying that it's too much too soon, wrong type of woman and not even realistic considering Ken's age. They could write so many other things to him as well. And ken's and roy's friendship is great.

[parkerman]

Deirdre was a loyal mother to Tracy
and stood by her . If Tracy lets any thing
that Ken does spoil her memory then she
is really stupid.!!

Agreed, though, of course, Deidre stayed away in the last months of her life because of Tracy. Perhaps Tracy should remember that and the fact that it was because of her that Ken was denied Deidre's company in those last few months and be happy for Ken that he is able to move on.

[tammyy2j]

Agreed, though, of course, Deidre stayed away in the last months of her life because of Tracy. Perhaps Tracy should remember that and the fact that it was because of her that Ken was denied Deidre's company in those last few months and be happy for Ken that he is able to move on.

Why couldn't Ken have gone off to visit Deirdre?

I know everyone grieves in their own way and time but Tracy even said that Ken had abandoned going to Deirdre's grave

I would like to see more friendship scenes for Ken with Roy, Steve and Audrey

I just think it is too soon for Ken to have a new romance and given than Anne died in real life I think makes it worse perhaps imo

Even for all their affairs, Ken and Deirdre were one of Corrie's golden couples and will always be

[maidmarian]

Why couldn't Ken have gone off to visit Deirdre?

I know everyone grieves in their own way and time but Tracy even said that Ken had abandoned going to Deirdre's grave

I would like to see more friendship scenes for Ken with Roy, Steve and Audrey

I just think it is too soon for Ken to have a new romance and given than Anne died in real life I think makes it worse perhaps imo

Even for all their affairs, Ken and Deirdre were one of Corrie's golden couples and will always be

Just a few comments Tammy.

Ken not visiting Deirdre or her grave is just
Ken being Ken - self centred.It would have
needed a complete personality transplant for
him to be different. Hes written a certain way
and I cant see that changing.Its kept the actor
in a job for 55?years!

The time it takes to recover from a bereavement
and start a new relationship has attracted many
comments and each poster knows why they feel
as they do. Im firmly in the middle !! as rushed
ones arent always doomed and time for recovery
onessometimes fail.I do think your point about
Annes death is very valid. It upset a lot of posters
- inc me.

I agree about the friendships. Despite Roy
( allegedly having a personality problem??)
- he does interact well with a variety of other
characters! Probably the actors talent? I do
hope Aud recovers from her infatuation with Ken.!

Finally Ken & Deirdre might have been a golden
couple for some years but there were other
problems apart from affairs. I think when
the SWs remarried them after they had been
divorced for some years- it was partly cos they
couldnt think of any other long term plan for
them. Also in last few years.Deirdre had
seen Ken for what he was -but decided to
stick it out as some women do. She did seem to
be amused by his pomposity.(imo)

Where would we be if we all agreed??- no forum.!!

[lizann]

peter visit did not do simon any good, the little hulk still has his anger issues with leanne

[Dazzle]

I just think it is too soon for Ken to have a new romance and given than Anne died in real life I think makes it worse perhaps imo

I don't think Anne Kirkbride would want viewers to sentimentalise Ken and Deirdre's relationship because of her own death. She dearly loved the characters for all their flaws, and I don't think she'd have wanted Ken to change after Deirdre had gone. They were very close in real life so I think William Roache would probably refuse to act out anything he felt would disrespect her memory.