Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[Dazzle]

What annoys me about this ' winter wonderland ' thing, is that it's so over the top! I mean which parent with a sick child would have something so irrelevant in their minds?? Yes, you would like to make a lovely Christmas for your family, but little things matter the most and children really need very little, time from their parents is the main thing.

I'm not a fan of this storyline either. However, bearing in mind Tyrone is worried it could be Hope's last Christmas, he wants to make her dreams come true.

Since charities for terminally ill children exist for this very reason, it must be something that many of their parents want to do. I just had a look at the Make a Wish Foundation site and it mentions a couple of kids going to Lapland:

https://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/

[lizann]

anna has got quite the taste for alcohol

[Dazzle]

anna has got quite the taste for alcohol

And for Kevin

[lizann]

And for Kevin

beer googles lusting

[Dazzle]

Referring to my last post about Tyrone and Lapland, I think a big clue to why he's so obsessed with it is that he keeps repeating he feels helpless. Hope's recovery is in the hands of the doctors, but at least he can make her dream come true and give her a few hours of happiness. He's feeling lost and inadequate and this makes him feel as if he's of some use to her.

Whether it's the best use of his time and energy is another matter...

[LouiseP]

What gets me about this storyline of Nessa and Ken is that here is a woman in late middle age who apparently would rather be in bed with Ken, an elderly man than be with her Downs Syndrome son at Christmas time.. Is this true to life? No way. Hardly a tale of Northern folk. Just what is this obsession with sex and affairs . Think about it. Everyone, it seems, is having an affair . I would far rather explore the relationship between Nessa and Alex than between her and Ken in bed and seeing her in her dressing gown. This is not real life. Certainly not in my real life. Yes it happens but to nearly everyone in one small street ? Is this all we are interested in ? Oh, give it a rest or at least give us something else other than cheating and criminality. It is like a broken record.

[lizann]

i think i prefer anna the wagon than anna the kev lust monster

[LouiseP]

I'm not a fan of this storyline either. However, bearing in mind Tyrone is worried it could be Hope's last Christmas, he wants to make her dreams come true.

Since charities for terminally ill children exist for this very reason, it must be something that many of their parents want to do. I just had a look at the Make a Wish Foundation site and it mentions a couple of kids going to Lapland:

https://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/

And just who is paying for all these trees ? I missed that bit. Tyrone ? Really ? He is on his uppers and yet he can pay for 12 trees..... or not.

[Dazzle]

And just who is paying for all these trees ? I missed that bit. Tyrone ? Really ? He is on his uppers and yet he can pay for 12 trees..... or not.

Yes, Tyrone was shown paying for the trees. He got a dodgy loan a few weeks back which is presumably covering the cost. He isn't considering the future of his whole family in his obsession with bringing Lapland to Hope.

[parkerman]

i think i prefer anna the wagon than anna the kev lust monster

Personally I'd prefer Anna being handed her P45 by Kate Oates.