Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[flappinfanny]

Yes does look like Johnny likes Jenny

So now Sally is on Jenny's side, is she afraid

Anna should tell Kevin and seriously everyone on Phelan's side despite knowing Anna longer come on Eileen

Yes that was funny with Sally sticking up for Jenny.

I thought it was a bit rich Eileen having ago at Anna with her track record and who is she shaggin, family fortunes Michael Rodwell.

It was a bit ground hog day on CS tonight what with Simon and Leanne. It was bit third rate tonight, which is a shame because the last couple of episodes have improved.

[Splashy]

Re Irene ,Owen bullied her so its no shock shes not team Owen, anyway, I have a Phelan shes to be Pats new squeeze...come on Irene. (over songs are available)

Ken re Simon, his step daughter convicted of murder, he didnt care, hes always going to shrug off violence etc, saves him an easy life.

[Splashy]

Re Irene ,Owen bullied her so its no shock shes not team Owen, anyway, I have a Phelan shes to be Pats new squeeze...come on Irene. (over songs are available)

Ken re Simon, his step daughter convicted of murder, he didnt care, hes always going to shrug off violence etc, saves him an easy life.

[maidmarian]

[QUOTE=tammyy2j;842711]You are right but seriously everyone on the street knows Owen lost his business and home because of Phelan and they side with him

The actress playing Anna put in a very "strange"
performance throughout the period when her
ordeal with Phelan was happening and didnt (to
me) seem to convey the repulsion 99%+ women
in that position would feel .!!
It wasnt just 1 episode - so there was time
to develop it.

Ive no idea why- bad acting / story going to be written
with different e-nding - until actor playing Owen
decided to leave - or what ???

I think that may be why there is the indifference
to Annas story. She doesnt attract sympathy
bacause of her own behaviour / acting.
Its no good having a strong storyline if the actor
cant convey their feelings to the viewers-

Fayes story would have been much better with
another actress? as the mother figure.
The actress playing Anna comes across to me as
knowing better than everyone else in interviews etc.

re Owen - he was very unpleasnt at the start but
did mellow - was kinder to Faye than Anna and
built bridges with his own daughters!

[maidmarian]

Re Irene ,Owen bullied her so its no shock shes not team Owen, anyway, I have a Phelan shes to be Pats new squeeze...come on Irene. (over songs are available)

Ken re Simon, his step daughter convicted of murder, he didnt care, hes always going to shrug off violence etc, saves him an easy life.

But isnt he in lurv- thats always more important
than relatives etc.

[Dazzle]

Anna should tell Kevin and seriously everyone on Phelan's side despite knowing Anna longer come on Eileen

The whole thing's ridiculous!

I know Anna's an unlikable character, and I've done more than my fair share of complaining about her myself, but Phelan is just so much worse in every possible way that my sympathies lie with Anna in this particular instance. What he did to her was outrageous and, like any victim of abuse (because that's what sexual coercion is), she feels too ashamed and guilty to confess all.

The Anna/Kevin aspect of the Phelan storyline isn't working for me either. I think the couple should have been together for at last six months before their relationship was tested like this.

At it is, Kevin's totally dismissive of Anna's concerns (and remember he's known her for years) and takes a known conman's word over her's. As Kevin sees it, Anna's all of a sudden become an unstable nightmare who throws wild accusations at innocent employees of his. They've been together for all of a few weeks and haven't exchanged declarations of love, so why on earth are they still together after what must seen like totally unreasonable behaviour from each other?

I do think Phelan conning Jason (and also Kevin if Anna wasn't involved) is potentially a good storyline though.


Alex Bain is totally convincing as a nightmare teenager. I know because I had one of my own a decade ago!

(She wasn't violent I hasten to add, and has long since grown out of it.)

[maidmarian]

[QUOTE=Dazzle;842736]The whole thing's ridiculous!

I know Anna's an unlikable character, and I've done more than my fair share of complaining about her myself, but Phelan is just so much worse in every possible way that my sympathies lie with Anna in this particular instance. What he did to her was outrageous and, like any victim of abuse (because that's what sexual coercion is), she feels too ashamed and guilty to confess all.

I dont tnink anyone would reserve their sympathy
for only real people / characters that tbey liked in
cases of sexual abuse. Its far too repugnant a matter
for that.

You have mentioned other strands in the story
that are weakly written etc and I would agree with
your comments.

But for whatever reasons at the time of acting
the scenes of coersion between Anna & Phelan
were not acted well. Also is it not a Directors
job to ensure scenes flow and are cohesive.
Anna was not needing to.hide any thing at stage?
And performances should have been corrected
then -so that later stages of story would be
realistic.

To me -its another important storyline- where
the wrong person was allowed too much
freedom at an early stage. So the message is
lost and the prejudices of surface thinkers
are fed. Soaps should be more responsible
and take the whole story view




Alex Bain is totally convincing as a nightmare teenager. I know because I had one of my own







!)

[Dazzle]

But for whatever reasons at the time of acting
the scenes of coersion between Anna & Phelan
were not acted well. Also is it not a Directors
job to ensure scenes flow and are cohesive.
Anna was not needing to.hide any thing at stage?
And performances should have been corrected
then -so that later stages of story would be
realistic.

To be honest, I can't remember the acting or all of the details because the whole thing made me feel so nauseous. It doesn't surprise me to hear it was neither written, directed or acted well though!

I do remember Anna hid the initial harassment because she felt she needed to keep Phelan onside for Owen's sake, was afraid of how Owen would react if he found out, and I think because she thought she could handle it.

To me -its another important storyline- where
the wrong person was allowed too much
freedom at an early stage. So the message is
lost and the prejudices of surface thinkers
are fed. Soaps should be more responsible
and take the whole story view

I know this is true from the "hilarious" jokes I've read on other sites about how much Anna enjoyed the sex with Phelan.

[sarah c]

anyone else notice that Simon's nose in the football scenes seemed a totally different and paler colour to his face?

[lizann]

anyone else notice that Simon's nose in the football scenes seemed a totally different and paler colour to his face?

did he turn green