Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[RogerOver]

was it blood sucking barlow as in vampire sucks life out

I've just listened to it again, and to my ears it's definitely "blood trucker", unless Micheal Le Vell (Kev) was slurring, having been on the sauce.

[Dazzle]

I've just listened to it again, and to my ears it's definitely "blood trucker", unless Micheal Le Vell (Kev) was slurring, having been on the sauce.

I've watched it again and it sounds like Kevin says "blood sucker Barlow" to me. I definitely heard the "s" in the there.

[Dazzle]

Michelle + Robert = contrived.


I'm having some trouble with the Mary and her long lost son storyline. She's said several times that was 14 when her mother abandoned the baby 32 years ago, which coincidentally makes her almost exactly the same age as myself*. I was also a teenaged single mother; admittedly I was in my late teens, but another young female member of my family also got pregnant around the same time at 15 years of age. Therefore, I'm very aware of the attitudes of the time to teenagers having babies.

I realise Mary's mum is supposed to be a dragon, but then my relative's father was also a very unpleasant tyrant. Our family were obviously shocked at both of our pregnancies, but it wasn't exactly unheard of at the time (the end of the 80s) and we just got on with it. In fact, this was the time when unmarried teenage mothers appeared to be more common than we'd ever been - Thatcher's government even used to rail against us as a scourge on society!

So what I'm saying is this story doesn't really work for someone of mine and Mary's age no matter how monstrous her mother was and the circumstances of conception. I realise there are all kinds of excuses one can find for why Mary's mother couldn't stand the shame (religion for instance), but it still doesn't ring true that Mary would be forced to have the baby at home and it be left on the doorstep of a hospital like something out of the dark ages.


* I'm sure she used to be a few years younger then me...

[tammyy2j]

I enjoyed the Neasa, Yasmeen and Cathy scenes in the house

[flappinfanny]

Roy admitted he cared for Cathy but does not love her although Cathy loves him. In that case a continued friendship, which I am sure will be the case, is the best solution. I too hope Cathy will keep working in the cafe.

If ever an actress fits like a glove on the Street its Melanie Hill. I hope she stays on the cobbles for many a year.

[flappinfanny]

I thought tonight's episode was an easy watch, I did have to smile when Andy bashed Phelan, it was a bit of a damp quid. That would have hardly knocked him out, that blow wouldn't have taken the skin off a rice pudding. If that had been Emmerdale we would have had a lot more violence.

[RogerOver]

I had to laugh out aloud when during the closing credits on Thursday, I heard the continuity announcer telling us all that, "The official Coronation Street colouring book is available now."

I bet given to someone as sick as Amy is turning out to be, no doubt a nice shade of blood red would be chosen for Phelan's head after Andy's excellent strike (although hit nowhere near hard enough).

[parkerman]

When Andy turned up and asked Luke "what was all that about" with Kevin and Phelan, Luke said he didn't know, he just heard it was something to do with Michael. I don't remember Michael being mentioned, it was all about Phelan threatening Anna. Wasn't it?


Or was it just a nifty plot device to get Andy fired up even more.....

[parkerman]

Sorry, forgot to pass Go Advanced and collect my £200....

[Perdita]

When Kevin was having a go at Phelan in the builder´s yard ... why did Luke suddenly appear and get Kevin out? Is the builder´s yard so close to the garage that Luke was overhearing their argument???