Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[Snagglepus]

Gary is not exactly treating Bethany same as Faye and they are around same age

Bethany said she was two years older than Faye.

[lizann]

Bethany said she was two years older than Faye.

he is not treating her as his girlfriend's teenage daughter so no wonder she getting wrong idea

is it a son mary had, could gemma be her daughter would it work in regard to their ages

so sick of maria "men drama"

[lizann]

Bethany said she was two years older than Faye.

he is not treating her as his girlfriend's teenage daughter so no wonder she getting wrong idea

is it a son mary had, could gemma be her daughter would it work in regard to their ages

so sick of maria "men drama"

[parkerman]

is it a son mary had, could gemma be her daughter would it work in regard to their ages

A son called Jude.

[lizann]

A son called Jude.

gemma looks all woman so no gender change

[lizann]

A son called Jude.

gemma looks all woman so no gender change

[Dazzle]

he is not treating her as his girlfriend's teenage daughter so no wonder she getting wrong idea

I agree he's treating Bethany differently to Faye. I think it's because he knows Bethany has low self-esteem and is vulnerable, though ironically it's these very issues combined with his kindness that have caused her to latch on to him. It hasn't occurred to him that she could be attracted to him.

I feel sorry for Bethany: the actress plays her vulnerability very well.

Those scenes were good but I wasn't impressed by much else in Monday's episodes. Maria being fought over by two sleazes and Andy being blackmailed by Phelan into stealing from his friends are both distasteful. Gemma can usually make me smile though.

[RogerOver]

Norris was on form talking about Gemma: She's going to end up as some shaven-headed psychopath's significant other.

I noticed Andy's SMS from Phelan had the time & date close to the transmission time: 19-12-2016, 21:00, but Phelan's phone number wasn't on the list offered by Ofcom for drama use, so at some point it is/was a real number.

[lizann]

it be great if andy recorded phelan instead of going along

[RogerOver]

it be great if andy recorded phelan instead of going along

That also occured to me, but it smacks of Andy being organised.
If push came to shove, they would both go down, Andy for the attack and Phelan for blackmail. However, Phelan, being Dr Evil, would be well aware of that and see it as a calculated risk.