your one stop update on what happened last week on Canada's Coronation Street...
The good news? Dev has discovered Rave culture.
The bad news? Dev has discovered Rave culture.
Yes, Dev has his finest Rave duds on as he and Bernie and a bunch of friends and family celebrate the life of Paul through music and (what can loosely be described as) dance.
This marathon mosh pit event follows the rather more sombre funeral for Paul the day before with Rev. Billy as the celebrant. Paul's drunk father shows up in the church but Billy lets him stay for the service. When Bernie discovers her ex in the pew, she flips out and spitefully tells Billy that Paul was dead before Billy could say his farewell over the phone.
Now Billy is more angry and upset than ever. He gets drunk, makes a scene in the Rovers and tries to snog Todd. Whoosh! Later on, the same 'man of the cloth' heads down to the Rave where Bernie hands him a small box of ashes which she deems to be adequate for Billbo as Bernie intends to send the rest of the ashes into space (to infinity and beyond, one assumes).
Billy is furious and barges into the Rave, cuts a swath through the dancers, and grabs the urn of ashes which is sitting on top of a speaker. It's clear that the argy bargy between Bernie and Billy over Paul is doomed to continue.
Elsewhere, the search for Joel continues. D.S. Swain thinks he might be dead (as he has left notes hinting at this). Dee Dee, on the other hand, thinks Joel is just playing everyone. Dee Dee finds a car hidden by Joel in the countryside which leads her to believe Joel has a devious plan.
It's official. Fiz is pregnant but not thrilled about it as she says she is too old and exhausted to face the prospect of another child. Ty is ready to take on the challenge and Hope and Ruby are keen. However Fiz and Ty agree on a termination and tell the kids that the pregnancy was a false alarm.
Speaking of alarms, Hope admits stealing a vape (vapes?) from Dev's and Ty and Fiz are suitably angry.
Also speaking of alarms, the news about Bethany gets worse and worse.
As you recall, while in Turkey on a PR assignment, Bethany has a liposuction procedure which doesn't go well. She gets an infection, finds out that she'll need a stoma for the rest of her life and then gets pneumonia. Each day, the cost of her medical bills goes up and the Platts back in Weatherfield don't know how they're going to pay for it all.
Gail (welcome back, by the way) has an idea. She wants to sell the house. David is not keen as he.. um.. lives there. A crowdfunding plan goes awry when Audrey mistakenly posts a message on Facebook which lets the liposuction cat out of the bag. When folks discover that Bethany's 'life threatening condition" is a result of lipo, they suddenly become less generous.
Daniel plans to use Bertie's trust fund money to help Bethany but Ken says he should be careful as that money is earmarked for Bertie's future.
Last, but not least, Adam discovers (while checking Sarah's voicemail) that Damon has some stolen cash that he'd like to donate for Bethany's health care costs. Daniel is not keen on using stolen money to help Bethany but Adam goes to prison to get more info from Damon.
Oh, and Kirk is starting a singles club and Carla isn't interested nor is D.S. Swain.
And now for a few lines from the week that was:
Todd as he tries to comfort Billy:
"I'm a closet nice guy"
(so you'll be coming out at some point?)
Dev explains his outfit to Ches:
"I researched Rave culture"
(keep researching)
CEO of beauty spa in Turkey to Sarah:
"The risks of liposuction were clearly spelled out"
(spoken like an oily corporate toady)
Gemma to Bernie during Paul's funeral service:
George reacts to Paul's colourful funeral car:
"Disco hearse? That's a new one on me"
(Is Donna Summer driving?)
Ty inadvertently spills the beans to Hope and Ruby about Fiz's pregnancy:
"You can't tell a soul"
(that never works on Coronation Street)
"You can't say chesticles in church"
(I don't think you can say chesticles anywhere)
David tells Adam he's his favourite of Sarah's exes:
"Way better than Windass!"
"Way better than Windass!"
(sounds like a new slogan)
Billy to Todd re: the fate of Paul's ashes:
"We've decided to split the ashes 50/50"
(it's like an afterlife custody arrangement)
Bernie shares an idea with Dev:
"I want to send Paul's ashes into space"
(I'll call Elon Musk to reserve a spot on the next Spacex)
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Well, patient punters, so ends another week. I guess we eventually find out what Joel is up to. Till then, I hope you have a great week and thanks, as always, for stopping by and spending time here at the Hip.
Cheers!
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