Coronation Street Catch Up: the tofu (not toffu) edition

 your one stop update on what happened last week on Canada's Coronation Street...

 

 

So who exactly is this Jesse guy?

 

Apparently he met Gail in Thailand and they had a holiday romance three years ago.

 

Before that he had a thing with Eileen's half sister (Julie Fish, I think).

 

Before that he had a thing with Eileen, while he was gainfully employed as a children's entertainer (aka clown).

 

So what's he doing back on the Street?  Seems he's quite smitten with the fair Gail and wants a chance to reconnect in any way she chooses - much to the consternation of David and Sarah.

 

All this while Bethany has been flown back to Weatherfield (from Turkey) and has been admitted to the Coronation Street ward of the Weatherfield General Hospital (hope Lauren pops by to visit).

 

Gail is in the process of selling her house to pay for Bethany's hospital bills. However Adam has just revealed to Sarah that Damon was offering a stash of stolen cash to help Sarah and Bethany.

 

Elsewhere, the drama over Paul's ashes seems to have subsided as Billy is now okay with Bernie's plan to shoot Paul's ashes into space on the next available Spacex mission. Among Paul's last wishes was a request that Kit do a certain dance but Kit has refused. Besides he's busy being the lead investigator on the Joel case.

Meanwhile D.S. Swain is off the case and commiserating with Carla. The two have much in common. Swain is gay and Carla is sick of men (and almost 50). Camaraderie almost turns to passion but Swain runs off before things go any further as she fears Carla is a straight woman just being a romantic 'tourist'.  All this happens after Carla is threatened by the father of the little hoodlum (whom she doored) leaving Carla shaken and vulnerable.

 

Stu is continuing to stick up for Mason and encourages him to return to college although Mason's rehabilitation is in jeopardy as his thuggy brothers are hanging around and things get tense when someone throws a brick through Yasmeen's window.

Nick wants to have a heart-to-heart with Toyah but Toyah gives him the brush off. And, finally, one of Hope's hidden vapes starts a fire at home and Ruby just happens to walk into the house.

 

And now for a few lines from the week that was:

 

Paul's wishes for Gemma, Billy, Bernie, Summer and Kit:

"Have a ton of fun"

(Thanks Paul!)

 

Carla to D.S. Swain:

"I'm washed up and nearly 50"

(just wait till you're 60)

Swain corrects Carla's pronunciation of soy bean curd:

"It's tofu (not toffu)"

(and it's soy, not sooy)

 

Carla to Swain:

"I know what it's like to be a woman"

(do tell)

 

Jesse to Audrey re: his romance with Gail:

"We had a wonderful two months"

(Thai food every night, I assume?)

Shona tries to guess the identity of Gail's old flame:

"I'm going to say you're Jesse the Clown"

(correct)

Jesse tells Steve that he has no romantic expectations:

"I'm happy with whatever Gail has to offer"

(mithering?)

 

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Well, fellow Street Surveyors, so ends another week. Not sure about this Jesse character. What's his game? Why does he know everything about everyone? Is he a well-meaning fella or another of Gail's future 'unmitigated disasters' (as Audrey says). I guess we'll find out. Thanks for the pleasure of your company at the Hip and have a great week!