your one stop update on what happened last week on Canada's Coronation Street...
Well, the truth finally comes out.
Kristin Squat Thomas is a man?
No, not that.
Bernie knows a lot about magic mushrooms?
No, not that either.
Debbie admits to friends and family that she has vascular dementia.
Yes.
After acting a bit strangely (i.e. violently lambasting Brody for underage drinking, lashing out at Bernie, and passing out at Speed Dal), Debbie can hide the truth about her condition no longer and finally agrees to let Abi take her to the hospital.
This happens just after Debbie overhears Carl putting the move (again) on Abi but Debs insists she didn't see or hear anything because of her fainting episode.
Meanwhile, over at Todd's place, the ongoing soap opera with Theo continues. Their on again, off again relationship is now off again as Theo's manipulative daughter (Millie) tries to drive a wedge between her Dad and Todd.
Over at Roy's Caf, Brody manages to annoy D.S. Swain to the point where she arrests him for (and I believe this is the legal term), "irritation with intent to aggravate". While in a jail cell, Brody suffers a seizure and Swain takes some heat for her actions and is subsequently disciplined and instructed to see a therapist.
Meanwhile, Brody's Mum is busy trying to snog Gary, leaving her kids with Tim and Sally and then getting a visit from social services after Sally and Tim report her for child neglect.
But there's a silver lining for Lu after her arch enemy (Maria) gets arrested for assault after a tussle with Lu resulting in Lu falling onto David's Ikea glass-topped table (I blame the pictograms and that tiny Hex Key).
But let's not dwell on the minutiae when the big story is Drag Night at the Rovers with the award-avoiding star performer named Kristin Squat Thomas. Seems like her brand of vaudeville one-liners is quite popular with the punters except for Ronnie who just wanted a quiet drink and (I guess) assumed that Drag Night would be a mellow evening of reflection and prayer.
Back on the Street, Dee Dee can't help but be more involved with her baby as she volunteers to help James in the care of Laila. At the same time, thanks to encouragement from Daniel, Dee Dee does an interview on Amy's radio show and describes her terrible hospital experience which resulted in an emergency hysterectomy.
Aadi seems to be successfully boring Summer and Amy with his explanation of spreadsheets (Really Aadi! Tell me less).
And now for a few lines from the week that was:
Debbie to Bernie re: Brody:
"What a nasty little reprobate"
(True)
"How was the drag night?"
(like Cage aux Folles without the production values)
"I used to love going out there and sniffing out a puffball or something more mind bending"
(...while listening to Dark Side of the Moon no doubt)
Debbie panics before her big event:
"There's 40 librarians showing up here in a minute"
(or so I have read...)
Debbie to family and friends at Speed Dal:
"I've got dementia"
(finally, a moment of truth)
Words of wisdom from Kristin Squat Thomas:
"I'm bisexual: if I can't get it, I buy it"
(ahem)
Asha to Billy and Theo:
"It's a drag show not a TED talk"
(TED talks are generally less flamboyant)
Debbie to Brody and his underage friend:
"I've got bras that are older than you"
(thank you for your service)
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Well fellow Drag Night Devotees, so ends another week. Just a heads-up for regular readers. Please note that I'll be out of range of Coronation Street next week (and no, it's not because I'll be taking a flight on Jeff Bezos' penis-shaped rocket) so I will be unable to offer my regular feeble commentary on Sunday, July 13. Fear not (or fear greatly), the blog will resume on July 20th. Till than, have a great couple of weeks!
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