Coronation Street Catch Up: the Toyahsplainer edition

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

 

 

Way to go Gary!

Did you have to tell Theo that Todd was going away with Sarah? Why didn't you just give him the exact address and use Google maps to show him the best route?

 

Anyhoo, despite Gary's loose lips, it seems that Theo is quite content to hang around the Street and threaten all and sundry. He tries to get a pint at the Rovers and is met with a chorus of disdain. Eva even spells it out for him: "You're B-A-R-E-D".  Well, close enough, Eva, but maybe stay away from the crossword puzzles.

 

Theo is not finished yet. He has a little chat with Gary and threatens him. George tells Theo to buzz off. Theo then stops off at the Corner shop to threaten Summer and taunts the poor lass with details of Billy's last moments before Theo sealed Billy's fate by strapping him in the burning bus.

 

Summer is incensed and decides to make a deal with the devil (aka Carl). Summer will pay Carl 10K if Carl can get Theo locked up (or worse). However Carl seems singularly inept at trying to provoke Theo into a fight. The plan is to get Theo to assault Carl and then have Theo arrested. I'm no mastermind but that seems like a pretty flimsy plan and certainly not worth 10K - more like 10p.

 

But hold on, Carl is not finished.

 

After failing to do a deal with Summer, Carl has the good fortune to be assaulted by Ronnie who wants to convince Carl to go away. The ill-advised plan goes awry as Carl now wants Debbie to give him half of the hotel (maybe give him the half with the washrooms and loading dock?), or Carl will finger Ronnie as the perp who assaulted him.

 

Debbie agrees but changes her mind as she sees that Carl is beyond hope. Carl responds by doing a Keith Moon on his hotel room and trashing the joint.

 

Over at Casa Carla, the happy-ish couple are busy writing their wedding vows but Carla has writer's block. Still, the show must go on and next on the agenda is the ancient Corrie rite of passage known as the hen-do. Carla's is at the Rovers ('natch) and organized by Sally (also 'natch). Lisa pretends that she has a police-organized hen-do but it's a fib and she's content to stay home until Sally runs into her and drags her over to the Rovers.

 

Speaking of the Rovers, the Driscolls are upset to learn that the police don't have enough evidence to charge Megan and she is free to go. Will is quite happy and shares the news with Megan as Megan tells him that the plan is to run away to Paris. However it seems that Megan is stringing Will along.

 

Meanwhile, Leanne finds Will's secret phone and sends a text message to Megan. It seems that the three sisters will now be able to confront Megan. Should be interesting...

 

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

 

Mary to Todd after his ordeal:

"You're back where you should be with people who love you"

(hopefully it stays that way) 

 

Carl to Debbie:

"I know I haven't been the best son"

(that's like saying WW2 was a tiff) 

Carl to Summer:

"Theo's a nutter"

(I believe that's the medical term)

Carl to Summer:

"I have been told I can be quite annoying at times"

(really?) 

Eva tells Theo he's banned from the pub and spells it out:

"B-A-R-E-D"

(and barred too)

Abi to Ronnie after learning that Ronnie assaulted Carl:

"I thought you were smarter than this"

(Nope)

 

Theo threatens Summer:

"Don't make me bury you too"

(Hey Theo, watch out for Gary... he has burying experience) 

Leanne to Toyah:

"What's worse than a mansplainer? A Toyahsplainer"

(a Briansplainer?) 

A chorus of punters at the Rovers say it in unison - before Sally can say it: 

"Her daughter's a lesbian!"

(we know, we know) 

Carl to Debbie:

"I hate to be a scumbag about it"

(Really? It's on your business card) 

Debbie to Carl:

"You're just not lovable"

(he's certainly no Labubu)

***

Well, fellow critics of Carl, so ends another week. We're approaching the wedding of Carla and Lisa and I have a feeling that something unexpected will happen before Carla utters her nasal nuptial vow.  With three bad people on the loose (Carl, Theo and Megan), surely someone will get their comeuppance? One can only hope. Thanks for stopping by. It's lovely to have you aboard and have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the hamsters get better send-offs edition

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

 

 

So two down, two to go.

 

Mal gets arrested after deliberately starting a fire in Roy's Caf (more on that later).

And Theo finally gets arrested, but only after a vicious attack on Todd.

 

That just leaves Carl and Megan who have so far evaded justice.

 

The main story of the week is the abusive relationship between Todd and Theo. Todd's friends become increasingly concerned and Sarah invites herself into Todd's flat only to have a terrified Todd insist that Sarah hide in the bedroom when Theo arrives. Sarah even seeks out Todd's wife (Danielle) to ask her about Theo's violent behaviour but Danielle remains unsympathetic and non-committal.

 

Summer also has Theo's number and confronts him when she learns (via hints from Carl) that Theo was responsible for Billy's death. Carl subsequently offers to provide Summer with info on Theo's guilt - for a price (10,000 pounds).

 

Theo is determined to leave Weatherfield with Todd and re-locate in Belfast. Todd agrees but, the night before their planned departure, he tries to escape only to find the door to the flat locked. Theo angrily confronts Todd and batters him. 

 

It's Sarah who discovers Todd and takes him to the police station (maybe a hospital would have been a better option considering the extent of Todd's injuries - he has a lacerated spleen and internal injuries). 

 

Todd is subsequently interviewed by Lisa and Kit. Meanwhile Gary finds Theo and encourages him (with the help of a large sized wrench) to accompany him to the police station. Theo is then interviewed, proclaims his innocence but is held in a cell. Now the challenge for Lisa and Kit is to find evidence to prove Theo's guilt.

 

Over at the caf, it seems that Jodie is posting fake negative reviews on Mal's electrician website, As a result, Mal announces that he's heading back to Inverness. Bernie is pleased and relieved but her relief is short-lived when she finds out that Mal sabotaged the electrical system in Roy's caf that resulted in a fire while Roy was asleep.

 

You'll never guess who rushed in to save Roy. 

 

It was Jodie, of all people, who knew Roy was inside (not away at a bat watching event as everyone thought).  Roy is (thank goodness) okay and Carla is quick to take care of him in the aftermath of the fire. 

 

Meanwhile, as Mal tried to scarper, Kit grabbed him and brought him to the police station. Mal says that Kit was responsible for his assault (he previously blamed Bernie and then Dev) but no-one believes him this time - except Lisa who seems to have her suspicions.  

 

As an aside, I just hope that Adam doesn't take on the case of Theo and/or Mal just because he "needs the business". He's already persona non grata on the street because he represents Megan and George's dissatisfied customers. 

Over at the undertaker's, there's a scene right out of "It's a Wonderful Life". Just as George is ready to sell his business to the greedy Rupert from RestEasy funerals (slogan: your death is our wealth), a group of satisfied customers shows up to voice their love and support for George and the Shuttleworth name. George is convinced not to sell. But how will he regain his business after the trial? 

 

Ronnie is still trying to protect Debbie from Carl's greed and deception but he recognizes how much Debbie wants to reconnect with her son. On the other hand, when Bernie tells Debbie that Carl tried to sell information abut Billy's death to Summer for 10K, Debbie begins to realize that maybe Carl is a lost cause.

 

And finally, Eva tries to reconcile the family by inviting everyone to a meal at the Bistro but it doesn't work and Steve is unlucky enough to walk in at just the wrong moment.

 

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

 

Theo to Sarah after he finds her asking Danielle about Theo's past behaviour:

"If you ever go near her or my family again, you'll regret it"

(we're already regretting it) 

Summer asks Theo about his apparent resilience after Billy died:

"How did you move on with your life?"

(violence, anger, resentment, the usual) 

George to Rupert of RestEasy:

"You are a vulture"

(vultures are nicer)

George to Rupert again: 

"Hamsters get better send-offs than RestEasy provides"

(they get buried with their wheel) 

Lisa to Todd:

"Nobody deserves to be treated like this"

(Amen)

***

 

Well, fellow worried watchers, so ends another week. That was a nerve-wracking week of episodes ending in a terrible ordeal for Todd. Hopefully the police can charge Theo and make the charges stick. Same goes for Mal. Now we turn our attention to Carl. Just when you think he's hit rock bottom, he finds another level.  Thanks for spending time here at the Hip and, as always, have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the glassblower's bottom edition

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

 

So Debbie is released from prison (that was quick!) and is back at the Chariot Square Hotel and treating the punters to her best impression of Don Rickles (ask your parents... or grandparents).

 

Yes, Debs is having some problems dealing with her symptoms of dementia. She tries to charm a group of customers but instead manages to insult the ladies with a barrage of inappropriate jokes about body image, over consumption of alcohol and food, and (last but not least) bawdy limericks.

 

All this culminates in Debbie burning her hands on some hot plates and returning home where Ronnie is worrying about the symptoms of her dementia. At the same time, Carl tries to squeeze more money out of his Mum before Ronnie discovers that Carl is, once again, trying to scam Debbie.

 

More worrisome is the fact that Summer now knows that it was not Debbie at the wheel of the car that killed Billy, but rather Carl who used Debbie to take the blame and jail sentence. Summer confronts Debbie and Carl with the truth and Debbie is now quite shaken and racked with guilt.

 

Over at the Rovers and Street Cars, both Steve and Ben (now revealed as half brothers) are trying to, as they say, get their respective heads around the fact that Big Jim McDonald was their Dad (so he was). This comes after Ben manages to squeeze the truth out of Maggie.

 

At the same time, Ben is fretting over his son, Will, who has been groomed by Megan. Will continues to deny that he was in an inappropriate relationship with his athletics coach. This situation seems to be particularly difficult for young Sam who claims that Will threatened him over the phone. Sam then claims to have seen Will and Megan together (in the precinct). This seems unlikely but it's clear that Sam is haunted by the situation.

 

Meanwhile Tim is coming to the realization that he was groomed by Tricia when he was a young teenager. He tries to confront Tricia where she works (at Freshco) but is thwarted because Tricia has gone to Spain for a holiday. So maybe mañana?

 

Jodie continues to act in her creepy way. 

 

While taking care of Carla and Lisa's baby, Jodie takes the opportunity to steal Lisa's police badge. Will she put it in her box of curiosities along with Brian's book?

 

Perhaps more disturbing is the fact that Jodie continues to get real cozy with David going even as far as pretending to like watching an Avengers movie with him. Surely David can see that no woman is her right mind would sit through one of those Marvel superhero films?

 

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

 

Summer confronts Debbie: 

"Was Carl the one driving?"

(is the Pope Catholic?) 

Maggie to Amy and Ollie:

"You can't go out with each other... because you're cousins"

(thanks for the info) 

Amy to Ollie:

"I was snogging my own cousin"

(yikes!) 

Debbie tells Ronnie she wants to return to work:

"I just want to get right back on the donkey"

(sure, as soon as Ronnie can find one) 

Debbie's inappropriate banter to customers: 

"This is a very posh restaurant not Magic Mike"

(good news for Ryan, I guess)

Debbie again to the customers:

"I'm sweating like a glassblower's bottom"

(how would one know?) 

 

Debbie shares her favourite poetry with an unimpressed audience:

"There was a young man from Nantucket..."

(stop right there!)

***

Well, fellow poetry partisans, so ends another week. Has Carl really turned over a new leaf? Does he now accept Debbie as his Mum? Does he feel guilty for not taking responsibility for his actions? Or it just another one of his scams? I guess we'll find out in due course. In the meantime, thanks for spending time here at the Hip and have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the cream finger edition

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

 

 

No joy on Coronation Street these days.

 

It looks like Theo has snuffed out the last embers of Todd's free will as he sets up Todd to publicly castigate and alienate his true friends. As George, Summer, Christina, Sarah, Brian and David gather in the Bistro to support Todd, Todd lashes out at each one and then storms off with a smug, triumphant Theo. 

 

Next stop? Belfast where Todd will be even more emotionally and physically isolated.

 

And it's also a dismal scene over at the Rovers where the family infighting continues over who's to blame for Will's situation and the grooming efforts of Megan. Maggie (as usual) decides to take matters into her own hands and follows Will's movements with a tracking device. This leads her to Megan's flat and there ensues a nasty slanging match culminating in Megan being pushed and taking a fall.

 

Megan subsequently tells Will that she has lost their baby thanks to Maggie's assault.  Will is angry with Maggie for her reckless actions. Detective Lisa shows up at the Rovers after Megan reports Maggie's assault to the police. Little does anyone know (yet) that Megan actually had a termination a while back and there was no baby. 

 

Tim is simply a spectator to the grooming of Will but it makes him realize that he was, in fact, groomed himself when he was a teenager. Also, he forgot to bring Sally a sandwich and is in the proverbial doghouse. 

 

An equally miserable scene at the Chariot Square Hotel where Bernie agrees to Mal's indecent proposal in order to induce Mal to drop assault charges against Dev. Bernie manages to swerve Mal's advances and Ryan busts into the hotel room to save the day. A repentant Mal drops the charges against Dev but he is still hanging around the Street watching Bernie.

 

Jodie continues to disrupt the lives of people on the Street. Her latest target is Bethany. Jodie manages to sabotage Bethany's date with a nice fella. Bethany seems to be the only person who is suspicious of Jodie and her background. Lisa and Carla should also be suspicious of Jodie and would be wise to do a background check on her before leaving her to mind baby Connie. 

 

More misery over at the courthouse as George has his day in court fending off allegations that he conned a now-deceased woman into leaving him money in her will. And then there was the thorny issue of another customer dying in his funeral home. It doesn't seem like he will win his case. 

 

Or, at least, that's what Adam seems to think (and, BTW, why do Adam and Alya park themselves in Roy's caf to work? Don't they have an office? Do they enjoy seeing parade of unhappy punters drop by to insult them?)

 

Last, but not least, Debbie is having a hard time in prison. She accuses a prison guard of stealing her journal and a fight ensues which lands Lou in solitary. Debbie finds her journal (in her pillowcase) and feels awful.

 

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

 

Will to Maggie: 

"Your precious tracker proves I'm a stalker and you're a bully"

(sounds like Theo)

Maggie to Bernie at the caf:

"I'll take a cream finger" 

(I'm sure many people would like to give her a finger)

Daniel to Ken re: Megan's deception:

"Where does being nice get anyone?"

(not very far on Coronation Street these days)

Theo reveals his plan to leave Weatherfield to Todd:

"In Belfast we can breathe again"

(one certainly hopes so)

 

Maggie to Ben:

"You have a face on you like a smacked backside"

(quite the charmer)

Gary to Theo after he realizes the truth about him:

"You're a bully, Theo, and a coward"

(right on both counts) 

George to Todd: 

"You will be welcome with open arms and a cup of tea"

(and a Garibaldi biscuit?) 

 

Tim to Steve:

"I'm like a cool, urban priest"

(well, you're urban, so one out of three isn't bad)

Todd lashes out at Sarah:

"You change fellas like you change knickers" 

(to be fair, she does get an employee discount on bulk purchases (on knickers not fellas) at Underworld)

***

Well fellow Corrie compadres, so ends another week. Just when you think the Todd and Theo saga can't get any worse, it does. Not much joy elsewhere on the Street except perhaps for Kirk walking backwards but even that's very small compensation for the gloomy stories elsewhere. Oh well. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great week. 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the blood on my soft furnishings edition

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

 

 

The only nice thing Maggie Driscoll ever did was when she first appeared on the Street and offered some words of comfort to Asha who was having a panic attack.

 

Since then, she has become the Street's most snide, nasty and unlikeable character - although she has some stiff competition from Theo.

 

Case in point: berating poor Sam for not outing Megan sooner - while all the while Maggie has been covering up for her grandson who assaulted Daniel.

 

As it stands, Megan is accused of grooming Will. Both Will and Megan deny the charges and have been interviewed by the police. Both maintain that Will simply had a crush on Megan and Megan rebuffed his advances.

 

There seems to be a distinct lack of evidence against Megan (only Sam's allegations so far). However, now that the police (i.e. Kit) knows Megan is pregnant, a DNA test would confirm that the baby's father is either Will or Daniel. 

 

When Daniel discovers that Megan is pregnant, he confronts her and implores her to take the DNA test which would confirm her innocence (if Daniel is indeed the Dad). Megan refuses and the two break up.

 

The news doesn't get any better elsewhere. Brace yourselves. 

 

Theo and Todd are back together. Thanks to Theo's constant manipulation (and a tracking device that allows him to follow Todd 24/7), Theo is able to worm his way back into Todd's life. Theo spikes Todd's drink which in turn causes Todd to oversleep and miss the marathon that Todd intended to run in memory of Billy and Paul.

 

Theo swoops in afterwards to "console" Todd and before you can say "marriage from hell", he surprises Todd with a quick visit to the registry office and, bingo, the two are wed - much to Todd's surprise but he goes along with it because his spirit is broken. All this is hard to watch (without barfing).

 

Poor Summer. 

She must be severely traumatized after seeing Todd and Theo slink out of their bedroom after a legover. You just can't unsee a horror like that.

 

More bad news over at Dev's. That weird and unsettling fella (otherwise known as Mal) is out of hospital and roaming the Street so he can harass Bernie. Mal identifies Dev as his assailant and Dev is arrested (then released). We know that it wasn't Dev (but rather Kit) who assaulted Mal. Mal knows this too but he's just being his vindictive self.

 

Mal tells Bernie he's willing to retract his statement and forget about Kit's assault in return for "a night with Bernie". Sounds like a bad movie. Will Bernie succumb to this indecent proposal?

 

Meanwhile George is being sued by a vengeful woman because her late Mum left George some money. The woman is being represented by Adam and she wants to destroy George. Adam is also representing Megan which is causing some friction on the Street. In particular, Leanne is incensed and directing her anger at Alya who is beset by problems including Adam's dwindling list of clients and threats from her former employer.

Over at Underworld, Lisa and Carla are making plans for their wedding (I'm guessing that Becky isn't invited).  Still on the subject of Carla, at one point she bursts into the house while Betsy and Dylan are babysitting and assumes the two are having sex - simply because Dylan is removing his sweater (FYI, I also remove my sweater frequently and I can attest to the fact that it's a shag-free activity).

 

And now for some lines from the week that was: 

 

Megan asserts her innocence to Kit: 

"I became a teacher to give back"

(yes, but not in that way) 

Eva re: Megan's pregnancy:

"All the evidence we need is growing right there in her belly"

(the bacon barm she had for breakfast?) 

Theo to Todd:

"I'm thinking of moving away"

(don't let us stop you)

Maggie intervenes in the argument between Daniel and Adam at the Rovers:

"I do not want blood on my soft furnishings" 

(it would clash with the wallpaper) 

Todd explains Theo to George

"He's a complicated man" 

(most psychopaths are)

 

Theo to George and Christina re:Todd:

"I'm going to make him the happiest man in the world"

(with the help of drugs, a tracking device and gaslighting)

Theo's wedding vow to Todd:

"We are Theo and Todd, TNT, dynamite"

(it's certainly an explosive relationship) 

Lisa to Carla:

"We are total queens so let's do this properly"

(One might say God save the Queens) 

Mal to Bernie: 

"Just give me one night"

(the most indecent 'indecent proposal')

***

 

Well, fellow Wedding Watchers, so ends another week and the depressing stories continue - especially the endless saga of Todd and Theo and the monstrous manipulated marriage. We get it. It's a toxic gaslighting relationship (like the toxic gaslighting relationship between Yameen and Geoff). Can we wind down this story line ASAP? 

 .

Well, that's enough of a rant for one week. Thanks for spending time here at the Hip. Remember that the NHL playoffs will displace the regular Coronation Street schedule. Please check your local listings for the broadcast time in your area. And, as always, I hope you have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the Witches of Eastwick edition

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

 

 

Advice to Todd: get a new fitness watch. I believe Apple has a nice model and it comes preloaded with the 'Stop-Tracking-Me-You-Sick-Creep' app.

 

Yes, it seems that although Todd and Theo have broken up, Twisted Theo continues to track Todd's movements through Todd's fitness watch. As a result, Theo is able to show up wherever Todd is and continues to mess with Todd's head. Glenda (bless her heart) has fixed Todd up with her mate, while Theo tries flirting with Sean but Sean isn't fooled by Theo's clumsy attempt to make Todd jealous.

 

But the main story of the week is Malevolent Megan whose grooming activity has finally been revealed. Sam has known about the inappropriate relationship between Megan and Will for a while but Megan has threatened young Sam and told him to keep quiet. Sam is tormented by Megan's threats and resorts to taking ADHD medicine. Sam subsequently faints in the Street and is hospitalized (fortunately there's a spare bed in the Coronation Street Wing of Weathy General).

 

It is Leanne who finally manages to elicit the truth from Sam and, to her credit, she believes him right away. Then Leanne, Toyah and Eva summon Megan to the Rovers backroom and Megan does her best Am-dram performance (complete with crocodile tears) to plead her innocence.

 

Fortunately, none of the sisters believe her. 

 

The sisters then visit the police station to file a complaint and a detective is assigned to the case. No prizes for guessing who gets the job. It's Kit (maybe all the other detectives are on vacation). Kit subsequently shows up at Weatherfield High and arrests Megan. 

 

There's just one small problem.

So far, there's no actual proof of Megan's activities and both Megan and Will are sticking to the story that it was Will who had a crush on Megan. I guess we'll see what Kit can find out. 

 

Still at the Rovers, Ollie is being very tight-lipped about something. Lauren knows Ollie has a problem but he won't tell her what it is.

 

(BTW, I don't want to be a nagging Nellie, but maybe Ben should cut down on the mega-drinking since he has heart issues). 

 

Alya is being harassed by her former employer (Rich) because Adam plans to take on one of Rich's dissatisfied clients. Rich and Adam make a deal: Adam won't take on any of Rich's clients and Rich will stop threatening Alya.  Sounds good except Adam subsequently discovers that his company's email system has been compromised and private emails have been published on the Internet.

 

Back at Weatherfield General (down the hall from Sam and a few floors down from baby Harper), Mal is recovering nicely after his heart attack and able to talk about his assault. Let's see, which detective should be assigned to this case?  Oh, it's Kit! Quelle surprise! Kit visits Mal in hospital and Mal is very cagey when talking about the person who attacked him. It sounds like he may know that it was Kit but, so far, Mal isn't saying. 

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

Eva to Ben after his night of imbibing: 

"Old men should be banned from drinking"

(that would bankrupt the alcohol industry) 

Maggie to Megan re: Will:

"You just focus on my son"

(that's the problem) 

 

Eva doesn't believe Megan's sob story:

"Not a flaming word"

(Good for Eva) 

Mal to Kit:

"Must have been one of those gym neanderthals"

(this one was upright (and tall)) 

Megan to Will re: Eva, Leanne and Toyah:

"It's going to take more than the Witches of Eastwick to scare me"

(how about an arrest and a night in jail?) 

 

Adam to Alya:

"We've been hacked"

(let's hope they don't publish any photos of Adam's old hairdos) 

 

 ***

Well fellow supporters of Sam, so ends another week. Will Megan be charged for grooming a minor or will the charges be dropped due to lack of evidence? I guess we'll find out. Thanks for stopping by and spending time at the Hip. Have a great week and hopefully we'll be treated to some Spring-like weather in the week ahead.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the Turd Police edition

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

 

 

Quick! 

Alert the Weatherfield Police's DPU (Dog Poop Unit), because someone's criminal canine has been soiling Adam's brand new car. 

 

The perp in question is David (the dog, not the hairdresser). The criminal mastermind is Crazy Jodie (Shona's twisted sister). Looks like Adam is tired of seeing Jodie let David poop and/or pee near, and on, his new car (once again I emphasize that I'm referring to David the dog). Adam manages to video the criminal masterminds (Jodie and David) placing a bag of poop (exhibit A) on his car bonnet (hood).

 

I smell a lengthy court case in the future. Hopefully the evidence will be kept in vacuum-sealed containers.

 

Meanwhile Alya is distracted (and not that interested) in Adam's dog poo problem and bothered by a phone call from someone named Rich. That's all we know so far.

 

Back to the Platts. 

 

It seems that Harper's operation went well and Shona and David are relieved (David the dog is probably also relieved - in more ways than one).

 

(I know, I know. Enough with the dog poo/pee jokes). 

 

Jodie is continuing her creepy ways. At the hospital, she pretends to be the mother of Harper until Shona catches her out. Lily may be getting wise to Jodie's weirdness as she finds Jodie's nutty box filled with (among other things) Brian's book and a cutout photo of Bernie's head. What gives?

 

Jodie makes Lily promise not to tell anyone. But how long will she keep schtum?

 

Just when we thought the Theo and Todd debacle was on the back burner, it comes to the forefront again with the same old cringeworthy dynamic. 

 

It's Theo's birthday and Todd tries to scrape together some cash to buy a gift and a birthday dinner for Theo. Theo, of course, manages to undermine Todd's efforts. Theo doesn't like his gift (a blender - perfect for making a smoothie out of Todd's credit cards). Then Todd finds he doesn't have enough money to pay for Theo's birthday dinner (because Theo invited Gary and Maria to dine with them). 

 

It all ends in a violet confrontation with Theo threatening Todd with a knife. That seems to be the last straw and the two part ways - except that Theo is stalking Todd and goes ballistic when he sees Todd and James together. I dread to think of what happens next.

 

Over at the Rovers, Maggie is busy interfering with Ollie's life. She doesn't like Ollie's new girlfriend (Amy) and so sets about to put an end to the relationship by encouraging Lauren to pursue him. Amy gets cheesed when Ollie directs his attention to a glammed-up Lauren. Then Ollie and Lauren have a heart-to-heart and could be back on track. But what's Maggie's end game? 

 

Leanne is more and more concerned about Sam and Sam is not telling her what's wrong. Leanne asks Daniel to have a word but I don't think that's going to help. 

 

Steve is preparing for his Dad's funeral and has been asked to deliver the eulogy. Ben and Tim offer to accompany Steve to the funeral but Steve dismisses Tim's offer in favour of Ben's offer. Poor Tim!  

 

And now for some lines from the week that was: 

 

Shona catches Jodie telling a woman that she's Harper's Mum: 

"Why are you telling this woman that Harper's your daughter?"

(oops!)

 

Jodie to Shona re:the woman who thinks Jodie is Harper's Mum:

"Some people are just weird" 

(and Jodie should know) 

Sally brags about her parenting credentials to Carla and Lisa:

"I'm the mother of two: one straight, one lesbian"

(so, a complete set?) 

Lily to Jodie after she discovers Jodie's secret:

"Why have you got Bernie's head in a box?"

(it was a good fit?) 

Jodie to Adam:

"What are you? The turd police?"

(Dial 1-800-POOP to speak to a detective) 

Steve to Sally who brought donuts to the cab office:

"I don't eat food with holes"

(His Toad-in-the-Hole is just 'Toad') 

Maggie doesn't want to hear Lauren's inappropriate comments:

"If only you had a mute button"

(or at least a snooze button) 

 

Theo to Todd: 

"We both know it's over"

(well someone should tell the writers) 

Theo to Todd:

"All anybody wants is to be happy" 

(so end this story line and make us all really happy) 

Theo to Todd again:

"I sorta feel like you never knew the real me"

(thank goodness for small mercies)

 

Theo to Todd once more:

"You'll always have a special place in my heart"

 (yes, the stabby part)

Todd to Ben:

"I've been dumped by men and women"

(an equal opportunity boyfriend) 

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Well, fellow Corrie Compadres, so ends another week. Unfortunately the Theo and Todd saga will continue for a while or more (or so I've heard). Jodie continues her strange brand of craziness. Sam is tormented by his knowledge of Megan and Will's inappropriate relationship. However, let's remember he isn't the only one who's aware of them. As I recall (quite a while back) Lauren also spotted Will and Megan being quite cozy at an outdoor cafe. One way or another, let's hope the truth comes out soon.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending time here at the Hip, and do have a great week.