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) 

***

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. 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the "it's prison not Downton Abbey" edition

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

 

 

It's farewell to Big Jim McDonald (so it is).

 

Catch yourself up. The big (flawed) fella was in hospital and Steve almost visited him but then decided not to. Later, after learning that his Dad died, Steve was conflicted and upset. Jim did a lot of ill-advised and bad things (robbing a bank comes to mind) but still we'll miss him (so we will).

 

Jim's passing comes at about the same time as Cassie is planning to propose to Steve. She quickly aborts the idea and everyone keeps schtum about it - except Tracy who can't resist spilling the beans to Steve.

 

Would Steve really get married again?!!

 

Like Henery the 8th's widow in that Herman's Hermits' song, he's been married seven times before. 

Who's in Steve's ex list?

Vicky (equestrian), Karen (nicknamed 'barren' by Tracy), Karen again, Becky (ex-con), Michelle (singer), Tracy (no comment) and Tracy again.

Can Steve really be ready for an eighth marriage? Even Henry VIII would say, "whoa yon knave, that be too many maidens for ye." 

  

Elsewhere, congratulations to Carla and Lisa: it's a girl! (um...left on their doorstep).

Seems that Rob's lovechild (after he romanced a prison guard into springing him from jail) is left to Lisa and Carla while the baby's grandmother (who looks after the child) has surgery. 

 

No questions asked. No calls to social services. It's all agreed to in a couple of minutes and - voila! - Carla and Lisa are new parents. 

 

Over at the funeral home, things are decidedly... well... funereal.

 

George is being sued for being the recipient of a 10,000 pound inheritance from a former grateful (and dead) customer. And now his funeral business is getting a series of (fake) bad reviews (is Shuttleworth's on Trip Advisor?) George is losing business because of the bad publicity and, as a final insult, he is being investigated by the police. 

 

Over at HM Norcross (slogan: most of our inmates know each other), visiting time is being overrun with Coronation Street folk. There's Sally with Brody, Shanice and Joanie visiting Lou. Then there's Carl (the creep) visiting Debbie and asking for more money.

 

Sally overhears Carl's request for cash and reports back to Ronnie.

 

Also at the jail, Lou gets a beating from a fellow inmate and tells Debbie to stay quiet. Later on, Debbie collapses in her cell, possibly from another mini stroke.

 

Over at Dev's, Bernie finally tells Dev the truth about her night with Mal. Dev is furious but later forgives Bernie. Meanwhile Bernie tells Detective Kit about the fact that Mal is stalking her. Kit intervenes by giving Mal a shove. However Mal then suffers a heart attack and is taken to hospital. The search is now on for Mal's assailant. Bernie is arrested and spends a night in jail but is released when her alibi checks out.

 

Jodie continues to act like some kind of pyscho Magpie, stealing items (Shona's wedding ring, a cutout of Bernie's face in a photo) and trying to ensure that David and Shona don't get any alone time. Seems to be working so far...

 

And now for some lines from the week that was:

 

Prison guard rebukes Debbie for an unnecessary request:  

"It's prison not Downton Abbey"

(I could have sworn I saw Lord Grantham in the exercise yard) 

Debbie to Sally re: Carl's demand for money: 

"Keep your sticky beak out"

(it's not sticky) 

 

Tracy decides to tell Steve about the near-miss proposal from Cassie:

"I don't mean to be a cow but..."

(stop right there!) 

Betsy to Carla:

"Where did you get the baby from?"

(Okay, time for a little story about the birds and the bees) 

Jim's ex (Liz) breaks the bad news to Steve about his Dad:

"He's dead (Jim)"

(Is that Liz or Dr. McCoy?) 

Carla tells Sarah why she's not keen on her brother:

"He tried to kill me"

(just a sibling spat I'm sure) 

 

 Mary catches Steve and Cassie in a lip lock:

 "Young love...well love"

(true) 

Lisa to Kit re: resuming her work:

"I need to get back to what I do best"

(and what is that exactly?)

 

George to Christina:

"Did you hear about the undertaker who swindled widows?"

(did he go into a bar with a priest and a rabbi?)

 

***

Well fellow Shuttleworth supporters, so ends another week. Poor George. Will he ever extricate himself from the lawsuit and police investigation? Why not just ignore Christina's advice and just refuse the inheritance? Doesn't look good for an undertaker to receive a cash gift from a deceased customer anyway. Oh well, thanks for stopping by and I do hope you have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the Weatherfield Bike edition

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

 

Just because Steve's Dad (Jim) has been in prison several times for assorted crimes (manslaughter, assault, attempted robbery) and has been a general waste of space, Steve doesn't seem to have a great relationship with his pater.

 

Quelle surprise.  

 

Anyhoo, that maybe explains why Steverino now seems reluctant to visit dear old Papa when he learns Jim is in hospital.

But at least Steve has a new best buddy: Ben.

 

Yes, Steve and Ben are having a fine bromance. Tim is not best pleased. Maggie seems to take a dim view of Ben's new buddy (and pretty well everything).

 

Maggie also takes a dim view of Lauren and her budding friendship with Ollie. Lauren gets a bit freaked out at the prospect of dating Ollie and stands him up at the Bistro. Never mind. All customers who get stood up are entitled to one free dessert. Sweet!

 

Over at the prison, Carl visits Debbie and asks for a handout. Debbie asks Ronnie to make it happen. Ronnie is not pleased and can't get used to the fact that deadbeat Carl is actually (choke) his stepson! Where did he go wrong?

 

Meanwhile Carl is looking forward to getting his hands on cash from his Mum since she owes him, bigtime (according to Carl). And, when he's not squeezing money from Mumsy, Carl is enjoying the occasional legover with Jodie.

 

What's Jodie's deal anyway?

 

She's a bad influence on Lily (heaven knows Lily was no angel even before Jodie showed up). Jodie is also making Bernie's life miserable by encouraging Mad Mal to pursue Bernie. Then Jezebel Jodie burgles Bernie's house and does some demon decoupage on Bernie's wedding photo. What gives?

 

And I wouldn't be surprised if it was Jodie (not Hope) who stole Brian's valuable edition of 'Woman in White' by Wilkie (not Joan) Collins.

 

If that wasn't enough, Jodie is intercepted by a young girl who knows Jodie from a previous life. Jodie cooks up a cock and bull story about being in witness protection and tells the girl never to contact her again.

 

Jodie's most heinous crime to date?

 

Failing to pick up the poop left by David (the dog not the hairdresser). Fortunately Toyah is there to reprimand her. 

 

Poor Sam is now in a dangerous situation as he tries to expose the inappropriate relationship between Will and Megan. Will invites Sam to a booze drinking session (Sam is caught by Daniel). Sam's ill-advised idea of catching Megan and Will "at it" on a secret video camera is thwarted by some B-movie panto-style acting from Megan and Will. Worse, Megan threatens to expose Sam as a peeping Tom. It's all too much for Sam as he spirals downward and eschews help from his Dad.

 

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

Maggie tries to dissuade Ollie from seeing Lauren:

"The woman is a mother"

(yes, you'd be surprised how often that happens) 

Jodie cooks up an explanation for why she left a young girl who recognizes her:

"I'm in witness protection"

(maybe you were living in Spain with Becky?) 

Shona to Jodie re: Carl: 

"Why set the bar so low?"

(that's not just low, that's in the gutter) 

Shona to Jodie:

"He's the Weatherfield Bike"

(an equal opportunity bike) 

Steve to Cassie:

"I'm loved up in hetero heaven"

(I'm nauseous) 

Steve to Cassie re:Tim:

"He can be very clingy"

(try using Bounce) 

 

Ronnie to Carl:

"How do you sleep at night?"

(hanging upside down in a crypt) 

Debbie to Carl:

"You're using me as your personal Golden Goose again"

(now, where are those golden eggs?) 

 

Steve to Ben:

"Is it slow up or slow down?"

(time to consult AI)

 

Jodie to Carl, post-legover:

"Typical bloke. Easy to please"

(next time just buy him a pint. That works too)

Ronnie to Kevin re: dealing with Carl:

"We need to be smart"

(That's a tall order for those two) 

***

Well, fellow Sam sympathizers, so ends another week. These days, it seems like there are too many bad people doing too many bad things (Jodie, Megan, Will, Maggie, Mal, Carl). Hopefully someone will help Sam and expose Megan. As for Jodie, perhaps Kit can figure out exactly where she came from and what she's up to. As for Carl... the sooner he returns to Germany, the sooner we can say Auf Wiedersehen! 

 

Thanks for spending time with us at the Hip and have a great week! 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the belly full of beer edition

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

 

 

Hey Ronnie, guess what? Carl is your stepson!

 

Ronnie finds out this shocking news in the usual way... at the bar in the Rovers.

 

This all happens because Carl is cheesed off because Ryan has been appointed boss of the Chariot Square Hotel. Carl is not exactly employee of the month so Ryan has no choice but to fire him. Carl, of course, is aggrieved and concocts an arson plan that will generate an insurance payout for him. However Ronnie gets wind of the plan and puts an end to it. After that, Carl tells Ronnie that Debbie is his Mum. That makes Ronnie the unfortunate stepdad. 

 

Ronnie's next jail visit with Debbie should be quite interesting. 

 

Speaking of interesting, we get a ghostly glimpse of the future during one episode where we see various Corrie characters reflecting on the death of someone (identity not revealed). Betsy is seen being interviewed by the police about the victim. But why is everything so dark? Is the interview being conducted in Dracula's tomb? Don't the cops pay the electric bills?  

 

I guess we'll find out what's going on eventually.

 

Back to the present. 

 

After Daniel meets the man who was found guilty of attacking him, he is convinced that the cops got the wrong man. It finally dawns on Daniel that it was Will who attacked him. Kit (who else?) shows up at the Rovers to arrest Will. However Will is released by the coppers after Maggie provides a convenient alibi (a lie) that 'proves' Will did not attack Daniel. 

 

Daniel is still convinced that Will is the culprit. Meanwhile Sam continues his surveillance of Will and Megan and sees the two driving off together (to spend the night in a hotel). More concerning is the fact that Sam seems to be buying and using some kind of drug.

 

The super-cringe-worthy saga of Todd and Theo continues as Theo gives Todd a sizeable bruise on his neck, snoops on Todd's eating habits, and forces him to continue a punishing running program. Todd subsequently collapses while out running. Friends are worried about Todd but Todd continues to stay with his abusive partner and, worse still, a marriage is in the works.

 

Speaking of marriage, Carla and Lisa have set a date for the big day and it will be (you guessed it) at the Chariot Square Hotel. I'm sure Ryan will ensure that's it's a special day (unless Carl shows up). Sally is already excited and she hasn't even been invited yet.

 

Bernie is still trying to avoid Mal but it's difficult because Mal is constantly hanging around the caf and trying to get Bernie's attention. Jodie stirs the pot by telling Mal that Bernie likes him. 

 

Jodie stirs the pot elsewhere too. She tells Lily that fighting is a good way to deal with the haters at school. And Jodie keeps trying to get cozy with David (why?) So far David (and Shona) seem oblivious to Jodie's wicked ways.

And finally, over at the undertaker's, George learns that he's being sued by a former client who resents the fact that her late mother's will left a sizeable amount of cash to George.

 

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

 

Police officer to Betsy: 

"Did you know the victim Ms. Swain?"

(if she does, maybe she can tell us?) 

Maggie to Eva:

"You're still an outsider looking in"

(and it looks pretty bad) 

Ryan to Carl:

"You're fired!"

(it's like The Apprentice without Gary Busey or Meatloaf)

Maggie to Carl: 

"Good decisions are never made on a belly full of beer"

(you mean like burning down the Chariot Square Hotel?)

 

Jodie to David: 

"Stretch is my middle name"

(as in stretching the truth) 

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Well, faithful followers, so ends another week. If Corrie producers are reading this, please stop the Todd and Theo horror show. We can't take any more. And just how long will it be until Will and Megan are discovered? Maybe we'll find out in upcoming episodes. Thanks for stopping by and my apologies for the late post (I blame skiving). All the best and have a great week.