Coronation Street Catch Up: the horrible, horrible person edition

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

 

 

So Debbie says: "I am your father."

Opps, sorry, my bad. That's a line from another long-running video franchise.

 

Debbie actually says to Carl: "You're my son."

 

Just like in Star Wars, it's a shocker but it explains why Debbie has been so tolerant of Carl's many, many shortcomings and why she's prepared to go to jail for him - even though she knows it was Carl who was drunk and driving the car that killed Billy.

 

Debbie's friends and family are in the courtroom (except Carl who's in a major snit because he only just discovered the identity of his real Mom). Everyone is hoping for the best but it's bad news as Debbie is sentenced to two years and eight months in jail.

 

It's generally lonely in jail but not on Coronation Street as Debbie soon runs into an old acquaintance. It's Lou! Sure, they don't get along, but the hoosegow makes for strange bedfellows (just wait till she runs into Becky!)

Meanwhile in non-jail activity, Bernie tries to apologize to Dev for her night of drug taking. She explains that she was in a bad place and the drugs were a foolish mistake. However Bernie conveniently neglects to mention her chummy encounter with Mal (the electrician). Mal hasn't forgotten and seems smitten with the fair Bernardina. In fact, Mal plans to hang around under the pretense of fixing Roy's electrical wiring.

 

As you may have suspected, Jodie is continuing with her devious ways. First she sleeps with Carl (yuk!). Next she tries to prevent Shona from reconnecting with their Dad (who is in a nursing home and in bad shape). Last (and I would say least), she gets Shona drunk so she can snuggle down with David and watch a movie. Let's just say that the euphemism "Netflix and chill" comes to mind.

 

Poor old Todd is now permanently skint because Theo cut up his credit cards and has commandeered Todd's bank account. Todd is reduced to relying on others and particularly George who gives Todd an advance on his wages. Theo, by the way, decided to visit his parents leaving Todd without any money.

 

Congrats to Eva. It's her birthday and Maggie celebrates with some birthday insults. 

 

There's a family celebration at the Bistro (where else?)  Sam comes into the Bistro and keeps an eagle eye on Megan and Will. He suspects that they are engaged in an inappropriate relationship. Megan warns him off and then gets Sam into trouble with his teacher (Daniel) for handing in a late essay. In fact, Megan grabbed the essay and disposed of it while Daniel was marking the papers.

 

Some good news. After an intervention and with the help of Abi, Kev is back to normal and feeling better. Jack returns home (after a short stay with Abi) and Kev shows up in court to support Debbie.

 

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

 

Gemma to Bernie and Dev (who have fallen out):

"There's a proper Siberia vibe in here"

(it's a cold war in the corner shop) 

Mal butters up Bernie:

"You're an amazing woman, Bernie"

(easy, Tiger)

Megan to Will re: Sam: 

"Don't worry about that little snitch"

(that's no way to talk about a student) 

 

Sally shares the benefits of an intervention:

"Tim found it very hard to share when he was going through his erectile dysfunction"

(is that right, Tim? Tell us more)

Brian tries to help Kev who's in distress and on the roof of the garage

"You've got a moderately successful business"

(are you trying to talk him down or convince him to jump?) 

 

Debbie to Carl:

"You're my son" 

(Thanks for the info)

Debbie to Carl:

"I'm a horrible, horrible person"

(the apple doesn't fall far from the tree)

 

Carl to Debbie: 

"Good luck in prison. I won't be visiting"

(Not exactly a Hallmark Card sentiment)

 

Debbie to the prison guard: 

"I don't suppose there's any room service"

(no, and the rejuvenating spa is closed as well) 

Shona to Jodie: 

"David was just being annoying"

(it's his usual mode) 

***

Well  Caf Colleagues, so ends another week. That Jodie is a cagey one and she's up to no good. And I'm not too keen on that Mal fellow. Let's keep an eye on them. In the meantime, thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the drugs and dodgy men edition

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

 

 

It's farewell to Rev Billy and there's not a dry eye in the congregation during the funeral service.

 

Todd tries to deliver a eulogy but is too overcome with grief so Theo (who disliked Billy) jumps in and improvises a few words that impress the crowd and he earns a round of applause (is this a church or opening night of Miss Saigon?) 

 

Todd is not pleased, and even less so as Theo commandeers Todd finances, snips his credit cards, and thus makes Todd financially dependent. It's a classic case of coercive control (shades of Yasmeen and Geoff). 

 

Do we really have to go through this nightmare again? 

 

Meanwhile Bernie finds her own way to deal with the grief of losing Billy, which triggers memories of her son, Paul. Bernie medicates herself with booze and drugs in the company of a fella named Mal. At the end of a long night, Bernie ends up passed out in one of the Dog and Gun's finest washroom stalls. Meanwhile Dev is worried sick as Bernie goes missing all night.

 

In the morning, Bernie reappears. She refuses to explain her disappearance and insists that everyone (Dev, Gemma, Asha) head over to Tim and Sally's house for Brody's birthday party. Meanwhile Dev is seething.

 

Gemma gets some intel from Ryan (who saw Bernie getting off her head with a guy at the Chariot Square Hotel). Gemma confronts Bernie about her booze, drugs and the strange fella, but Bernie tells her to stay quiet.

 

Here's a coincidence. 

As mentioned, Bernie's drug/booze accomplice was a guy named Mal. Mal previously punched Roy for texting his wife (BTW, Roy had no idea that his pen pal - Alice - was married). 

 

After that, Mal hooked up with Bernie and got wasted with her. The next day Mal (an electrician) leaves his wife and gets a job fixing Roy's electrical wiring. Bernie is shocked to know that Mal is going to be hanging around.

Kev is losing the plot as he is caught sleeping in a customer's car and not answering the phone in the garage. Abi shares her concerns with Debbie who seems to be um.. rehearsing for her role as a prison inmate. 

 

In other developments, Carl knows about Theo's guilty conscience after Theo ensured that Billy perished in the bus crash. On the other hand, Theo knows that Carl orchestrated the holdup at the hotel which resulted in Ryan getting assaulted.

 

So it looks like a guilt standoff as each one threatens the other. 

 

Young Sam has correctly identified Megan's inappropriate relationship with Will but is threatened by Megan and told to keep quiet... or else.

 

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

Bernie explains her disappearance to Gemma:

"I had a bit of a night"

(that's like saying the Pope is a bit religious) 

Kit to Brody re: the party game involving bathroom tissue:

"Is toilet paper Derby not your thing?"

(only after Metamucil) 

Debbie explains the sleeping bag on the floor of her flat to Abi:

"This is my practice bed for prison" 

(What, no shiv?)

Bernie to Gemma:

"I had a bit of a wobble"

(yes, like Lindsey Vonn had a bit of a wobble at the Olympics) 

Gemma tells Bernie that Paul would not be impressed by her behaviour:

"He would be turning in his grave if he knew you'd gone back to drugs and dodgy men"

(not to mention drinking your body weight in alcohol) 

 

Maggie to the ladies at the Rovers:

"Sometimes it pays to drink yourself stupid"

(but there's no medical data to support that) 

***

Well fellow Rovers regulars, so ends another week. Looks like the relationship between Dev and Bernie is having (in Bernie's words) "a wobble". Could this be a more serious rupture (especially with newcomer Mal hanging around)? I guess we'll find out. Thanks, as always, for spending time here at the Hip. Do have a great week.   

Coronation Street Catch Up: the majestic lover edition

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

 

 

You might have thought Carl would be racked with guilt as Debbie faces a prison sentence on his behalf.

 

Wrongo.

 

Carl is doing just fine thank you and has his eagle eye on Shona's sister, Jodie. Our legover probability meter ranks this as 100%. Looks like a match made in heaven (or the other place). 

 

Speaking of Carl, Ty hobbles over to Carl's abode and confronts him (physically) about his hit-and-run that caused Ty's accident. Carl manages to deflect Ty's anger and convinces him that Kevin needs their support. Ty swallows this nonsense. Later, in the Rovers, Kev calls Ty an idiot. Who can blame him?  

 

As if we don't have enough villains on Coronation Street (i.e. Carl and Theo), we can now add Jodie to the list as she insinuates herself into Shona's life and tells her a load of  porkies. Kit is perplexed as he was the one who found Jodie tied up in the back of a van during the mega-crash. No answers so far. 

 

Leanne is encouraged by Eva to offer to buy out Maggie's share of the Rovers. Maggie says "no" and this only exacerbates the war between Eva and her mother-in-law. It's all too much for Ben who suffers a heart episode and is taken to hospital. Ben seems to be okay but is advised to take it easy and avoid stress.

 

Eva and Maggie call a truce but it probably won't last.

 

Carla and Lisa are back together. This after Lisa professes her love for Carla in the Chariot Square Hotel. It's a lovely gesture punctuated by extreme drunkenness and occasional barfing. 

 

Carla is not too impressed but, after some sound advice from Roy (as he commemorates the anniversary of Hailey's death), Carla reconciles with Lisa. Afterwards, the twosome are so um... "affectionately demonstrative" that Betsy feels compelled to invest in a pair of noise cancelling headphones. 

 

Enough said.

 

On the pregnancy front, it looks like Megan is planning on being a Mom. Congratulations to Megan as well as Will, Daniel... and Lee?  Yes, young Lee is a fellow runner who knows Will and is also coached by Megan. Lee makes an appearance at a race in Weatherfield and stops by to re-kindle his relationship with Megan. This is news to Will and he's not pleased. He thought that he was the only underage lad in an inappropriate relationship with Megan. 

 

Megan tells Lee that their relationship is over but how long will it be before someone finds out? Sam (Nick's son) already seems to sense that something is going on. 

 

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

 

Sally to Carla and Lisa re: Tim:  

"He's a majestic lover when he puts his mind to it"

(careful, you're going to make Lisa barf again)

Tim apologizes to Sally:

"I shouldn't have called you a Karen"

(yes, her name is Sally) 

Maggie is sure that Eva would like to see her die: 

"You'd love me in a box"

(she's probably got George on standby) 

Ben to Will re: his request for extra work at the bar:

"I don't want to go messing up your future"

(that ship has sailed) 

Tracy tells Carla that Lisa is not a good match: 

"She didn't know her wife was still alive. 

She's didn't know you'd been kidnapped"

(actually, those are good points)

Maggie criticizes Eva's attempt to put Ben on a healthy diet:

"We never had cholesterol in my day"

(Yes. I believe the dinosaurs were vegetarians)

Two clients to Carla re: the Chariot Square Hotel restaurant:

"I hear they have a very good cellar here"  

(The wine's not bad either)

Carla to Ryan re: Lisa:

"Knickers can't let you down like people"

(Actually they can. Just ask any Underworld customer) 

Angry Kevin to Ty who has been hoodwinked by Carl:

"I don't drink with idiots" 

(That really narrows down your social circle)

Lisa to Carla's hair-challenged lunch guest:

"I am the police, baldy" 

(I imagine Sting would have said much the same thing)

 

 ***

Well, fellow Carl Critics, so ends another week. We'd like to see some progress on Carl and Theo getting their just desserts. And, from what I can tell, most people have had just about enough of Maggie and her poisonous tongue. 

 

Ah well. The Olympics are over and Canada's hockey team lost a heart breaker to the U.S.  We'll just have to take solace in the fact that Corrie returns to its regular schedule. Maybe, the programming Czars at the CBC might even consider re-instituting the double episodes on Friday... Thanks to all for visiting and do have a great week. 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the veggie lasagna edition

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

 

 

The crime is so despicable, I can barely mention it.

No, it's not vandalism, murder, fraud, theft or criminal negligence.

 

I'm talking about taking credit for someone else's veggie lasagna.

 

That's the heinous crime that Shona's sister committed. Poor Nick prepared a nice vegetarian lasagna for David and Shona and Jodie takes credit for it as she tries to ingratiate herself with David. One wonders what else she capable of?

 

Meanwhile David and Shona have other problems to deal with as their newborn baby, Harper, suffers a serious setback and requires a blood transfusion.

 

Speaking of crime, the charm-challenged Will decides to spray paint Daniel's car - only it's not Daniel's car, it's actually Ken's car and I'm pretty sure he didn't request a new paint job with a penile depiction. 

 

Anyway, as usual, the mega-sullen Will gets away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist as Megan pleads his case and Maggie covers up for him (again). After all, Will is a star athlete whose training regimen seems to consist of skulking around the Rovers and skipping school. Surely an Olympic gold medal must be just around the corner.

 

(As an aside, is it me or does Daniel always seems to be auditioning girlfriends to be a Mum for Bertie, like last week when he gets Megan to take Bertie to school)   

 

Speaking of Megan, it seems that Dev's corner shop pregnancy test was correct (it's probably Dev's biggest selling item). Megan is pregnant and planning on getting a termination. However, Leanne shows up to give her support and recounts her own poignant story of Oliver. Maybe Megan changed her mind about the termination?

 

Over at Debbie's flat, Deb is determined to plead guilty to the charges which include causing Billy's death in the multi-vehicle car crash. Ronnie is distraught and Summer is furious with Debbie for killing her Dad. Kevin is bewildered at Debbie's guilty plea as is her lawyer (Adam). Carl however seems quite okay with Debbie taking the fall for him.

Over at the Weatherfield jail, Betsy visits Becky in order to give her a piece of her mind. Although Becky had threatened to implicate Lisa in her crimes, Becky ultimately doesn't follow through and is sentenced to 12 years in jail. Lisa and Betsy are left to rebuild their lives although Carla doesn't seem inclined to get back together with Lisa.

 

Todd continues to suffer under the gaslighting of Theo who is now contending that Todd was responsible for Billy's death. Theo thinks Todd shouldn't deliver the eulogy at Billy's funeral service.

 

One bit of good news. Asha says she's going to return to her paramedic training. Yay!

 

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

 

Leanne to Megan:

"You're pregnant aren't you?"

(as they say at the police station, 'no comment') 

Jodie to Nick:

"Who robs a place in a dressing gown?"

(a sleepy burglar?) 

Shona to Jodie re: David the dog:

"Don't rub his tummy too much or he'll get ideas"

(that goes for both Davids)

 

Gary describes the graffiti on Ken's car to Toyah:

"A bit of the male anatomy"

(the Adam's apple?) 

Betsy confronts Becky in jail:

"You actually kidnapped a person"

(good point)

 

Megan to Daniel re Bertie's party:

"I've always wanted to whack a pinata"

(me too... but only if the pinata is Carl or Theo)

 

***

Well fellow cobble comrades, so ends another week. It looks like Carl will continue to avoid any consequences of his multiple transgressions. Maybe, one day, he'll get his comeuppance. Maybe.

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

Coronation Street Catch Up: the Northern Grit edition

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

 

 

It was the week of the big event.

(No not the Olympics, I'm talking about the crossover episode of Emmerdale and Corrie)

 

They called it 'Corriedale' (as opposed to 'Emmerstreet'). For fans of both shows, it was probably more engaging than for regular watchers of strictly Corrie or strictly Emmerdale. 

 

But either way, the key story was a multi-car crash with many casualties and one death.

 

Reverend Billy was driving the minibus that was taking wedding guests home after Debbie and Ronnie's wedding. The minibus was one of many vehicles involved in a horrendous crash and wound up on its side and on fire. All passengers escaped except Billy who could have been rescued by Theo. Instead, Theo simply re-attached Billy's seat belt ensuring that Billy would remain trapped in the minibus and Coronation Street's beloved vicar perished. 

 

May he rest in peace.

 

No-one knows about Theo's callous actions and everyone assumes he did his best to rescue Billy. Summer is devastated by the loss of her Dad. Todd is similarly devastated, more so when Theo suggests that Todd is to blame for Billy's death (because Todd wanted to leave the reception early). Unbelievable!

 

Lisa, Betsy and Becky were also in a car that was part of the multi-vehicle collision. They are rescued from their car just as Kit and Carla arrive on the scene. As Becky tries to comfort Lisa in the ambulance, Lisa takes the opportunity to snap on a pair of handcuffs and Becky is arrested.

 

Meanwhile, in another car, Carl and Debbie are also in a serious accident as Carl has been driving recklessly in a drunken state. It also seems that Carl's car was responsible for sideswiping the minibus driven by Billy.

 

Carl is taken to hospital after suffering not just injuries, but also a heart attack. Debbie is taken to hospital with a concussion. Following the crash, Debbie insists that it was she (not Carl) who was driving the car and she is subsequently charged by the police. Kevin is livid because he knows it was Carl driving the car (and, BTW, also responsible for Ty's hit and run). Kev can't understand why Debbie is taking the blame for Carl (neither can we).

 

A little ray of sunshine as Shona's emergency operation goes well and both Mom and baby are recovering nicely. The baby is in neonatal intensive care and awaiting an operation to remove a tumour as soon as she is strong enough for the surgery. Hovering in the hospital is Shona's sister who seems to be hanging around unbeknown to David and Shona.

 

Interestingly, the surgeon (Dr. Harper) who operated on Shona came from Bristol and seems like an affable fellow. We certainly got to know him fairly well (new cast addition?) and David and Shona named their newborn after him (Harper Platt). 

 

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

 

A grieving Summer to Todd:

"The only one left of the three dads"

(hopefully he will be around for a while) 

Lisa to Carla after Becky is arrested:

"I don't know what to say"

(how about: "sorry you got locked in a shipping container by my psycho ex-wife"?) 

Theo to Todd:

"I need you like Summer needs you"

(actually only Summer needs you)

David explains Shona's resilience:

"Northern grit we call it"

(as opposed to Fred Elliot who preferred Northern girth) 

Carl to Debbie:

"Kevin thinks I'm the devil"

(if the shoe fits...)

Theo to Todd re: Billy's death:

"I know some people are blaming you"

(only Theo actually) 

Kevin to Debbie re: taking the fall for Carl:

"You'll go to jail because of him"

(One wonders why) 

 

***

Well fellow Corriedale colleagues, so ends another week. Making a crossover episode with Corrie and Emmerdale is a challenging undertaking and the writers and producers did a commendable job of combining the two shows - with mixed results.  Many complained that the episodes were quite dark (both literally and in terms of content). Oh well. Now we turn our attention to Theo and Carl. When will they get their comeuppance?  

 

Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope you (and Canada's Olympians) have a great week! 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the facial yoga edition

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

 

Well, I think we can all agree that Debbie and Ronnie's wedding went swimmingly... except for Kevin and Carl's violent standoff, Carl's accusations directed at Debbie about his Mum, Billy's viewing of video footage showing Theo's toxic control of Todd, and Tracy locking Cassie in a hotel room toilet.

 

But, apart from that, everything was great (and Ronnie can certainly cut a rug).

 

Let's dig a little deeper.

 

Kevin now knows (thanks to Jack's drone video footage) that Carl was driving the car that hit Tyrone. Unfortunately Kev decides to show the damning video at the wedding reception (whatever happened to a traditional speech with Dad jokes?). However, Carl seems to have replaced the 'gotcha' video with a clip of Jack and Kev doing a faux BTS dance routine. Fun stuff but it sends Kev into a rage and he has to be restrained as Carl continues to deny his culpability.

 

Later on, Carl confronts Debbie about not telling him that she was in contact with Carl's Mum and knew Carl's Mum was dying. Debbie is distraught by the accusations. 

 

Meanwhile, Carl has other deceitful fish to fry. 

 

He dodges the hit and run accusation by breaking the laptop containing the video evidence and, when confronted by Abi, just shrugs off his deceit and lies. Then, in a drunken state (and with a bag of cash), Carl drives off. 

Back at the wedding reception, Billy has now seen video footage that confirms what he has been thinking about Todd's toxic relationship with Theo. Billy convinces Todd to return with him (in a minibus that Billy is using to bring guests to and from the wedding). Unfortunately Theo manages to get on board at the last minute and the three are in the minibus together.

 

Far from the wedding, Kit is feverishly trying to find Carla. 

 

Some speedy DNA testing identifies hair in the flat (where Becky has been keeping Carla prisoner) as Carla's and the race is on to find her. As the police locate Becky's abandoned car, Kit races to the location and hears Carla banging from inside an adjacent shipping container. Carla seems to be in remarkably good condition (considering her ordeal) and, after a swig of water, accompanies Kit in the desperate quest to stop Becky from fleeing to Spain with Lisa and Betsy.

 

Kit makes a call to Lisa's cellphone and reveals the truth to her as Becky is driving the threesome en route to a planned escape. What will Lisa do as she discovers that Becky is a corrupt cop, a kidnapper, and a dangerous felon? 

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

 

Lisa's voicemail to Carla:

"I really thought we'd be together till death do us part" 

(the 'death' part almost happened)

 

Sally shares her skincare secret with Debbie's hen do: 

"It's facial yoga every day"

(trying doing a downward dog with your chin and nose) 

 

Kev previews his 'gotcha' video of Carl at the wedding reception:

"I don't want to bring down the buzz"

(...but I'd like to show you a video about hit and run driver)   

Tracy to Amy re: Cassie:

"She uses emotional chloroform" 

(but she may also use actual chloroform if necessary)

 

Mary to Kevin re: his dance video: 

"You have the hips of a much younger man"

(move over John Travolta) 

Abi to Carl:

"I thought it was just relationships where you were heartless and selfless"

(no, he's pretty well heartless and selfless all the time)

 

Abi tells Carl she knows about his fandangos with James:

"Wasn't just cars you were tinkering with"

(yes, he was also tuning up his libido)

 

***

Well, fellow wedding watchers, so ends another week. With virtually everyone on the road, driving fast (some drunk) and in diverse tense situations (i.e. Carl, Abi, Billy, Todd, Theo, Carla, Kit, Betsy, Becky and Lisa), what could possibly go wrong?  Thanks so much for spending time here at the Hip. Have a great week!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the chafing would be horrendous edition

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

 

 

Phew! 

Just came back from a vacation at the Rhubarb Hill Hotel (spoiler alert: no rhubarb on the premises and it's not on a hill either). 

 

It's certainly not a vacation for poor Carla who tried to give Betsy a secret hint as to her whereabouts as a captive in crazy Becky's flat.  Carla almost makes her escape but is thwarted by evil Becky who is now cutting off Carla from her vital medication.

Meanwhile Asha is helping Kit solve the 'Rhubarb' puzzle as she finds out (from a hospital colleague) that Costello was saying: 'Rhubarb Hill Blessing'. Turns out that it's a three-word address that can zero in on a specific location. Kit figures it out and speeds to the location only to find no-one there, but he finds Carla's empty medication packet. 

 

It looks like Becky is one step ahead of Kit and is moving Carla (jn the trunk of her car).

 

Meanwhile Betsy is trying to convince Lisa to go to Spain and it looks like Lisa might actually agree.

 

Over at the Rovers, it's New Year's Eve and the place is hopping as the punters down a variety of bevies. Poor Todd is trying desperately to please Theo. Despite being stranded in the rain by Theo and forced to walk back to Weatherfield, Todd puts that behind him and proposes to Theo in the Rovers only to be scolded by Theo later on. Billy is sure that Todd is in an abusive relationship but Todd is in denial.

 

Abi is finally wise to Carl's many deceptions (i.e. legover with James, amassing a large sum of money, one-way plane ticket to Germany) and gets advice from Tracy (so you know she's desperate). Tracy tells Abi to take charge of the situation and Abi then pretends that the relationship with Carl is fine - while planning her revenge. 

 

Over at the Chariot Square Hotel, Ryan also has his suspicions about Carl's shady financial dealings but is reluctant to tell Debbie until he has proof. En passant, Ryan and Leanne seem to be getting rather chummy these days.

 

Meanwhile, old Carl seems to be in a bit of fragile state after learning about the death of his mother. Maybe that event has made him a bit more reflective and a bit less...um Carl-ish? Ronnie kindly lends his support to Carl while Carl deals with his Mom's passing.

 

We now know that it was Will who coshed Daniel in the head and left him lying in the ginnel. We also know that Moira witnessed the event, covered up the assault, and is protecting her grandson.

 

Some good news. 

 

After some deft reverse psychology from Evelyn, Ty is motivated to resume rehab and is now walking with crutches. He even manages to console Kev who is still gutted at losing Abi to Carl.

 

And now for some lines from the week that was: 

 

Brian to the Rovers crowd about New Year's in Times Square:

"In America they have a massive ball"

(just one?)

Mary tells the Rovers crowd about the downside of wearing her lucky red underwear:

"The chafing would be horrendous"

(try getting that image out of your head) 

Becky tells Lisa to forget about Carla:

"Carla's moved on"

(...in the trunk of a car driven by Becky)

Moira to Daniel after he was attacked in the ginnel:

"Did you get a look at the perp?"

(call Law & Order SVU) 

Carl to Abi:

"Am I in the doghouse?"

(is the Pope American?)

Abi to Evelyn, who's sticking her oar in:

"Luckily for you I don't punch pensioners"

(someone tell Rita and Audrey) 

Tracy wants Abi to confide in her:

"Trust me, I'm a sister"

(more like a Twisted Sister) 

Tracy to Abi re: men:

"Today's pothole is tomorrow's sinkhole"

(especially in Montreal) 

Abi opens up to Tracy:

"It's Carl. He's cheating on me"

(...with a man) 

***

Well, fellow Corrie compatriots, so ends another week. It's now 2026 on the Street and let's hope for some good stories and great characters. Let's hope that Carla escapes from Becky (and is healthy), let's hope that Todd escapes from Theo (and is healthy). Most of all, all the best to fellow faithful fans of Corrie and I hope 2026 brings you nothing but good things. Cheers!