Coronation Street Catch Up: the Netflix and Chili edition

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


Wow! For a lowlife predator who was voted "most likely to get stabbed" by his fellow inmates, Josh sure gets a lot of visitors. I'm surprised the doctors can squeeze in a few minutes with their patient between pop-ins from Nick (almost), Rev Billy and Paul.

Billy's pleas fall on deaf ears but Paul certainly gets Josh's attention with his threats. That convinces Josh to change his story, vindicating David and fingering those two toerags who actually attacked him during the prison riot.

So David may get sprung from HM Prison in time for his wedding and Shona will be a happy bride. Or so we hope.

Meanwhile, preparations are underway for Sinead's funeral - except that Daniel has taken off with Bertie and seems to be enjoying the Scottish countryside with no intention of returning for the funeral, much to Ken's dismay.

But wait...

Claudia has a plan and the two prepare to head to Scotland to find Daniel and convince him to return (one presumes that Ken will take the high road and Claudia will take the low road).

At the same time, Carla is busy trying to build Sinead's beard oil business into a multinational juggernaut as a way to create a financial trust for Bertie. A possible pitfall? Widespread shaving.

Maria (for reasons I cannot fathom) is now having it off with Gary (although Ali now has regrets about breaking up with her). Gary, who is not a fan of Ali, hires a PI to get the dirt on Ali and seems to be closing in on the doctor's prescription drug addiction.

This follows Ali's cavalier and faulty diagnosis of Emma's stomach pains which turn out to be a ruptured appendix (not a 'dicky tummy' as originally assessed). Emma is rushed to hospital but Gary is not impressed by Dr. Ali and neither is Steve. Thankfully Emma is okay and now recuperating at Steve's. 

Emma subsequently discovers that Amy has been texting Tyler (you know, the fella that got Amy pregnant), but apparently things are cool and Emma agrees not to say anything.

Abi almost misses her GCE exams because she's out drinking with Kev. Sally disapproves and thinks Abi might be after Kev's money. Abi gets angry, dumps a plate of spag carbonara on Sal's head (think of it as an Italian fascinator) and leaves to stay at Kev's. Hmm. Stay tuned.

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

Brian reviews GCE material with Abi:
"How many minutes in 3 1/2 hours? 

(metric or imperial?)

Gary to Maria:
"You can't die of a bad haircut?"

(unless you're in one of David's prison barber classes).

Maria has legover plans with Gary:
"Let's forget the chili"
(which reminds me of that euphemism, "Netflix and Chili"

Paul to Josh:
"What kind of coward are you?"

(generic, I would say)

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Well, Weatherfield Wanderers, so ends another week. I think things are getter just a tad brighter on the Street but maybe that's just wishful thinking. Looking forward to seeing if Davey and Shona actually get wed and, if so, what will Gail wear? Only time will tell. Thanks so much for stopping by. Always delightful to have your company here and I wish you a great week. Cheers!