Coronation Street Catch Up: the flame-haired sorceress edition

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

 

 

Does Christina have any redeeming characteristics?

 

Not sure. She's a bad mother, liar, cheat, fraudster, selfish, greedy, cruel...

But, on the plus side, she's quite good at bingo calling ("eighty eight, jail awaits").

 

Anyway, the proverbial jig is up as gullible Jenny falls for the Dom/Christina investment scam but the ruse is foiled by bank security which stops the transaction.  Jenny's money is safe but Christina is taken to the police station for questioning and wins an all-expense paid, one-night stay in the luxurious Weatherfield Police jail.  She disavows any knowledge of the scam even though Kit has her incriminating burner phone.

 

Meanwhile, Daisy is hoping that she won't be found out as an accomplice to Christina's fraud. Once the disgruntled Christina is let out of jail (just wait till she posts a review on Google), she discovers that Dom isn't returning her phone calls. Looks like he's scarpered.

 

As for Daisy, she wants to leave Weatherfield and start a new life: a barmaid in Brighton. Not exactly life-changing. Maybe check LinkedIn next time for better career opportunities? 

 

Jenny tries to convince Daisy to stay but she seems intent on leaving especially since the annoyingly high- and-mighty Daniel broke up with her on a matter of principle. 

 

Elsewhere, Debbie's diagnosis of vascular dementia is confirmed and no-one knows except Carl. Debbie doesn't want to burden Ronnie with her illness so she breaks off the engagement and leaves Ronnie confused and upset. 

Abi and Carl continue their on again, off again flirting and Abi continues to resist Carl's overtures.

 

Gary is tired of working in his tat shop and wants to buy the builders yard from Ed. Maria vetoes the idea but Mick sticks his oar in and convinces Gary to:

a) drink his weight in lager.

and,

b) defy the missus and buy the yard. 

 

Gary does so and angers Maria. Gary also promises Mick a job but then has second thoughts. Mick is not pleased.

 

Over at Carla's flat, Betsy's arm is better but she hides the fact until Carla catches her red-handed (so to speak), when Betsy uses a pepper mill with both hands. Ah ha! No matter. Betsy seems very capable of manipulating her Mum (Lisa) by playing the pity card and Lisa seems to go along with it because she says Betsy is "struggling" (aka skiving).

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

 

David to Kit:

"You're one of those raging sexaholics"

(he's not raging, he's quite methodical)

The name on Christina's burner phone:

"Ron Weasley"

(So he left Hogwarts for a life of crime?) 

Jenny tries to convince Daisy to stay:

"I'd miss my glamorous sidekick"

(it would be like Scott without Bailey)

Maria to Gary re: Mick:

"He makes my skin crawl"

(and that's his good point)

Eileen to Julie re: Daisy:

"Oh to be young and putting it about!"

(gets a bit tiring though...or so I have read) 

Daniel to Ken:

"If I wanted some facile philosophy I'd buy a fortune cookie"

(yes, he'd rather use his own facile philosophy)

Christina's newly-invented term of endearment (from Dom) to Jenny:

"My flame-haired sorceress" 

(just call her FHS for short)

Carla re: Betsy's spilled pasta:

"I've got olive oil all over my thick shag"

(make up your own x-rated comment)

Christina to the assembled bingo crown at the Rovers:

"Very soon we shall be dropping our balls"

(again, make up your own x-rated comment)

 

Eileen re: George's concerns over her salad-dressing related injury:

"He's got the bedside manner of a politician"

(ouch!)

 

Daniel to Christina:

Why have you got two phones?

(one for each hand?)

 

Christina to Jenny and Glenda re: a great business opportunity:

"I would hate to pass up the opportunity to get into bed with Dom"

(...or invest in his fake company)

***

Well, fellow Weatherfield watchers, so ends another week. It looks like we'll be saying goodbye to Daisy as she prepares to re-invent herself in beautiful Brighton as a... barmaid? (I guess she's not big on career development). Oh well. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the nothing jiggy edition

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

 

 

In honour of the new Pope and the language of the Vatican, let's just say this week featured a 'liplockum interruptus'... with dramatic consequences.

 

Todd and Theo (not the 14th) are having a romantic interlude at Underworld when Theo's wife (Danielle) barges in and sees the two men snogging. She tells Theo to sling his hook but later Theo manages to smooth things over with Danielle and tells Todd to get lost. Not sure how Theo managed to explain things to his wife but Todd is left heartbroken.

 

It was Kit who tipped off Danielle as to Todd and Theo's activities and that's how Danielle managed to track down the gay couple. 

 

Needless to say Todd is not well pleased with Kit... and neither is David who has just returned from a visit to see Gail in France. As David and Shona pop into their temporary lodgings (Sarah's flat) they discover that Sarah and Kit are an item (height differential notwithstanding). 

 

One might say that Sarah's taste in men runs from cops (Kit)... to robbers (Damon).

 

Over at Juvie, Dylan has finally had enough of Brody's goading and lays a beating on him. This comes after Sean is badly beaten by Brody's Dad (Mick) and left bloodied in the ginnel. Sean files a complaint with the police but then withdraws the complaint after Gemma tells him that Mick has threatened her quads.

 

Later, Mick and Lou barge into Ches and Gemma's house (why don't they keep the back door locked?) and Mick tells Ches to keep his wife in check. What a creep!

 

The devious plan to separate Jenny from her money continues as cartoonish arch criminal Christina plots with Daisy to set up a sting. This requires Dom (a faux suitor) to court Jenny and offer a 'can't miss' investment opportunity. In reality, Dom and Christina are a lascivious item (yuck!) and the plan is working nicely - except Daisy is getting cold feet. Also, Daniel happens to see Dom and Christina together at the Chariot Square Hotel and is suspicious.

 

Eileen is not impressed by George's attempts to put the kibosh on Brian and Julie's budding romance, but it doesn't matter as Brian and Julie are now a bona fide couple, while George is sleeping on the couch for his sins. 

 

Lauren visits her Dad in jail and she tells Pops that he's a rubbish Dad. He tells Lauren that he may not be her father. So, nice jail visit. 

 

Later, Lauren tries to stop Betsy from wrecking Tracy's flowers and somehow the twosome steal the Preston's Petals van and wind up doing a floral version of Thelma and Louise before crashing the van and getting caught by the police. 

 

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

Jenny to Rita:

"I think I'm a bit long in the tooth for a sugar daddy"

(how about a sugar granddaddy?)

Danielle makes an announcement in the Rovers:

"This little homewrecker is sleeping with my husband"

(you'll have to be more specific)

Jenny confesses her skepticism about Dom:

"I thought you might be one of them catfishes"

(he's more of a shark)

 

Roy to Brian who wonders if he should pursue a relationship with Julie:

"The dangers of life are infinite"

(ask anyone who's taken a ride in a Street Cars cab)

Danielle's drive-by greeting to Sarah:

"Slag!" 

(that's Ms. Slag, if you please!)

 

Christina explains to Daisy why Dom spent the night with Jenny:

"Just doing what was required to secure the transaction"

(most people hire a lawyer)

Jenny to Daisy re: her night with Dom:

"Nothing jiggy happened"

(define 'jiggy')

Eileen tells Julie why she loves George:

"He's a lovely man and he does take the bins out"

(sounds like quite the torrid romance)

Sarah reassures Kit that she's not romantically involved with someone else:

"Todd's still gay"

(phew! keep us posted if there are any changes)

 

*** 

Well, patient punters, so ends another week. Mick seems to become more odious with each passing week. Let's hope he gets his comeuppance soon or that the nauseating couple move away as quickly as they appeared. Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Mother's Day!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the 'keep your gob shut' edition

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

 

 

Hold on. So you're saying that Carl is Kevin's brother?

 

How can that be? Kev is grizzled, weathered and rough looking. Carl looks like someone slipped Keanu Reeves' DNA into his genes. 

 

Oh well, let's just accept that Kev and Debbie's long lost brother is Carl from Germany. Abi meets Carl during a fender bender in a parking lot and there is some, how you say, 'mutual attraction'. But then Abi learns that Carl is Kev's sexier, flirtier brother and she's a little uncomfortable. Now Abi would like to get rid of Carl but Carl is staying, despite the fact that his German company (Volkswagen, I presume?) is going bust.

 

Also, while Debbie is forging ahead with plans to marry Ronnie, she is hiding the fact that she has been diagnosed with possible dementia and is awaiting an MRI. Nosy Carl discovers Deb's diagnosis but Debbie swears him to secrecy.

 

Elsewhere, it seems that evil Brody is the son of Mick and Lou. Not a big surprise really. As they say, the apple never falls far from the STC (Secure Training Centre).  The problem is that Brody is using the threat of violence against Dylan (who is currently residing in the STC with Brody) to blackmail Sean into bringing him a cell phone and now 500 pounds. 

Sean steals money from Julie's fundraising jar in the factory but can't go through with his plan and thus Brody is ready to punish Dylan - except that dear old Dad (Mick) takes matters into his own hands and we see a beaten and bloody Sean lying in the ginnel. It looks like Mick is responsible.

 

Speaking of the abhorrent new family, matriarch Lou wants a job at Audrey's. I'm sure, with her expert skill set and customer service ethic, she'll be a big success...NOT! What is Audrey thinking when she hires Lou on a trial basis?

 

Over at Sarah's flat, there seems to be a bit of a legover scheduling problem. 

 

Sarah wants to have it off with Kit but every time she opens the door to her flat, she finds Todd and Theo body surfing in her spare bedroom. Looks like Todd is willing to go along with Theo's subterfuge as Theo continues to play hetero Dad with his wife and family. Not only that, but Theo's wife now believes that Todd and Sarah are a couple.

 

Dee Dee continues to struggle with her recovery and the fact that the hospital staff mistreated her during her pregnancy. Her formal complaint to the hospital doesn't produce results but she is undeterred and comes into contact with other mothers who have received shoddy treatment during their respective pregnancies.

 

Over at the Rovers, Christina and Daisy both know about Jenny's secret plan to hold on to the pub by using her 60K windfall to secure a loan and pay back Carla. Daisy is growing increasing angry at Jenny's lies.

 

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

 

Dee Dee tells Asha she can't keep silent about racism at the hospital:

"To be silent is to be complicit"

(true)

Steve explains why Cassie was jumping on him as Ty and the girls walk in:

"She was booking a cab"

(some people prefer to use a phone)

 

Todd to Theo:

"I'm an undertaker. Dignity is all I've got"

(as well as a suit and a thin tie)

Debbie to Carl re: the tasting menu at the hotel:

"Keep your gob shut and enjoy the free grub"

(how is that even physically possible?)

***

Well fellow Street savants, so ends another week. It does get more grim with each passing week. Only the most stalwart fans are hanging in. Still, thanks for dropping by and spending some time at the Hip. Have a great week!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the pathetic old man edition

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

 

 

Let's start with the good news.

 

Mick could (maybe) be barred from the Rovers.

OK, so that's about it for the good news (and BTW, why hasn't Mick already been barred along with that brazen hussy wife of his?)

 

Yes, it seems that only the die-hard Coronation Street faithful can keep tuning in for the daily dose of bad news. 

 

Kev is not doing well after a couple of rounds of chemo and, by "not doing well", I mean he punches Ty while in the Rovers (don't worry, he wasn't barred). 

 

Kev seems intent on alienating everyone (Jack, Abi, Ty etc.). Meanwhile Abi is struggling to take care of ol' Kev, keep the house going, look after the kids, and run the garage. While all this is going on, a Freshco parking lot fender-bender brings Abi into contact with a handsome fella who would like to pursue a quick legover. Abi says "no" but she seems intrigued.

 

Meanwhile, the shock of the week is Debbie. 

 

After a few scary episodes (a blackout, leaving her purse in the fridge etc.), she visits a doctor who assesses her symptoms and thinks she may have dementia. Debbie is gobsmacked and, understandably, very upset by the news. To make matters worse, ol' Ronnie decides that he wants to propose (Debs hasn't told him about the dementia diagnosis). 

 

Deb turns him down.

 

Oh, and by the way, Ronnie and Debbie have also agreed to look after Dee Dee's baby (Leila) while James is away.

 

Speaking of Ronnie, he is continuing his feud with the charm-challenged Mick. Ches and Gemma are also trying to avoid Mick and his uncouth spouse (Lou) but with limited success. Ches continues to believe that Mick knows he (Ches) was responsible for pouring an unleaded sugar additive into the gas tank of Mick's van.

 

Meanwhile Dee Dee continues to recover. She has decided to file a complaint against the hospital for negligence while she was in labour that ended with an emergency hysterectomy. Alya agrees to help her.

 

Over at Eileen's house, Todd was shocked to learn that his new squeeze (Theo) has a wife and is still in the closet. 

 

Tim thinks he and Sally need a purpose and proposes that they become foster parents. Sally says she'll think about it.

 

And, just to add some spice to the week, it seems that Ty's son, Dorin, is making a guest appearance chez Fiz and Ty. The explanation is that Dorin's Mom (Alina) had a bad flood at her house and she sent Dorin over to Weatherfield to stay with Ty while she deals with the situation in Romania. Seems a little, how you say, improbable.

 

Elsewhere, Carla is pressing Jenny for the money that Jenny owes her. Jenny is spending more time on her dating app boyfriend (an invention of Christina designed to bilk Jenny out of money).  

 

Steve and Cassie have another legover (this time at Ty and Fiz's house. Looks like they're aiming for coitus in every house on the Street. What's next? Roy's place?) Unfortunately the frisky twosome are caught by Hope and Ruby. Needless to say, Hope is using the occasion for blackmail.

 

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

 

Jack to Kev:

"You're just a pathetic old man"

(Whoa! He's not pathetic.)

Mick to Sally as Mick goes toe-to-toe with Ronnie:

"Stay out of it you nosy cow"

(Quel charmer! He's certainly got a way with words. Just not a good way)

Jenny to Mick:

"Hey! Away from my pub or I will bar you"

(what are you waiting for?)

Tim to Sally re: the idea of fostering:

"I think I need a purpose"

(what about Tai Chi or Pickleball?)

Carla wants her money from Jenny so she can reimburse the money she borrowed from Betsy's trust fund:

"I can't be indebted to a child any longer"

(how about an adult?)

Cassie re: Steve's description of his lunch and legover:

"You are actually talking about the butty aren't you?"

(yes, but the sex part was OK too)

 

Handsome stranger in the parking lot to Abi:

"You're funny, you're gorgeous and you can fix cars"

(Kev can fix cars too... no comment on the "funny" and "gorgeous" part)

 

***

Well fellow stalwart Street watchers, it takes a certain kind of grit to weather all the illness and trouble in Weatherfield these days. Bravo to you for continuing to tune in when the stories are pretty grim and many thanks for returning to this blog for my feeble ramblings. I can only thank you for your gracious company and wish you a wonderful week.  

Coronation Street Catch Up: the stupidity of men edition

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

 

 

It's been a week of unrelenting bad news (and that was just Monday's episode!) on Coronation Street.

 

The exception was perhaps Steve and Cassie trying to explain to Tim and Sally what they were doing in Sally's house, wearing housecoats and rescuing Bertie from the hot tub. After that legover incident, Steve gives Cassie the cold shoulder and then tries to apologize but Cassie isn't interested and it looks like the twosome may be splitsville.

 

Elsewhere, I'm afraid it's bad news all round.

 

Dee Dee has her baby and decides that she wants to go ahead with her plan to give the baby to James (and partner Danny). But her plans are scuttled. First of all, Dee Dee is very sick after the baby is delivered which leads to an emergency operation and a hysterectomy. This means Dee Dee can't carry another baby.

 

However Dee Dee still wants to let James and Danny adopt the baby. But then Danny has a car accident and is badly injured. James leaves suddenly to be with Danny (who's in the U.S.) and Dee Dee is left to reluctantly care for baby Laila on an interim basis while Ed and the family try to figure out what to do. 

 

Meanwhile, Dee Dee's anger and frustration spills over as she lashes out at Lauren for urging her to have the baby as a donor for Frankie - not now needed as another donor has been found (and Frankie is doing well).

 

Elsewhere Kevin has started his chemotherapy and is having a tough time. Abi tries to be a source of comfort but he pushes her away. However he finds a friend in Julie who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. To add to Kev's woes, Jack has been fighting at school. Then, later, Jack and Hope grab some scooters (illegal) and are caught by the police (Hope also has a bottle of Evelyn's medicinal booze).  

Debbie is found in the ginnel with some nasty bruises. She is dazed and doesn't remember what happened but Ronnie suspects that Mick is the culprit (as Mick and Debbie have an ongoing feud). 

 

Meanwhile Chesney is getting worried because he now knows that Mick was the guy stalking him. Mick was subsequently the victim of Ches' foolish revenge act (i.e. putting sugar in the gas tank of Mick's van).  This can only get worse.

 

At the Rovers, Daisy and her unlikable Mum (Christina) are plotting to steal Jenny's windfall inheritance from an ex-husband. Christina creates a fake fella on Jenny's dating app and is determined to string along Jenny in order to swindle her out of her money.

 

And finally, a bright spot amidst all the gloom. Todd and new hunk in town Theo finally get together and get snogging (and probably more). 

 

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

Debbie scolds Ronnie for trying to pick a fight with Mick:

"Is there no end to the stupidity of men?"

(rhetorical question)

 

Cassie to Steve (who is trying to apologize):

"What's that between your legs? Your tail?"

(I certainly hope so)

 

James to Dee Dee's baby (Laila):

"We're going to have the best time in America"

(have you checked the news lately?)

 

Debbie to Ronnie re: Bernie:

"Why would you have tofu when you can have tenderloin?"

(less cholesterol?)

 

Evelyn to Cassie re: her legover with Steve:

"I hope you had the good sense not to broadcast it on Tok Tok"

(or Instagroom)

Christina to Steve in the Rovers:

"Can I buy you a drink handsome?"

(sure, once he finds a punter who's handsome)

Lisa confesses to Betsy:

"I shot you"

(so, not the sheriff?)

***

 

Well,  fellow Street savants, so ends another week. Thanks so much for the pleasure of your company and have a Happy Easter. Watch out for those hockey playoffs as they may displace the Coronation Street broadcast schedule. Check your local listings. 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the favourite pudding edition

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

 

 

OK, OK Rob, put the gun down!

I'll tell you what my favourite pudding is: it's crème brûlée, slightly chilled (not too much vanilla flavour). Oh, and I'll take a decaf cappuccino with that.

 

...but I'm not eating that canned spaghetti.

 

Yes, a seriously ill Rob was holed up at the Barlow's house (good job Ken was away in the Lake District). He took Tracy hostage (wasn't too difficult). Tracy invites Carla over and she becomes hostage number two. Then super(bad) cop Lisa decides to take matters into her own hands and, in short order, manages to make herself into another hostage (where's Scott and/or Bailey when you need them?)

 

Tracy escapes and summons the police (Kit, who else?). The tactical team arrive and surround the outhouse... er I mean house. A shot is fired and the police arrive and everyone is safe - except for Betsy who was outside the back of the house and got a bullet in the shoulder. 

 

Rob (you'll be glad to know) is alive and resting comfortably in his usual bed at Weatherfield General Hospital. He's got a touch of sepsis but nothing to worry about. He'll soon be back to his snarling self.

 

Betsy, on the other hand, has nerve damage in her arm which may have serious consequences.

 

Lisa initially blames Carla for all the trouble Rob has caused and for Betsy's injury. She breaks up with Carla but, with Betsy's encouragement, makes up with Carla and the couple are back together.

 

Carla meanwhile is getting impatient with Jenny because Jenny and Daisy still owe her the money they stole. Daisy's initial plan (suggested by Daniel) was to use Bertie's trust fund to pay off the debt to Carla. That plan has fallen through. Jenny gets a nice windfall of 60k which she offers to Carla as partial payment but Carla wants the whole enchilada... and now.

 

While chatting with the bank about a loan, Jenny manages to lose Bertie (who is later found by Steve and Cassie) and gets an earful from Daisy. 

 

Speaking of Steve and Cassie, it seems that they have kissed (and more) and made up. To commemorate their reunification, they have a celebratory legover in Sally's house and plan for some hot-tub hi-jinks but that is interrupted when they rescue Bertie from the hot-tub. Of course, explaining why they were both wearing bathrobes afterwards is a little trickier.

 

Meanwhile, Deb is called to Jack's school because Jack was suspended for fighting. Debbie smooths things over with the school head and the two decide not to tell Kevin (who is returning from a holiday).

 

Julie tries to play matchmaker with Todd and the new hunk in town, Theo (BTW, who eats dinner in a tank top? Not that I'm complaining). Theo gets 'shirty' and insists he's not gay. Could Julie's gaydar be wrong?  It seems unlikely since Todd discovers Theo on his dating app.

 

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

 

Cassie to Steve:

"Everyone hates me"

(only because you lied, stole and tried to kill an octogenarian)

Tim quotes Greek wisdom to Steve:

"Don't argue with Aristotle"

(and, no, that's not the name of the new manager at Freshco)

Steve to Cassie:

"You did make Ken happy"

(...before you tried to kill him) 

Julie to Todd:

"Mr. Scaffold Man is definitely on my gaydar"

(is that a Google app?)

Lisa to Rob:

"Thanks for the kidney"

(you're welcome?)

Todd re:Theo:

"Funny, friendly, fit, straight"

(well, three out of four isn't bad)

 

Theo to Julie:

"I'm so sorry to hear about your terminalness"

(aren't you quite the smooth talker)

Rob gets impatient with Carla and Lisa:

"Everyone's got a favourite pudding!"

(make mine Jello, stat!)

Rob to Carla:

"That was a really stupid thing to do"

(eating expired spaghetti-o's?)

***

Well, fellow Weatherfield witnesses, so ends another week with Carla safe, Betsy in hospital and Rob occupying his usual private room. Hope he gets a nice pudding and some canned spaghetti while he's recuperating. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Looks like we're coming up to that time of year (hockey playoffs) so be prepared for CBC schedule changes in the weeks ahead. Till then, all the best and have a great week!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the "Où sont les toilettes?" edition

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

 

 

For a guy who just had one kidney removed, I'd say Rob's doing pretty well.

 

He's out of jail (actually on the run), soon to be a Dad (although he jilted his pregnant girlfriend), reconnecting with an old flame (although Tracy's not that chuffed to see him), has a burgeoning firearms hobby (albeit a stolen gun) and planning an exciting overseas trip (with a stolen passport). 

Yes, it seems Rob is still evading capture and hiding out with his old flame, Tracy. 

 

Tracy is less than pleased to see him but reluctantly agrees to let him stay at the Barlow B&B for one night. Rob is in pain after his surgery and waiting for a mate to give him a fake passport so he can get out of the country. But that doesn't stop him from trying to rekindle the old chemistry with Tracy and invites her to join him on his law-evading escapade.

 

Nearby, the spectre of Rob still haunts Betsy who refuses to leave the flat until Nina intervenes and tries to convince Betsy to face her fears. Meanwhile D.S. Lisa Swain continues her pursuit of Rob as Mandy (prison guard and ex-girlfriend of Rob) is arrested and reveals to Lisa that Rob took her gun.

 

Over at Dee Dee's, James makes a return appearance (but wait, it's not the James we know and love. It's a new, different James). Anyway, 'James' is doing well and planning to move to the U.S. where he has accepted a new coaching job (really? does he know about the tariffs?). 

 

It was actually Ed who summoned James because he wants James and his partner to adopt Dee Dee's baby (Joel Jr.). Once Dee Dee discovers the secret plan, she dismisses the idea and is none too pleased with Ed and James for conspiring to make her change her mind about giving the baby up for adoption. 

 

Also, Lauren announces to Dee Dee that the doctors have found a match for baby Frankie so they don't need to rely on Dee Dee's baby as a potential donor. 

 

Eileen accidentally blurts out to all and sundry in the Rovers the fact that Julie has terminal cancer. Brian, for one, is shocked. Julie is scared. Later, she invites Eileen and Todd to a meeting in the Rovers to discuss funeral arrangements.

 

Speaking of Eileen, she and Debbie seem to be having a feud. Both are stressed (Debbie because Kev has cancer. Eileen because of Julie). 

 

And there's more trouble for Debbie as she calls an electrician to help with a power outage at the hotel. Turns out that the electrician is none other than Mick (the new uncouth fella on the Street). Debbie refuses to pay his expensive invoice and Mick is not pleased.

 

More trouble also for Sean when he is threatened while visiting Dylan in juvie. Seems that one of Dylan's fellow inmates (Brody) wants Sean to bring him a burner phone or Dylan will suffer. Sean refuses to bring the phone but now Dylan is in danger at the hands of Brody and his thugs.

 

After almost falling prey to Tracy's drug temptation efforts, Cassie is rescued by Roy. Thanks to Evelyn, Ty reluctantly takes Cassie back but is not happy about it. Evelyn is caught in the middle as she tries to mediate the family crisis while continuing her law studies at Uni.

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

 

Tracy to Carla re:Betsy:

"She's a right gobby cow"

(the irony is delicious)

Eileen practicing her French for a trip with Julie:

"Je m'appelle Eileen. Où sont les toilettes?"

(très bien!)

Glenda compliments Brian on his natty attire:

"You're even wearing a structured pant"

(Wow! I'm 'slack' jawed)

Debbie rails at Eileen:

"Grim by name, Grim by nature" 

(I think that's the Grimshaw family motto)

Julie to Brian:

"I've always cared for you even when I hated you"

(er..thanks, I guess)

Julie to Brian again:

"You're my lemon"

(but, alas, not her main squeeze)

Tracy to Rob:

"I've evolved"

(into what?)

Rob wants to get back together with Tracy:

"Come away with me"

(tempting offer from an armed felon on the run)

 

Debbie is shocked by Tracy's human feelings:

"Is this you doing compassion?"

(don't worry, it won't last long)

Daisy to Mick:

"You are a vile little troll"

(but don't take it personally)

 

***

Well fellow Weatherfield watchers, so ends another week. It's sad to say but the only bright spot these days seems to be the scenes of Rob and Tracy getting re-acquainted. Thanks so much for spending some time here at the Hip. Great to have the pleasure of your company and do have a great week.