tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7565853112361725547..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Alya Nazir and the 43%Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13520698965141796212015-11-04T18:57:30.396+00:002015-11-04T18:57:30.396+00:00I've really enjoyed reading the analytical com...I've really enjoyed reading the analytical comments on here and I agree with much of it. However, I also find it impossible to sympathise with the character's predicament because the relationship with Gary was never believable to me. Starting with the matter of fact way he and Izzy split up, after they went through all that to have Jake. A different character in similar circumstances Loubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863157238652077789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-73744433410986609932015-11-04T16:58:31.836+00:002015-11-04T16:58:31.836+00:00So she did the dirty on Gary and now feels guilty ...So she did the dirty on Gary and now feels guilty and wants to tell Gary she slepted with Jason. I don't feel sorry for her. I think Gary will probably drop her and tell her to go to he'll.Isabel Blainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-85352280728440195782015-11-04T02:29:38.095+00:002015-11-04T02:29:38.095+00:00Another perfect girl falls from grace and her life...Another perfect girl falls from grace and her life goes to shit. Perhaps the absence of sympathy for this character comes from the fact that she's no deeper than a stereotype and her entire time on the Street has come across like someone wearing someone else's shoes. I can't imagine there are many with a vested interest in this character or her circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-59212003905347641572015-11-03T22:49:25.582+00:002015-11-03T22:49:25.582+00:00I really like Alya but this whole storyline felt h...I really like Alya but this whole storyline felt histrionic to me. While she was single, she slept with someone who was also single. I understand that she has issues about sex due to her cultural heritage but there are only so many scenes of "I have to tell him/NO I CAN'T TELL HIM/I have to tell him" that I can stand before I start shouting "get over it for Christ's sake&Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-27947653027342692432015-11-03T13:33:33.161+00:002015-11-03T13:33:33.161+00:00I do feel sympathy for Alya. She's smart, amb...I do feel sympathy for Alya. She's smart, ambitious, and too good for Gary. Never mind that they have zero chemistry, and although he was hurt, he should never have aired their dirty laundry to all and sundry. She's better off without him.<br />She made a mistake yes, but she also did come clean of her own accord, no one sussed it on their own. I'm sure that was a difficult C in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-6631013353102408562015-11-03T13:21:08.136+00:002015-11-03T13:21:08.136+00:00Who the heck are Gary and Anna to judge anyone. T...Who the heck are Gary and Anna to judge anyone. They have both cheated on their spouses. Come on. Gary is no bloody prize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-15762199792299125642015-11-03T12:42:59.570+00:002015-11-03T12:42:59.570+00:00Alya leaves me cold - no sympathy, no empathy. Th...Alya leaves me cold - no sympathy, no empathy. The storyline was foolish from the beginning. Alya & Gary just don't work, etc, etc.<br />It would be best to have her leave the street, maybe go to London, get a really great job with her degree, and just maybe, Izzy & Gary can patch things up and get back to taking care of their child together. The rest of the Nazirs could stay on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14867695372774667292015-11-03T12:28:52.457+00:002015-11-03T12:28:52.457+00:00First, I agree with many others that there never w...First, I agree with many others that there never was any chemistry between the two of them. And it was way too fast to be believable. He didn't even marry Izzy with whom he was desperate to pay Tina to have their child! This in itself makes this whole relationship ridiculous and contrived. Also, Alya was careful to remain a virgin yet so easily fell into bed with Jason after a few drinks!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-53433177236470599972015-11-03T11:45:17.691+00:002015-11-03T11:45:17.691+00:00There are too many female characters running aroun...There are too many female characters running around the street moaning and looking like they're going to keel over at any moment. And, of course, they need a man. Alya would never ever have stooped so low as to start up a relationship with a loser like Gary (in the real world anyway). She needs to grow a pair and dump him for good IMO. The women on this street seem to have ambition to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-31435518339652912992015-11-03T10:42:07.904+00:002015-11-03T10:42:07.904+00:00I liked Alya at first but never felt the connectio...I liked Alya at first but never felt the connection with Gary. Do I sympathise with her in this situation? A bit, I think. I wish they had shown her more conflicted all along with Gary, wanting to be passionate with him but resisting. They put them together, had him agreeing to her conditions and then just showed them holding hands and acting like a school-age crush, with a few nearly innocent Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-73371480783098241412015-11-03T08:35:50.123+00:002015-11-03T08:35:50.123+00:00Whilst I have some sympathy for a person in that p...Whilst I have some sympathy for a person in that position, I just don't care about the character, at all. I didn't buy in to their relationship from day one - the sudden split of Gary and Izzy didn't ring true and seemed contrived to allow a Nazir time with an established character. <br />The writing for the character has been poor, I don't believe her position in the factory Pootle5https://www.blogger.com/profile/06720481611559365050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-79624590760660095522015-11-03T07:48:44.124+00:002015-11-03T07:48:44.124+00:00Whilst I have some sympathy for a person in that p...Whilst I have some sympathy for a person in that position, I just don't care about the character, at all. I didn't buy in to their relationship from day one - the sudden split of Gary and Izzy didn't ring true and seemed contrived to allow a Nazir time with an established character. <br />The writing for the character has been poor, I don't believe her position in the factory Pootle5https://www.blogger.com/profile/06720481611559365050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-26977985116528742342015-11-03T07:46:26.926+00:002015-11-03T07:46:26.926+00:00I like Alya and feel she has potential but have ze...I like Alya and feel she has potential but have zero empathy or sympathy for her because she and Gary have no chemistry whatsoever together. We're expected to invest in this relationship as viewers but for this fan, it hasn't worked.Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-62586549987092973762015-11-03T05:32:23.083+00:002015-11-03T05:32:23.083+00:00Alya could have but hasn't been written as a b...Alya could have but hasn't been written as a bright young woman balancing her Western education and upbringing with the traditional ways of her immigrant grandparents. Who, in retrospect, aren't all that traditional. They left Pakistan for England many years ago for something other than the fine weather. They must have wanted something Western for their family. Sure, they celebrate abbykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808858897096902157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78957085756958143602015-11-03T05:04:20.340+00:002015-11-03T05:04:20.340+00:00At least now Alya will see Gary's true colors-...At least now Alya will see Gary's true colors--loser, boor, bully, classless jerk. Oh, but he "loves" her, I forgot! And she transformed his life and made him a better person. And now she's betrayed him and it's all her fault, so let's shame the slut in front of her family and her colleagues while poor Gary plays the wounded victim. Gary who let's see--1.robbed the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-49147850185771663932015-11-03T03:31:32.526+00:002015-11-03T03:31:32.526+00:00Excellent analysis, Anon. 02:00.Excellent analysis, Anon. 02:00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-83556220433321182202015-11-03T02:00:50.164+00:002015-11-03T02:00:50.164+00:00If this storyline was an attempt by the writers to...If this storyline was an attempt by the writers to convey a cultural difference between the Nazir's belief system and the people of the Street's values, they didn't succeed. Alya (and many young women like her, whatever their culture) have been raised by a double standard. They were expected to remain virgins until marriage. Men were not. This might have had some justification before Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13231703197378206062015-11-03T00:19:19.898+00:002015-11-03T00:19:19.898+00:00I wrote a comment on an earlier post (perhaps the ...I wrote a comment on an earlier post (perhaps the preview for the ep) that I finally had sympathy for Alya because of the misogyny she is facing. She wasn't unfaithful. She had broken up with Gary. Plus, she was in a black despair from Kal's death - Gary had no business mocking that reason. Then Gary set out to shame her - his behaviour is unforgivable. Get over it. Her family'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-83394795094905360472015-11-03T00:01:52.290+00:002015-11-03T00:01:52.290+00:00I feel bad for her because I can't believe Gar...I feel bad for her because I can't believe Gary told her whole family she slept with someone else. I hope the writers give her a better love interest and maybe better storyline- Hopefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088039845885855431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72469905062444194482015-11-02T23:56:50.451+00:002015-11-02T23:56:50.451+00:00I don't feel sympathy for Alya because she isn...I don't feel sympathy for Alya because she isn't a sympathetic character. This google definition comes close to explaining how I feel about her: "A sympathetic character is a fictional character in a story whom the writer expects the reader to identify with and care about, if not necessarily admire." That's about it. I don't identify with or care about Alya. If you read Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32627665362208655262015-11-02T23:42:37.544+00:002015-11-02T23:42:37.544+00:00To be honest, "Annoying" and "dull&...To be honest, "Annoying" and "dull" are two words I would usually use to describe Alya but I do feel a bit sorry for her. <br /><br />In fact I find it more frustrating that certain characters are on their high horse acting like she's killed someone. Of course Miss Perfect AKA Anna Windass has never made a mistake...oh wait... And Gary has never cheated... oh wait...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com