Time to look once again at who has been good and who has been bad in the streets of Weatherfield this week. This week was dominated by one particular story yet again, however there was thankfully a few other more interesting developments too. And finally, my beloved Audrey got some screen time!So first of all to my hero of the week. A difficult one to chose this week as there wasn't exactly a groundswell of good deeds on the cobbles. In the end, I've decided to go for Anna Windass. Yes, I know she can be incredibly annoying with all that bleating at Gary, Faye, Owen and well, anybody that will listen. And yes I know her current position as Salford's very own Mother Earth is a long way from the character that first arrived back in 2008, but I do think poor Anna is coping rather well in the face of multiple misery.
She had it on all fronts this week. 'Orrible Owen was battling Beige Stella in the fight to save t'Rovers. Gary was deceiving girlfriend Izzy while becoming increasingly creepy towards surrogate mother Tina. And Tim was obviously starting to struggle with the reality of being a dad to nasty little Faye. Just your average week then. However despite all this, Anna clung on as the rock of the family. She stuck by Owen in his feud with St Ella, and told her a few home truths along the way (Go girl!) She told Gary straight when he was openly lying to Izzy. And she handled the Tim/Faye situation just right, while standing up to bullyboy Owen in the process. Not bad, all things considered!
I'm hating the way Karl is stuck to Stella like a limpet in every scene. I know the truth is bound to come out but honestly, how much longer can the writers stretch this out for? It's a shame really as Karl had great potential as an honest, every man character. Of course the writers had to muck about with that almost immediately. I am dreading scenes this week that see Stella don the cleaner's tabard at the Bistro while the delightful Karl continues to do nothing but buy cans of Stagg Ale from the shop owned by the man whose ex-wife he is responsible for burning to death.
I have a horrible feeling there will be a big revelation just as vile Gloria walks Stella down the aisle. I wonder what colour her wedding frock might be?...So those are my choices, what are yours?
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Hero: Owen - for standing up to Stella and not to be messed about by Tim
ReplyDeleteVillain: Stella, for just being Stella. Who cares if she's penniless?! What they're trying to do - make her into Bet Lynch? Are we expected to see a Alec Gilroy-type character come and save her and the pub?!
Well a sort of hero was David, I know his being “worn out” has been over egged somewhat, working in his granny’s salon is nothing short of a doddle with about 2 haircuts a week and everyone standing around gossiping most of the time and a few shifts in the Bistro – both a stone’s throw from his home with no travelling at all and its hardly been going on for months – but he has been kind and caring to Kylie and Max and did Katy a massive favour when she seemed unable to make childcare provision in good time when she knew she had to attend the dentist – we have to make appointments weeks in advance – and looked after baby Joseph.
ReplyDeleteVillain – well totally sick of the Gruesome Prices as usual – too much of them again – drinking out in the Bistro yet again when they are supposed to be skint – not for the engagement but for no reason really so Stella could ask for a job. And why on earth should Leanne fund the Rovers with her nest egg anyway, Stella dumped her as a baby, has only been back in her life a year or so and is hardly Businesswoman of the year – Leanne has Simon’s future to consider, yet the Gruesomes all seem to think its their god given right to get their hands on Leanne’s cash!
Hero..little Max..the kid has come a long way as an actor and was believable as he tried to get help for his dad.
ReplyDeleteVillain...Nick..if for nothing more than giving Stella a job as a cleaner which will subject we poor viewers to even more Stella-time. I am cringing at the very thought of her and Gail whispering away as they try to out clean each other.
Sally is my villain of the week. Betraying her best friend's confidence and gleefully telling Nick she knows about him and Kylie. I wanted to slap that smug smile off her face and yell 'Ian Davenport'..!
ReplyDeleteI don't think the Karl revelation will take place down the aisle because I think our only big wedding will be that of Eileen and Paul. We also know that Karl attempts to murder someone else and that Dev begins his own investigation as he instinctively knows Sunita didn't cause all of this. I think Karl might try to murder either Leanne or Dev and there'll have to be some on-the-edge-of-danger showdown in which he is caught out but tearfully tells Stella that he did it all for her.
ReplyDeleteAnd Stella will do her "poor me, I'm the victim here" act.
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