How many of us joined in with Alma Baldwin's anguished "noooooooooooooo" as Don Brennan took her on a special fishing trip?
This week we found ourselves in the company of grimacing Nick and a sniffling David as they faced up to the indiscretions of Christmas past. Well, this was certainly one gift that kept on giving. We've endured over half a year of furtive conversations and family cover-ups.
Again, back in the day, the car crash was a plot device used sparingly. Renee's death was a shocker as was poor old Judy Mallet's delayed reaction to her ride in a dodgy motor. Nowadays, characters dice with death on a weekly basis, get trundled around that tiny hospital, endure the usual gallery of worried relatives gathered around the bed and then go back to work the following week. The NHS in Weathefield should be commended.
Credit where credit's due though. The actual crash stunt itself was a good one, with the other vehicle ploughing into the Bistro Mystery Machine with gusto. Do we care if Nick and David survive? Not really to be honest. Anyway, we know they do anyway and the only real pay-off from this saga is the prospect of Nasty Nick striding across t'cobbles. Vengeance will be his and if that means changing the bar snacks then so be it.
Weatherfield - you have been warned!
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Nail on the head, son. Nail right on the head.
ReplyDeleteI am more interested in the Rob and Peter storyline that seems to be going around in circles.
ReplyDeleteJack Shepherd's acting has been good though.
Spot on. These stories were much more entertaining in the old days because 1. they didn't happen very often and 2. they weren't splashed all over the soap mags eg 'Nick dies!', 'Karl kills again!' The more jaded the viewers become the more ridiculous the stories get.
ReplyDeleteI agree if only the writers read these blogs
ReplyDeleteWell said!
ReplyDeleteAlso, hospital scenes are so boring, I always fast forward through them (as well as any with Gary Windass in).
Well, seems to me that the UK is doing what the American soaps have been doing for years - dragging a story on and on and on and on ad nauseam
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness, there have been over 8,000 shows now. There are bound to be repeat events. And like any addiction, a tolerance happens as the "body" becomes used to the "drug", so it takes more to achieve the same effect. Do any viewers want to quit "cold turkey", which would eliminate the bored, jaded attitude, but at quite a cost?! Personally, I try not to read all the junk available, which helps to keep the "over-the -top" aspect to an acceptable level.
ReplyDeleteIt must be all of three weeks since the last character was at death's door. Miracle workers them Weatherfield Doctors!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, have to disagree. Crashes/accidents in the past were rare, and were stories in of themselves instead of plot twists as this week's crash was.
Seems to me that in the past events were character driven not the opposite.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing was pretty ridiculous - going to a fake wine tasting in a van never seen before, then parked on a pavement for hours. Nick's "grimacing" was really irritating and after 2 episodes of that, I was sorry the character didn't die.
ReplyDeleteThere was no drama, no tension, all in all no interest either. The story has just dragged on and on, but the most dreadfully boring and hair tearing out storyline at the moment is the truly abysmal Rob & Peter arguing. Purlease, no one is intetested, it just makes Corrie sound like Edon't nd**s.
ReplyDeleteThe only realistic thing about the crash was that it ended up bursting two of David's spots.
And don't forget the next likely highlight of the hospital scenes - StElla will turn up, talk to Nick when his buttons all start to beep, then her bedside manner will cure him immediately.
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Very well said, David. Couldn't agree more.
ReplyDeleteAnd did I read correctly somewhere that Nick's head injuries will alter his personality and turn the recovered Nick into a sort of evil, vengeful cross between Jez Quigley and Richard Hillman?
ReplyDeleteOh, do come on.
Mind you, given the instant remorse and contrition shown by David as a result of the accident, I suppose anything's possible.
any scenes with Gail in I fast forward. Why didnt Kylie just let the staff run the restaurant or let Lloyd and Mandy who are heading for a break up just take their food home to eat. Why al the dramatics.
ReplyDeleteDavid Platt is such an interesting if not disturbed character. I've always enjoyed watching him, ever since he was a small boy. Jack Shepperd (probably spelled that wrong} does a great job in the role. I found the crash scene very believable (done and done before I know) with David in such misery after he realizes that he might lose his brother. Only good things ahead for the Platt's (not).
ReplyDeleteVery well acted by Jack Sheppard! However, what's up with Gail - when the doc came in to speak with Leanne and said Nick could die - no hysterics or wailing. She showed more emotion washing the Bistro floor.
ReplyDeleteSo Nick's head injury is going to give him a bad temper and nasty persona? Didn't they do that with Alf Roberts back when he was hit in the head after the lorry crashed into the Rovers?
ReplyDeleteHow do you come up with an original idea anyway? Every event in the book has been used, so its hard to make something because the viewers will still complain and bring up some event that happened a long time ago to use against the current situation.
ReplyDeleteAnd if it was normal happy everyday life, people would complain the show is boring. And its true and you all know it.
Some of us haven't been with the show since the beginning and so, some of the storylines are new to us.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - "And if it was normal happy everyday life, people would complain the show is boring. And its true and you all know it." That strawman ain't gonna work here!
ReplyDeleteI found it odd that with Audrey, Gail and Kylie all sat around David's hospital bed, not one of them got up to offer a bit of comfort or support to Leanne, who just heard that her husband might die.
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