Pat Phelan joking around with Seb and Faye as Nicola nurses a cuppa offers a glimpse of an alternate world where Pat didn’t watch the local ice-cream man die, and turn up late to his wedding with one less tenant and mud on his shoes. Yes, Pat is a charmer, and he has all three eating out of his hands; even Faye, as he laments Anna’s perspective on life after she passes by with a look that would turn Norris’s humbugs to dust.
Sense thankfully seems to prevail after
Summer’s grandmother Geraldine has some odious remarks for
Billy which show the full extent of her homophobia. As she bans him from both Drew’s funeral, and having anything to do with Summer, Todd comforts him
while making his anger clear. It was actually quite shocking to hear such views
dispatched in such a cold, hard-hearted manner, and it made me want to reach
into the TV and hug Billy. It’s very difficult to see how Summer could possibly
come to live with them as long as a guardian with such ingrained views is
responsible for the decision, and I’m intrigued to see if, and how, this could
come about. I thought Summer was brilliant in her scenes, and I think they would make a great family.
While Nathan’s arrest was a most satisfying sight, I badly wanted Bethany ’s courage to be rewarded. However, the sight of Neil waiting for her as she was brought to Weatherfield station indicated it may not happen on this occasion. Getting her alone and threatening her to keep him out of it, he suggests that Sarah and Harry might suffer the consequences if she doesn’t.
Lu Fallon’s exceptional performance continued as she was interviewed by a very sympathetic woman at the station. The omnipresent Neil looking on via two screens in a nervous and voyeuristic fashion added a sinister element, but the manner in which Bethany was supported and commended for her bravery in a caring and quite rightly non-judgmental fashion throughout her interview was encouraging.
By Emma Hynes
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Thank you Emma! So glad it was you who wrote this sensitive review!
ReplyDeleteCan't for the life of me think why Bethany didn't scream at the officers when she arrived at the police station "Don't leave me alone with him, he is one of them!" That would've got the ball rolling.
ReplyDeleteYet another example of Brian being completely ignorant and self centered. gotta say, though, the actor is very good!
ReplyDeleteI know Drew didn't know for sure if Billy would take Summer on, but you'd think he would have put something in his will for her care and custody of his daughter to her godfather. He must have known what his mother was like. Even if he couldn't be sure of Billy, he has been ill for long enough that he could have sorted out a guardian, surely, or approach Billy ages ago?
It may yet turn out that he did make provision in his Will. I can't see any other way of Billy having rights over Summer (at least any that might trump her grandmother's).
DeleteBrian & Cathy: Stomach churning, please stop.
ReplyDeleteBethany: I'm still unhappy about Neil the police officer. If you're a victim and nervous of contacting the police, how does Neil's promised come-uppance reassure you? You may think you won't be as lucky as Bethany; you might be one of the many young women he's previously interviewed and frightened into silence. Corrie has strayed into Line of Duty territory, and Neil's end must be prison and the ruination of his career.
Summer: Who are the executors of Drew's will? I want to see Billy contacted by solicitors in the next week with details of Summer's trust fund, and Billy's rights versus grandmother's rights.
@Humpty
ReplyDeleteSomehow if people are being abused, then there not to stop going to the police because Corrie showed one police offer is corrupt.
Did they over order the fake tan in the make up dept? Lots of characters looked overly tanned especially Billy whose face was tanned but not his arms. They live in Weatherfield not Barbados.
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