Well, our blogger @MichealAdamsUK certainly put the cat among the Weatherfield pigeons with his blog post earlier today suggesting that the whole Connor family (bar a member of two) should be axed from Coronation Street. You can read his blog post here.
Angry Corrie fans who love the Connor family took to Twitter after reading Michael's post. It certainly had a strong reaction - and that's what the blog is all about. We love hearing your views!
And so, we offered to turn the blog over to those who wished to express an alternate opinion. Here we go with a post from @baileysbarlow
As if Mondays aren’t annoying enough, I stumbled upon a blog post on this particular day stating ‘most of [the Connor clan] should be axed.’ One scroll through your Twitter timeline and you’ll be aware it’s ruffled feathers. I agree, with the axing, in that I’m all for axing people with opinions along this line. It’s okay to have your own opinion, so long as you’re okay with being…well, wrong.
That’s an exaggeration, I promise I’m not that harsh really!
Nevertheless, the post in question discussed the members they’d like to see leave, so here you’ll find reasons for them, as a collective, staying on the Street.
Firstly, their ties to the other members of the street are as iconic as Carla’s cheekbones. The Connors have substantial links to the Barlows, who have links to the Battersbys, and to the McDonalds, even the Nazirs. They’re as intertwined as, well, themselves…if you catch my drift.
Without the Connors, there’d literally be missing pieces with almost every family. (Yes, I’m looking at you, Rana and Kate.) Not to mention our beloved Roy Cropper. His bond with Carla is one unlike any other, he’ll be damned if he has to lose her again, and not to the kidney failure.
The nation’s favourite knicker factory would go under without Aidan and Carla. Let’s be real, who else would realistically run it? Underworld would probably be turned into a Starbucks to rival the Costa Coffee. Like our poor Roy hasn’t suffered enough this far. The factory is also another one of the aforementioned substantial links, it’s (permanent) loss would leave residents destitute. The Rovers and the Bistro would also struggle to turn over a profit without the Connors’ many family meetings, and Johnny’s many speeches.
Moreover, a lack of Connors will certainly equal a lack of viewers. To the majority of people, myself included, the Connors are -the only reason to watch- Corrie. Axing members of the clan would be a prime example of the show shooting themselves in the foot, no matter how tenuous the link may seem to the untrained eye, I can assure you the Connors are considerably meaningful. This family is the reason behind friendships as close of that of ‘Carchelle’ forming and quite frankly, I’m confident the Connors have touched everyone’s lives at some point. For the better.
By @baileysbarlow
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