Coronation Street Episode Review, Weds 1 April 7.30pm

David Platt’s dastardly deeds in recent episodes (frolicking with Alina, goading Gail) is a stark reminder of his not too distant past. Hitting the self-destruct button (as he does in times of trouble) reminds us viewers that he needs Shona, just like he needed Kylie, to remain level-headed and on the straight and narrow. Will a mugging from the local hoodlums bring him back to reality? No, but the threat of a stabbing might! Managing to escape the gang's criminal clutches, a cat and mouse chase leads him back to Coronation Street (well, Victoria Street’s fire escape) and he’s free, for now.

Steve and Amy are trying to co-exist without Tracy, and his other daughter Emma asks Seb to move out of their flat. He won't, so she will. Heading over to No. 1 she settles in with her dad and sister. It’s great seeing Emma become interned into the House of Barlow, isn't it?

Geoff’s 5* hotel ploy (to avoid the wedding) is as see-through as his ‘heart attack’ and as this coercive plot continues, I’m sure things will get darker as we head deeper into this atrocious crime. I've seen a few comments online along the lines of ‘it's dragging on’, ‘getting boring’ etc. but you know what? It needs telling, it does. Uncomfortable as it may be, it’s a very real issue and at a time of enforced isolation, you can guarantee it's on the increase in the real world, as we watch the drama unfold onscreen. I wonder whether that laptop will be his downfall and not the coercion and psychotic tendencies he possesses? Do you remember he has that security camera set-up, the online dating sites, booking escorts etc? Yasmeen is getting suspicious...so that's my plot idea written down.

Geoff could do with talking to Charles at Stillwaters about his ‘art of deception’ class! Do we think Ken is going to try for election as the residents' president? I could see Norris as his running mate and right-hand man. The comedy of this duo is genius, let's hope it continues. Also, Charles is an ex-policeman... I think that will become relevant to this story at a later date… just a plot idea of mine (probably wrong but we will see).

Avoiding a beating, David arrives home with a takeaway and toasts his escape from thugs with another beer. He may have escaped a stabbing but that subtle smirk he gave suggests it may be a while before he reconnects with Shona? 

Also, do we have any thoughts on Alex’s sudden interest in linguistics? Has Bernie had a personality transplant or is she genuinely trying to be a good mother now to Gemma? 

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. 

Ciao for now!

If 3 episodes of Corrie a week reminds you of simpler times too, tweet me your classic Corrie nostalgia @rybazoxo 

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