As character deterioration goes, Gemma’s quadruple ‘bundle of joy’ and descent into depression, have actually (in my opinion) given the former chav more breadth, depth, and pathos? With Bernie now out of the way, Chesney takes charge and his worries are soon realised when Gemma leaves the bambino’s on a bus! Rescued by their father, what now for the struggling young parents? I guess Bernie is coming back too?
At Number one, Emma’s heartbroken at Seb’s betrayal; she delivers an impassioned monologue to Eccles, Ken's devoted dog, who's resting on her knee. It’s strange not seeing Ken there but it's good to see fresh inhabitants after all these years?
Gangster Gary has laid low since discarding his dodgy loan-sharking, shoot-outs and shouting at Ali. It's nice then to see him looking shifty and edgy when Rick’s daughter Kelly (the guy he murdered and buried in the woods) turns up as a friend of Asha’s having started at Weatherfield comp. We've not seen hide nor hair of the Alahan's in months - is it nice to see them back on the street?
With new tenants at Number one, and Ken still going strong, I guess it's poignant (in the show's 60th year) to now send Eccles to join Deirdre and Blanche in Corrie heaven. Taking her out on a walk, Dev tells Emma that the (very old) dog is looking a bit rough. Swiftly at the vets, Emma is told that Eccles has an inoperable tumour and it’s best if she’s euthanised rather than holding on for a few more painful days. Emma's sweet demeanour and general sadness add to the rather dark tone of tonight's episode. It's making me wonder what more Corrie still has in store for 2020?
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7 comments:
Why had Emma had the authorisation to act for Eccles at the vets? A vet would phone the owner and talk to them first. There was no reason given why Ken or Tracey couldn't answer the phone.
Good point Sharon.
Regarding Clare's law, years ago I watched a documentary which had an interview with the real Clare's Dad and how Clare's law came about. Clare had left her boyfriend after years of abuse and was trying to start a new life. Clare was a nurse heading to work the night shift at the hospital when the ex-boyfriend murdered her in the parking lot. Clare's Dad tirelessly campaigned to set up the law that people can learn if their boyfriend/husband has a history of abuse.
Emma kept ringing Ken (and Steve? ). Not her fault they didn't pick up, but it's true that the vet needed the owner's permission. Poor Emma, Tracy didn't have to be so nasty.
I agree a vet would ring the pet's owner unless it was in extreme pain. Eccles could have lasted another 24 hours so his owners could say goodbye. However, we'd hardly seen Eccles until recently. His failing health and subsequent death are a plot device for Ken to fall out with Charles. This isn't going to be a sad story about the loss of a pet as we had with Tyrone and Chesney. It's a story about principles and Ken wanting fair play at the complex. Now he has a personal agenda to fight against Charles. As for Emma, I guess this makes her feel even more isolated.
I presume Ken had pet insurance. The operation would have cost an awful lot, or didn’t Emma think of that.
Tracy really is a nasty cow blaming Emma, I don’t know why other people even bother with her.
I thought Monday’s episode seemed short so I timed Weds programme from my recording. Minus the titles, adverts and credits we actually got fewer than 22 minutes of story.
That's normal. I record a lot of episodes and watch them later, and I noticed that a while back. On ITV, an show that scheduled to last for an hour can be watched in 45 minutes if recorded
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