Wednesday August 26th
CARLA FEARS ABI MAY DEVELOP A NEW ADDICTION Peter calls at number 11 and tells Abi she needs to get some help. Carla is suspicious when Peter lies to her about going to meet Abi and when she finds out he is helping her with her addiction Carla warns him to be careful as it’s not that long ago Abi was in love with him. Meanwhile Kev’s sister Debbie arrives at the house with a large suitcase and marks Abi’s card and warns her not to mess her brother about. Abi assures her she wouldn’t dream of it.
GEMMA AND PAUL GET READY TO RUMBLE When Gemma presents him with a signed photo of PJ and Duncan, Paul can hardly believe his eyes. As ‘Ready to Rumble’ strikes up, Paul and Gemma show off their moves. Billy returns home and apologises to Paul for missing his party. He assures Paul that he has no interest in Todd, but was simply supporting his friend Sean.
TODD IS OFFICIALLY MISSING Sean confirms that Todd is now officially on the missing persons’ list. Sean and Billy meet up with the Finding People charity who assure them they’ll do everything they can to try and find Todd.
ELSEWHERE As Daniel witters on about Bertie, he realises Cherry is bored. Asserting that it just isn’t working, Daniel ends the call and stares forlornly at Sinead’s photo. Jenny rails at Johnny for leaving her to run the pub single handedly, convinced there’s something he’s not telling her.
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Would a signed photo of PJ and Duncan be signed PJ and Duncan or Ant and Dec?
ReplyDeleteThe default mode with most Corrie characters is to lie. If Peter is in a loving relationship with Carla why can’t he just tell her the truth from the outset? All this lying on Corrie really annoys me. Grr!
ReplyDeleteMe too Nina. It surely is for the purposes of future storylines setting up entanglements
Deleteleading to suspicion, the declarations of which leads to cries of mistrust which leads the 'victim' to an affair, etc, etc. In this case, as you say why not the truth from the outset. But how are the oft unimaginative scripters going to manage without resorting to default of compulsive lying. Thank God there are a few characters who do not lie. Roy, Rita, Evelyn.Any others?
Peter and Abi are totally gonna have an affair, aren't they? How very original. Just when you think Peter's grown as a character, he reverts back to a cheating scumbag. Way to go, writers.
ReplyDeletePeter and Carla don't work as a jog-along couple like, say, Tim and Sally. Humour is hugely important, the gentle ribbing you get between solid couples, and they just don't have that. Maybe with other characters but not with each other. They are only interesting when they're going through a drama and that gets repetitive after a while. The writers need to give Peter and Carla a story which puts them on the same side of a battle. Then we'd see them as a strong team.
ReplyDeleteHumpty Dumpty, you raise some interesting points.
ReplyDeleteCarla and Peter had a lot of playful banter early on in their relationship and it would be nice to see a return of that because, like you say, watching them go through crisis after crisis can get repetitive after a while.
Having said that, I do really like them as a couple. They’re one of the few remaining compelling couples the show has left and it would be a mistake to split them up. Having Peter embark on yet another affair would be a step backwards in my opinion. The writers have been trying to show Peter as a reformed character worthy of Carla’s love, so to have him cheat on her (again) would completely undermine all that.
Personally, I would rather they remain together and face whatever challenges they've got coming their way as a united front rather than the conflict be with each other.
Also, just a thought, but a good way of solidifying them as a couple might be to have them stop jumping from house to house and living with their parents and get a place together? Just a thought.