That's the thing with sinkholes, I guess. The land opens up, swallows what it can, and then you have to fix the hole and deal with the fallout. Dramatic license or poetic license, we are certainly seeing the immediate effects it's having on Corrie residents. Tonight, we have to deal with Natasha's (unexpected, unneeded, and unnecessary) death and the consequences of Johnny's demise, too.
Isn't this just sensationalist morbidity? Jenny and Carla are heartbroken, and even little Sam (a rare ray of Corrie sunshine) is now in turmoil too. There isn't much hope for the lad either; Leanne and Nick rarely smile at the best of times! The point I'm making is that it's very dark and doesn't feel like Corrie? How are they going to mend this sinkhole? I mean, it wasn't that long ago that Carla's mental health deteriorated to the point of hallucination and paranoid delusion. What now? Will Carla revert to her previous mental state following her Father's death? Leanne's is a right state, Nick's now a single father, Jenny Bradley's boozing, and even Roy's succumbing to guilt and lying. As much as I like the depths of human emotion examined by my favourite characters, we've all got enough on with Covid, haven't we?
And then we have Corey's admittance of guilt. Harking back to last week's Scooby-Doo styled Horrornation Street crime caper, it seems Asha is now in 'Velma' mood, conveniently locating homeless man Stu, who just happens to have Corey's WCFC bag in his possession! It's a ruse to bring Nina and Asha back together, of course, and these two did bring light to tonight's dark proceedings - it's just another annoying strand to this already convoluted Corey thread. I was a bit unconvinced about the homeless guy collaring him at the end too. So.much.misery.
With that, little atheist Sam (which makes me like him more) insists on seeing Natasha's corpse at the undertaker's. The morbid malaise just keeps on coming. I'd laugh if I could - it's just all so very miserable! Sam's monologue was heartfelt, but the sinkhole misery continues to pile on and into the street!
That's the thing with sinkholes, I guess. I just worry (and wonder) how Coronation Street will fill in this hole of misery?
Elsewhere in tonight's Corrie - Emma & Curtis do a cutesy couple thing, Jenny forgives Daisy, and Daniel drops David right in it!
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1 comment:
Great review - glad I'm not the only one not loving this new Corrie - please, leave the darkness behind!
Sheila
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