Free of son deaths, sinkholes, and shoot-outs, you would think Abi would enjoy the honeymoon period before more drama? Monday nights Corrie saw her admit to Sally that she had a one-night stand with a nameless suitor. We viewers know who it is, but how long before everyone else on the street finds out? With Sally finding out, it was evident that Kevin would soon find out, and tonight that was what happened. We did get to see the first half of the adoption hearing, and the results surprised me! Normally, soaps would have blown through that with a successful outcome, but having been adjourned until March, we get a swift and stark reminder of the substance abuse past.
Abi's mortified with the outcome, but Kev is upbeat and readies a campervan for their journey away. All was looking good until the van's Bluetooth tuned into Abi’s phone call to Sally (plus pronouns!) that was very clever indeed, and nothing to do with the EE sponsorship, ahem. It was, however, a super soap moment, and Sally’s involvement only added another level to this drama. With Kevin finding out the unsavoury truth, he and Jack headed off on their own. However, Kev leaves thinking it was Tez (Seb’s Dad) and not Imran. Surely the truth will out, eventually?
A few days back, I tweeted out my fandom for newsboy Stu. He's lost that cough superquick, thankfully, and having been formally introduced to Corrie's patron saint, Ken, it seems he may be sticking around? Tonight, having gained gainful employment and a roof over his head, thanks to Yasmeen, our ex-hobo chef/wine connoisseur has decided to grapple with Tracy too. The wine tasting switch subplot was light relief - I enjoyed it. Is there going to be a romantic courtship with Yasmeen? Drinks with his boss/landlord around their garden heater would suggest so? I think he would make a great pairing with Bernie - we shall see. Meanwhile, Tracy’s face at tasting grape-flavoured paint stripper was a delight. Will this put her at crosshairs with Yasmeen, again? I do hope so.
Hopefully, Sean will heed Imran’s (Monday night) warning and leave it out, or if we are honest about it, maybe he could just leave altogether? Tonight, he was back flouncing around the factory, and I’m thinking he’d make a great adversary of loony Lydia? He dished out some advice to her tonight which means Sean is officially involved in it now - am I right? We can only hope. Maybe Sarah can sack him?
Joseph’s latchkey kid existence (and in poverty for a quad of siblings) has brought some great drama to the street these last few months. I wasn't quite expecting it to culminate in him flying off with granny Linda to Portugal, but tonight, that seems to be what's going to happen? Great to see Izzy back on screen and I enjoyed Bernie and Dev's meddling, in the process.
Meanwhile, loves young dream, Amy & Jacob, have officially re-coupled up. A stunningly shot scene on an old wooden boat / dark lighting /candles could easily have been a pastiched rom-com moment, yet, these two fine youthful actors performed a believable courtship, of course, this will lead to more chaos on the street, as Jacobs dubious past comes back to the fore. Could this be a Shakespearean tragedy ala Montagues v Capulets or a violent reprise like West Side Story? I think the latter is where this is going, and I must admit, I’m looking forward to seeing more of Tracy’s (lesser-seen recently) nasty vicious bile. The sour wine will leave a bad taste, but I think Jacob's return will be much more bitter!
Overall, an enjoyable midweek visit to Weatherfield! Again, I must mention how pleased I am to see a plethora of cast back on the screen.
Same time, next week then!
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3 comments:
Stu is great and it would be lovely to pair him up with Yazmeen. Certainly not Bernie.
Why wasn't Ken at the wine tasting?
In the same way that Daisy, Gemma, Kylie and others redeemed themselves once viewers began to like them, so Jacob could easily be reconstructed. And I quite like Amy and Jacob together.
Still filming under Covid restrictions. Not enough didn't to have 4 socially distance people in the back room at the Barlow's
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