Can you imagine trying to defend Abi in court? The sheer gall required to persuade them that she's a fit mother and definitely not an ex-junkie, jailbird, borderline alcoholic, cokehead, pyromaniac, car thief, who disposed of two kids, lost a third, and given birth whilst under the influence! Oh yeah, and she abandoned the newborn as well. No judge in the real world would let her access that baby, not a chance mate. So what about soapland? Tonight, Abi faces the court hearing, and Imran realises what he is up against - not only in court - but as the baby's secret father. Toyah turning up at court makes the slippery slimeball solicitor squirm further. Inside the hearing, all of Abi’s dirty laundry is aired, Weatherfield Social services play a blinder, Imran is clearly out of his depth, and an interim care order is placed on the child.
Abi’s emotional upset is visible, as is Imran's, and Toyah soon becomes suspicious. Imran worms a way around it and lets Toyah tell Abi that he can't deal with the case anymore. Abi retaliates and makes sure that Imran can’t see Alfie anymore.
Facing the truth, Imran decides that he needs to be on the birth certificate, and he arranges another solicitor to fight Abi’s cause. I'm sorry, but Imran is such a slimeball! We also get a scene of Kevin and Abi tonight, reminding us that Kev, just like Toyah, is unaware of what the truth is here, and both of them deserve better! In light of recent cast news, I’m interested to see how this story unfolds, once the inevitable truth comes out. Could we see Kev and Toyah together in future, perhaps?
Another one I’m interested in is Laura admitting fake guilt for killing Rick. Tonight, Laura faces a plea hearing, and Gary’s guilty conscience is at its peak. Gary tries to convince Kelly to make her peace, Sarah overhears, and of course, Gary’s ex knows the truth about Rick’s murder. Gary then visit’s Laura in hospital, and makes a final plea of his own. Laura cries her heart out, and for the life of me, I can't quite fathom why she’s covering for Gary? Also, I know mention this every week, but where is the cancer awareness? If you've been affected public service broadcast info is missing. Why? Anyway, Kelly has no interest in Laura’s plight, Sarah lambasts Gary for his murderous lies, and he tells Maria that it’s time the truth came out. Where is this going to go? I am enjoying this storyline, I’m just sad that Laura’s demise is incoming. I guess we get to keep Kelly though. I'm a bit old for the teen stories, but that young lady is a superb actress!
I’d forgotten all about Summer. The recent Corrie teen strand has focused on Amy Barlow’s flighty romance, but now that Jacob is out of the bag, I guess it’s time to re-focus on Corrie’s resident brainbox (and possible, bulimic?) diabetic student. Tonight, Billy (Weatherfield’s archdeacon, remember him?) struggles to reign in her fervent study regime, and the mock exams are causing the teen some stress. Even Todd is showing concern, and I’d also forgotten about him too. Busy with death, I imagine, but I am glad to see these three back on screen. It’s been a while. Todd and Billy both express concern for their daughter and it’s nice to see. A rare and unique blended Corrie family. Untraditional and modern. More from these guys, please, Corrie!
Elsewhere in this hour - Craig rejoins the police. hurray(!) Sally and Tim's cringe sex-life storyline continues, and Emma takes things further with Jon. Bye!
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7 comments:
I think there is no ‘If you’ve been affected….’ message because they couldn’t quite make their minds up about what Laura is actually dying *of*.
Re: Laura admitting to Rick's death...
The only reason I can think of, is that she knows how well off her daughter is with Gary and Maria, and since she's been a crappy mother for so long, she may figure that taking the fall instead of Gary is the best way to ensure that she stays with Gary and Maria and looked after by them.
The alternative is that Gary goes to prison, breaking up their little family, Laura dies, and Kelly is again left with nothing.
That's my speculation.
Jeanie (anon): I'm confused--are Todd and Billy back together? I thought Billy had vowed to have nothing more to do with him? I did miss about a month's worth of episodes back in November and Dec. so maybe I missed a reconciliation?
Agree about Kelly--the actress is great--a real addition to the cast! Has a real edge on her. And a great dynamic with Maria and Gary. She's also great with Laura--you can really see these two as mother and daughter--not just the blond hair but the mannerisms, the voice, the hard edge to them. Too bad Laura's leaving...I'm sorry but she outclasses Maria big time! I'm guessing the Kelly actress won't be around for too long either--she'll move on to better things.
Imran's behavior is just unfathomable...He hears all the details of Abi's gory past and yet keeps insisting that Alfie needs to be with his mother! Doesn't he care for the child at all? Surely, his first instinct, if he cares about the child, would be to get him away from Abi, not give him to her. And then, hopefully look after the child himself with Toyah alongside him. She wants a baby so much that if he had just told her from the start, she probably would have been supportive. My son was watching with me and he kept saying that's classic rock brain thinking! (a phrase from elementary school psychology--where you just insist on using the same bad strategy or approach, over and over again, despite clear evidence that it's not working1)
When Sarah lambasted Gary for letting Laura take the fall,my first thought was why didn't Sarah herself go the police months ago when she found out the truth about Rick's death instead of keeping quiet to protect Gary which led to her and Adam's brief separation as he and Imram were investigating Rana's and Rick's death at the time.
Sarah comes off as a hyporcrite !
@Tashcat - I thought it was stomach cancer?
C in Canada: that's exactly it. Makes sense in a way, as Laura isn't long for this life, bravely dying of soap cancer. Just a shame that Gary didn't call the police when he killed Rick, as it was self-defence. I think Rick tried to strangle him, so there would have been DNA evidence.
I agree Coconno - if Gary had just called the police at the time it happened, he wouldn't have had this hanging over his head for years....but then we wouldn't have had these delicious storylines either! That's soap!
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