After a two-week hiatus covering Corrie press days, and manoeuvring my manic day job, I’m pleased to be back on the Corrie episode reviews after a fortnight away, and what a fortnight it's been! Acid attacks, Amy’s anguish, Paul’s plight, Bill Webster's dead, Cerebus going over the rainbow bridge, and all with a plethora of other storylines quietly brewing in the background.
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| Will Ken's scaffolding ever come down? |
Tonight starts at number one with Amy still reeling from Tracy’s policing provocation, she’s now physically struggling to face the outside world, standing in the doorway and shaking with fear. Amy decides to lie and tell her parents it's all been a misunderstanding, in the hope that things will calm down. Tracy tells Adam that she thinks Amy is lying and Abi conveniently overhears, albeit a misinterpretation. Abi relays the gossip to Aaron and the lad displays emotional relief at this change of heart. Aaron’s buoyed by the news and plans a night out until he bumps into Aadi. Aadi is upset at the abuse aimed at Amy, only for Aaron to tell Aadi about Amy’s change of heart.
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| Summer's fashion sense clashes with Ken's lamp |
Summer and Aadi visit Amy to find out what's going on and she tells them it's all been a misunderstanding. Amy is also missing university but not telling anyone. Aadi forgives Aaron and heads to the gig with him, everything looks to be good again for the mechanic. No such thing for Amy though, we witness her having a dream sequence, and her memories of the event are all still very clear. I'm still not a fan of montage music and blurry screens. echoey voices, and such like (it's a Hollyoaks tactic) but if it conveys the message quicker, it's forgiven.
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| Faye tells Miley about Craig's ridiculous jumper |
Craig tries to make good with Miley and Faye by buying her daughter a gift, but Craig turns up with a baseball-themed gift, rather than a basketball, and the slight rift that's been appearing between the couple, since Miley’s return, is slowly getting wider. Craig is visibly jealous of Faye’s co-parenting with Jackson but the couple soon make amends. The pork-scratching analogy was a metaphor for Craig and Faye's stale (and bad-tasting) relationship? I have a feeling this is going to end badly for P.C. Tinker, and at the same time as his Mum leaves Kirk for Marco?
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| Faye does not like Pork Scratchings |
Meanwhile, Paul has decided to leave Dee-Dee’s flat and move in with Billy but still struggles with money worries from Gemma’s wedding and his unpaid loan. Paul's manual dexterity appears to be depleting further. dropping boxes when moving, but he's keen to get back to work. Paul quickly gets a local busboy job at the Bistro but still notices troubling symptoms in his hands. Later, visiting the doctors, Paul's told that he needed referring as his dexterity issues may be a sign of limb-onset MND, a life-limiting non-curable condition.
Later, Paul plans to meet Summer for dinner at Speed Daal, which Bernie turns up at, and Paul isn't feeling in the mood, nor for the bill-paying. Summer asks about his hospital visit, and Paul lies and hides his diagnosis. Spending his first night at the flat, Paul’s awake in sleeplessness as the reality hits home. Hiding his fears from Billy, he breaks down in anguish. All very compelling and important of course, I just wish the Archdeacon would get a smidgen of a storyline relating to his job?
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| Mary tells Brian she was full of spunk... in her younger days ;) |
Elsewhere, Brian’s Italian comedy storyline continues but at least we get screen time from Rita, Audrey, and Mary. Speaking of which, Mary's monologue about her younger days being ''full of spunk'' was tonight's real comedy moment. Dee-dee tells Damon about his upcoming court date, and he’s pleased to see Sarah visit her husband's office. With a bet on the cards, Damon continues to woo the married woman at the Rovers. Dee-dee meets for a drink with Sarah and has noticed her client's flirtations. She gives Sarah a subtle warning.
Well, after two weeks of watching all the episodes in one weekend, it's good to be back on the weekly episode reviews.! What did you think of tonight’s offering? I am @rybazoxo - tweet to let me know your thoughts.
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Enjoying the comedy captions on the screen grabs, excellent work, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteJeanie (anon): Would a doctor really share such a terrible diagnosis before it is even confirmed? I mean, "You might have this terrible, life-ending disease.....?" And are they that cold and businesslike--"it usually ends with the person being unable to breathe..." or whatever. Seems a pretty brutal way to share a (possible) diagnosis.
ReplyDeleteOn the road to being diagnosed with MS, my neurologist told me on several occasions that it couldn't be MS because of my age, but he thought it could be "X" disease. A different one each time. One being ALS. Just plainly stated with no explanation or empathy. I ended up being relieved in the end that it was "only" MS.
DeleteMy and hubby are puzzled why Paul didn't claim sick pay when he was working for Ed - if he signed a contract.
ReplyDeleteSurely he would have been able do that, on a temporary basis? If he was working cash in hand as a casual labourer, with no questions asked, then probably not.
I don't know why Billy didn't say 'Well, you should be able to claim sick pay.'
That'd prevent Paul from going to a loan shark in the first place and then approaching Damon for dodgy jobs.
If he's driving and he loses grip in his hands, he could lose control of the vehicle...
People who are unable to work due to illness or disability don't all go to loan sharks!
Had it not been for Gemma wanting a wedding, Chesney spending the money she's been saving for it on his fast food joint and also the household bills, then I don't think Paul would've taken out all those loans to help them pay for it and nor would he have turned to Damon in a bid to pay off the debt he accumulated after finding out the problems with his hand had nothing to do with the accident which made his claim against Carla void.
DeleteThe money that Gemma had been saving up for the wedding which was spent by Chesney could've gone towards the household bills instead.