tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post3017888559107528149..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Has Carla and Roy's friendship rang true for you?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-59078780700483010122016-05-14T15:37:09.613+01:002016-05-14T15:37:09.613+01:00Carla has been turned into a dishrag..the old Carl...Carla has been turned into a dishrag..the old Carla would've told Nick about her one night stand and let the chips fall where they may. As far as Roy in concerned..they're more like acquaintances now - not much there anymore. I sure hope she has a cracking exit storyline though, with Roy involved somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-16254631811971054522016-05-14T13:50:01.407+01:002016-05-14T13:50:01.407+01:00If they'd wanted to soften Carla and make her ...If they'd wanted to soften Carla and make her vulnerability truly believable, they should have given her a baby. Much as I loathe babies arriving at the drop of a hat, a real story could have been made about Carla being left with a baby courtesy of, preferably, Peter Barlow. He could have still had the affair and left town. Having a child, whose interests would come first in Carla's life,Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80571150443214713282016-05-14T07:08:32.133+01:002016-05-14T07:08:32.133+01:00I agree with you. Their friendship always felt awk...I agree with you. Their friendship always felt awkward and fake to me. But I should mention that I've disliked Carla ever since she let that Polish immigrant working at Underworld die and refused to call for an ambulance. She had been overworking the poor woman (and another immigrant or two) and didn't want an ambulance to arrive at the time because the women shouldn't have been Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-66794817439674714392016-05-14T07:05:43.879+01:002016-05-14T07:05:43.879+01:00Anonymous 00:00 - All friendships start somewhere....Anonymous 00:00 - All friendships start somewhere. Hayley is more than a good enough reason for Roy and Carla's unlikely friendship. Nothing forced about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-4662490301566531292016-05-14T06:58:13.392+01:002016-05-14T06:58:13.392+01:00Anon 21:40 Totally agree. That hospital scene brok...Anon 21:40 Totally agree. That hospital scene broke my heart too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-30449985694108377672016-05-14T00:00:23.083+01:002016-05-14T00:00:23.083+01:00I also thought always that Carla's friendship ...I also thought always that Carla's friendship with Roy was a bit forced. Just because you're friends with someone doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to be friends with her husband. I think it's more a Carla problem than a Roy problem as the only friend to Carla I find remotely credible is Michelle -- and that's only because they are similar in age and matched in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-59695703211321034172016-05-13T21:40:51.298+01:002016-05-13T21:40:51.298+01:00I agree with comments about Carla's and Roy...I agree with comments about Carla's and Roy's friendship being true.<br />Granted it began over their shared grief over Hayley but in time Roy has become almost like a surrogate father to Carla.<br />My favorite scene is when Roy visits Carla in the hospital after her miscarriage.He didn't know what to say but for Carla,just him being there was all that mattered.It choked me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74069535427271045142016-05-13T21:19:15.148+01:002016-05-13T21:19:15.148+01:00Didn't find it very plausible at first, but it...Didn't find it very plausible at first, but it definitely seems more and more natural as it goes on. Lot of credit to both actors for pulling it off! From someone who used to scoff at the relationship, I thought Carla's joy at Roy's return came across as very authentic, touching even-a real rapport between the two. Much better than Cathy's response, actually, which seemed very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-73765097676327555212016-05-13T18:47:54.313+01:002016-05-13T18:47:54.313+01:00I find it impossible not to love Roy and Carla and...I find it impossible not to love Roy and Carla and I agree with the above comments- on paper it shouldn't work but it SO does! <br />Roy has made it his mission to be there for Carla like she was there for him and Hayley. The bond they have is lovely to watch and so rare in a soap<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64832938301744776122016-05-13T17:35:58.426+01:002016-05-13T17:35:58.426+01:00Tvor, stop reading my mind! It shouldn't but i...Tvor, stop reading my mind! It shouldn't but it does. The cordiality was formed over the years of Haley and Carla's relationship, and their own friendship formed when they came together over Haley's demise. He's the favorite uncle neither of them ever had; even without a role model, it sprang from his innate goodness and her need to have someone with whom she could take off her abbykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808858897096902157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32693403737489283372016-05-13T16:58:39.764+01:002016-05-13T16:58:39.764+01:00I agree with most of the comments here. They shoul...I agree with most of the comments here. They shouldn't work but they do for me. It grew out of Carla and Hayley's friendship. They wouldn't have made that connection otherwise but Roy came to see the person beneath Carla's veneer just as he did with Becky. She sees him as a father figure in many respects even now that Johnny has come clean. She and Johnny don't have that bond Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-90772751360560102532016-05-13T16:31:04.376+01:002016-05-13T16:31:04.376+01:00There was a point in one of the storylines where R...There was a point in one of the storylines where Roy was at a low point and Carla was nowhere to be seen; maybe, it was to do with the thugs attacking the café. You might have expected Roy to be untouchable with Carla's protection but that didn't happen. As always in Corrie, good actors can make a dodgy storyline work. Shoot me down now, Carla fans, but she is still very 2D which means Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-31565640950555605132016-05-13T15:58:41.964+01:002016-05-13T15:58:41.964+01:00I love them together on screen like many have said...I love them together on screen like many have said they shouldn't work on paper but they do. I think Roy's been like a father figure throughout the past years which she has needed with the Peter and Tina stuff and the gambling addictionHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194557583686911326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71714221504275121992016-05-13T14:34:52.502+01:002016-05-13T14:34:52.502+01:00My answer is the same as the last time you asked. ...My answer is the same as the last time you asked. :-) For me Roy and Carla scenes are a joy to watch.<br /><br />John Whiston's comment makes no sense to me. For a start, even when Carla's been in the wrong, she seems to have majority of viewers on her side. Bit odd to worry about such a flawed character being liked but STILL put her at the centre of so many controversial stories. I'mLornanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77826529310090062732016-05-13T14:32:49.289+01:002016-05-13T14:32:49.289+01:00I enjoy the Roy and Carla relationship very much. ...I enjoy the Roy and Carla relationship very much. Given this is a soap opera and all sorts of things are overdone this is probably not a relationship that would exist in real life but in the context of a seige, a boss/employee relationship, a woman and man whose mothers were extreme (not that we ever saw Carla's mum but we heard all about her) then it's soap-opera believable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369845238259736486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-25346562875990483892016-05-13T14:06:45.315+01:002016-05-13T14:06:45.315+01:00I agree. The relationship between Carla and Hayley...I agree. The relationship between Carla and Hayley was just about believable,as they had been the whole siege thing together. But,I've always felt that the Carla-Roy one very contrived. This week's scene when he returned was the most unbelievable yet. Mind,they seem to be testing Alison King's acting with so many unbelievable scenarios at the moment. Her chemistry with Nick is non 70sStreetFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953100602412456756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5399378693305903922016-05-13T14:06:31.118+01:002016-05-13T14:06:31.118+01:00Roy says what he feels. He isn't PC, he isn...Roy says what he feels. He isn't PC, he isn't fluffing Carla about. I think she trusts him to be a voice of reason in a world of noise. I like them together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77409812890702015392016-05-13T13:47:03.150+01:002016-05-13T13:47:03.150+01:00I agree completely with Wim Lammens above. He wrot...I agree completely with Wim Lammens above. He wrote exactly how I feel about it. The friendship shouldn't work, but it does.C in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-73433871533780447102016-05-13T12:58:08.882+01:002016-05-13T12:58:08.882+01:00I feel like Roy has been one of only a few people ...I feel like Roy has been one of only a few people Carla has ever felt safe enough with to show her vulnerable side. Roy sees right through her tough-as-nails exterior, and not only does Carla acknowledge this, she also appreciates it, because she knows Roy will never take advantage of her (mostly hidden) vulnerability. <br /><br />From Roy's perspective, I think he's genuinely fond of Wimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112597302517723683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-50824961693963997982016-05-13T12:40:39.120+01:002016-05-13T12:40:39.120+01:00Their friendship does work for me. They came toget...Their friendship does work for me. They came together to comfort each other during Hayley's illness and death. Admittedly they don't appear <br />as obvious candidates for such a friendship, but they do convince me. Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-1855383275199767762016-05-13T12:22:17.813+01:002016-05-13T12:22:17.813+01:00I believe that Carla has been a replacement for Be...I believe that Carla has been a replacement for Becky but hasn't quite worked. She worked better with Hayley tbh.Llifonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861629511369520726noreply@blogger.com