tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post5847955643372295282..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Eva Price vs Bet LynchGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72426033122426312452013-12-16T20:33:53.730+00:002013-12-16T20:33:53.730+00:00I like Eva, and asside fron here Nick loonies stag...I like Eva, and asside fron here Nick loonies stage, I think shee is nicer and kinder then Bet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-91094529369237132372013-12-16T19:09:33.295+00:002013-12-16T19:09:33.295+00:00I love Eva too, I think she's more Raquel than...I love Eva too, I think she's more Raquel than Bet. I hope she stays with Jason and they set up a little home and live happily ever after with a nice little family. Hell, not going to happen is it! Rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87833254076666495212013-12-16T17:49:30.063+00:002013-12-16T17:49:30.063+00:00Bet Lynch was before my time as a viewer, but ther...Bet Lynch was before my time as a viewer, but there is one other thing that makes Eva more likable than the rest of her family. She has a friend in the always interesting Kylie. Not a work mate, not a relation, not a significant other, no ties at all, just a friend. They bring out those little nothings in each other, the stuff we don't see often enough with Street characters. Hope she stays.abbyknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88967717929992131542013-12-16T16:37:14.083+00:002013-12-16T16:37:14.083+00:00Sometimes the comments of readers are so insightfu...Sometimes the comments of readers are so insightful. Well said Anon 15.50. Personally I feel if Corrie were smart it would have invested in new character moulds. Times have changed. One of the reasons the original Corrie characters resonated was because they reminded people of aunts and uncles, or people on their streets. Does Dev remind you of your neighborhood Asian grocer? Is Kylie like your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64419664977561077782013-12-16T16:14:56.035+00:002013-12-16T16:14:56.035+00:00Eva's too pampered by mummy Stella to be like ...Eva's too pampered by mummy Stella to be like Bet. Bet had to fight her own battles in life. We saw her son briefly when he came into the Rovers, but I don't remember if we knew anything about her parents. Tina is a little bit in the mould of Bet, Joe hardly being much help to his daughter. Tina is more or less an orphan, looking to Rita for support just as Bet did with Annie Walker. Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-63392022263547744672013-12-16T16:06:53.415+00:002013-12-16T16:06:53.415+00:00An afterthought: it's interesting that people ...An afterthought: it's interesting that people largely seem to think of Bet as a legend and Sean as an irritant, when both characters are the voice of a similar camp sensibility. Maybe a mainstream audience finds that DQ style to be more acceptable in female form, whereas it's viewed as a negative stereotype when represented more directly through Sean.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5517591143196446502013-12-16T15:50:30.171+00:002013-12-16T15:50:30.171+00:00I've been watching old episodes from the 80s a...I've been watching old episodes from the 80s and it's incredible how much Bet Lynch comes across as the DQ avatar of gay male writers. She is given lots of camera time, making long catty poetic monologues. She wants a long-term mate, but all of her relationships are one-night stands... more like Sean than Eva IMHO. Coronation Street has a long history of introducing gay sensibility into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-44406422959923216592013-12-16T14:41:38.160+00:002013-12-16T14:41:38.160+00:00I love Eva too, she is a good actress, but i just ...I love Eva too, she is a good actress, but i just hope they don't keep putting her on the back burner like the did to Jason and Marcus and so many others this year.Barrie.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125414712624090558noreply@blogger.com