tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post645373332466184533..comments2024-03-27T12:54:12.585+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: When Corrie's good, it's very, very goodGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72390287426387358622013-05-19T01:38:55.756+01:002013-05-19T01:38:55.756+01:00Spot on MP--Spot on MP--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-17093298214093219812013-05-19T00:16:46.267+01:002013-05-19T00:16:46.267+01:00This storyline raises so many interesting question... This storyline raises so many interesting questions. I hope they will be explored and explained over the next few months, factoring in the knowledge that the character of Hailey is being written out. It goes without saying that the wonderful actors playing these roles are more than capable of anything the writers may ask them to portray.<br /> How much do we currently know about Roy's Mary Pranksternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-62881705986905048312013-05-18T20:36:17.362+01:002013-05-18T20:36:17.362+01:00Agreed completely; this is the stuff on which Corr...Agreed completely; this is the stuff on which Corrie was created. No explosive anything. Subtle, brilliant acting, brilliant writing, real human interest.Ida Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-18556516200144815042013-05-18T19:45:02.733+01:002013-05-18T19:45:02.733+01:00I could not agree more. There was so much going on...I could not agree more. There was so much going on here, all three feeling complex, contradictory, real emotions. My favourite scenes I have seen on Corrie in a LONG time. I was moved to tears when Sylvia said Roy was nothing like his father.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-63352264158076981202013-05-18T17:09:07.524+01:002013-05-18T17:09:07.524+01:00David Neilson is just brilliant. I hope he doesn&#...David Neilson is just brilliant. I hope he doesn't consider leaving now Julie Hesmondhalgh is off. He's easily one of the best actors in the entire history of the show (quite possibly the best MALE actor...apart from Bill Tarmey perhaps).<br /><br />Stephanie Cole and Julie Hesmondhalgh fantastic also. Sylvia Cropper such a great character. Already a Corrie Great and she's only been Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-1468827888233833352013-05-18T16:36:45.342+01:002013-05-18T16:36:45.342+01:00Completely agree - that was brilliant. The three a...Completely agree - that was brilliant. The three actors were superb, conveying all the nuances of strong emotions and pain without shouting or flouncing about. <br /><br />This is why I watch Coronation Street, it is the payoff for sitting through a year of the other stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-17600550849285518022013-05-18T16:17:11.100+01:002013-05-18T16:17:11.100+01:00This is the storyline that's kept me watching ...This is the storyline that's kept me watching Corrie, and that is largely down to David Neilson, Julie Hesmondhalgh, and Stephanie Cole who've all made this otherwise cliched soap trope into something more.<br /><br />That last scene was so realistic, I was nearly moved to tears. I mean, I've actually felt Roy's grief, confusion and anger in the past year (even though our Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71121093973670176792013-05-18T15:03:20.774+01:002013-05-18T15:03:20.774+01:00You mustn't think much of Roy and Hayley's...You mustn't think much of Roy and Hayley's long marriage if you think a little tiff over a letter is enough to split them up... flippin' eck... I fear something far more unsalvagable is likely to tear them apart :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-48737414215371337322013-05-18T13:45:25.811+01:002013-05-18T13:45:25.811+01:00Fabulous absolutely. The scene with Haley and Roy ...Fabulous absolutely. The scene with Haley and Roy in their car just before they left and him telling her how much he loved her..awww...and now I suppose this is the beginning of the end of Haley and Roy.<br />Roy has to go through all the trauma of losing his dad all over again.<br />Great episode!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-374777362673697002013-05-18T12:04:57.863+01:002013-05-18T12:04:57.863+01:00Yes voting closed for the British Soap Awards yest...Yes voting closed for the British Soap Awards yesterday with its stupid categories like sexiest male and best exit. I entirely agree that it is this that should win awards. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-57176884648899149882013-05-18T11:45:37.891+01:002013-05-18T11:45:37.891+01:00Amen to that. It's these kind of scenes that m...Amen to that. It's these kind of scenes that make Corrie what it is.Llifonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861629511369520726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-75081684005008279532013-05-18T11:33:58.530+01:002013-05-18T11:33:58.530+01:00Stephanie Cole's performance as well just blew...Stephanie Cole's performance as well just blew me away last night. Sylvia's pain at recognizing the abuse that Roy suffered from his father, admonishing him that he was nothing like St. John just gripped my heart. <br /><br />What a fantastic actress. Lateboomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682471880990083862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-24171943786723563672013-05-18T11:18:48.916+01:002013-05-18T11:18:48.916+01:00Totally agree - that storyline has been pure class...Totally agree - that storyline has been pure class, totally character-driven rather than plot-driven with three superb actors showing the young 'uns how it should be done. I was actually talking to the telly - "see Hayley, you should have listened to Sylvia"<br /><br />It made the scenes with Tina and Grizzy look like am-dramPlutonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843816436940868773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-60066912957949747172013-05-18T10:48:39.852+01:002013-05-18T10:48:39.852+01:00The Roy, Hailey, Sylvia and the 2nd Mrs Cropper we...The Roy, Hailey, Sylvia and the 2nd Mrs Cropper were by far the best scenes yesterday although I think that sadly the seed has been sown for Roy's upset with Hailey which will culminate in her leaving. Tina doing what she does best - shrewish yelling and more scenes of the revolting Prices boozing at the Bistro. This family really make the Windass/Armstrong clan look like the Waltons. Frosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19103269180613531062013-05-18T10:47:54.288+01:002013-05-18T10:47:54.288+01:00I couldn't agree more. Their scenes actually j...<br />I couldn't agree more. Their scenes actually jumped out at me last night because the quality of them was so much better than what we've been used to of late. The three actors involved were all brilliant.Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.com