tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post8136045484583748226..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Outstaying your welcome on the StreetGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3670351404111298882017-01-22T14:23:45.438+00:002017-01-22T14:23:45.438+00:00Steph was a brilliant character if she was paired ...Steph was a brilliant character if she was paired with someone like Zeedan or even Luke if he wasn't her brother. I always thought Freddie could be Luke and Stephs Dad officially not. I don't see much hope now for Luke as his relationship with Tracy Barlow is boring. I hope Kate Oates makes characters more stable and interesting under her era , and King Phelan to rule the cobbles forever Jack Downeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67153809220437170682017-01-22T14:11:19.419+00:002017-01-22T14:11:19.419+00:00I'm referring to the chain of cause and effect...I'm referring to the chain of cause and effect when I invoke Gail. (It's a mode of philosophical argument called Reductio ad Absurdum). Todd IS guilty of not turning Phelan in, so is culpable for his neighbours' loss of money. But the deaths at Phelan's hands is an incidental result of his remaining quiet. He has no certain knowledge that Phelan was responsible, even if he Cobblestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636002429906543635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71869204978562168012017-01-22T13:54:43.061+00:002017-01-22T13:54:43.061+00:00All Todd could be charged with is conspiracy to de...All Todd could be charged with is conspiracy to defraud. The subsequent deaths were not a direct result of the scam. They were an indirect result, but culpability for both lies with Phelan because of his deliberate actions ( or inaction in the case of Michael). Also, let's not forget that Todd has absolutely no idea that Phelan was responsible for the deaths of two men; if he had, I suspect Cobblestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636002429906543635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-44351150489587745192017-01-22T13:10:47.062+00:002017-01-22T13:10:47.062+00:00To Gale - TPTB may not want to hire you as a write...To Gale - TPTB may not want to hire you as a writer, but I bet if you took a poll on this blog page you would be a 100% first choice. I'm sure a lot of viewers who follow this blog page could be better writers than the bunch we have now. At least they would make it more interesting rather than so predictable and mundane that we are getting now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-31365207133238032382017-01-22T12:15:07.162+00:002017-01-22T12:15:07.162+00:00That would be perfect. A mud covered Andy turning ...That would be perfect. A mud covered Andy turning up on the cobbles with a few policemen and the laptop under his arm. Lol!Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-38361088547333758552017-01-22T10:02:47.487+00:002017-01-22T10:02:47.487+00:00We never actually saw Andy dead, I'm hoping he...We never actually saw Andy dead, I'm hoping he didn't actually die, Pat assumed he had and went off to bury him and Andy came to and disappeared to plan the full takedown of Pat once and for all.........Well, I can only hope...PoidaPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420242564352102213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-63930856025499829682017-01-22T07:18:22.857+00:002017-01-22T07:18:22.857+00:00Tracy confessed to Carla because Carla was suicida...Tracy confessed to Carla because Carla was suicidal not because Tracy was trying to kill her. They were on the edge of a cliff and if Tracy had wanted to, she could have just let Carla jump to her death instead of preventing it.<br />Tracy is a murderer (of her ex) but not in this case.Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71899352416713636012017-01-22T06:39:29.956+00:002017-01-22T06:39:29.956+00:00And if they want a long distance writer that can a...And if they want a long distance writer that can attend meetings via skype, I am willing. Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087730676859855324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-20812920767441064862017-01-22T06:36:58.187+00:002017-01-22T06:36:58.187+00:00They need to stay.
Carla needs to come back with ...They need to stay. <br />Carla needs to come back with lawyers and the police to say that Tracy confessed to her while trying to kill her, and the police say rag the forensic backlog has been cleared, they found her fingerprints on surfaces to be named and that Michelle remembers her going into the private area and coming out empty handed and Michelle's keys, that were there an hour earlier Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087730676859855324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-55336283602387748462017-01-22T05:05:15.117+00:002017-01-22T05:05:15.117+00:00Can't you be charged with being an accessory a...Can't you be charged with being an accessory after the fact in GB? Phelan didn't call an ambulance for Michael because letting him live would mean his part in the scam would be discovered.By not reporting the scam to the authorities or his belief that there was more than meets the eye to Michael's death, Todd is allowing Phelan to continue his crime spree. Surely that's not Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-36844140790643226252017-01-22T04:42:48.481+00:002017-01-22T04:42:48.481+00:00It seems Todd's partly responsible for the dea...It seems Todd's partly responsible for the deaths-not legally, but as I said morally. He knows Phelan scammed the Street and he knows he was involved in Michael's death. By covering for him and not revealing the truth--especially after Michael's death, he has left Phelan free to continue. To murder Andy and marry Eileen--whom I wouldn't be surprised to see as one of Phelan's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-65923163020601866422017-01-22T02:04:21.121+00:002017-01-22T02:04:21.121+00:00Not really though. No one was being blamed for the...Not really though. No one was being blamed for the fire or was going to jail for it: it was, quite rightly, deemed an accident.<br />If Carla hadn't already been troubled, the guilt of the fire starting at her house while she was passed out drunk wouldn't have troubled her so much that Tracy admitted the truth to her so she wouldn't kill herself.<br />Then, Carla turned around and Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7130119483227889502017-01-22T00:55:41.809+00:002017-01-22T00:55:41.809+00:00Tracy may not have started the fire on purpose, bu... Tracy may not have started the fire on purpose, but she did try to let Carla take the blame rather than 'fess up.coconno196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5692140993280545522017-01-22T00:52:59.553+00:002017-01-22T00:52:59.553+00:00I'm very sad about the departure of Steph and ...I'm very sad about the departure of Steph and Andy. Two characters that they could have done so much with but didn't. I would rather have seen him kill Adam instead, he's a waste of screen time. The Phelan story line has run it's course in my book, time for him to get caught and leave. Yawn. Flohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103011254105323818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-81880160427493095742017-01-22T00:52:47.088+00:002017-01-22T00:52:47.088+00:00Todd is not remotely responsible for Michael or An...Todd is not remotely responsible for Michael or Andy's death. No court of law would ever convict him on these circumstances, and if we start tracing culpability for every outrage back through every inadvertent link of the chain of cause and effect, which of the characters will not be found wanting. You might as well claim Gail is responsible, because she got back with Michael, thus preventingCobblestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636002429906543635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14358696589094979672017-01-21T20:08:20.664+00:002017-01-21T20:08:20.664+00:00What strikes me about the Phelan murder story line...What strikes me about the Phelan murder story line is not will Phelan be punished, but will Todd? Clearly Phelan will get his comeuppance after a few more months, max a half year, of terror on the street. His story line seems to be unfolding similarly to Stape's and Hillman's as he becomes increasingly psycho. But Todd--in keeping quiet about the scam and helping cover up Michael's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56414372916531714842017-01-21T19:53:01.041+00:002017-01-21T19:53:01.041+00:00I will miss Steph a lot.
Phelan has crossed the li...I will miss Steph a lot.<br />Phelan has crossed the line now and his days are numbered. I am expecting him to be killed and there to be a "Who Killed Phelan" mystery. Heaven knows there are plenty of candidates even just among those on the show now. Kevin, Anna, Gary, Todd, Eileen and there's always Vinny who could return or his ex-wife. <br />I know Tracy's murder conviction Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80355444696577820832017-01-21T19:04:46.111+00:002017-01-21T19:04:46.111+00:00I personally hope that Phelan will leave as quickl...I personally hope that Phelan will leave as quickly as possible, no fault to the actor who plays him, but the storylines he's involved in are badly written and totally unbelievable...... here's hoping !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054890277365100768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47818670209309764442017-01-21T18:42:39.381+00:002017-01-21T18:42:39.381+00:00I would've preferred to see Sarah and Bethany ...I would've preferred to see Sarah and Bethany leave rather than Steph.Sarah with her 'sleeping with anyone who smiles at her [and gets pregnant]'storylines and Bethany in a aomewhat recycling of her mother's internet pervert storyline are two characters who acted like spoilt brats at the best of times and yet remain because they're Platts!<br />Steph on the other hand was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37344427544531183872017-01-21T18:38:53.897+00:002017-01-21T18:38:53.897+00:00It is difficult for characters to survive on the s...It is difficult for characters to survive on the street without a deeper connection to one of the families or "groupings" (e.g. The oldies) on the street. Steph was brought in as a sidekick to Katy, then moved onto being a sidekick for Tina. She then remained due to her partnership with GAndy who himself was a sidekick for Michael who did become part of an established family (or two). Rapunzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887730490326081434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-63817489672389279992017-01-21T18:12:42.299+00:002017-01-21T18:12:42.299+00:00Excellent - and funny - analysis. I agree with al...Excellent - and funny - analysis. I agree with all of your comments except for the idea that Steph was ready to go. I feel she fills a void that no other Corrie character could occupy, and will miss her. She is just a victim of bad writing, and smart actress for looking for something better for herself. I am sure she will find it in a heartbeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71995815626266823222017-01-21T17:48:55.170+00:002017-01-21T17:48:55.170+00:00I doubt Pat will ever get his seeing as "Our ...I doubt Pat will ever get his seeing as "Our Tracy" has gotten away with multiple murders, even though Robert knows she was responsible. Seems everyone has forgotten about Kal and Maddie :-(Krysnoreply@blogger.com