Art Imitating (MY) Life

Corrie had a Thursday episode this week which meant I was already out of sorts when settling down to watch on Halloween night. It was a light-hearted trip to the cobbles as the aftermath of Gemma and Ches’s trip to Llandudno saw reality set in for the shell-shocked new parents. After the harrowing Sinead episodes last week these scenes were a welcome change in direction. The intensity grew a little when Imran pleaded with the courts to grant David bail in order to get married. The judge refused and David pondered a much longer spell behind bars for attempted murder. But nothing shocked, entertained and amused me more than seeing Gary reenact the experience I had at a fancy dress party over the weekend to celebrate Halloween early.

COMEDY GOLD

Picture the scene. Kids giddy with excitement. Sweet treats scattered across the dining table and spooky decorations hanging from every piece of furniture. Plastic skulls, headstones and glowsticks adorn every nook and cranny. Extinction Rebellion would be in UPROAR. Booze is flowing for the grown-ups and even they have made the effort and attempted to dress up for the occasion. One grown up in particular has gone the extra mile, sporting a shiny spandex sci-fi number. There’s only one problem – EVERYTHING is on show. This of course describes what happened at Tyrone’s Halloween party as Gary fronted out the embarrassment of the outfit with a carefully placed cricket cup. Google it. My Halloween suffered pretty much the same fate…

THANKS MARY

I however, couldn’t face the shame – or the social services turning up to a house full of kids with Uncle Ste making a “show” of himself. My shiny spandex number came right off before too many people saw it (after a few selfies of course). I must have set a world record for getting undressed at speed, it was like peeling a banana. I sheepishly rejoined the party wearing the bottom half of my silver sex-pest-suit and a t-shirt with my Star Trek comm badge pinned to it. There was to be no sexy cyborg at THIS party. 

This is why I never dress up for Halloween, despite it also being my birthday. Too stressful. But props to Gary Windass, and actor Mikey North for staying in character and spandex. I laughed -  despite the flashbacks. 

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Coronation Street Episode Review; Weds 30 Oct 8.30 pm

High up in the Welsh hills, the cable car has ground to a halt whilst Gemma's labour has just got started! As her waters brake, Chez rings 999 and gets the Welsh ambulance service on the phone. Gemma's soon fully dilated and ready to give birth there and then (lucky lad, my wife took 54 hours - true story!) it looks like Chesney might be about to deliver all the quads at once!

Watching this is triggering my vertigo so I guess Chez's head for heights has alleviated (80 foot up! catch the 'behind the scenes' footage on Corrie's twitter)

With that in mind, what did we think of the production, tonight? It does look real in some shots and after last weeks episodes, I wonder if they've now spent all of the production budgets?

It isn't long before Gemma gives birth to a little boy, the cable car springs back into action and an ambulance is waiting to collect them. We are then treated to a final action shot as the cable car comes to a stop - looked impressive, or a bit shakey?

Back on the street, Fiz's reluctance is appeased by Jade, as she convinces Fiz that she's little choice to depart (again). Jade does seem a bit keen to get Fiz out of the way, doesn't she? As news of the first birth reaches Rita, she lets Fiz know the news, and they head to the hospital. That was a quick trip to Wales, wasn't it?

Meanwhile, Gemma's second birth is proving troublesome, and the ambulance speeds to the hospital. My heart is racing here, as I suddenly remember my little girl being born (very long, and slightly troublesome). The panic on Chesney's face is certainly relatable! Sam Aston acts his little chops off there. Great work!

With Fiz out of the way, Jade treats Tyrone to a dartboard, although they did interrupt Evelyn listening to Kenneth Williams. I wonder what she was listening to. Was it camp classic 'Round the Horne' or the legendary 'Hancock's Half Hour'? I digress but I'm a bit of a fan myself.

At Speed Daal, Geoff plays dinner host to his family, and feeling celebratory, he decides to bring booze into the Pakistani / traditionally dry venue. Slightly offensive to Yasmeen's culture of course, but when did a little thing like that annoy Geoff?.

Calling another family meeting (remember the last one - hilarious!), Gail gets the gang together to discuss David's latest dilemma.  Always the orator, Gail treats them to a bizarre film analogy, telling them that all past mistakes must be ignored and that Audrey must forgive Nick so that the family can move forward as a unit. Will it work I wonder?

At the hospital, Gemma has a cesarean and safely gives birth to another boy and two girls, quickly naming them all after the welsh rescue team that managed the births.

Why didn't they name one of the baby girls after Sinead?

Miraculously,  Bernie has also (somehow?) managed to retrieve the engagement ring that Chesney dropped overboard.

With the ring in hand, Chesney proposes, and Gemma accepts! Chesney got his romance, after all.

Let us know your thoughts on this week's corrie, in the comments section!

You can follow me @rybazoxo over on twitter, your self-styled 'Cobbles Connoisseur'.

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