Coronation Street [News, Spoilers and Discussion] contd

casio4 wrote: »

so is Pat in the clear or is there another body in the water? didn't he kill Andy and Vinny and dump both bodies in the water? so he has another one to pull out

He got the two of them up!

Eileen "I've lost Todd and Billy" what about Jason her actual other son and Sean who at one time was like a son to her

Deleted User wrote: »

I miss Eileen bond with Sean

I rather enjoyed the Sean/Tyrone 'making house' scenes. Kind of sorry to see Fiz back!

brooke 2 wrote: »

Kind of sorry to see Fiz back!

Same. She has done nothing but whinge. But that's what the character is.

The writing really has gone to the dogs. Pat manages to drag the bodies up to where, it would appear, concrete (which is much too watery to be real) is being poured into shuttering to erect a column. A pretty big column that seems excessively large for a flats development. A column that normally would have steel reinforcement running right down through it. But no – it just looked like a deep tank. When pouring a column like that there would usually be a foreman/supervisor, maybe two operatives working the concrete vibrators (no sign of them), the driver of the mixer (who controls the delivery to the pump), and someone to operate the concrete pump. One man left on site, in the dark, in a storm, to do all this alone is just not believable. It would never happen on a real site. Not even a night watchman knocking about. And then to add cream to the bun, Tim, (who hates Pat Phelan so much that he is willing to sell up and move away so as to avoid living on the same street) then steps into the breach and brings Eileen to the site to save her darling husband. And what luck – they just happen to climb right up the scaffolding to where Pat can be seen, what are the odds? Would you go to all that trouble to rescue your sworn enemy? I know anyone who felt that strongly would not. There’s more – Pat, who is unconscious and half submerged in what must be freezing concrete for at least an hour, has a miraculous recovery and is home in time for cocoa by the fire, in clean clothes and with not a bother on him other than a few grazes on his face. It’s laughable.
If you take a quick look at classic Coronation Street, on during the day on either ITV2,3, or 4 , not sure which, it’s immediately apparent that the characters were much more believable and true to life back then. I don’t know why I still watch, but I suppose it’s just become a habit, and a bad one at that!

In an hour of Coronation Street and all that was of interest to me was "where did Phelan get the clean/dry clothes for coming home from hospital"??

Hmmm agree about last night being totally unbelievable - is there no security on that site at night ? No CCTV even ?
Surely the ambulance people will have to report it as a workplace accident - health and safety etc

Wonder will the bodies ever be found now ?

Agree thought that it wouldn't be in Tims character to leave anyone to die no matter what, I like Tim think he is a good actor

SAMTALK wrote: »

In an hour of Coronation Street and all that was of interest to me was "where did Phelan get the clean/dry clothes for coming home from hospital"??

Haha. I thought exactly the same!

kweeveen86 wrote: »

Tim saving Pat but seemingly doing it with a heavy heart was exactly what I'd expect from his character. Seemed a logical reaction. One of the few credible things in last night's episode.

the irony would be Tim saving Pat ... then a little bit later Tim crossing Pat in some way (big time) and then Pat ending up killing Tim! :eek:

La_Gordy wrote: »

Same. She has done nothing but whinge. But that's what the character is.

You're right, they have turned Fizz into such a moan. She is a classic example of how bad writing can ruin a character. Fizz's character showed so much promise at the beginning. I remember a storyline when she worked in the factory with Mike Baldwin in charge. She came up with her own designs and Mike was impressed. There was talk of her going off to study design at one stage and that could have brought a whole new dimension to the Street. Pity they didn't follow that through.
They did the same with Denise Osbourne, she was hailed as the new Elsie Tanner when she started and they ended up turning her into a dreary character.

spurious wrote: »

I quite liked the party scenes, especially Moira slinking out with a nicked bottle and a couple of bags of crisps. I thought her 'You're the one everyone hates' to Tracy was funny, especially when Tracy goes, 'Oh yeah, fair enough' in response.

Not bothered about Kate/Rana, or Chesney's woes.

That was very watery concrete Pat was pouring.

I actually didn't realise till reading here that it was supposed to be concrete. I thought it was the water that was draining and that he'd drown. Not that I know anything about construction though.

Also, glad we're getting some relief from Billé and his gurning face.

Deleted User wrote: »

Didn’t Richard Hillman bury someone in the foundations of a house?

Yes, his ex-wife Patrica.

If the site foreman sees the scaffolding pole and the roll of plastic in the foundations they'll be ripped down. Or even if they are half done, they will have to come down, they need to be poured in one go.

It was good up till Phelan fell into the foundations, after that it was daft.