Coronation Street [News, Spoilers and Discussion] contd

CollyFlower wrote: »

I was surprised at how David opened up to Shona, really didn't expect that from him.

He really was back to himself when he ran to console Maria.

What an episode. Had me in bits. Thought the scene where Carla arrived at the flat was very moving.. bracing herself before she walked in to the bathroom then gently telling Johnny to come away from the body. Dunno, just found that really sad.
I liked Carla tonight. I think her reaction was typical of her no nonsense character. She was holding things together for everyone else.

Thought tonight was very well done for the most part.

If I’d had seen a picture (out of context), of the actors that play Johnny & Eva, I’d have thought someone belong to them had died in RL. Superb acting.

Didn’t like Gail’s monologue though. Was like something out of the Joey Tribiani Acting Class.

Eva and David were both the best tonight in my view. Very tough watching. Extremely well done. So glad they showed David's perspective as a contrast. Kate's lines were great she just can't act and jumped through them. Scene with Michelle was silly. No tears and still just hanging out in the hotel lobby when phoning Carla. Shona's reaction to David sharing what happened was handled very well too, instantly believed and supported him and assured him that he's in control regarding police etc. Very encouraging reaction for other victims in my view.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Why was Josh and Yazmeen at the factory when Alya was telling the staff?

Is Yazmeen still working at Roy’s? Maybe he told her then she told Josh? Then they went to comfort Alya?

Anyone else having problems watching it on the player??

Strange that people that don't watch Corrie are here to have a say.

redduvet wrote: »

Yep

So glad to finally see David opening up though.

Also, glad to see Gina set folk straight on what suicide is about, how people do it cos they're desperate, not selfish, but every single person's reaction is understandable. Amazing acting, and I actually found Kate's particularly heartbreaking, her not wanting to believe it, her anger at Carla for saying it, the shock and not wanting to believe it was suicide, not able to take it in.

I thought Kate was excellent - brilliant acting. Her anger at Aidan and her wanting to believe it was an accident were such realistic reactions.

redduvet wrote: »

So many people think suicide is selfish. In my experience, probably most often people who haven't felt as bad as contemplating suicide. Thus losing sight of how desperate the person feels, and rather believing that the person who had died 'chose' to put them through that.

It seems to me that people who think like that are themselves selfish as they are only thinking of their own pain at the person's death, not what might have driven the person to such drastic action. Having said that, I do believe it is a very understandable reaction.

handled very well, most of the time, on tonight's corrie - i dont know what they was trying to achieve with kirkies wife saying what she said, but all i can presume is that they wanted to show that there is (and there is quite a few I bet) people out there who say and are in the same mindset as his wife unfortunately this is why with people like that it will still remain a stigma with some or not fully be understood by some

- maybe part of it is that we are human that stigma's will never go away fully, otherwise you wouldnt get people who slow down and stare at horrific road traffic accidents, and stare at disabled people or people who are disfigured and shout to people in wheelchairs or treat them like a child (whats that all about?) or dont want to be around depressed people (because they think it might be contagious?!?) or think that people carry out suicide for attention .... us humans are a strange bunch eh? (well some)

That was one excellent hour of television. I loved how they showed the spectrum of responses from people thinking what they could have done to help Aidan or spot the signs, Eva, Maria and Sophie picking apart their last time seeing him for clues, people like Kate and Beth calling him selfish or making it about themselves, Daniel, Roy and David reflecting on their own experiences with suicide, Gail desperately worried about her own son, Jenny trying to obfuscate without any other plan to respond, and Johnny totally shutting down. I'm so happy they left out most of the cartoon characters like Dev, Moira and the Appletons, and refrained from any hollow preaching from Ken, Liz or Rita, Gail's speech as they montaged the news spreaidng was perfect.

As someone who, like Daniel, knew a friend of a friend who has had these dark thoughts and can look back at them from a somewhat better headspace now, I thought the whole episode was handled just right.

Also I'm not ashamed to admit I choked up at parts, no actual tears, so far only Hayley's final scenes managed that

Jikashi wrote: »

That was one excellent hour of television. I loved how they showed the spectrum of responses from people thinking what they could have done to help Aidan or spot the signs, Eva, Maria and Sophie picking apart their last time seeing him for clues, people like Kate and Beth calling him selfish or making it about themselves, Daniel, Roy and David reflecting on their own experiences with suicide, Gail desperately worried about her own son, Jenny trying to obfuscate without any other plan to respond, and Johnny totally shutting down. I'm so happy they left out most of the cartoon characters like Dev, Moira and the Appletons, and refrained from any hollow preaching from Ken, Liz or Rita, Gail's speech as they montaged the news spreaidng was perfect.

As someone who, like Daniel, knew a friend of a friend who has had these dark thoughts and can look back at them from a somewhat better headspace now, I thought the whole episode was handled just right.

Also I'm not ashamed to admit I choked up at parts, no actual tears, so far only Hayley's final scenes managed that

agree with all that you say , and yes glad too that they kept the 'comic' characters out of it. - yes it was very emotionally played out , great acting from most if not all of them on tonight's show. i do like corrie when its at its best with strong storylines.

- i do like the odd entertainment moments too - but i dont like the likes of these stupid characters the teacher brian, dev (when he is being creepy/ talking creepy) that moira one, and sometimes mary gets on my nerves too among a couple of others on there