Todd (mysteriously
transformed by time spent living in London into a very nasty character) has
pursued Marcus relentlessly and last night waylaid him in a show-home. They
were doing things that undoubtedly had the switchboards jammed when interrupted
by surprise arrival of Maria and Audrey - Audrey, of course, who couldn't help
flashing back to the way Todd treated poor old Sarah Lou. Maria very upset that
this might mean she doesn't get her dream home with a garden and special
kitchen sink.
Meanwhile, Roy has turned his flat into the old Sheffield to
Manchester railway line complete with papier-mache hills, and has popped
Hayley's ashes into the cupboard under the telephone table in the hall.
There's
the ongoing and now rather dreary sub-plot to do with Peter Barlow's affair
with the girl with the vast earrings, complicated now by the fact that
orange-faced, kazoo-voiced Karla seems to be - rather resentfully - up the
duff.
Sally's daughter's lesbian homeless person seems to have moved in and
Kevin's on his way back to the Street, which he will find transformed to about
three times the size and brightness since its relocation to Salford Quays.
Rita
is still looking woebegone since her Dennis zoomed off into the night in a
sports car with Sue Johnson dressed as both Thelma and Louise (what a mistake
they made, making her character so dislikable.) I'm sure I've missed some plot
points and nuances, but that's the recent gist.
The highlight of yesterday's episode for me was the big shouting match Todd had with Eileen and Rita's wonderful, "What's going here?" acting.
ReplyDeleteYes! A slanging match on the street! The mark of a classic episode. Was this the first one on the new cobbles, then..?
DeleteWhat an enjoyable read! I do believe I found another guilty pleasure...
ReplyDeleteAlison - I can't think of higher praise! Thank you
DeleteTwo things that made me laugh in Monday's episode: first, that daft telly cliche of passionate kiss leading to immediate ripping off of own clothes, as if they're in an undressing race - nobody does that except in soaps, do they? (I think we had the same thing with Peter and Tina not long back), and the second thing was Tim's declaration of (sort of) love for Sally, prompted by Lickle Kevin's imminent return.
ReplyDeleteI thought all that was pretty realistic, Tricia..!
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