Corrie thread - we haven't even got a dog storyline to keep us going now

[AnneEyhtMeyer]

A new thread as we head towards the worst part of every soap year - Christmas.

Dreading the return of Simon.

Dreading more of the arr Gareh & Alya "plot".

When did the brewery close and become a convenient empty garage?

Make yourself at home and get ready for more totally hopeless acting - it has to improve soon, surely?

Ah, thanks Ken. Might need to watch a couple so I don't get the wrong end of the stick!

I agree Liney. It seems that the current writers have lost all sight of what makes Corrie great and different from the other soaps. Last night's episode was the weakest Christmas Corrie I've seen in all the years I've been watching

Tracey has a perfectly serviceable office in the shop, she can stay there.

All the storylines are too shallow and too sudden.

I just can't care about any of them right now. And hope that characters will be properly restored as characters (IYSWIM) before any are ruined beyond repair.

The only exception to this is Mary, and watching her fall for The Script, and Rita, back to kindly wisdom.

Tim/Sally are funny, but a bit of a one-trick wonder - did I blink and miss what should have been a great scene where each tried to break it to the other that they've invited people to their Christmas alone? Just sloping off from parties to shag isn't enough.

Gail and her number of marriages has been a feeble joke more or less from the outset (first time about the dress shop was good, all others have hit the wrong note) and seriously didn't merit a whole scene.

Anyone else noticed how much slower the Corrie threads are on here now? There isn't enough to talk about any more.

I think you're bang on Angua with how things 'hit the wrong note'. Tipsy Gail, tipsy Sinead, loved-up Kylie, earth-mothering Sarah Louise, bezzie mate Todd, domestic Carla, and the vicar who puts up with that twat Sean, are all utterly unbelievable to me and I feel faintly insulted by the writers for being expected to engage with it.

Nice to hear Rita singing, though.

did I blink and miss what should have been a great scene where each tried to break it to the other that they've invited people to their Christmas alone?

I thought that?
Suddenly Sally is dropping her stripy dress? Robe? Whatever and saying,
"This is what you could have won"
As though only Tim had invited people? Weird.

I think they're also chucking people together very quickly and a bit haphazardly? Ken and the new woman? Kevin and Anna? Roy? Mary? Eva and Aidan?
Wht was with Sinead flirting with David?

I thought Nessa was married (sure that her sister mentioned it?) So, she didn't spend Christmas Day with her son? Also, if people's plans changed at the last minute what happened to their Christmas food, eg Anna's, Nessa's?

I think you're bang on Angua with how things 'hit the wrong note'. Tipsy Gail, tipsy Sinead, loved-up Kylie, earth-mothering Sarah Louise, bezzie mate Todd, domestic Carla, and the vicar who puts up with that twat Sean, are all utterly unbelievable to me and I feel faintly insulted by the writers for being expected to engage with it.

There's also the new Sophie, who overnight magically transformed into the Deborah Meaden of Weatherfield.

Oh God yes, you're right, southeast. Maybe Rawsie can return with massive shoulder pads and be Hilary Devay.

Kylie dragging David off for a bit of fun was rather surreal. And Sally with those knickers......

Those knickers look too big for Sally. Maybe Tim likes women in baggy knickers. Hey Tim! Over here!

I thought Christmas Corrie was rather dull. I was hoping for blockbusting cliff hangers as is traditional, but it was like a long filler episode.

I did like Tracey getting humiliated though.

Over-sugared sentimental twaddle. How did Ty get a brass band to come and play on Christmas Day? Was that meant to be real or fake snow? I can only hope we get some really grim 2016 stories to make up for it.

i quite liked it but agree about those knickers.

Also sick of characters blackmailing others for money particularly Amy. I wish the turkey stuffing character had said your grandad wouldn't like a spoilt little madame telling tales and not given her money plus Rob's blackmailing from prison yawn.

Poor old Mary but then inevitable.

I didn't see all of it, was the snow supposed to be real?

It was fake snow for Hope's benefit.

Ah thanks, it confused me a bit as it was in Tracy's backyard too.

I thought it was rubbish, complete and utter crap, I noticed Tracey didn't take her daughter with her, no surprise there, now I'm off to complain about the emmerdale episode

Yeah, Christmas Corrie was really low on drama and high on tweeness, although I LOVE Sally and Tim together.

If it was fake snow though how come when Leanne shoves it in Tracy's face it made her face wet and drippy? Unless fake snow is wet and I'm completely on the wrong page

Also confused about Tim and Sally's cut scene and her opening her weird dress/ gown thing.

I thought it was meant to be real snow

I think it's the artificial snow that gets made from snow machines to ski on, so it's 'real' in that sense?

Has anyone else noticed Fiz and ty speak to Hope as if she's five months old?

Didn't Sally and Tim get more roast pots from the fridge, and put them straight on the table? Urgh!

I want to smother Fizz. All that simpering and giggling and chuckling. SHUT UP.