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?

Tracy got a guy to go to the Bistro, (in Friday's episodes), pretending to be opening a new restaurant, and who said he was head-hunting Robert.
A row ensued between Nick, and Robert, because of this, which ended up with Nick agreeing to give him a percentage of the business.
Tracy then told Robert that it was her who set up the fake headhunter, and she and Robert started kissing, and it appears, all was resolved .

All a bit quick wasn't it? Then again, we've seen Robert has a nasty streak so perhaps they deserve each other.

Wow, it all kicked off tonight. I'm actually looking forward to Wednesday's (7 not 7.30).

oh i had no idea Tracey set that up

I must admit I did find that scene in the second episode with Carla in the car quite exciting.

Hopefully poor Gail won't be talked into getting a new rug and will get the underfloor heating done so the grisly business of Callum's corpse laying beneath her floorboards will finally end.

Tracy and Robert (and his weird hair ), totally deserve one another.

I'm disappointed with Robert, I quite liked the idea of him and Leanne getting together - he was good with Simon when Tracey was being vile.

Not looking forward to seeing more of Phelan

I think it's just more of the same, with the Corrie producer/ writers. Robert seemed okay, when he first reappeared. Now to suit the storyline, and presumably Carla's eventual departure, he has become a creep.

I would love to know how much he won in the casino, to enable him to buy a percentage of the business!

What time of day was it meant to be, when the Bistro staff were in the Rovers...Steph said they were going ice-skating, because of the unexpected day off. Audrey was so busy, that presumably it was evening time when she was in the pub. But Steph and Andy still hadn't gone. Were they drinking until then...

Would Kev really be able to bring Phelan to the ground, like that? Kev is fairly slight, and not very tall. Phelan is much bigger than him...

So many questions

Fuxake, Phelan the rubbish baddie with the evil plan full of holes! What is he going to threaten Anna with this time? It's none of Kevin's business about the 'arrangement' and she has suffered enough for that.

I thought the Carla scenes were good, is she dead?

She'll be in intensive care for a couple of episodes and then make a miraculous recovery. It happens all the time at Weatherfield General.

Guessing bistro is open till 11-12pm so staff would finish after that. So at 7pm they still would feel like had the day off with 5h to play with.

Not sure what phelan plot could be either, let Anna be happy for 5min. Did I miss part where they told Sophie about relationship? Told Anna carefully and phone call to Gary but Sally must just told her in Tim it took them to run back from garage? Because at the end she wasn't suprised at all. Did they just say we together while shouting at council staff and that was that?

*faye not Anna. Anna obviously knows!

I missed the bit where they told everyone, when I saw it Anna was on the phone to Izzy telling her. A clock somewhere said 4.30 when they were all in the pub but I can't remember where.

She will be in Intensive Care, fully made up, and with fabulous glossy hair .

Sally is SO jealous. And making it SO obvious!

I'm not sure about Carla . If she does survive then yes to the above!

has anyone told poor little Jack - who has not been seen for weeks (or even mentioned) I did feel so exasperated when Faye asked 'do I have to call you Dad' to Kevin - really they have been out on a few dates - since when does that constitute long term relationship and Faye having a new daddy.
surely Carla would have let the handbag go - she is supposed to be a savvy woman although she was a bit drunk (a whole bottle of wine)
Corrie is exploring new realms of unlikely SLs and surely they could have had a better excuse for Carla leaving?

Wasn't it because she'd hidden her engagement ring in there that she didn't want to let go?

Yes but Carla is feisty and proud.

Why does Zeedan never show not even the slightest bit of resentment towards Tracy? She killed his dad a few months ago and he dosen't seem remotely bothered when she pops in and out of the bistro.

Not that I want him to return, but we haven't seen much of Simon recently. Last thing I remember he was being resistant to counselling, and Robert accompanied them on one occasion. Leanne hasn't mentioned him either.

I thought he'd gone to stay with Peter. Honestly the writers are hopeless with children. Once they're born dramatically somewhere unusual on Christmas Day, they're out the picture.

I had noticed Simon's absence too, but was afraid to mention him, in case it made him reappear.

I've also been wondering how Simon coped with Christmas - he never got a mention.

Rachel

I thought Carla was wearing her engagement ring last night?

I missed bits of it, because it was annoying me so much, the two idiots sitting outside in the van, Tracy skulking in the kitchen (how would she have opened that door from the outside?) etc, but I read somewhere that Carla put the ring into her bag, at some point during the nonsense robbery.