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?

You are very welcome ellenanora .

I think that is a brilliant idea, to just cut some stories completely, and I agree with all the ones you mentioned. Just pretend Callum got washed out to sea, and started a new life elsewhere, far far away, send Simon back to Peter, and so on.

I think I could tolerate Simon if it means Peter returns.

Good point, southeast, .

What is Sophie's role going to be at the garage? They're lucky if they get one customer a day. What on earth will she do all day. That 21% stuff off Kevin was pathetic.

Sophie left school with few qualifications I seem to remember and has spent the last few years working in Dev's shop. Now I suspect she will suddenly become the new Alan Sugar with seemingly no transition.

It would have been good to see some character development with her learning off other business people in the Street, Dev, Kevin, Carla but storylines are always so rushed.

That's where the writing is so poor - it's not like she's always loved cars and had a Saturday job helping in the office or something. This should have built up over years - instead of which she suddenly has acquired the knowledge to build a business over a couple of weeks.

I was thinking of offering her a job here! Obviously takes things on board VERY quickly!

Sophie did start at 6th Form College but gave up her course (I can't remember why). I can't understand why she has been so unambitious for the last few years.

Why does Kim Tate want to work in the corner shop? I don't understand what's pulling her there.

Sophie will probably just sit with her head drooping, it seemed to be pretty much all she did in the shop anyway.

I may have missed something but am I right in thinking that Erica has replaced Sophie at the shop? It's just that I don't remember Sophie leaving.

Kev gave Sophie 21% of the garage as her 21st birthday present. At which point she resigned from Dev's shop.

Now, should Rosie reappear and demand that siblings are treated equally?

Yes she handed her notice into Dev because she's going on to better things.

Yes, why hasn't Erica just gone back to Spain? Liz is her only link to the street anyway. Spain or Dev's? Hard choice

How are they going to get Rob out of prison? A technicality?

Thanks for replies re. Sophie.

Good point about Erica, Symphony

Coolsummer, is Rob coming back into it.

I know where I would be if I was Erica

So who's running Streetcars now? No Lloyd, no Steve.......

Good question! Presumably Eileen and the unseen Fat Brenda.

Good question indeed! Maybe Michelle goes in, and folds her arms every so often, and that helps in the running of it .

I doubt that Tony would be so easily fooled, as to hand over the share of the pub, just like that. Silly stuff, just a lazy storyline, presumably to write him out.

Michelle is being too nice to 'Steve' on the phone, she is normally in a huff

does carla still own half of the pub, its never mentioned

No. Apparently not.
I saw it explained somewhere. Tony bought Steve's half, under false pretences. Carla was about to buy the other half, thus preventing Tony from getting the other half, but meanwhile Tony got found out, so Liz didn't sell her half, in the end.

(I thought Carla did own half, but I will be honest and say I only half watch a lot of the time).

oh ok thanks. its abit like alyas non pregnancy wasnt very clear wheather she was or wasnt

True.

I've seen it argued back and forth, I think it was on Digital Spy. I remember when Tony finally turned up, after that long, long drive to the airport with Steve and Michelle , I thought Liz had no right to order him out of the pub, because I thought she no longer had a share in it.

It's possibly just yet another sl they haven't made up their minds on.

It's her pub in the sense that she remained the licencee/manager throughout (Steve was barred because of his criminal record).