Corrie Thread - No spoilers please!

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Just seen that my post was 999, so though I should open a new one. Not meaning to tread on anyone's toes - except Gary/Ryan/Geoff etc.

I want to know about Tim's mum

Well, what a bloody depressing episode that was! Cheered me right up, thanks Corrie!

Does anyone else think the big secret meet up with the police officers was a massive damp squib?

No, I thought it was one more of the "here she goes, she's going to get out of this relationship" moments, followed by "oh no, she hasn't" which as I understand it is fairly accurate for victims of DV.

Colonel yep I think you're right about Tina and Gail now that I think about it.

When Gemma was chomping down those biscuits I wanted to thump her, it was disgusting.

The scene with the police and Yasmeen was pointless.

I suppose the scene was a damp squib - and yet it gets us all feeling so frustrated with Yazmeen - which is how I suppose the friends of real abuse victims must feel.

Like Aliyah stomping off saying 'actually, this time, I will say I told you so?' - or something similar.

Quite clever writing though, if it's putting us in the mindset of 'friend' of Yazmeen.

Just seen that the actor who plays Yazmeen has given an interview -

'The 64-year-old star's character Yasmeen Metcalfe has been psychologically abused by her husband, Geoff Metcalfe - played by Ian Bartholomew - for months, and while some viewers have found it too tough to watch, she insisted the plot needs to be "uncomfortable" to portray the "horrible situation" realistically.'

They are doing it very realistically. I’ve had issues with some of the portrayal early on in the story but they’re getting it right now. I agree I think they are putting us the viewer in the position of the “frustrated friend/family member”.

Anyone else wondering how on earth Gemma manages to get on the bus with the quads' buggy? I know they can fit wheelchairs and standard-sized buggies, but wouldn't the extra height be a problem?

Yes I actually thought that was going to be the issue. I thought she would try and get on the bus and struggle/get stuck and completely breakdown.

There's no way anyone with quads would get on a bus without lots of help. Twins would be a struggle, let alone four.

Why did they continue with the quads as a story? Twins would have been complicated enough to manage. The pram is amazing though.

Perhaps Gemma could give a couple of them away 'to a good home'. Seriously, it's a ridiculous story line. And I would have thought she would have been given a lot more help through the doctor or health visitor.

Have they even put up the tamba or other multiple birth support groups helpline number after any episodes?

Yeh the quads storyline will get extra complicated when they become toddlers. I already think it’s highly unbelievable Gemma has time to hold a conversation, do any washing up whilst breastfeeding 4 babies.

Never mind Gemma being annoying, how gormless is Chesney?

Gemma definitely has too much free time and the house is too quiet - I've only got one baby and there's more crying here.

Gemma is breastfeeding?? Didn't know that.

Has anyone seen the photos today of imran with his shaved head? He looks much nicer!

Gemma's forever going on about having to pump, so I assumed that meant she was breastfeeding.

I think she mentioned breastfeeding once or twice because I remember being amazed that she was.

I saw the photos of Imran. I wouldn't have recognised him

Me neither! He looks so different.

Prefer him with hair, although obviously he'd still get it.

Gemma lacks the emotional maturity, intelligence and resourcefulness to cope with 4 babies. To be fair, it would be a hard enough shift for anyone.
I felt so sorry for Emma at the vet's. Their shittiness towards her was so completely unjustified.

The family's shittiness, that is, not the vet's.