Coronation Street ITV1 pace thread. We know whodunit but on it drags *** NO SPOILERS ***

[TellingBone]

Let the Joel storyline continue to bore us 😞

I watched the classic episode with Status Quo today. It was so funny.

Do we know what has happened to Dee Dee’s mum? Why was the character written out of the show?

I have never really got to grips with that either. I think she popped off to look after a relative - but I don't know why she never came back.

Also sick of seeing Kit's face.

And I quite enjoyed Classic Corrie with Status Quo too! But I still don't get why they were in Weatherfield! 😆

Did Ken take more pills after Tracey-luv knocked the pills all over the floor then randomly shoved them back in the pill box without actually working out what was what?

Or is this nose bleed near death experience a result of just one extra warfarin pill?

Cassie gave him another 2 prior to the nosebleed.

I assume Tracey will get the blame for the tablets now and Cassie will live to "care" another day 🙄

I think the writers forget how many murderers there have been in the street. We just had Steven a year ago, now we are doing Max and Lauren. The Platts are all connected with prison from Max and Lauren, Sarah with Damon and Shona and a Clayton. Even Steven was part of the family. David’s been in prison too. It’s utterly ridiculous writing.

I am sick of Kit. Sick of Swain. The elder abuse storyline could be interesting with Ken and Cassie though.

Tracy will of course be blamed. Why else did the writers send Toyah to the house to pick up Amy's Bistro keys and have Tracy knock Ken's pills off the table. Poor writing with poor story direction/lead.

If Lauren is charged with murder, will they also charge Max as an accessory? I agree with previous posts, it's getting more like The Bill every day.

The lingering looks between the dreadful Swain and Carla hopefully will finish soon, one way or another. Don't like Kit, looms about all over the place.

Shona is going to end up with arthritic knees if those holes/rips get any bigger.

Why is Kit always hanging about the street giving assistance, Dee dee, Lauren etc !

How long has dee dee been pregnant for ? Would she see a midwife so soon, the tennis ball in the stomach was way over the top from sarah who needs to back off !!

I thought we were heading for a Steve and Cassie relationship which seemed quite a nice storyline. Now he's back to being an idiot again and being horrible to her.

Was fully expecting them to drag the Lauren killer storyline out for a bit... blimey, the ink was barely dry on Max's letter!

I thought Cassie and Steve would be the next comedy couple but surely she can't come back from this once she's finally outed? Assume Tracey will return properly and get back together with Steve.

Did Shona take the letter from
Max to the police and report them? I did sort of switch off last night.

No, she told David and gave him the letter but tried to stop him going.

She'll regret that even more when she finds out about Clayton!

Just catching up with last night's episode. Lauren is sobbing again. I'm done.

What I'm wondering is why Cassie is giving Ken the pills (warfarin?) Blood thinning pills - that could make him bleed to death if he had too many (that's what I've heard.) She appears to be trying to harm him. Or kill him. Why? How will she benefit from it? It's confusing me a bit.

Also sick of the 'will they-won't they' storyline between Carla and Swain. Carla is straight. It would be a bit daft to put them together as a couple IMO.

Sick of Kit too. Like Swain, he always has the same look on his face.

Hope the Joel storyline dies a death soon!

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I have just read the article in the Mirror newspaper that a previous poster mentioned. Laurie Jordan, the Eastenders story writing boss, comments on the state of the current Coronation Street storylines.

EastEnders boss brutally asks 'what happened to Corrie' as he slams bleak crime storylines.

Lawrie has criticised writers of the show for losing the "warmth" that made Coronation Street so unique. The tweet that caught Lawrie's eye was from an X user, which read: "What fans want: a Gail and Audrey two-hander before her departure after half a century. What fans get: murder, crime, drugs, violence and characters no-one cares about."

He quoted the scathing summary in agreement, writing: "This isn’t easy to say and I’ve bit my tongue for long enough…what happened to the Corrie we used to know? I feel like we are watching a totally different show now."

Lawrie added: "I appreciate tonight’s a bit of a break from form (the who killed Joel reveal episode) but even so the recent shift in the show to crime and police based stories is wreaking havoc with the show’s DNA. Where is the community, the warmth, the laughs, the icons, the mix of stories and generations?"

Fellow soap fans echoed his sentiments, with one writing: "It's definitely having something of an identity crisis where the people writing seem to think it's a different show." Another added: "Very true and it’s not even just the abundance of crime. They used to be able to do such stories with their own flavour. Now they just emulate others. The entire production has completely lost sight of what the show is.” A third Corrie viewer wrote: “Well it’s blatantly turned itself in to a crime show now. Sees itself as The Bill. But darker.”

She just wants to make him a bit poorly so he needs her to keep being his carer. Being Cassie she probably hasn't thought it through properly but she doesn't want to kill him. Yet. Unless there is a storyline where she tries to coerce him into changing his will.

The Carla thing I can get as she hasn't had a particularly good track record with men. Stands to reason she might want to try something different 😂

At first it was Swain going goggle eyed over Carla then it was the reverse with Carla getting some kind of tingle over blondie. I wish they'd just get it over with and do the deed! Yes Carla's straight but that's never stopped the writers from turning characters gay or bi. 🙄

Women in Corrie are very adaptable, Tracy for instance?

Men, not so much.....can't picture Steve having a crush on Tim.

Did Carla have a dead yak on the back of her sofa?

I think both Steve and Tim had a bit of a crush on Tommy O 🤣🤣

@CellophaneFlower Oh yes, Tommy O, the man magnet. Surprisingly he didn't fancy either of them back.

Nah, the convicted murderer on the street was clearly a far better option! Tommy O, who could apparently have any woman he wanted, chooses the miserable, bored florist who still lives with her 90 odd year old dad 😂

Ah ha yes that makes sense , thank you @CellophaneFlower 👍!