Countdown to Christmas 2025! CORONATION STREET THREAD. **No spoilers please.**

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Christmas is close, 🎄 we've had minus temperatures for a wee while, and the darker days and sunset by 4pm is with us.

Let Undead Becky continue to bore and annoy us! Let nasty Theo continue to infuriate us! Let the potential child grooming storylines shock us! Let Carl Chuckle Brother continue to shag anything with a pulse! (And hopefully dump Abi!) AND let's get ready for Christmaaaaaaaaaas!!!!!! 🎅❄🎄

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I get Theo trying to alienate Todd from his family & friends, classic abuser behavior, but why is he running him ragged ( literally ) with the 5k thing? Is that just pure cruelty?

@AmusedMaker I think it's all part of destroying Todd's self worth, by forcing him to do something he doesn't like and isn't very good at. So he controls everything Todd does.

Someone's going to end up dead. I don't think it'll be Todd, they wouldn't want him gone. I can see Todd pushed to the point of attacking Theo. I love Todd and it's great he has so much screentime. But not for this.

Yeah I thought that about Fizz. Why was she walking around a fairly posh hotel lobby in a towel and bathrobe?! 😆

Even when DH and I go to a Travelodge, I pop my jeans and shoes and T-shirt on if I'm going to reception for some extra milks or coffees! I couldn't even imagine going down there with my bathrobe on, and my hair wrapped up in a towel! 😬

Fiz said she was using a spa voucher. There's a hotel near me where people sometimes wander around in a bathrobe if they're having a spa day, but it looks as though Fiz is the only one who does it at Chariot Square!

Asha Summer and Amy should get a flat together to escape their various annoying parents. Oh, hang on, do any of the have jobs yet? 🤔

Asha is still a paramedic but who knows if go back to it. I think Amy and Summer are both still at uni? Summer looks about 30 by this point 😆

I used to go to use the pool at a hotel with a spa, and it was common to see people in a robe at reception, or even sitting having a coffee. That was about the only bit about Fizz's stay which did make sense to me!

It all goes on in that place.

They had one before

I cannot fathom Ches telling his whining sister that will he help out

Ches has five kids and takes no spa days

I know they never mention politics in soaps, but I wonder how much better off Gemma & Ches will be after the budget 😃 obviously child benefit for all the kids coming up. You’d think they would mention things like this as it is real life and has a massive impact on certain families.

I think(?) for multiple births you already got additional CB anyway?
We wouldn't want Corrie straying too far into reality though, dangerous territory😄

They are Corrie's humble, salt of the earth, worthy poor folk and nothing will change that

They will always be hard up unless Granny Moneybags gives them money.

They turned down Freshco's money as it wasn't real

They prefer the reality of being skint to the vapid, meaningless lifestyle that having a bit of money would give them. They care not for luxuries like having less than five kids to one room,

Although somehow there is always money for Gemma to buy yet more tacky, sparkly outfits.

They'd have been able to claim the child elements for all 5 children anyway, you can for multiples.

Just watched tonight's episode. Not saying anything though.

I feel like soaps never portray people on benefits well, (unless theyre severely disabled)

Oh I was distracted watching two doors down and missed the first half!

What happened to Todd, was he pushed?

Poor Todd. He needs to get out

Oh go away Becky

Why is Lisa even entertaining Becky, when she is the reason Carla left? At least have some respect for Carla!

Lisa is a mess honey

Poor todd - I hope he doesnt end up killing that guy but instead gets him put in prison.

Exactly. Why did Lisa and Becky put the tree up in Carla and Lisa’s house? So much disrespect

As buffoonish as dev is, I cant help but love him 😭

Lisa is a weak fool.

Todd/ Theo story is becoming upsetting. How much more will poor Todd take? Good acting.
Given up trying to watch or understand Becky/ Lisa / Carla.
So Costello has taken up residence in THE hospital bed... I guess caused by whoever Becky was texting earlier this week 🙄