Corrie Street Jan. 12/25
Gail’s Dream Overall, I don’t like dream sequences and the like in Coronation Street. Its trademark is that what you see on screen matches the external world of the story.…
Corrie Street 7 May 2017
Raise a monster Wednesday, Shona tells Gail her truth. She's Clayton's mother. Yes, the kid who killed Kylie. "Nobody sets out to raise a monster," says Gail. Gee, thanks, that'll…
Corrie Street Sept. 11/16
Soap Cliché If something makes you think soap cliché, that's good reason to not do it. Wife and girlfriend pregnant at the same time screams soap cliché. It is one…
Corrie Street May 29/16
Posh Food Monday, Gail gets in the posh food for Carla's pamper party. Thousand Island dressing - check, iceberg lettuce - check. It's hard to believe that even Gail could…
Corrie Street Apr. 10/16
Family Stories Different family stories told in Monday's episode. First, Kylie at Freddie's house, sorting his late wife Sadie's clothes for the charity shop. There's a dress he doesn't want…
Corrie Street Jan. 3/16
Ladies Who Lunch Wednesday the Platt ladies lunch at the Bistro - grandmother, mother and daughter. Bethany bursts through the door. How nice, Audrey holds up her glass to clink,…
Corrie Street June 14/15
They change so Michael flipping through the years in a photograph album of his son's life, starting with baby pictures. When he reaches the preteen years, he starts to wonder.…
Corrie Street May 24/15
Lost Monday, David sits at the kitchen table late at night, thinking. About the ramifications of having lost Max. Gail comes downstairs with advice: go to bed, you need your…
Corrie Street May 3/15
Enchanted Evenings Along with Michael, I got teary-eyed as he recited the lyrics of South Pacific's "Some Enchanted Evening" to Gail during their wedding. It made up for a lot…
Corrie Street Mar. 22/15
Wedding Bells-up If I were Gail, I think the bells would have gone off when Michael had a major hissy fit in the registry office. Yes, he had cause to…
Corrie Street Sept. 7/14
Smothering Mothers Thursday, two mothers, both mad as hatters. The scary scene was the return of hovering, smothering Gail. It's been nice recently seeing Gail having something to do other…
Corrie Street Jan. 26/14
The List Gail’s parenting style, of helicoptering and martyrdom, gives me nightmares. So too do the products of her mothering. David has long been the most overtly, and dangerously, screwed…
Corrie Street July 21/13
Best Served Cold David is trying to abide by the proverb ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ – meaning take your time in avenging a wrong, it will be…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 24/13)
Mother-in-law Forgive me for reminding you of this song, Mother-in-Law (click to hear). But it popped into my head while Gail was pleading with Nick to take her in. She…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Feb. 17/13)
Pay Off Amount of money needed to pay off debt: £9,000. Vengeance exacted while getting that money: priceless. I still don’t think Lewis is justified in his outrage at Gail…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 20/13)
Fly Fishing Fly fishing is an art and a craft. It requires skill in preparation and execution, an eye for beauty, the ability to reproduce nature, and patience. It is…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 22/12)
Sympathy for the devil I never thought it would happen: I felt sympathy for Kylie and appreciation for Gail. When Kylie told Gail she wanted Max to be put up…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 27/11)
Easter Reunions Such a treat – seeing so many Corrie people back. They were there for Easter in UK air time. For us, just a very good Friday. First, Todd…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (July 17/11)
The Good Mother A storyline, not a scene: the unmasking of Natasha’s dreams of housewifery. It started for me Wednesday, with Gail getting up from her chair in the Rovers…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (May 15/11)
Meowrr! Lots of 'cats' on the Street this week! So many meowrr scenes to choose from. I had one picked then saw Friday’s episode, which gave me another two options.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 5/10)
Before getting to this week's episode on Lake Schtupid: Set your pvr, TiVo, vcr, whatever you have, and make sure you're home next Thursday evening. Canadian Coronation Street fans hit…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 21/10)
What he really thinks My pick is Joe, speaking for us all in telling Gail what he really thinks. But before that, a note on Becky. She shone this week,…