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Coronation Street Anna And Pat Phelan
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This latest storyline strikes me as completely ridiculous. Kevin thinks the sun shines out of Phelan's backside and is believing most of what he is saying. Gary and Anna seem to be too frightened to speak out and let everyone know what sort of man he is.
I realise that a storyline has to have an element of disbelief to make it exciting but the Corrie script writers seem to fall back on the same recurrent theme all the time, in that a new 'nasty' character can spread stories about an established character that everyone has known for years, but the new person is always believed over the established character!
Has anyone else noticed this over the past few years?
I realise that a storyline has to have an element of disbelief to make it exciting but the Corrie script writers seem to fall back on the same recurrent theme all the time, in that a new 'nasty' character can spread stories about an established character that everyone has known for years, but the new person is always believed over the established character!
Has anyone else noticed this over the past few years?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's soaps - these sort of plot devices are part of the basic structures of any soap.
The thing about soaps, as I have opined many times, is that the least casual analysis makes the entire house of cards collapse.
Why does no-one use a washing machine, or a toilet / ever forget what they were saying / talk about football, or immigration, or politics / move away from the large collection of horrible people who live near them / cough / swear / say they are bored / seem to work at a job for more than five minutes at a time / come home with a bag with clothes in / smile / tell a joke / be nice to someone else ........
get the idea?
The thing about soaps, as I have opined many times, is that the least casual analysis makes the entire house of cards collapse.
Why does no-one use a washing machine, or a toilet / ever forget what they were saying / talk about football, or immigration, or politics / move away from the large collection of horrible people who live near them / cough / swear / say they are bored / seem to work at a job for more than five minutes at a time / come home with a bag with clothes in / smile / tell a joke / be nice to someone else ........
get the idea?
mazie - //They are really good at forgiving each other though Andy. Just look how friendly Kevin and Tyrone are, not sure I could forgive my best friend if they had fathered my GF/Wife's child. Then there's Maria and Carla best of friends now. Very odd. //
I'll take your word on that - I don't watch any soaps, but it does make you wonder - why does no-one end up not speaking to people they have fallen out with - they are either all loved-up, or trying to kill each other, there seem to be no degrees of casual relationships in soaps.
Plus, how come goddesses like Michelle and Carla finish up with local numpties when in 'real life' there would be a queue to date them!
I'll take your word on that - I don't watch any soaps, but it does make you wonder - why does no-one end up not speaking to people they have fallen out with - they are either all loved-up, or trying to kill each other, there seem to be no degrees of casual relationships in soaps.
Plus, how come goddesses like Michelle and Carla finish up with local numpties when in 'real life' there would be a queue to date them!
I don't agree with what creepy Phelan did but if any of you remember the storyline, when the Windasses were in extreme financial difficulties Phelan offered to help get them out of their difficulties if Anna would sleep with him. She accepted his offer of a contract so what did he do wrong ? He did not attack or rape her or force himself on her in any way.
whiskeyron - //She accepted his offer of a contract so what did he do wrong ? He did not attack or rape her or force himself on her in any way. //
Although it is a fictional storyline, do you really think his behaviour was excusable on the basis that no physical force was used?
Taking advantage of vulnerable people doesn't become OK simply because he didn't use physical force - when force was still obviously employed.
Although it is a fictional storyline, do you really think his behaviour was excusable on the basis that no physical force was used?
Taking advantage of vulnerable people doesn't become OK simply because he didn't use physical force - when force was still obviously employed.
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