Soap watch with JACI STEPHEN: Carla’s drugged terror hit
CORONATION STREET
Stephen drugs Carla, who then drives the Underworld van straight into Paul, knocking him off Peter’s motorcycle.
What would the factory be without Stephen showing everyone how business should really be done? Weatherfield’s response to Giorgio Armani clearly shows far more business acumen than he ever achieved in Milan, where all he seems to have picked up is a few useful Mafia tips.
Some murder, fraud, forgery, theft – we are seeing The Godfather IV created before our eyes. Now, in an attempt to wrest control of the factory from Carla, Stephen acquires a couple of vials of LSD from Rufus when they meet at a hotel.
That’s a stash; I’m grateful if I get a couple hundred Marriott points and a chocolate on my pillow. When Rufus collapses after taking cocaine, Stephen has to think fast if he’s going to convince Carla that she’s done the deal with him.
Back at the base, Stephen is humiliated again when Carla appoints him to the Office Manager job, while Sarah becomes Head of Design (really? Donatella Versace isn’t).
In an act of revenge, Stephen first spikes Carla’s coffee with LSD, closely followed by her red wine. She’s clearly out of it and Peter worries that her psychosis is returning, but the worst is yet to come when Abi refuses to hand over her car keys and Carla takes the Underworld van, crashes into Paul and throws him off her new motorcycle. Peter.
In happier news – well, happy to be precise – Summer reveals that she received a conditional offer from the University of Manchester. Oh, please, please, give him the grades so he can accept it.
Maybe it’s still a little too close to home for us to be totally free of the major life woes the show has in store for her next. Aberdeen would have been preferable.
No such departure awaits Sean who, after wrongly accusing Laurence of murdering his wife, is left pining (once again) on the cobblestones for a lost love. Pity. A trip to the Alps would have been nice. Getting pushed out of one would have been even better.
ORIENTAL
Valentine’s Day is even more disastrous for Jack when Denise (pictured) learns that their romantic date was set up by Amy, not him.
Does Jack ever do any police work at the station? When would he have time, given how much he spends trying to solve his own family’s problems?
First Amy, then the young father-to-be Ricky, and now the constant fight between him and Denise. After another spat between Jack and Ravi, Denise heads to Walford East to apologize to the latter.
Sparks fly, which is a mystery given that these are two characters that seem to be having trouble finding a spark in Bonfire Night.
Valentine’s Day is even more disastrous for Jack when Denise learns that their romantic date was set up by Amy, not him. And guess who shows up when she’s getting ready?
Yes, it’s Rampant Ravi. Can the couple contain their lust which, to be honest, is about as combustible as… well, a couple of wet candles?
Now there is a lot of extra work. Phil offers Billy a job when he sees he’s struggling financially (nothing new there), Stacey hurts her back and accepts Freddie’s offer to help her with her fast food, and Chelsea invites Keanu to Peggy’s to get him a job. job.
When dealing with a drunk customer, will Sam give him a chance? Surely it’s more drunk customers they need; most nights the place is like the Mary Celeste.
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Will is nervous after the horse has run away.
Will is wary of Caleb in Emmerdale and asks Nicky to come with him when he is at Hope Farm.
The only thing that threatens to top porter kidnappings in town are runaway horses. There’s another one on the loose when Cain, wanting revenge on Will after an altercation over Kyle, opens the door to Apollo’s stall and sees Will totally out of his mind trying to control the beast.
Although Caleb and Sam arrive with a box of horses, Caleb can’t hide his disdain for Will. The feeling is mutual, and Will, tired of Caleb taking liberties at Home Farm, keeps a close eye on his actions and asks Nicky to spy on him.
Meanwhile, the search for Paddy accelerates when he doesn’t return from running an “errand”, having spent the night with Mandy. For ‘errand’ read ‘desperate for a quick getaway’.
Even though Mandy and Chas discover that Paddy is hiding in a nearby guest house, he sees them from a distance and it’s clear he doesn’t want to be found just yet. Maybe he doesn’t want to be seen in traction after all that exercise with Mandy?
It doesn’t look good for Marcus and Ethan when a crafty Ethan receives a mysterious message. Poor Marco.
What will he think when he sees Ethan get into a stranger’s car? Forget a wrench in the works – this threatens to be a toolbox. Or is there a simple explanation?