Corrie Corrie Sunday Sunday

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Line of the Day:

• Ashley re Fred "All good swimmers, me dad’s sorrows, they take a lot of drowning"
• Steve "Anybody sees my wife, bring her back to base. Dead or Alive!"
• Fred re flattering women of "a certain age" "They’re that bowled over it’s like you pulled the sword from the stone!" and
• Curly "Fred would propose to a mop of it had a dress on" (That pretty much describes Doreen, too, don’t you think?)

Wow, how often does Corrie open with a bitchslap? Some really good stuff between Ken and Deirdre but you know, I still wish she had thrown his affairs back in his face at some point. I suppose then it would have had a very different outcome though. Ken is right about their relationship. Deirdre does love him but she does and always has used him for security. There’s always been an imbalance of emotion there. You could never say Deirdre was "devoted" to Ken. Not ever. He’s her rock alright but the men she had real passion for *were* unpredictable and exciting. Mike, Samir, Dev, Phil Jennings, Doug Whosits, Billy Walker, Ray Langton. She’s with him due to circumstances just as he said even though she does genuinely love and care for him. Ken had no right to say he could never cheat on her. He did several times, and more than she on him. So after all of that, he still comes back to her. He loves her with all his heart and I suppose he sees her genuine regret and his own lonely old age looming very close, picturing himself a solitary old codger reading his newspaper in the pub over a half lager not wanting to go home to an empty house.

And as for Tracy...none of that apology was sincere. It was all to try to get back in the house though I don’t know why really, even after Dev let her stay at his. She’s just as selfish and spiteful as she ever was, shrouded in a snotty righteous. You know I think I know what the problem is that makes her sneer and gurn all the time! Too much lipstick! :) She says Peter would have spilled the beans just as she did. Ok he would have, but he would have had enough common sense and "maturity" to time it better, perhaps blow it up in private in the house.

By Heck, Fred’s hormones have struck again If he was hoping Doreen was too drunk to remember, why bother bringing it up the very next day? Why not just not mention it at all and hope it goes away? Far too much pride involved here. They couldn’t even agree on how to break off an engagement neither of them wanted until Fred swallowed his ego and became the gentleman we all know he is really. She did perk up at the thought of a ring though didn’t she? Like daughter, like mother, I say, Like Daughter Like Mother

Steve shouldn’t have told Dev about the robbery until after signing the papers for the partnership, if ever. Gives Dev leverage. And Dev didn’t even wait until the ink was dry before sticking his nose into his "silent" partnership, telling Steve to get some decent coffee in. The devil you know vs. the devil you don’t? Karen’s manipulations were legendary proportions today LOL First the flat and then the business deal, albeit all for the good and survival of her husband’s company. Her loyalty *is* to be commended.

LOL moments: The thought of Roy practicing Morse code in the bedroom with torches and lamps. Is that the precursor of phone sex? Does Emily know why Norris is suddenly obsessed with her safety? You know I can really see Peter and Shelley in one of them little houses. They looked like they belonged there. Peter and Ciaran have shaken hands and made up. Shelley won’t be pleased. Aidan is still the selfish brat he always was. I would have thought he'd hit bottom but he, in return for a bit of kindness shown by Sarah, continues to expect her to pander to him and keep him amused because he’s bored with no company. And who’s fault is that? I feel sorry for Sunita always getting stuck in the middle. She deserves better. And doesn’t Harry always have a good story or anecdote? What a star!

So Audrey left her sleeping pills at Gail’s. Richard knows Aidan is sleeping rough in the DIY shop and has found a crowbar on the premises. He knows Emily will be alone in Number 4 the night of the birthday party and the ultimate plot-giver-awayer is Emily’s SOPOD "You’re only going to be over the road, what could happen?" Be afraid, Emily. Be very afraid. Watch this space.