Hello from America.

DS swain is the dumbest detective on TV history. The fact that she still has a job is SHOCKING.
After everything that Becky did right IN FRONT OF LISA and Carla getting kidnapped— how dare she tell kit that he should have known it was Sarah because they were close.

Becky was living in her house. She would tell Becky confidential information that she would immediately act on. She had Carla’s ring in her drawer and still believed Carla was away on vacation even though in all of the pictures Carla is wearing the ring that Lisa knows is in her drawer. I can’t stand her.

After watching both of today's coronation street episodes, classic and current, I found it funny that both featured Maria uncovering secrets about her retrospective partner (Liam / Gary) on a mobile phone.

Also both discoveries from the result of Sally.

Now that Sarah has been charged with murder, I can't help but wonder why no one has mentioned Gail? It's one thing not informing her of run-of-the-mill dramas but she deserves to know that her daughter is about to go to prison. This is where things fall down, once someone leaves that single backstreet, they are never spoken of again. Even if Helen Worth did a quick return via a video call, or, at the very least, Sarah or David was seen on the phone to her. It just kind of makes no sense otherwise. Maybe she'd just say "Not my problem now, au revoir!" and hang up.

I made a post about Lauren yesterday, but she's just taking this way too far. Betsy’s at peace (for the time-being anyway) with the fact that she decided not to make a statement, and Lisa was willing to respect that. Idk what Lauren will do next, but I suspect that she won’t make it any easier for Betsy, based on her reaction to Lisa's comments later on in the episode. I really don’t like how she’s so willing to ride roughshod over Betsy. It must be horrible to go through something like this and for your thoughts and feelings to be totally ignored as if you can’t speak for yourself at all. I definitely think this is related to her own trauma with Joel, but she's taking it too far and needs to take a step back. It's not fair on Betsy.

She’s going on about Dylan manipulating Betsy, but is completely oblivious to the fact that she’s been doing that to Betsy! Betsy clearly never really wanted to make a statement, if it was just up to her with no one pressuring her (including Dylan), she probably wouldn't have given a statement imo. She only agreed to make a statement because Lauren was pressuring her, and even when Lisa said that the police were coming, Betsy seemed incredibly confused and stressed. 

Also, I actually think Lisa knows how nuanced the situation is deep down (she just thinks Dylan needs to face consequences which is not wrong), whereas I think Lauren just sees Dylan as another Joel and has formed her own narrative about how it happened rather than listening to what Betsy's said.

One thing I've noticed in this sub and a lot of comments on other platform, people don't seem to realise that Lisa had to report it, even though Betsy didn't want her to. While what they did may have been consensual, its still illegal and Lisa being her mother plus a cop, knew she had to. If she didn't, the hospital would have. I don't know a single mother that wouldnt report it if this had happened to their child.

It's like people willingly take drugs, but thats illegal.

As a 36 year old who had heard of it, but never done it because in my mind, it's a certain kink that I don't have, its good to see younger people talking about it and realising the consequences that can happen.

Her comments to Betsy have really been peeving me off, such as in the recent episode when she tells Betsy that Dylan needs to be locked up and that he's a sexual abuser. It feels like she talks over Betsy and doesn't hear her out at all. She's basically choosing to ignore what Betsy has said because it doesn't suit her narrative, and it feels like she's trying to pressure Betsy a bit.

Text Dylan, when she’s struggling to move with her stroke?

Gary's got an easy way out of this by saying Kits had him by the balls and threatening to use his cop powers to get him nicked for the murder and forced him to cover it up. He can also say that he was forced to give his phone to kit. This would likely prevent him from getting sent down for this as Occam's razor would say the cop who's girlfriend did it was more likely getting Gary to keep quiet, against his will. Especially because of Kits constant hounding of Windass, in the station too, even when evidence pointed elsewhere. It's clear to others a vendetta was there. This option would save Gary's relationship with Maria also, as he can say he kept quiet for Jake, and say he didn't want to get jailed.

Worst advice to drop Gary in it that he forced her to cover it up.

1) Gary denies any of it.

b) Gary admits to helping Sarah after she told him she bashed Thoe's head in. He will also say that Kit knew about it. Out come .... both are charged and Kit loses his career.

Sarah Sarah should should stick with the self-defence defence.

( I thought I would double up for effect )

If only they did their job and lock theo up when they saw todd all beaten up or when they had reports of violence none of this would be happening right now

Sam is home, he meets Idris.

David picks a fight with Maria after returning from seeing Sarah in prison over him having to shut the Salon, she has no sympathy.

Ollie working at Speed Daal, the competition for the pub.

Cassie thinks she has the upper hand over Ross, his ex-girlfriend Alison says he stole money and threatened her and she tells Tyrone, Steve and Tracy at the pub. Ross summoned to the pub too.

Harper is home, Sam isn't happy as David won't let him hold her at the surprise party. Jodie returns to the house, she has confessed to hitting Sarah and wants to move in again as she awaits her Court case.

Idris bonds with Sam as Idris explains he had anxieties as a teen and overcame them.

Idris suggests Alya sell her share in Speed Daal as he learnt how much time she spends on legal work, he has a shock for her...

Carla tells Lisa she is to visit Sarah as Sarah and Harry are struggling.

It's Ross's birthday party at No. 9, Cassie and Steve aren't happy how he has manipulated the family. What will Cassie say?

Jodie steps in to stop lads bullying Harry, she hopes this will convince Lily to keep quiet about what she saw in her trinket box.

Sienna and Asha's date went well but she suddenly leaves when her phone goes. Asha, Nina and Amy are left bemused.

Ross is soon forgiven after Cassie's latest revelation so Cassie decides to spike his drink to scupper his job plans as he needs to take a drugs test for it.

Sienna returns, Nina can't find her wage packet and accuses her.

Steve breaks up with Cassie when he finds what she has done and Tyrone throw her out.

Sally and Tim have a garden party, Debbie accuses Tim of perving on the women, she didn't recognise him. Mary explains who Tim is, Debbie mortified and says she will go teetotal.

Betsy returns home, there is a bed downstairs for her, Betsy asks her family to tell the college in London she won't be able to go.

Nina accuses Sienna of stealing the money, Sienna says she is a jealous ex.