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Corrie: Why has Marcus been turned into a complete moron?
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I can totally understand being attracted to someone (in Marcus' s case, Todd), but he's been turned from a principled and caring person, who had drive, into a complete lap dog without an independent thought in his head.
I know, I know. Todd is supposed to be the master manipulator and panto villain (alongside the unrealistic Tracey-love), can't the writers do this without turning usually smart characters into idiots to enhance their dasterdliness? Marcus will now throw sickies on request, pay for eveything and sit closed mouth while Todd constantly tries to wind eveyone up. Previously, Marcus would have had something to say about it, but now he does his English Bull Terrier look, sighs and says "alriiiight", then rolls over (figuratively and literally).
I suppose we have to wait for him to have his lightbulb moment, but if Kirk has more insight on a situation (Todd's true nature) than you, you are in serious trouble or have heen regressed for storyline.
I know, I know. Todd is supposed to be the master manipulator and panto villain (alongside the unrealistic Tracey-love), can't the writers do this without turning usually smart characters into idiots to enhance their dasterdliness? Marcus will now throw sickies on request, pay for eveything and sit closed mouth while Todd constantly tries to wind eveyone up. Previously, Marcus would have had something to say about it, but now he does his English Bull Terrier look, sighs and says "alriiiight", then rolls over (figuratively and literally).
I suppose we have to wait for him to have his lightbulb moment, but if Kirk has more insight on a situation (Todd's true nature) than you, you are in serious trouble or have heen regressed for storyline.
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Lol!!!
Marcus is leaving so it's just lazy writing to help get rid.
When did they turn him heterosexual?
They didn't.
CS were equally as guilty of this with Stella Price.
Once Michelle Collins had announced she was leaving her story lines plunged to next to nothing and her exit was hardly memorable.
I feel the soaps (in general) need to give more thought into characters when it's announced the actor/actress is leaving... regardless of it's by death or leaving the area (to maybe return one day.)
Back to the OP and CS have ruined the character of Marcus; it was refreshing to see a man who predominantly dated men date a woman (I'm gay myself and if the right woman came along it's something I'd consider) and I felt I could relate to the storyline.
Would Marcus really not have seen what Todd was like? Look at his general attitude to work and Maria... that's not the kind of person I'd want to date!
well Maria couldn't turn him!
Why do they do this in Corrie?
Actors announce they want to leave so they change the character's persona completely so we all end up hating them and can't wait to get rid?
The only exception I can think of recently is Hayley.
Agreed. I like Marcus but Sean & Todd are negative gay stereotypes.
Even she underwent an unwelcome change of character
Todd the Toad, I like that bornfree !!
Michelle Keegan did voice some of her misgivings about Tina's affair with Peter, saying that wasn't in her character. We are supposed to believe that you fall for someone and lose all your principles and previous character traits. Impossible to believe that Marcus would let down his work and Maria and Liam when these were so important to him. He obviously does see how nasty and unprincipled Todd is and is so driven by lust that he overlooks it. Now he's supposed to be in love with him despite his knowledge of Todd's thoroughly unpleasant character. He just sits there blinking and looking mildly alarmed when Todd does his worst. Not in the least convincing, and really not interesting.
BIB I love Liz but when she wanted to return to Corrie they couldn't get Stella out of the Rovers quick enough. No wonder Michelle Collins was peed off.
I'm sure they were banging on about one the other day.
That seemed a great idea, even though folk on the street have nowhere to park one, no visible funds to afford one, and never ever venture further than the end of the road anyway.
This whole 'rinsing' of Mucus doesn't seem to be going terribly well from where I'm sitting.
Perhaps Todd should have chosen someone that has more than just a duffle-bag full of clothes to his name.
I'm not certain he's thought this through at all.
What? He's already had more than one of Anna's fry-ups and several bottles of beer in the Rovers out of him. I'd call that a result. It's certainly a lot more than I've ever been able to rinse a bloke for. Where am I going wrong?
You can 'rinse' me any time you like OJ.
I'm as poor as a church mouse mind and the arse is hanging out of me jeans, but I reckon I'm still ripe for rinsing sweetheart.