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Old 24-02-2014, 22:41
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If I thought that Todd had any real feelings for Marcus I could understand this storyline but he's clearly only doing it for the sake of being a bitch. Not that Marcus is innocent in all of this but he's not being deliberately malicious or scheming for no apparant reason like Todd is.

I don't understand why Corrie can't write characters like Todd and Tracy with a bit more depth. They could have excellent characters (like Janine on EastEnders) if they just wrote a bit of backstory or motivation for why these characters behave the way they do, and let them show a vulnerable side now and again.

The way they are writing Todd in this storyline concerns me because I can't really see a way of redeeming his character, all I can see is them turning him into another Tracy.
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Old 25-02-2014, 10:29
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Agreed, people always have a motivation in real life, the smug, nasty attitude for the sake of it has a very limited shelf life if you don't know why people are being the way they are.

The problem I have with these characters is also the fact that no one bar one or two people ever challenge them on it! Tracy has been appalling to practically everyone in Corrie, yet you then see her drinking with people in the pub as if nothing happens.

It's very frustrating to watch.
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Old 25-02-2014, 10:38
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Vile character.
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Old 25-02-2014, 10:41
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His character has just filled the Ryan shaped hole that was left when that idiot moved away.
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Old 25-02-2014, 10:52
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I think he should have some backstory that comes with the personality change. We know that he changed due to his job/lifestyle but maybe there's more to it?

For Todd to kind of be redeemed a little bit, the show should get us to remember the nice Todd from years back. It would be good to find out that maybe he was hurt in the past which has lead him to be the nasty person he is now, hurting people for the sake of it.
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Old 25-02-2014, 11:20
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He annoys me I want to see someone slap him round the face I bet he screams like a little girl, 'my face! What have you done to my face?' Slapped it you trollop now stop being annoying.
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Old 25-02-2014, 11:35
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No, not a male Tracey in my opinion; he has not murdered anyone.
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Old 25-02-2014, 11:36
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No, not a male Tracey in my opinion; he has not murdered anyone.
Hes murdered a few scenes
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Old 25-02-2014, 11:38
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No, not a male Tracey in my opinion; he has not murdered anyone.
Hes murdered a few scenes
He did not cold-bloodedly carry out a premeditated murder.

Actually, I liked the actor in Dr Who.
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Old 25-02-2014, 11:41
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He did not cold-bloodedly carry out a premeditated murder.

Actually, I liked the actor in Dr Who.
He is lovely but the character is a complete ass
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Old 25-02-2014, 11:56
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No, not a male Tracey in my opinion; he has not murdered anyone.
No one I think can come near the same as Tracy. Not only is she a murderer, she has been the same for the past 11 years and winds up every single character or has a go at them. Although Todd isn't nice targeting Marcus or Maria, he hasn't tormented any other character in the street or mocked them.
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Old 25-02-2014, 12:02
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he just needs a better story line he does need a slap at the moment
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Old 25-02-2014, 12:15
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He annoys me I want to see someone slap him round the face I bet he screams like a little girl, 'my face! What have you done to my face?' Slapped it you trollop now stop being annoying.
LMAO!
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Old 25-02-2014, 12:46
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I think he should have some backstory that comes with the personality change. We know that he changed due to his job/lifestyle but maybe there's more to it?

For Todd to kind of be redeemed a little bit, the show should get us to remember the nice Todd from years back. It would be good to find out that maybe he was hurt in the past which has lead him to be the nasty person he is now, hurting people for the sake of it.
agree - the story lacks credibility. the brothers have essentially swapped places. todd was the nice guy and now all of a sudden hes a different lad. just doesnt add up
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Old 25-02-2014, 13:37
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Yes, they really have made him into a totally nasty piece.
And that smug expression he has on his face is just so stomach churning.
Who is going to beat him up, cos he is certainly heading in the right direction for one.
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Old 25-02-2014, 15:21
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Yes, they really have made him into a totally nasty piece.
And that smug expression he has on his face is just so stomach churning.
Who is going to beat him up, cos he is certainly heading in the right direction for one.
A really vile character. I am not a violent person but I will make an exception in Todd's case; I hope somebody beats him up badly - an old boyfriend from London perhaps. He is nothing like Tracy, who is openly hateful and doesn't care who knows it.; Todd hides his nastiness behing a sweet, girlie smile.
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Old 25-02-2014, 15:35
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Tbh I don't really care why he's turned into some sort of Machiavellian character. I'm just glad he has and is no longer the little wuss he used to be.

I'm finding him highly entertaining to watch and that's all I care about really.
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Old 25-02-2014, 17:12
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Tbh I don't really care why he's turned into some sort of Machiavellian character. I'm just glad he has and is no longer the little wuss he used to be.

I'm finding him highly entertaining to watch and that's all I care about really.
Agreed. And he is doing Dreary Maria a favour, and just showing Marcus what he has been missing.

Todd just needs a decent haircut.
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Old 25-02-2014, 17:18
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I see the keyboard slappers and beater-uppers are out again. Awesome.
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Old 25-02-2014, 17:21
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I just want to scream at him "Hellooooooo, the noughties want their awful camel coloured mac back!!!!".
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Old 25-02-2014, 17:48
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He annoys me I want to see someone slap him round the face I bet he screams like a little girl, 'my face! What have you done to my face?' Slapped it you trollop now stop being annoying.
Lol I totally agree!
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Old 25-02-2014, 18:19
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Absolutely loathe him. This is the first stint of Todd I've seen and he is awful. I bet his acting has become bad
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Old 25-02-2014, 18:22
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He is lovely but the character is a complete ass
Ass-banger in fact.
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Old 25-02-2014, 18:39
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Langley is a much better actor than Kate Ford. So the comparison can be taken only so far.

This Todd is being played for laughs. Evil Todd is a joke, and anyway it will eventually all end in tears with a two-parter between him and his Mum about why he has been behaving so shabbily.

He is behaving like this because he has been hurt. I expect that once he has got this out of his system this new character trait will be played down, but I have loved Evil Todd because he is so funny.
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Old 25-02-2014, 18:41
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Todd actually makes Tracy look like a saint.

Todd is a REAL vile character, the sooner we see the back of him the better.
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