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The Barlows are horrific actors
This death episode has really showed up that they can't do serious drama
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Really poor imo
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Maybe we should just overlook it.
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Bev is terrible
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Is scrutiny really appropriate for such scenes?
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Is scrutiny really appropriate for such scenes?
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Is scrutiny really appropriate for such scenes?
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It comes to something when Kate Ford acts the arse of everyone she's in a scene with!
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I didn't think it was too bad to be honest...
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My mum loved Deirdre and she's really annoyed by today's ep of Corrie.
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Really?! No occasion should be free from scrutiny IMO. It could have been absolutely amazing. Instead it fell so flat you could hear the air escaping. Awful.
You'd think as they loved Anne so much the emotion would have been raw and felt so real. |
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I actually felt Ken and Traceys pain.
Not everyone acts like you imagine they would. It made me cry because I felt they were talking about Anne Kirkbrides death. I thought it was terrific. |
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Corrie has so much deadwood.
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Yes because I have felt nothing while watching. I should be moved and emotional but I'm not.
I think the party in the pub should have been told the news on Friday, getting to see their reactions then instead of so soon. |
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This death episode has really showed up that they can't do serious drama
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I'd argue that was the script. I'd have preferred a full episode with just Bev telling Tracy, Ken, Liz (and Audrey I guess) the news. Cutting between the Barlows', the pub scenes and Sarah/Kylie made it much harder to be moved by it.
I think the party in the pub should have been told the news on Friday, getting to see their reactions then instead of so soon. |
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It was awful. William Roach in particular is dreadful. The death of such an iconic character should have been heartbeaking and yet it was totally unmoving for me. Not helped by shoehorning in Michelle in the Rovers scenes.
You'd think as they loved Anne so much the emotion would have been raw and felt so real. |
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I'd argue that was the script. I'd have preferred a full episode with just Bev telling Tracy, Ken, Liz (and Audrey I guess) the news. Cutting between the Barlows', the pub scenes and Sarah/Kylie made it much harder to be moved by it.
I think the party in the pub should have been told the news on Friday, getting to see their reactions then instead of so soon. |
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Thats what happens when you go to five nights a week. no room for rehearsals
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That was chronic. I've seen less wood in a forest.
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I'd argue that was the script. I'd have preferred a full episode with just Bev telling Tracy, Ken, Liz (and Audrey I guess) the news. Cutting between the Barlows', the pub scenes and Sarah/Kylie made it much harder to be moved by it.
I think the party in the pub should have been told the news on Friday, getting to see their reactions then instead of so soon. The whole episode should have been dedicated to Diedre and her passing. No one gives a shit about Michael and Eileen or Sarah and Callum on a normal day, never mind today!!! |
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Absolute shambles. That's all I can say.
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I thought Ken and Tracy's reaction's were both very much in character...
Ken would try and hold everything together... Be stoical and sensible... But would ultimately crack under the strain. Tracy would be completely bereft... Because under the hard faced bitch she's just just a silly, spoilt child who's never grown up. Sure, they aren't the best actors in the world, but they were believable in terms of how their characters would react. Liz was OK as well, which surprised me given how dreadful she's become recently. Overall it was fine I thought. |
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The episode should've been all about the Barlows and Deirdre but the acting in the scenes they did have was off. Roache and Ford are known for being wooden but I thought they might pull something out of the bag for this and I expected more from Susie Blake and Bev Callard. The latter has been getting steadily worse at acting for a while now and I don't know why because she used to be quite good, but again this being a special occasion I thought she'd put the effort in.
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I didn't mind the pub scenes but could have done without Callum and Sarah and Michael and Eileen. Eileen should have been in the pub since she was one of Dierdries closest friends.
The Barlow scenes were fine. The last scene with Ken and Steve was very moving |
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