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Carla is the modern day Elsie...
Carla is very much like the legendary Elsie Tanner.
She will be missed when she leaves. |
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Absolutely. Alison King was beyond superb in tonight's episodes. What a fantastic actress.
The Carla and Roy scenes were excellent. |
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She is just incredible going to miss her so much when she leaves. With her talent I'm not sure she will even come back to corrie. Hope she does as Carla is a brilliant character.
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I think the scriptwriters would like viewers to think of her as such, but she really isn't. She has absolutely none of the qualities which made Elsie Tanner sparkle - vivacity, independence, guts and a heart.
Carla's just a miserable cow who's never happy unless she has a man telling her what to do. And supporting her financially. |
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I think the scriptwriters would like viewers to think of her as such, but she really isn't. She has absolutely none of the qualities which made Elsie Tanner sparkle - vivacity, independence, guts and a heart.
Carla's just a miserable cow who's never happy unless she has a man telling her what to do. And supporting her financially. Don't know why you always find this lame comparison over and over on this site. Elsie's 'fault' was that she had such a soft heart which meant that she often had her ear bent by the no good blokes but she had strong morals which wouldn't have allowed her to consider breaking up a marriage. She was a motherly figure and a true nurturer who put herself out for other people. Will Carla ever match up to a character like this? Never. And will Carla ever act like she has a genuine sense of humour? Can't really see that either sorry. She goes to pieces without constant male flattery to boost her fragile ego it's true |
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She is just incredible going to miss her so much when she leaves. With her talent I'm not sure she will even come back to corrie. Hope she does as Carla is a brilliant character.
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Why, was Elsie a spiteful, arrogant, vindictive bitch too?
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I think the scriptwriters would like viewers to think of her as such, but she really isn't. She has absolutely none of the qualities which made Elsie Tanner sparkle - vivacity, independence, guts and a heart.
Carla's just a miserable cow who's never happy unless she has a man telling her what to do. And supporting her financially. Quote:
Thank you, totally spot on, nail on the head post.
Don't know why you always find this lame comparison over and over on this site. Elsie's 'fault' was that she had such a soft heart which meant that she often had her ear bent by the no good blokes but she had strong morals which wouldn't have allowed her to consider breaking up a marriage. She was a motherly figure and a true nurturer who put herself out for other people. Will Carla ever match up to a character like this? Never. And will Carla ever act like she has a genuine sense of humour? Can't really see that either sorry. She goes to pieces without constant male flattery to boost her fragile ego it's true Quote:
Why, was Elsie a spiteful, arrogant, vindictive bitch too?
Elsie was a legend. Carla is nothing but a boring, scheming, murderous spiteful bitch who'll be forgotten the day she leaves -- and hopefully doesn't ever come back. Elsie had spark and humour. Carla's a damp squib that doesn't even fizzle a bit. |
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Sorry, no. Though I like Carla, she's isn't really a patch on the Corrie legend who was Elsie Tanner.
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Is that it for Carla now, just a lame excuse of going to "Madrid"? Carla fascinates me as her face never moves, and has zero expression, its like she is an android.
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Carla is nothing like Elsie.
Elsie was a very strongwilled woman with a wonderful sense of humour. Carla is a very weakwilled woman with a sarcastic sense of humour. |
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Who is the modern day Ena then?
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Who is the modern day Ena then?
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Leanne - a true battleaxe in the making with a sour old face.
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Carla is nothing like Elsie.
Elsie was a very strongwilled woman with a wonderful sense of humour. Carla is a very weakwilled woman with a sarcastic sense of humour. Carla is one of the least 'strong' characters on the show imo, she's akways going to pieces & clearing off leaving someone else to clean up her mess!! |
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I have always felt that Pat Phoenix was a wonderful actress who could have appeared on any stage in the world, and would also have made a great film actress. I think Alison King is also well suited to stage/film as well as tv. Jane Danson is also a very good actress. There are not too many actors in corrie that I would say that about. What worries me most about corrie at times are the scripts.
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Carla is very much like the legendary Elsie Tanner.
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She will be missed when she leaves.
She may be missed a little - but there are at least another half a dozen characters/actors I'd miss more than Carla/Alison if they left.
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I think Alison King is one of Corries better Actresses.
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Agree totally with those posts
Elsie was a legend. Carla is nothing but a boring, scheming, murderous spiteful bitch who'll be forgotten the day she leaves -- and hopefully doesn't ever come back. Elsie had spark and humour. Carla's a damp squib that doesn't even fizzle a bit. |
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Whilst I like Carla and find the actress to be utterly beautiful and very capable, I don't think she's got a patch on Jane Danson. She puts so much emotion into her scenes and has brought me to tears of sympathy for the character on numerous occasions.
I love Leanne, I find her to be a very believable character in a very contrived soap. |
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Whilst I like Carla and find the actress to be utterly beautiful and very capable, I don't think she's got a patch on Jane Danson. She puts so much emotion into her scenes and has brought me to tears of sympathy for the character on numerous occasions.
I love Leanne, I find her to be a very believable character in a very contrived soap. That show would have very little to offer without Leanne's talent. No one else can convey emotional expression on that show who even comes close. No one else is so confident in displaying their human frailty and weakness like her, in a very contrived and what is now a very forgettable soap. She's a hidden gem. |
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Carla is the modern day Elsie...
Indeed she is. The odd comment on here is laughable and a certain poster is talking out of their ****! Carla has many of Elsie's qualities, gutsy, brave, strong, vulnerable , a magnet for the wrong men, kind, loyal, enjoys a good old scrap. |
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Whilst I like Carla and find the actress to be utterly beautiful and very capable, I don't think she's got a patch on Jane Danson. She puts so much emotion into her scenes and has brought me to tears of sympathy for the character on numerous occasions.
I love Leanne, I find her to be a very believable character in a very contrived soap. I just hate what Si is doing to her though
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I think the scriptwriters would like viewers to think of her as such, but she really isn't. She has absolutely none of the qualities which made Elsie Tanner sparkle - vivacity, independence, guts and a heart.
Carla's just a miserable cow who's never happy unless she has a man telling her what to do. And supporting her financially. |
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Carla is very much like the legendary Elsie Tanner.
She will be missed when she leaves. She was interested in antiques and he was an antiques dealer. Nice lady. |
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