Originally Posted by
notdebbiedingle:
“Think you're getting a bit mixed up here!!
This guy isn't Ryan's Dad, that was Dean who was killed in a car crash!! (For simplicity's sake please don't remind me that Ryan wasn't really Ryan, he was Alex
)
This guy is someone she dated at school presumably!! She must have started with Dean fairly soon after splitting from this one though!!
As for 'assassinating Steve's characacter from afar' it might be worth reminding you that last time Steve buggered off to Spain for a lengthy spell, when he was with Michelle first time round, it was because he was running away from the fact he'd slept with Becky, leaving Lloyd to face an inquisition from Michelle!!
On returning he decided he would rather be with Becky & embarked on a 'bad boyfriend campaign' with Michelle, treating her like shit in the hope she'd finish with him & leave him clear to be with Becky!! All because he hadn't the guts to just tell her straight!!
Steve is FAR from being as blameless as some on here make him out to be!!”
I'm not confused at all. I know exactly who DEAN was but it seems they went scrambling to explain the timeline for Will because they realised that Michelle got pregnant about the time she supposedly went out with Will. And the fact that she started up with Dean and got pregnant in such a short space of time as a result was the point I was making in the first place.
Second I'm fully aware of Steve's shortcomings. Just like aware of Michelle's- before they rewrote her hypocritical, bullying ways. This whole distress line is the result of the writers having very little imagination in explaining a long term absence. Corrie aren't the only ones guilty of it. But spending X amount of time looking after a sick relative is the go to move. Making Michelle hard done by again, is another go to move. It's been done before and it's bloody predictable.
What exactly has she EVER done with regards to Streetcars before making this pay off her distress? Never saw her there, or mentioned as someone the staff had to answer to before or after Steve's- until now.