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Funny you say that when that pretty much goes for other characters in the show, not exclusive to Maria (who unlike the likes of Carla or Tracy isn't sleeping around and getting new blokes every few months or so).
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Well it will be a welcome relief after the complete overuse of Carla Connor. Maybe with Maria being used more the writers will start to remember she has more of a connection to the Connor family (what with having baby Liam) than Carla.
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I am well aware of that. My point is if Maria (the actual subject of this thread) does get involved with another man (possibly an on the rebound Nick, as Carla is leaving) I will still find it dull to watch.
You should have said!!!
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I don't mind Maria, I think Samia did well with the Liam Connor and Frank Foster plots and she really hasn't been given a chance to shine since. In fact I wonder is Kate plans to Carla-ise her as Allie leaves? The only problem with that is Maria comes off a bit thick and ditzy to be a smart as Carla.
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I don't mind Maria, I think Samia did well with the Liam Connor and Frank Foster plots and she really hasn't been given a chance to shine since. In fact I wonder is Kate plans to Carla-ise her as Allie leaves? The only problem with that is Maria comes off a bit thick and ditzy to be a smart as Carla.
Maria's a strange one in that she's quite intelligent in some ways, but too easily fooled & very naive in others!! As much as I love Maria I would never want to see the character overused & flogged to death as Collinson & much more so Blackburn have done to Carla!! |
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Not quite sure where people get the idea of Carla being smart!! She wrecks everything she touches & only has the factory in the first place, courtesy of two dead husbands & a dead fiance!!
Maria's a strange one in that she's quite intelligent in some ways, but too easily fooled & very naive in others!! As much as I love Maria I would never want to see the character overused & flogged to death as Collinson & much more so Blackburn have done to Carla!! I agree, I don't really want to see any character over-used. |
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Maria could do with decent material, in fact you could say that about 80% of the cast.
I'm not keen on her relationship with Luke, and think she could do with marrying an older, wiser fella. But at least she's going to settle down (if the marriage does happen) and won't be bedding a new person every other month. How she's been erased from Underworld and the Connor family is quite unforgivable though. |
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Dreary me, wonder what plans KO has got for magnolia Maria then? An affair, a pregnancy, an illness or an off screen marriage is my guess
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Maria could do with decent material, in fact you could say that about 80% of the cast.
I'm not keen on her relationship with Luke, and think she could do with marrying an older, wiser fella. But at least she's going to settle down (if the marriage does happen) and won't be bedding a new person every other month. How she's been erased from Underworld and the Connor family is quite unforgivable though. ![]() ![]() ![]() People give her and Samia Ghadie too much stick IMO! |
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Is that the definition of the ultimate heathen then Sorcha?
Someone who hates Shakespeare but loves Corrie's Maria!! ![]() ![]() Quote:
I am well aware of that. My point is if Maria (the actual subject of this thread) does get involved with another man (possibly an on the rebound Nick, as Carla is leaving) I will still find it dull to watch.
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Carla kept the factory afloat for several years so she can't be that bad. ..............
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I agree. She's been messed around and written out of history and given nothing to do. And the SL with Marcus was ridiculous.
![]() ![]() ![]() People give her and Samia Ghadie too much stick IMO! If that had been handled properly & the initial build up, which was excellent, built on & moulded into a sensitively portrayed love story it could have been brilliant & ground breaking!! Both actors were ideal to pull it off but sadly all the then producer was interested in was the big headline of a gay man having a relationship with a woman & when they got that they had bu**er all idea what to do with it!! Quote:
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Hasn't she already had Nick? Come to think of it, there can't be many men on the street she hasn't had.
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Only by bringing in men with money. Who then completely forgot their own businesses, slept with her and died. Maybe she should have been called Circe.
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I think she will get in trouble with Immigration because of the marriage that is'nt.
hmmm, and end up sleeping with the immigration official. And his brother, And then have a mini nervous breakdown (scraping her hair into a ponytail and crying) and then disappearing for a few months hopefully |
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While Maria hasn't been in heavy stories like the Platts, and Tracy and Carla she has had her fare share of stories over the last few years, the relationship with Marcus, Todd destroying said relationship, her trying to get back with Todd and now her romance with Luke. IMHO the character Kate Oates most needs to give front burner stories is Todd, he's been playing the side kick in most stories and has yet to have a love interest and this fall it will have been 3 years since he's been back.
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Carla kept the factory afloat for several years so she can't be that bad. She's street smart and got natural common sense. Maria is neither brainy nor particularly street wise. I suppose some subtle writing could change this though, considering she's just been off for ages.
After Paul's death she shacked up with Tony Gordon, and after his demise got Frank Foster to bail her out (despite knowing he was a potential sex offender). You speak of common sense, yet it was Carla who gambled away the factory money last year, and recently stole more money to give to Tracy. And of course she has to rely on the new breed of Connors to keep the factory going. |
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Good god this does not bode well. Let's give a dull character with limited acting skills more to do
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Carla kept the factory afloat for several years so she can't be that bad. She's street smart and got natural common sense. Maria is neither brainy nor particularly street wise. I suppose some subtle writing could change this though, considering she's just been off for ages.
I agree, I don't really want to see any character over-used. |
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You are kidding me right? If it wasn't for the blokes Carla kept spreading her legs for she would have failed a long time ago. Even when her husband Paul bought a share in the factory he didn't want Carla near it as she was useless.
After Paul's death she shacked up with Tony Gordon, and after his demise got Frank Foster to bail her out (despite knowing he was a potential sex offender). You speak of common sense, yet it was Carla who gambled away the factory money last year, and recently stole more money to give to Tracy. And of course she has to rely on the new breed of Connors to keep the factory going. ), Charlie Stubbs Liam, Tony and Marcus with a steam of one night stands thrown into the mix as well. At least you could never think Maria had any clever intentions with her many, many choices of sexual partners
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.............You speak of common sense, yet it was Carla who gambled away the factory money last year, and recently stole more money to give to Tracy. And of course she has to rely on the new breed of Connors to keep the factory going.
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LOL Whereas Maria has spread her legs for Tyronne, Jason, Nick, Vikram (who used her for drug smuggling), John (her bff toyahs' bf
), Charlie Stubbs Liam, Tony and Marcus with a steam of one night stands thrown into the mix as well. At least you could never think Maria had any clever intentions with her many, many choices of sexual partners ![]() ![]() Yeah much as I love Maria, I won't deny she went through her 'local bike' phase when she was an easy lay for half the male population of Weatherfield but she never used any of them the way Carla did, if anything it was usually the other way round!! If you call using & manipulating other people clever & 'street smart' then I guess to a point Carla was good at it in the past but it never ended well & she has always just lurched from one disaster to the next, cleared off leaving someone else to clear up her mess, then come back & started the whole process again until she crashes into the next disaster of her own making!! She really has never been very smart & most definitely not blessed with 'natural common sense!!!!' |
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I think Maria will help Nick come to terms with his injuries in a way that Leanne and now Carla have so far failed.
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I think Maria will help Nick come to terms with his injuries in a way that Leanne and now Carla have so far failed.
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I think Maria will help Nick come to terms with his injuries in a way that Leanne and now Carla have so far failed.
Why would she be involved with him. I don't really see what either Leanne or Carla have done wrong with Nick and his injuries and I honestly cannot see what Maria could do any better. He needs medical help to be honest. I am sure her new story lines will be men-centric though as that is all there really is to Maria
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This sounds like the same things she said to Katie meaning she's disposable.
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http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/coronatio...t-family-drama
Samia giving away very little in a short interview at the BAFTAS
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Seriously? The greatest playwright and poet in the world. One of the most astute observers of human behaviour and psychology and you think he's boring?
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Why would she be involved with him.