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Old 04-09-2016, 13:12
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Tina Mcintyre, All the guys fancy her, loved by the entire street, can do no wrong in anyones eyes, trys to steel Gary and Izzys baby and is forgiven immediately by them, anyone who didn't like her was seen in a negative light, (Tracy, Steve, Kylie etc) has loads of different jobs and is great at them, lame tragic back story (her dad dies her mum never sees her.

Jane Beale Has Done evil despicable things and no one bats an eye lid, has loads of guys after her for no reason at all,( Ian, Mas, Grant, Max theres been others) the whole squar loves her, shes seen as the perfect step mum to Ians Kids (even though shes not)

Her Bother Christian too, Every single gay guy fancys him for no reason at all, everyone in the square thinks hes amazing, does horrible things everyone still thinks hes amazing.

who else do you think is annoyingly perfect???
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Old 04-09-2016, 13:34
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Stella from Coronation street coronation street springs to mind . From the very moment she arrived she was everyone's confidant and the pillar of the community.
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Old 04-09-2016, 14:37
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Stacey from EastEnders

Ste from Hollyoaks
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Old 04-09-2016, 14:44
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Stacey from EastEnders

Ste from Hollyoaks
I think they both have flaws though
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Old 04-09-2016, 14:49
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what's a "Mary Sue"??
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Old 04-09-2016, 14:53
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Pam Cokers. All butter wouldn't melt whilst underneath she's a spiteful, judgemental bigot.
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:24
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what's a "Mary Sue"??
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=Mary%20Sue

Its basically a character that is so annoyingly perfect and good at everything and is loved by everyone except the audience/reader, they are found in fan fiction a lot of the time.

Rey from star wars tfa or Bella swan from twilight are 2 classic examples of a Mary Sue
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:25
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When was Max after Jane?
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:25
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Stacey- They will make her do certain things (most recent example is passing Arthur off as Martin's son) then so everyone forgets that they will do a sl where people feel sorry for her. Janine was the bitch despite Stacey having an affair with Ryan.

Mick and Linda- Hypocritical but comes off as saints.

Pam- Sweet old lady, lovely to everyone but really she kept her grandchild away from his mother and was bigot towards Christine/Les.

Ste Hay- Another one who does shit but everyone loves him and his sob stories.

Sawphie Webster- She always had to come out on top, she meddles in people's lives and relationship but is the good saintly one.

Jane- Scum but she was doing it for the greater good and it must be true because everyone agreed. Now poor Jane is in a wheelchair.

Michelle 'everyone so lucky to be in her presence' Mcdonald. Corrie never stop reminding us how great she is when really she's not.
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:37
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Stella from Coronation street coronation street springs to mind . From the very moment she arrived she was everyone's confidant and the pillar of the community.
Definitely!!
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:41
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Anyone know where the term comes from?
First time I've come across it!!
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:41
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Peggy Mitchell deserves a mention.
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Old 04-09-2016, 15:45
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Carla probably fit the bill for me!!

Spent almost her entire duration on the Street screwing her own or someone else's life up yet still had everyone chasing round after her wrapping her in cotton wool!!
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Old 04-09-2016, 16:20
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Pam Coker acting like only she's hurting and not Les. She did it with their deceased son too
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Old 04-09-2016, 16:34
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I always thought Debbie Dingle turned into a Mary Sue last year - every man fighting over her perfectness, turning leading man Ross into her ickle love slave.

John Paul was a Mary Sue on Hollyoaks as well when he came back - oh, he's so sexy/adorable/desirable/such a cute dad! [No, he's a berk].
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Old 04-09-2016, 16:37
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Pam- Sweet old lady, lovely to everyone but really she kept her grandchild away from his mother and was bigot towards Christine/Les.
She shouldn't have kept Paul away from his mother, but I think it was mentioned that the reason she did that was because she had previously lost her son and didn't want to lose Paul as well. He was her pride and joy. And in her defence, she was actually planning on telling him the truth in the end, but Paul had gone out with Ben and got killed before she had the chance to.

And the thing with Les/Christine - it wasn't him dressing as a woman that she was against. It was the lying and keeping it from her for the 40 odd years they've been married. I think she may have actually said that she would have accepted it if he had told her at the start of the relationship.
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Old 04-09-2016, 16:55
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Anyone know where the term comes from?
First time I've come across it!!
TV Tropes gives a potted history of the term, as well as examples:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue
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Old 04-09-2016, 17:06
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Anyone know where the term comes from?
First time I've come across it!!
My understanding is that the name Mary-Sue for overly perfect characters who are often based on the writer/creator comes from the Star Trek fanzines (like slash-fiction); there was a "rage" for stories with unrealistically gifted and young original characters to the point that in 1973 a parody fic was written starring the youngest ever graduate of the Starfleet Academy, Lieutenant Mary Sue who was "only fifteen and a half years old".

TV Tropes explains it well:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue

Apologies in advance to anyone who gets sucked into the TV tropes black hole.
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Old 04-09-2016, 17:07
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TV Tropes gives a potted history of the term, as well as examples:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue
Brilliant Gulfie!!! Tnanks for that!!!
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Old 04-09-2016, 17:09
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My understanding is that the name Mary-Sue for overly perfect characters who are often based on the writer/creator comes from the Star Trek fanzines (like slash-fiction); there was a "rage" for stories with unrealistically gifted and young original characters to the point that in 1973 a parody fic was written starring the youngest ever graduate of the Starfleet Academy, Lieutenant Mary Sue who was "only fifteen and a half years old".

TV Tropes explains it well:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue

Apologies in advance to anyone who gets sucked into the TV tropes black hole.
Cheers!! Maybe it's a good job I have to go to work in 10 mins!!
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Old 04-09-2016, 18:17
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=Mary%20Sue

Its basically a character that is so annoyingly perfect and good at everything and is loved by everyone except the audience/reader, they are found in fan fiction a lot of the time.

Rey from star wars tfa or Bella swan from twilight are 2 classic examples of a Mary Sue
Thanks, i'll vote for Mark Brennan off Neighbours
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Old 04-09-2016, 18:27
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Michelle Connor
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Old 04-09-2016, 18:30
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Kate, Georgia & Bridget from Neighbours.
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Old 04-09-2016, 19:16
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TV Tropes gives a potted history of the term, as well as examples:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue
oh gosh, not TV tropes, last time I ventured there I didn't come back out for sixteen months great website though, I actually didn't know what this term meant!
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Old 04-09-2016, 20:06
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Lesley Jane "McBeale" Beale- Bred a child psychopath and serial killer out of her youngest stepson, covered up the murder of the stepdaughter who she dumped on a cold dark lonely common to be discovered by a young girl, drove other stepdaughter out of the country after failing to steal her baby, condoned animal cruelty and ruined a wedding cake. Is the deposed leader of the Walford Greater Good society which orchestrated murder and chaos. To this day goes unpunished and gets to sit at home surfing the web and poking her nose into other people's business and everyone apparently feels sorry for her.

Michelle "Declined to Comment" Connor- Already been mentioned but when will the writers at Corrie stop telling Steve and the viewers how lucky everyone is to have this beacon of light and goddess personified in their lives... we're not. She's pretty harmless but she's a backstreet barmaid and a judgemental flawed one at that.

Philip "Philth" Mitchell- Doesn't properly fit the description someone gave as he has enemies in other characters on the show, but as far as the law is concerned he has an immunity card and is regularly shown to have sympathy from characters who he has wronged at one point or another. The moment where he got off scot free after stealing a digger, causing criminal damage while drink driving and hospitalising his daughter after dropping a roof on her deserves a mention at least.
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