EastEnders and Corrie. Bobby’s hockey horror show wins the war

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EastEnders and Corrie. Bobby’s hockey horror show wins the war

May 24, 2016 - 21:45
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It’s Corrie’s biggest week of the year. Sandwiched between Britain’s Got Talent spectaculars, our friends in the North are expected to deliver blockbuster episodes night after compelling night.

Corrie's Nick and Carla

It’s Corrie’s biggest week of the year. Sandwiched between Britain’s Got Talent spectaculars, our friends in the North are expected to deliver blockbuster episodes night after compelling night.

But as Nick and Carla’s predictable wedding woes unfold in waves of tedium, EastEnders is the soap everyone’s talking about.

The Beeb’s Cockney rabble have taken devastating aim and blown their ITV rivals out of the water. Psycho kid Bobby Beale’s hockey horror show has finally turned Albert Square into a place of interest. Wonders never cease.

More than two years after he killed his sister Lucy, dangerous Bobby’s sinister secret was revealed following his latest atrocity… stoving his mother Jane’s head in with a sports stick.

Suddenly, the devilish Damien boy can’t stop confessing. To all and sundry in the Queen Vic when he wandered into the bar covered in blood. And to the police when he announced he’d used a jewellery box to murder his tragic sibling.

Naturally, the world’s worst detective DI Keeble was having none of it. As Bobby tried to tell her the truth, Walford’s answer to Inspector Clouseau effectively put her fingers in her ears and sang la la la la la. Like all Soapland cops, she’s stunningly useless.

Nevertheless, in the slipstream of Peggy Mitchell’s memorable ghost-assisted suicide, the long-awaited denouement to the sprawling Lucy saga is delivering sensational telly. Certainly, a lot better than yet another problematic marriage ceremony up in sleepy Weatherfield.

On, off, on, off, on, off… it was hard to keep up with Nick and Carla’s ever-changing nuptials. Naturally, while they were standing at the altar, the troubled bride threw a spanner into the works by requesting an urgent conflab. A last minute hitch. Who’d have thought it?

Off the crappy couple trotted to the kitchen where Carla said: “By the way... I bonked Robert. Just thought you ought to know.” Or words to that effect.

So forgiving was Nick that even when toxic Tracy escaped from Underworld’s store cupboard and burst in to ruin his big day, he pressed on regardless. As furious Tracy was bundled kicking and screaming out of the beautiful venue (The Bistro), Mr and Mrs Tilsley became man and wife. Not a moist eye in the house.

But will they make it to their very own little slice of heaven, Devon? Will they hell. Half way through his speech, Nick broke down and sobbed: “I can’t do this.” Just at the point when millions of viewers were thinking: “I can’t watch this.”

This lame Carry On Up The Aisle cobblers rang about as true as The Clangers. Unimaginative claptrap trying too hard to be sensational… and failing.

Cometh the hour, cometh the programme. Boosted by BGT’s monster ratings, ITV’s flagship drama was supposed to step up to the plate. But so far is just hasn’t. We’ve seen this tired old happy-never-after stuff a million times before.

The cobblestone crew know what they’re doing. With a dynamic new executive producer at the helm, I’m sure Corrie will raise its game soon. Right now EastEnders is winning the war hands down. But there will be no surrender.

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PhilipStar's picture

The street is soon getting a new writer. But her work is not appearing until September. As of now you still seeing the work from a person ITV is not happy about and soon replacing. You should give it a break.

mansellmum's picture

Can't compare with EastEnders because haven't watched that since Bianca and Rickeeeey got together! Have expected big things of Corrie this week but it just hasn't happened yet, wedding is ridiculously boring (apart from Jenny Bradley, am loving her at the moment for some reason). Tracey Barlow surely in real life would be in some kind of mental institution by now? When exactly are they going to find Callum (bless him) probably about 1 minute before it ends on Thursday night. Hope it will improve in the very near future and up its game because it is still my favourite from Soapy land.

mumbosteve's picture

Or not, as the case might be.

Bobby seems even more sinister with his pre-teen bumfluff moustache.

With Stacy as a campaigner, this seems to be the setup for the return of everyone's favourite lothario, Max Branning. Hopefully this doesn't mean they'll rekindle their romance in the future.

The Lucy story has died a death (pun not intended) but this does offer some fresh interest. Don't think anyone would mourn Bobby going to jail, then coming back 10 years later recast.

(Anything is better than the Les Coker blackmail and Roxy's exploding bowels storylines)

Kevin O'Sullivan's picture

Corrie isn't getting a new writer. That would be no big deal. It has lots of writers. It's getting a new executive producer. Former Emmerdale boss Kate Oates is really good. If anyone can restore the Street's glory, it's her. But she has much work to do.

PhilipStar's picture

We wait and see what happens, I hope she can get it back to its roots. Some people have leaked that the episodes in September say they are going to get better but not sure what to believe until I see it.