Let's join hands and weep for Leanne Barlow. The same Leanne that went from being a teenage slapper to coke-snorting barmaid to tart. Now she is a sinned-aginst houewife in an M & S mac. Weep for her.
Or should we? From the embers of a not-so-hot marriage, Peter rises like a phoenix. Admittedly a gaudily tatooed phoenix but hey, you can't have everything. What he does have though is the lovely Carla, once mistaken in the Rovers for a post-op transexual. Raven-haired, red wine stained, you can imagine her wallowing in a vat full of Boddingtons. She's a bit hard-faced, not in the least bit girly and an alcoholic. Who better to share this burden then than Peter Barlow, knocking on fifty, former owner of a Scottish accent which disappeared only to be replaced by the northern brogue we've come to know and love. Peter Barlow - alcoholic, bigamist, chain-smoker, wimp.
What of Leanne? Well, let's go for the most obvious possible storyline. I'll bet you a ha'penny to a hotpot that she will discover that she's pregnant fairly soon. This, of course, will throw Peter into even more doubt and will call for 'a decision to be made'. Will he opt for the Les Dawson-voiced strumpet at the knicker factory or harridan-in-the-making Leanne?
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4 comments:
Carla and Peter will never go the distance. Right now it's just the sex that is keeping them together. There is no way Carla is remotely interested in being a mother to Simon she is far too self-absorbed.
While I think the actress who plays Leeanne was excellent in Monday night's eppie I am not a huge fan of her character. I find her rather negative and whiny. Having said that she has come a long way from the little slapper she used to be not forgetting she was having an affair with Nick when she was with Peter. She is very good to Simon.
I can't see them going the distance either. Jane Danson who plays Leanne is knocking it out of the park these days. All three actors in this triangle are putting in great performances.
hello! Peter is SO! FREAKING! HOT!and SO! FREAKING! SEXY! He does this thing when He smokes a fag that drives Me crazy, Him and Carla are so HOT! togethe I'm loving! them together and I LOVE!Peter, don't even get Me started on what I'd LOVE! to do to Him! and have in My dreams Leanne is bugging Me She isn't even Simon's Mom so I really hope the courts will rule in Peter's favour....
We can all come up with predictions but frankly, it's down to the writers.
I personally find Carla and Peter's relationship fascinating and I can't see why the writers would rush to split them up now. There are so many directions they could take the characters in, if they keep them together as a couple! Whereas if they split them up, what's left for Peter to do? Go back to Leanne because it will make Simon happy? Boring. And that would mean they'd be going round in circles. As for Carla, she's got all the people who love her, telling her to leave Peter because he's no good for her, etc etc. As dramatic and destructive as Peter and Carla's relationship has been so far, they are much better/more entertaining to watch when they're together. This is coming from someone who started off as a Leanne fan.
I can't deny, I love the passion that Carla and Peter have in their relationship and let's face it, there are more than enough boring couples in Corrie (and other soaps) to watch, so it's fantastic to see a relationship that can evoke such strong interest and opinions from viewers. It helps that the actors share a very believable and convincing chemistry.
Basically, I believe Carla and Peter have a very intense love and while I am aware that you can never know how long soap couples will last, I really hope these two stay together for as long as possible!
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