Even more difficult times are ahead for Tracy, who,
obnoxious though she is, is having a rough time at the moment.
She is still grieving for her mother, her father has taken
up with Nessa, Tony has cleared out the money from the Barlow’s Buys account
and, presumably, she is still experiencing great guilt at her causing the death
of two completely innocent people.
A while ago, Robert seemed to be on her case. He was trying
to encourage her to admit her guilt and she seemed on the very point of doing
so. Viewers will recall that Tracy was arrested and there was great jubilation
on the cobbles as a result. Carla, in particular, was transformed when it was
revealed that she was not guilty of causing the fire and therefore not guilty
of the deaths of Kal and Maddie. The drinking, the gambling, the drunkenness were
all kicked into touch and now, she is experiencing one of her happiest times on
the cobbles. The factory is picking up, the relationship with Nick seems to be
going very well and Carla seems the least tortured she has been for some time.
But then, for some
reason, Tracy was released and since that time, the strange thing is, that
there has been barely any mention of the fire. So what is happening? Has the
storyline been abandoned? There are references to Maddie, usually by Sophie,
and Kal’s memory is invoked frequently when we see how devastated Alya and
Zeedan are, and their grandparents too.
It also seemed for a while that Robert might have succeeded
in persuading Tracy to move towards some kind of redemption, the first stage of
which would have been her confession. Yet it all seems to have dwindled away.
Things are going to get even worse for Tracy. Robert will
take a shine to Leanne. Soap magazines are even suggesting that Robert will
leave Tracy for Leanne. But hang on a minute. Wasn’t Robert supposed to be
devoted to Tracy? All through his marriage to someone else, wasn’t it the case
that he couldn’t get Tracy out of his mind? At least, that was what he claimed.
Though this may be a contentious view, I like the fact that
Corrie has a female villain. Many say she is surplus to requirements,
unconvincing, even ridiculous, but I for one would miss her. Why? I would miss
her directness, her snarkiness, her rudeness, her viciousness. the relationships
she has with Amy, Ken, Liz, Michelle and the other residents.
If Tracy was redeemed she wouldn’t be Tracy any more, so
maybe the whole redemption idea was shelved. In Tracy’s favour, her grief over
her mother’s death was real as were her attempts to be nice to Ken and help him
recover, though it has to be said that Nessa seems to have been more effective
at that.
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