Poor Kirk, Beth wants an expensive pressie and Kirk is always broke. This year's repeat storyline is turkeys. I wonder if they'll cook up as dry as Christmas trees Gary and Chesney tried to flog last year.I'm surprised they haven't sold the butcher shop yet. Kirk didn't think about not having any electricity in the shop to keep the turkeys frozen. Solution? String electricity from half a block away from Beth's flat. Yes, that will be so safe. Man, it's amazing how fast that huge freezer came to full freezing temperature in just an hour or two. And what are the negatives to that turkey plan? Electricity costs, how much it cost to buy them, giving Craig half the profits. Craig said more in these two episodes than he has in all the time he's been on the show.
Carla is recovering from her hangover in the cafe and Peter's still trying to persuade her to stay in Weatherfield. She reckons that was his plan all along! In the factory, she's surly with Rob who is definitely getting airs above his station. She *is* still the owner and it doesn't look to her like he's managing very well if there's stacks of unopened mail and he's using cheap materials. There's a very difficult brother-sister dynamic going on isn't there?
Carla isn't going to handle things without booze so she's going to walk out. If she has to stay in Weatherfield, it's going to be pickled. Things are falling apart rapidly for Peter or Carla and Leanne finally gets a chance to say I Told You So. Nick's being decent and Leanne can't help herself, there's far too much acrimony and bad feelings between Leanne and Peter and Carla. Carla can't use Weatherfield as an excuse but she is doing. She doesn't want to be where Peter's family and friends are, I think she feels threatened by Leanne's presence as well as all the bad memories of the flat and the rape. Boy when Carla makes her mind up she does't mess around. I want to leave. Tomorrow. So it's tomorrow and she seems to have talked Peter into going with her. It really seems like Peter is turning into his father! Mind you, Ken didn't give up his children to the wilds of Scotland for a woman. Peter doesn't think it's the same thing and that it won't affect Simon yet he's never shy about accusing Ken's abandonment as the reason he's got the problems he does. There are differences, yes but Peter already has let that child down many times in his short life.
Peter is caught between two tough places...Carla's well being and Simon. Simon is hurt and heartbroken and pushing his father away. Leanne really is not helping either, sniping and hollering but to be fair, it's not all resentment for what Peter'd done to her, it's also about Simon. 9 year old Simon managed to find his way to the airport. Piece of cake when you've already found your way from Blackpool to Weatherfield at the tender age of 6. He ran into the airport and Carla could see what was coming right there. That's why she was so anxious to pull him away but her worst nightmare came true. Peter couldn't leave. How could you when your little boy thinks it's his fault you keep leaving? So he had to choose Simon over Carla and more than one heart was broken. Simon sure didn't have one shred of sympathy now he got what he wanted.
Carla is going and Rob is smug. She figures she's going to sell the factory and the flat. Probably a mistake. Why can't she keep the factory going and have the money be a nest egg or a safety net. Rob can't afford to buy it and neither can Michelle. But there's a pretty good chance Carla isn't gone for good.
Stella and Paul's friend had a date but Mandy thinks the guy's ears are too close together. Ears? Anyway it's just in time for Karl to make an appearance and sulk seeing Stella date someone else. Where the heck has he been? Stella's date seems a bit of a prat and thinks very highly of himself and his non-sense of humour. He's also patronizing and spent half the date on the phone to his mum. And he and Stella have nothing in common. I guess she pushed all that cleavage up for nothing. Jason was happy to hear the news, though, and Karl is still sniffing around too. He's definitely having regrets.
Jason's making noises about wondering what the ideal gap is between two of a couple. This isn't boding well so it was virtually guaranteed Jason and Stella would get together in the worst pairing since Dev and Deirdre. Oh and there's Sunita looking out of sorts and Karl is sending Stella flowers now. She's got Karl wanting to come back but she's got Jason very clearly fancying her and Jason wins in the end. I may be ill. Karl sulked about his non-date with Stella and Sunita couldn't even put a smile back on his face. Do you get the feeling Stella is only with Jason as revenge on Karl? It was funny when she chucked him out in just his underwear and he had to dodge his way home half naked. Eyebrows raised and his mother was not overly surprised, not really. Furious in fact, when she discovered Jason and Stella snogging under her roof.
Mother Lion came over all protective with the prospect of a cougar after her cub! Gail was quite delighted to overhear Eileen hollering down the street about her son and Stella and she was quite happy to tell Karl about it, too, but she didn't know Karl was trying to get back with Stella. Karl tried to intimidate Jason but there's enough years between them and Karl not being a hard man, I think Jason the builder would win that battle. And Gail also took great pleasure in spreading the gossip in the pub so Stella and Jason took a deep breath and faced the world together. But again, I think part of that was to rub Karl's face in it.
Steve and Dennis' war continues to escalate as Steve tells porkies about Dennis to Brian. Dennis felt pushed to quit since Steve caused problems. I love this lollipop man Martin! What a cracking character! He's a man with a plan. All the lollipop men and women are holding up the cabs! In the Conversation Street podcast, they likened the mob of lollipop people to a gang of Cybermen from Doctor Who and they were spot on! Steve can't resist digging his heels in and it ended up, as usual, in defeat. (see what I did there?) The ending of the lollipop story had a mob of them blocking the cabs on Victoria Street. Steve had to back down and Dennis had to buy them all a pint! I enjoyed this storyline! Kirky took the opportunity to try to flog a few birds though that didn't work.
Gail isn't happy that Lewis is leaving the house but he's upright and "recovered" so that's that. Is anyone surprised he was able to reel her in so easily? Thought not. Roy is finding it difficult in the cafe alone. Fiz is just the ticket thanks to Tyrone's suggestion. I laughed at Deirdre fussing furiously in the kitchen and declining Carla's offer of help. Everything's under control. Yes. The minute Carla left Deirdre was hollering to Ken for help!
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