I read a post of yours from a couple of days ago and you said you thought Rana was also weird last week. In what way? Though the writing for her confession scenes proved weak, I thought she was still in character.
I didn’t mind her confession scenes, they seemed fitting for what they were, spur of the moment and guilt-fueled. After that, in the bistro, the very last exchange of lines between Kate and Rana was poor for both of them for me. Considering everything and their history, how was that all they had to say? Given what Robert must have told Rana to get her over there, why no concern for Kate? Why no concern for either of them or just, following up something so major?
I read a post of yours from a couple of days ago and you said you thought Rana was also weird last week. In what way? Though the writing for her confession scenes proved weak, I thought she was still in character.
I didn’t mind her confession scenes, they seemed fitting for what they were, spur of the moment and guilt-fueled. After that, in the bistro, the very last exchange of lines between Kate and Rana was poor for both of them for me. Considering everything and their history, how was that all they had to say? Given what Robert must have told Rana to get her over there, why no concern for Kate? Why no concern for either of them or just, following up something so major?
I’ve watched Corrie for many years now and I think when people get invested in ships on soaps such as this one, they forget that some of the writing is actually v clever. Apart from highlighting Yasmeen as an ally for Rana, I think the two episodes tonight were important in showing the parallels between the Connor family and the Nazir/Habeebs.
Ahhh, that’s a great point. Rana’s family’s signing her away like a business deal, Kate’s family is a ball of hugs and concern with them practically throwing a competition for who should have the honor of donating a kidney to Carla.
I’ve watched Corrie for many years now and I think when people get invested in ships on soaps such as this one, they forget that some of the writing is actually v clever. Apart from highlighting Yasmeen as an ally for Rana, I think the two episodes tonight were important in showing the parallels between the Connor family and the Nazir/Habeebs.
Ahhh, that’s a great point. Rana’s family’s signing her away like a business deal, Kate’s family is a ball of hugs and concern with them practically throwing a competition for who should have the honor of donating a kidney to Carla.
I want to think that the writers are throwing Sophie into scenes with Kate that are quite awkward on purpose? Like she doesn’t have a natural chemistry with her and it’s like they want it to be obvious that Kate is not into Sophie.
“Natural chemistry” is entirely subjective but the awkwardness in today’s scene was definitely on purpose. Sophie wasn’t even at the pub when Carla had her turn, there wasn’t any reason for her to show up at the hospital except for her to point out she’d caught on to Kate being distant and for Kate to lie to her about Carla being the only reason for it. At least for the moment, she’s still being kept at arm’s length.
I want to think that the writers are throwing Sophie into scenes with Kate that are quite awkward on purpose? Like she doesn’t have a natural chemistry with her and it’s like they want it to be obvious that Kate is not into Sophie.
“Natural chemistry” is entirely subjective but the awkwardness in today’s scene was definitely on purpose. Sophie wasn’t even at the pub when Carla had her turn, there wasn’t any reason for her to show up at the hospital except for her to point out she’d caught on to Kate being distant and for Kate to lie to her about Carla being the only reason for it. At least for the moment, she’s still being kept at arm’s length.
Conflicted (lols) about how I feel about the episode. Obviously still early days… but glad the show isn’t going as dark as it can in reality. I don’t think the public would be ready for that at all considering reactions so far. And being so spoiler-aware last nights episode really wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. The deal didn’t seem as terrible if it stops Zee from shouting it from the rooftops.
Well, the darkest of the dark, they’d never go there, although with these parents and this husband, I doubt that’d have happened in real life either. It’s interesting, but if they’d chosen a different kind of parents, even ones that were more loving, it might have been even more upsetting. The kind of parents who really love their child but are so devout in a specific way, think they did something wrong and that their kid is going to hell and they react from that perspective. It wouldn’t be about punishing anyone or focusing on public image, but be messy in a very different way. But, they got locked into this version of the Habeebs before they even thought of doing queer Rana, so here we are.
It was actually not that bad an ep to watch at all! I mean, of course, it was painful watching Rana like that, and Zee being such a tool, but her writing was spot on, she was understandably guilty, she was understandably disgusted and angry. After last Wednesday, it was so nice to be able to get her again. It wasn’t just Kate who’d suffered last week, Rana was odd too. But really great acting and writing yesterday.