Coronation Street fans have decided who should die in upcoming murder twist
SThis week, I wrote a piece about the inordinate amount of villains currently dominating Coronation Street currently, and who could potentially bring about their comeuppance.
It seems as though Corrie viewers are more than ready for a couple of them to pay for their various crimes sooner rather than later.
Evidently unhinged bunny boiler, Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown), grade-A slimeball, Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard), murderer Maggie Driscoll (Pauline McLynn), psychopathic abuser Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) and paedophile Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon) all occupying the Street at the same time is no coincidence.
The ranks of Weatherfield villainy have been bolstered prior to the upcoming flash-forward murder twist, in which one will lose their life, but it seems the front-loading of baddies on the soap has caused some serious fatigue.
Soap viewers flooded the comment section of my original piece (thanks, guys!) with plenty to say about who they’d be happy to say goodbye to, while the poll results show a landslide victory (or loss) for one particular character. Let’s explore, shall we?
The poll results
With 68% of the votes, it’s crystal clear: Corrie viewers are ready to see the back of Theo.
It’s hardly shocking, though. Scenes of Theo abusing his victim, Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce), have been incredibly graphic and raw and have undoubtedly had an enormous impact on viewers.
While Carl and Jodie’s crimes have been heightened and soapy, Maggie’s murder of her husband coming in the form of a flashback and Megan’s abuse of Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) being largely (and thankfully) of-screen, with star Beth confirming that physical contact between the two is kept to a minimum due to Lucas’ age, Theo’s misdeeds have almost certainly hit viewers the hardest.
Viewers have seen Todd force-fed food, verbally abused, doused in milk, having his face smashed against a mirror, being beaten and generally terrorised, all the while being cut off from his loved ones, George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley), Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby), Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) and Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank), who’s death Theo orchestrated.
The abuse plot has also been running for nearly eight months with absolutely no catharsis or sign of salvation for Todd. In fact, it’s been quite the opposite, with Theo’s abuse becoming increasingly vicious as he ensures that Todd is completely decimated and under his control.
What are Corrie viewers saying about Theo?
