Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Carl Webster made a destructive and potentially damaging move on Coronation Street tonight, with Weatherfield’s greatest schemer reacting badly after he was disowned once again by his mother, Debbie.
Carl and Debbie, who originally thought they were siblings, have had a fraught relationship in recent months on the ITV soap. Despite Debbie wanting to see the best in her son, Carl’s actions have made that almost impossible.
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With various schemes in the works, Carl asked Debbie to lend him £10,000 to pay off a debt, but that backfired after Ronnie Bailey discovered that he only owed half of that. This led Debbie to cast Carl away, but he came back with a vengeance.
After Carl was hospitalised following an attack by Ronnie, he made an audacious bid to get some money by blackmailing Debbie. He asked her to sign over half the shares for the hotel, or he would report Ronnie to the police.
Tonight’s episode began with Debbie mulling over her predicament, though Ronnie stressed that they should never give in to Carl. The schemer, meanwhile, was gloating about his new role as joint owner of the hotel, and immediately fired Ryan Connor.
Ronnie told Debbie that he was considering handing himself into the police, though she was nervous. He reasoned that it was the only way to thwart Carl and quell some of the “sick power” that he was wielding.
Debbie, however, suggested that they try to reason one last time with Carl. As he arrived, he demanded that she sign on the dotted line, but Debbie said that she wouldn’t be handing over the hotel.
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As the pair got into an argument over the painful history, Debbie remarked that Carl’s actions were a result of him being a “cruel, bad man” rather than a “hurt little boy”. She said that ultimately wasn’t “loveable” despite her best efforts, and Carl quietly left.
While Debbie later expressed remorse for her choice of words, Carl’s hurt brought out his vengeful streak, and he trashed his hotel room. He also left the taps and bath running, potentially threatening Carla Connor and Lisa Swain’s wedding…
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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