Coronation Street viewers have been left praising the soap after they branded it the
“best episode this year” following Lauren and Joel’s showdown. Corrie viewers have reacted
to the lastest instalment of the soap, hailing it the “best episode this year.”
The drama ramped up a notch this week with the shock return of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton), who had been off the radar for months, leading many to fear she was dead. Fans will remember her mysterious exit from the street after being sacked from Roy’s Rolls.
But it wasn’t until last month that the soap dropped the bombshell that dodgy lawyer Joel Deering (Calum Lill) was behind Lauren’s vanishing act.
In a twist that had fans on the edge of their seats during Monday’s show (July 7), it turned out Lauren is very much alive and has been laying low all this time. She made a surprise appearance at Roy Cropper’s hospital bedside after he suffered a heart attack earlier that day.
Lauren made her return
Then, in a nail-biting scene in Tuesday’s episode (July 8), Lauren tried to leg it from the hospital but got caught by her assailant Joel, who shoved her into a family room, reports the Express.
The episode was peppered with flashbacks that filled in the gaps about Lauren’s ordeal and her entanglement with the vile solicitor. Joel had slithered into her life by sorting out her financial woes and then manipulated her.
On the fateful day she disappeared, Joel lost his cool when Lauren brought up his now-fiancee Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) and brutally attacked her with a series of blows to the head.
Believing he’d killed her, Joel scarpered, but little did he know, Lauren had only played dead and has since been hiding out, scared for her life.
However, in a shocking turn of events at the hospital, Joel attempted to assault Lauren again, who was seen clutching her stomach. In a surprising revelation, Lauren informed Joel that she was five months pregnant with his child, but she didn’t want him involved.
In a dramatic escape, Lauren managed to flee the hospital with Joel hot on her heels, leading to some seriously tense moments. The episode concluded with Lauren making a quick getaway in a taxi.
Viewers have been sharing their reactions to the latest episode on social media. One fan posted on a Facebook fan page: “Tonight’s episode is one of the best in a long time.”
Meanwhile, on X, previously known as Twitter, another viewer tweeted: “Tonight’s #Corrie is crowned best of the year for myself. a flashback episode that explains all! “.
The intense drama on Coronation Street has left viewers on the edge of their seats, as Lauren and Joel’s showdown took center stage in what many are calling the best episode of the year. Fans were shocked to see Lauren make a surprise return after months of being off the radar, leading to wild speculations about her fate.
The episode was filled with suspense and flashbacks that unveiled the truth about Lauren’s disappearance and her entanglement with the manipulative Joel Deering. It was revealed that Joel had attacked Lauren in a fit of rage, believing he had killed her, only to discover later that she had played dead to escape him.
The tension escalated as Lauren disclosed to Joel that she was pregnant with his child, but made it clear that she wanted nothing to do with him. The gripping scenes at the hospital as Joel attempted to assault Lauren again had viewers holding their breaths, wondering what would happen next.
In a dramatic escape, Lauren managed to evade Joel’s clutches and flee in a taxi, leaving fans anxiously awaiting the next installment of the soap. Social media was abuzz with reactions from viewers, with many declaring it one of the best episodes in recent memory.
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Source: Los Angeles Times (edited)
