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Given that they had Zee trying to tell her and failing (like Rana trying to tell Zee and failing) and that this is a soap, and that Alya is Kate’s roommate and Rana’s best friend, I’m sure it’s going to be incredibly messy. Surely they wouldn’t parallel Kate walking in on Luke and Alya making out in their flat? Or woulddddd they.
I think the when will be interesting too. Already, this contract business has tempered Yasmeen’s reaction. If it’s after the kidnapping attempt…
About Kate and Rana? Yeahhh, that’s going to be interesting. And obviously hella dramatic and awkward.
I don’t blame either Kate or Sophie for the situation, Kate wanted to move on for real, she can’t stay pining after a married woman who’s chosen her husband (or so Kate thinks, I guess, god, the writing), and to Sophie, every step back Kate’s taken has been followed by one forward. Kate really wants to have something with Sophie, and Sophie believes in that wish more than the actuality.
What do you mean about deadlines? I don’t think I get it?
About Kate and Rana? Yeahhh, that’s going to be interesting. And obviously hella dramatic and awkward.
I don’t blame either Kate or Sophie for the situation, Kate wanted to move on for real, she can’t stay pining after a married woman who’s chosen her husband (or so Kate thinks, I guess, god, the writing), and to Sophie, every step back Kate’s taken has been followed by one forward. Kate really wants to have something with Sophie, and Sophie believes in that wish more than the actuality.
What do you mean about deadlines? I don’t think I get it?
It really was so unnecessary. What was the purpose of it? To give Kate something else to do? She had both her siblings in the hospital, could have helped out her cousin with the newly returned son. To make Rana jealous? That barely happened, and it could have been just as effective by having Kate open up to her with Rana mistakenly thinking they were more. To show the contrast between Kate/Sophie and Kana? They barely showed Kophie and had to write Kate like some different person the whole time. They’ve treated her so harshly, with the way the break up’s going to happen, for no real reason.
It really was so unnecessary. What was the purpose of it? To give Kate something else to do? She had both her siblings in the hospital, could have helped out her cousin with the newly returned son. To make Rana jealous? That barely happened, and it could have been just as effective by having Kate open up to her with Rana mistakenly thinking they were more. To show the contrast between Kate/Sophie and Kana? They barely showed Kophie and had to write Kate like some different person the whole time. They’ve treated her so harshly, with the way the break up’s going to happen, for no real reason.
FINALLY. I cannot believe I had so many meetings today of all days and had to watch these eps so late.
ANON. Except for the soulmate moment and the scene after, this is like the first time since the Luke death aftermath ep that Kate finally feels like Kate again. The moment when Rana asked her what she wanted at the door, that’s the Kate I wish we’d had the whole time. I don’t know if we could have handled it, but that’s the conflicted closed off and not so freaking angry Kate that loves Rana but is trying to move on.
Their scenes were so good today! I’m so glad they’re what lead us into Friday. To answer your question, I think it was probably literally the very on the nose “Is that what you want?” question, where Kate thought to herself, Rana in front of her, not hers, Sophie behind her, very much hers and moved in, what do I want? And I loved how quietly she answered Rana, clarifying that she wanted her to leave so she could talk to Sophie, not because it was anything else. And then! Shouting out to Rana that Sophie hadn’t moved in, even though it wasn’t any of Rana’s business, because she just didn’t want to hurt her anymore. I can’t believe that it’s literally going to take one day in Corrie time after Kate stops avoiding Rana for them to get back together.
FINALLY. I cannot believe I had so many meetings today of all days and had to watch these eps so late.
ANON. Except for the soulmate moment and the scene after, this is like the first time since the Luke death aftermath ep that Kate finally feels like Kate again. The moment when Rana asked her what she wanted at the door, that’s the Kate I wish we’d had the whole time. I don’t know if we could have handled it, but that’s the conflicted closed off and not so freaking angry Kate that loves Rana but is trying to move on.
Their scenes were so good today! I’m so glad they’re what lead us into Friday. To answer your question, I think it was probably literally the very on the nose “Is that what you want?” question, where Kate thought to herself, Rana in front of her, not hers, Sophie behind her, very much hers and moved in, what do I want? And I loved how quietly she answered Rana, clarifying that she wanted her to leave so she could talk to Sophie, not because it was anything else. And then! Shouting out to Rana that Sophie hadn’t moved in, even though it wasn’t any of Rana’s business, because she just didn’t want to hurt her anymore. I can’t believe that it’s literally going to take one day in Corrie time after Kate stops avoiding Rana for them to get back together.
I’m excited to watch it unfold as a dramatic storyline for Kana, tbh. It seems to be a fairly cut and dried action scene where nobody gets hurt physically? And as someone who’s felt very sorry for Rana this last couple of months, I feel like this will be eye-opening for the characters who haven’t always understood or acknowledged what she’d been going through. When Rana explained to Kate that her parents would never speak to her again, I think Kate understood and believed her, but that faded, especially with time spent with her own family, it’s easy to think “it can’t be that bad”. And Zee, outing her to them, what did he expect? So they better freaking dote over her once she’s rescued.
As a storyline for raising awareness, I hope it shames the families who’d consider doing something like this and makes them rethink. The rest of us think ya’ll are gross, and you’re just hurting the people you claim to love. I expect (or hope) Yasmeen gets on her soapbox and lectures them on how terrible and un-Islamic it is.
I don’t have any misgivings about it because Corrie has sympathetic Muslims on the other side right there, which proves again the value in having a diverse cast. The Nazirs are human and with flaws but they’re warm and compassionate and accepting, the antithesis of the Habeebs. No one can come away from watching these eps thinking the Habeebs represent all Muslims, it’s such a welcome luxury to not have to worry about negative representation being the only representation.
I’m excited to watch it unfold as a dramatic storyline for Kana, tbh. It seems to be a fairly cut and dried action scene where nobody gets hurt physically? And as someone who’s felt very sorry for Rana this last couple of months, I feel like this will be eye-opening for the characters who haven’t always understood or acknowledged what she’d been going through. When Rana explained to Kate that her parents would never speak to her again, I think Kate understood and believed her, but that faded, especially with time spent with her own family, it’s easy to think “it can’t be that bad”. And Zee, outing her to them, what did he expect? So they better freaking dote over her once she’s rescued.
As a storyline for raising awareness, I hope it shames the families who’d consider doing something like this and makes them rethink. The rest of us think ya’ll are gross, and you’re just hurting the people you claim to love. I expect (or hope) Yasmeen gets on her soapbox and lectures them on how terrible and un-Islamic it is.
I don’t have any misgivings about it because Corrie has sympathetic Muslims on the other side right there, which proves again the value in having a diverse cast. The Nazirs are human and with flaws but they’re warm and compassionate and accepting, the antithesis of the Habeebs. No one can come away from watching these eps thinking the Habeebs represent all Muslims, it’s such a welcome luxury to not have to worry about negative representation being the only representation.
Do I think the Corrie writers will have fictional character Rana celebrate it or do I think Rana the person we’ve gotten to know will? 😛
I don’t know if the writers will even remember it when the time comes, heh, but they could just as soon make a point of it, either to have her not, in a rejection of her parents and their so-called values, or she could continue fasting as a way to connect with them and her culture, despite everything.
It’d be harder to say with Rana, the real person. First, to clarify, “celebrate” is so the wrong word. Fasting when you’re a kid (when the grownups make it easy for you) and when Ramadan’s during the winter (since it’s on the lunar calendar, it moves back 11 days every year) is one thing, but these last few summer Ramadans, ugh, especially in the northern areas, it’s just this month long slog of eating, napping, the worst part: waking up again, and having to repeat. And with a possible full work day thrown in there somewhere. Though this year Ramadan’s finally moved back enough to be entirely before the summer solstice, people in Manchester will have to FINISH eating BEFORE 3 in the morning, on average and will only be able to eat again after 9:20.
It’s tough. I can see someone starting out with the best of intentions still deciding, eh, especially if she doesn’t really believe in it.
My cousin who lives up in Canada, even with a very devout mom (when it comes to herself, she’s not the type to judge others or make them do anything) doesn’t fast anymore, no matter how much others in the family sideeye him. On the other hand, as long as Rana stays in touch with any of the Nazirs, I think it’s that much more likely that she’ll continue. Even though it is religious, it does involve activities that have become cultural and it’s made easier by doing it as a community. Having someone there with you when you wake up to eat before sunrise, when you complain through the day, and when you’re finally breaking fast at sunset makes it all so much nicer. Especially if it’s Alya or Yasmeen, of course. Be cute if Kate tried to be that person for her, or at least until she realized how horribly prepared she is for that life and Rana stops her. 😛