Doubt was cast over their still relatively new relationship
Coronation Street fans have issued a ‘public service announcement’ over Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain as doubt was cast over their still relatively new relationship.
Fans waited months for the Underworld factory boss and detective sergeant to admit their true feelings for one another but their romance hasn’t been plain sailing.
And things reached dramatic heights this week following Rob Donovan’s return to Weatherfield. The escaped prisoner, despite being in a bad way, made his way back for one last showdown with sister Carla after they last came face-to-face after he was her kidney donor.
Weeks on from when Carla pushed her brother, to what she thought was his death, down a staircase after she was kidnapped by prison officer Mandy following the operation, Rob headed to his ex-fiancée Tracy Barlow for help and she reluctantly agreed.
But she was soon concerned for her own safety when Rob was revealed to have a gun – and he wasn’t afraid to use it. After he rebuffed her pleas to phone for help as he bled heavily on her dad’s sofa from his surgical wound, Rob demanded that she call Carla and get her to No.1 Coronation Street.
Tracy agreed to get Carla to Rob, and she created a ruse to ensure the Underworld factory boss turned up. Carla was horrified when she did arrive and found a gravely ill Rob, who forced Tracy to serve Carla an out-of-date meal of spaghetti on toast before speaking about their childhood.
Knowing his time was up, Rob, still brandishing the gun, revealed to the Underworld factory boss that his plan was to make her watch him die so that the memories would haunt her forever.
But distracting him, Tracy seized her chance to escape, raising the alarm with Lisa on the way out, who swapped places with the florist.
Lisa did what Rob said at first but when he placed the gun down, she took her chances and took the weapon into her own hands. But when she instructed Rob to sit down, he ignored her and laughed in her face.
In the end, their was a scuffle between Rob and Lisa with the gun and a shot rang out. Armed police then stormed the home with Lisa dropping the gun and putting her hands in the air, while Carla pushed her brother to the flood and held his hand as they were faced with the armed police.
DC Kit Green arrested Rob but that wasn’t the end of the drama as Lisa discovered her daughter Betsy had been hit by the rogue bullet and was rushed to hospital.
It was then during Wednesday night’s (March 26) Corrie, that there was an anxious wait for Lisa and Carla for news on Betsy. Eventually, a doctor informed them that Betsy was having an operation and that her injury could be life-changing.
Later, during an emotional heart-to-heart outside the hospital, Lisa opens up to Carla about what really happened behind closed doors when she went head-to-head with Rob. Breaking down in tears, Lisa said: “[Rob] didn’t fire the gun. I did. It was my finger that pulled the trigger. I shot my own daughter.”
Betsy was later seen back from surgery and comfortable in her hospital room when she explained that she had ended up outside the hostage scene because she was worried about Lisa. But when she realised she couldn’t feel her arm, she was scared and the doctor explained that she may only lose feeling in her arm for a few weeks – but that there’s also a chance the nerve damage may be permanent.
Upset and angry, Lisa went to see Rob and vented her frustrations. But Rob couldn’t have been any less sympathetic as he goaded her from his own hospital bed. While tempted, she refused to take the bait, telling him to enjoy living out the rest of his life behind bars before thanking him for the kidney he gave Carla.
But it was Rob who had the last say as he warned Lisa that Carla was always dragging down those who love her and once back with Betsy, Lisa lashed out at Carla and blamed her for Betsy being shot. Carla was shocked by Lisa feeling’s and was left alone when Lisa vowed to focus on her daughter.
While many Swarla fans were quickly concerned for their favourite couple, others were adamant that they could come back from their current plight. @TheConnorSwains said: “Public Service Announcement. No one has broken up. No one is breaking up. They will come through this together. Sit back and enjoy the ride. #Swarla #Corrie.”
@thatsmypeachx commented: “They’re going to be absolutely fine. Lisa’s scared, worried and feels guilty. She’s lashing out at Carla but you do that to the people you love most when things happen? plus don’t forget Betsy loves Carla and will be telling her mum not to push her away etc etc #swarla #corrie.”
@MargheritAxen echoed: “They will be fine. But Lisa will need to apologize to Carla in some way. She didn’t do nothing wrong. And despite what Betsy did to her, she loves her more than earlier. #Swarla.” @pratt_donna1212 added: “#swarla Carla and Lisa are having disagreements they will be fine in the end.”