Coronation Street fans point out ‘plot error’ with Leanne Battersby cult storyline
CORONATION Street fans have pointed out a ‘plot error’ with Leanne Battersby’s horror cult storyline.
Viewers of the long-running ITV soap have watched as the character has been brainwashed by evil Rowan Cunliffe.
Leanne has fallen for the villain’s deception and is now a senior member of his cult, The Institute.
She had recently begun to debate if The Institute did hold the right values after Amy Barlow fled her chaotic malware session in tears after being disgustingly branded as a “w***e” and a “sl*g” after opening up about being raped by Aaron Sandford.
But now eagle-eyed fans have pointed out how Leanne could fall for the scam, following another cult’s rein of terror on the cobbles.
Posting on a web forum, one fan questioned how Toyah or Nick didn’t remind Leanne about the Etheric Foundation aka the Cult of Nirab.
It was led by Ben Andrew and Ruth Morgan and saw its members believe instead of dying they would simply move into the next life to be with Nirab.
One Corrie fan said: “Why haven’t Nick or Toyah said to Leanne ‘you’ve seen this happen to someone else?'”
A second wrote: “Corrie is supposed to have a carefully curated archive that contains details of all characters past and present and their ‘back stories including plot lines and family bios’. These are supposedly consulted when new storylines are introduced.”
“As writers for this show IT IS their job to, at the very least, have a working knowledge of the background for each character they’re writing for. Especially with computers, these details should have been noticed before, there’s no excuse not to have,” said a third.
While a fourth commented: “Likely before most if not all of them were even working on the show. I’m more willing to forgive that then a core characteristic of a character that makes them that character.”
Meanwhile, in upcoming scenes Leanne – played by Jane Dawson – could learn of Nick’s affair with Toyah.
During a meeting with Rowan at The Institute, she is left alone after he is called to reception.
With his laptop close by, she decides to look through it and soon comes across a file under her name.
She then spies an identical-looking file titled Nick and Toyah – and fans will know the twisted character has been blackmailing them.
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.