Coronation Street fans have taken to social media to express their thoughts on a new storyline development.
It was confirmed last night that Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton) will escape prison next week and go in search of his children Brody (Ryan Mulvey), Joanie and Shanice.
Mick was put behind bars earlier this year after he murdered Craig Tinker (Colson Smith). The crazed character attacked Craig with a cricket bat after learning that Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) is actually Brody’s biological father.
In an episode that airs at the start of next week, Mick will leave prison and make his way to Weatherfield High, searching for Joanie.
He then learns she isn’t there, as Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) has taken her out of school. To keep Joanie occupied, Sally decides to take her for a tour at Underworld.
Mick changes his route and heads for the cobbles instead. He is closely followed by Kit though, who is determined to prevent Mick from putting other residents in danger.
The trailer released last night certainly looks exciting and packed full of drama, but fans of the ITV soap have unfortunately reacted with negativity.
Over on our Metro Soaps Facebook page, plenty of readers have called the plot ‘ridiculous’ and argued it’s ‘more doom and gloom’.
Reader Stephen Price said ‘Change the record’, while Karen James said that the show is ‘getting dark to watch’.
On social media platform X, the same view is noted. Audience members have also pointed out that Mick’s escape plan comes just months after Rob Donovan (Marc Bayliss) did the exact same thing.
‘How can Rob AND Mick escape from the same prison only months apart?’, this user of X wrote.
Echoing the opinion, this audience member said: ‘Oh come on. That’s the second character to break out of prison this year.
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‘I’m fed up with the show. It’s totally lost its roots.’
Let’s not forget yet another prison break storyline that’s aired in recent years, which saw Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) return to the cobbles in search of revenge on Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson).
The plot also saw him shoot Sam Blakeman’s (Jude Riordan) mum Natasha dead.
