Fans of Coronation Street are still reeling today following last night’s shattering episode that saw the death of show favourite Kylie Platt.
Speculation has been mounting for weeks as to how the character – played by Paula Lane – would be killed off. During last night’s episode, viewers saw Clayton stab her, and she later died from those injuries.
Kylie's Last Goodbye – https://t.co/3O9tJH51Dm #Corrie pic.twitter.com/GiSZcZFsKX
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) July 13, 2016
Soap fans quickly took over Twitter to give their reviews of the episode, and opinions varied greatly.
Some considered the scenes heartbreaking. Cheryl Cole, for one, was in bits:
Corrie 😭
— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) July 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/JcsyNclson/status/754050997203402753
https://twitter.com/NeillGer/status/754042664102817792
While some were outraged that the episode, which was pretty violent, was shown before the watershed:
There was a warning before the episode of violent scenes so people stop complaining it was too graphic for kids #Corrie
— TCGW (@traceywalker82) July 15, 2016
Mostly, viewers were full of praise for the performances of Lane and co-star Jack P. Shepherd (David).
Watching David tell Max that his mum has died has just finished me off… What an emotional episode. I'm in bits. #Corrie
— Elliot Gonzalez (@elliot_gonzalez) July 15, 2016
@JackPShepherd88 @lane_paula THE most emotional episode I think I've seen, fantastic acting, still blubbing now #Corrie #MissKylieAlready
— Lou (@Loubylou252) July 15, 2016
@JackPShepherd88 such an amazing performance from David in corrie can't keep the tears back 😭
— Erin Simpson🌻 (@erinlouise3782) July 15, 2016
The two’s Corrie colleagues also chimed in with acclaim for their performances in the episodes:
https://twitter.com/jenniemcalpine/status/754043803284176897
Incredibly touching and stunning performances from @JackPShepherd88 @lane_paula tonight well done you two.. #Corrie 👏🏼💔😥😘
— Samia Longchambon (@realsamia) July 15, 2016
Cannot put into words how hard that was to watch. So grateful to be a part of that. @lane_paula and @JackPShepherd88 that was phenomenal.
— Lucy Fallon (@lufallon) July 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/RealJaneDanson/status/754027471339655168
For her part, Paula Lane tweeted this last night after the episode aired:
I loved every second of my time on the street – always my family and always in my heart. Onto the next chapter pic.twitter.com/v9uSZod7ox
— Paula_Lane (@lane_paula) July 15, 2016
But the pictures that will really touch soap fans’ hearts are these behind-the-scenes pics that Shepherd shared on Twitter last night.
Me and this one in rehearsals @lane_paula , wasn't tears all the time! X pic.twitter.com/AV3309DAVo
— Jack P Shepherd (@JackPShepherd88) July 15, 2016
The snaps show the two stars messing about in between takes – “wasn’t tears all the time”, as Shepherd puts it.
Another picture shows the pair relaxing on a mattress on the famous cobbles during rehearsals.
— Jack P Shepherd (@JackPShepherd88) July 16, 2016
Corrie’s official Twitter account also shared this video about the filming of the tragic scenes:
As we say #GoodbyeKylie Go backstage to see how @lane_paula's final eps were made https://t.co/uqI8sSz70o #Corriehttps://t.co/rrlGpZYc74
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) July 15, 2016
As for what’s going to happen in the show next, Shepherd has been giving some clues in recent interviews: “For now, grief and a desire for revenge, but in the long term it will be interesting to see what sort of person he will become.
“Now he doesn’t have Kylie to rein him in, he’s on the warpath. Everything was going great and now he wants someone to pay.”
Yikes.
Let’s just look at David and Kylie’s smiling picture one more time, shall we?
Me and this one in rehearsals @lane_paula , wasn't tears all the time! X pic.twitter.com/AV3309DAVo
— Jack P Shepherd (@JackPShepherd88) July 15, 2016
Cover image: ITV.
