If the Driscolls brought a family drama of the “civil war in the dining room”, the Becky – Lisa – Carla line brought Coronation Street to a true thriller color.

From the beginning of the Christmas block, Becky showed that she was not the normal ex-girlfriend type.

Behind the gentle, caring appearance was an extremely scary possessive strategy, ready to turn Lisa into “personal property” and eliminate anyone who threatened that obsession, including Carla.

Before Christmas, the news that Costello had recovered and was preparing to be transferred to rehab seemed like a relief.

But for Becky, it was a danger. Costello knew Becky’s dark side better than anyone, and if he started telling the truth, the whole castle of lies she had built for so long would collapse. Instead of facing it, Becky chose an extreme solution. She used Lisa’s police badge, rushed into the room, pushed Costello’s wheelchair away, and told the staff, “I’ll take care of it from here.” Costello’s panicked eyes were a warning: he was being dragged into a plan he could no longer decide for himself.

As for Lisa, she was stuck between two worlds. On one side was Carla – her current lover, the one she had chosen to build a new life with. On the other side was Becky – her old love who always knew exactly which weak point to touch to get Lisa back. Becky kissed Lisa’s neck lightly, whispering about a new life in Spain, where “it was just the two of us, no one would judge.” Those words were not just an invitation, but a form of emotional hypnosis. Every time Lisa hesitated, Becky increased the dose: showing that she understood Lisa better than anyone, that only she could see Lisa’s “true self.”