If Coronation Street viewers thought that Carla Connor and Lisa Swain’s love story — the hottest “Swarla” couple on the block — would continue to have a happy ending, the latest episode shattered all that belief.

It all started when Carla walked into Lisa’s house and saw her controversial ex-wife Becky Swain sitting in the living room, wearing Lisa’s nightgown, as if she had never disappeared from anyone’s life.

Carla had been preparing for a romantic evening.

She had booked a table at a restaurant, put on light makeup, and was in a state of “having to say everything on her mind”.

But the scene before her eyes made everything freeze. The feeling of being pushed out of the life of the person you love, not in words, but in images — it hurt so much that it didn’t need to be expressed out loud.

Lisa was flustered. She knew she was wrong, but she was also caught between responsibility and unresolved old feelings. Becky was not only an ex — she was also a storm of emotions that Lisa had never been able to let go of. The confrontation between the three women was suffocatingly tense: Carla stood there, looked at Lisa, then looked at Becky. No one said anything — but that silence was like a piercing scream.

The audience watching this clip was almost “heartbroken”. The entire social network exploded with a series of comments such as: “Carla deserves better!”, “Lisa must decide her own life and not be held by Becky’s nose forever!” or “Is Becky really taking advantage of pity?”

Carla finally said only one sentence: “I understand.”
No crying, no screaming, no clinging.

She turned and walked out the door, leaving Lisa standing there with red eyes, and Becky was a little confused but could not hide her triumph.