In tonight’s episode of Coronation Street (Friday, November 15), Joel Deering’s killer was finally revealed to viewers as the whodunnit mystery reached its peak.
The last time viewers saw Joel alive – flashbacks aside – was a couple of weeks ago when he was seen sobbing in his car, parking it under a bridge.
The police then started to view Joel’s disappearance as a suspected suicide case. But, now, the truth has come out.
Coronation Street: Joel whodunnit reveal
Recently on the cobbles, Joel got drunk and then wrote a suicide note, leaving it on his car dashboard.
He then was last seen sitting in his car, sobbing whilst leaving Dee-Dee a worrying voicemail.
DS Lisa Swain and Kit then found his parked car under a bridge and started the investigation into his disappearance as his body was nowhere to be seen.
Soon after, three lads spotted Joel’s body in the river as Kit broke the news to Lauren and Dee-Dee at the hospital.
Dee-Dee suspected that it was a suicide but police had their concerns. There was no water in Joel’s lungs, a post-mortem revealed. With Joel being dead before he entered the river, a whodunnit kicked off…
Tonight, it was finally revealed that Lauren had killed Joel after hitting him with a rock. She’d done it to save Max as Joel was trying to strangle him on the railway tracks.
The pair then teamed up to throw his body into the river, with Max telling the police that he acted alone and that Lauren had nothing to do with it… But, we reckon Joel should’ve stayed on our screens for a bit longer before being killed off.
Coronation Street: Joel had more to give
We must remember that whilst Joel has been at the centre of storylines on the cobbles recently, he only really got his time to shine six months ago.
Back in May, viewers finally found out what happened to Lauren Bolton after her disappearance. Flashbacks revealed that Joel had been the one to take advantage of Lauren’s vulnerability and had attacked her. He then went on to get Lauren pregnant, attempting to abort her baby.
But, before this, Joel was a rather small character on the side-lines. Whilst being a villain, viewers have really taken to the character of Joel. Seeing Joel’s world continue to unravel in court scenes would’ve been interesting to see. We reckon there was more to give!
Justice needed to be served
With Lauren having been through such an ordeal, and with the police having previously arrested Joel just to let him go, there were many people in Weatherfield desperate for justice.
But, now that Lauren has killed Joel, proper justice won’t be served. Joel never did get to rot in prison and receive a deserving punishment. We would’ve loved to see the villain get put through the legal system after having spent so long being the ‘good guy’ as a solicitor. Oh, the irony!
Calum Lill deserved a better exit
There is no denying that Calum Lill is extremely talented, making a huge mark on the soap in the short time he was on it.
He gave a convincing performance, showing multiple sides to Joel and the complex layers that made him a memorable Weatherfield villain.
And a memorable character deserved a memorable exit. And so did the actor behind Joel Deering. Yet, we think that Joel’s death storyline didn’t allow him to ‘go out with a bang,’ with Lauren being a rather predictable killer. An unexpected twist would’ve had a greater impact. What do you think?
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