History YMMV / CoronationStreet

** JerkassWoobie: Leanne Tilsley. Despite being a manipulative opportunist, [[YourCheatingHeart a cheat]], [[TheOtherWoman a homewrecker]] and usually a total bitch, things have really stunk for her in her life. Her mother abandoned her at birth, she's forced to abort the child she created with the husband she loves, she gets addicted to drugs and works as a prostitute to pay for said addiction, she suffers a miscarriage with her second husband, [{{Irony}} who then cheats on her and eventually marries the other woman]], her next husband (who was also her first husband) cheats and slept with his sister-in-law ''on Christmas day'', possibly impregnating her, watches her one-time fiancé die in an explosion and her stepson, who used to love her like his own mother, verbally and physically abuses her.

** Deidre Barlow's death, especially with [[TheCharacterDiedWithHer Anne Kirkbride's death occurring months earlier.]] Everyone's reactions, particularly Ken and Tracy's, say it all.

** Natasha spent ages as a side character, aside from a brief fling with Tony. The first time she got any kind of focus was the start of her exit storyline.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Oftentimes, especially within the last two decades. Everyone [[CrapsackWorld lives miserable and empty lives]] and never has any lasting good luck, as rare as it is. [[DysfunctionJunction relationships between family, friends and lovers never remain stable for long]], due to [[YourCheatingHeart infidelities]], [[KilledOffForReal death]] or [[BetrayalTropes betrayal of some other form.]] Residents, ''especially'' returning residents, on the Street out of the blue end up [[TookALevelInJerkass taking several levels in jerkass]]. Others do horrible things and [[KarmaHoudini never receive any punishment for it]] and yet still think it's their right to call people out [[{{Hypocrite}} on their behavior.]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Oftentimes, especially within the last two decades. Everyone [[CrapsackWorld lives miserable and empty lives]] and never has any lasting good luck, as rare as it is. [[DysfunctionJunction relationships between family, friends and lovers never remain stable for long]], due to [[YourCheatingHeart infidelities]], [[KilledOffForReal death]] or [[BetrayalTropes betrayal of some other form.]] Residents, ''especially'' returning residents, on the Street out of the blue end up [[TookALevelInJerkass taking several levels in jerkass]]. Others do horrible things and [[KarmaHoudini never receive any punishment for it]] and yet still think it's their right to call people out [[{{Hypocrite]] on their behavior.]]

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeThemBack: The overall fan reaction to Sunita Alahan returning to Dev. Then ''he'' took ''her'' back a few years later.

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: The overall fan reaction to Sunita Alahan returning to Dev. ''Inverted'' after ''he'' took ''her'' back a few years later.

** Tina. She gradually became this in the eyes of the fans of the show, after her seemingly [[CharacterDerailment out of the blue personality change (cheating with Peter after knowing full well how horrible it is -- see above)]] and her JerkAss behaviour (threatening to report Rob and Tracy's illegal merchandise simply out of spite) before she died. Another cause was her being featured too often in every scene leading up to her death.

* ArcFatigue:
** The DomesticAbuse storyline. A full year after it started, it appeared to have reached it's conclusion - only for the Kirsty to find out Tyrone was planning to leave her immediately after they got married so he could get parental rights to his daughter. Kirsty then fell down the stairs after Tyrone moved out of the way of her attempted strike and accused ''him'' of abusing ''her''.
** Tracy Barlow's obsession with Steve Macdonald. Even Kate Ford, who plays Tracy, is sick of it at this point.

** Tina. She gradually became this in the eyes of the fans of the show, after her seemingly out of the blue personality change (cheating with Peter after knowing full well how horrible it is -- see above) and her {{Jerkass}} behaviour (threatening to report Rob and Tracy's illegal merchandise simply out of spite) before she died.
** Another cause was her being featured too often in every scene leading up to her death.

** Kevin got very unlikeable too in recent storylines.
** Recent storylines? Kevin was arguably worse back in 1997 and 1998 with his affair with Natalie Horrocks and Sally's affair with Greg Kelly.

** There have been several Scrappy ''storylines'' over the years:
*** Michelle discovering that Ryan wasn't biologically hers, swapped with another boy called Alex. Alex disappeared after a few weeks and the storyline was panned by fans and critics. The writers appear to have retconned it from existence now.
*** Kelly and Molly's affair was universally despised, for StrangledByTheRedString and downright uncomfortable love scenes. Karl and Sunita's years later was almost like a RecycledScript of it - and was equally hated.
*** The 'relationship' between Jamie and Frankie. Numerous viewers and critics expressed {{Squick}} at it. Even Frankie called it off when it got too icky for her.
*** Ken abruptly leaving Deirdre to go and live with Denise, hoping to rekindle his relationship with his son Daniel. Mostly because viewers found it a waste of time and knew Ken and Deirdre would inevitably reconcile. Fans also felt a similar way towards the affair with Martha - as it seemed like an odd way to shoehorn Stephanie Beacham onto the show.

* Teresa Morton was thought to be one, as her more likeable family members were gradually axed from the show - while she remained. However her exit was well-received.

* AscendedMeme: You know a storylines successful, when the ''Prime Minister of the time comments about it in Parliament''.

*** Kelly and Molly's affair was universally despised, for CharacterDerailment, StrangledByTheRedString and downright uncomfortable love scenes. Karl and Sunita's years later was almost like a RecycledScript of it - and was equally hated.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdMXp940Fg This]]. Just the whole damn thing.

** DavidPlatt. It was hard not to be feel sorry for him when he was kicked out of his own house, denied access to his kids and treated like a complete monster in late 2013. All for 'trying to kill' his brother Nick (which was a genuine accident).

* CreatorsPet: Sean Tully. ''Especially'' if you happen to be gay ...

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Richard Hillman is still fondly remembered as one of the greatest TV villains of all time, and it's more than a decade since he died trying to drown his family.

** AscendedMeme: You know a storylines successful, when the ''Prime Minister of the time comments about it in Parliament''.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Inverted. Michelle Connor was actually quite popular when introduced. However as she dominated more and more storylines (and they got ''really'' weird), fans grew sick of her and despised her.
* TheScrappy: Janice Battersby. There have been many more over the years, but most are either RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap or written out, whereas Janice has remained for years despite the fan's dislike.

*** Recent storylines? Kevin was arguably worse back in 1997 and 1998 with his affair with Natalie Horrocks and Sally's affair with Greg Kelly.

* TearJerker: Vera Duckworth's death.

* TheWoobie: Chesney Brown.

* {{WTH Casting Agency}}: Joshua and Freddie Peacock were played by [[RealLifeRelative actual brothers]]... Except the characters ''aren't'' related - Joshua's mother Maxine got pregnant after an affair and DNA tests proved he wasn't Ashley's son, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming but Ashley raised him as if he was anyway]]; whilst Freddie was Ashley's son with second wife Claire.

** If including couples in this resepct, then Jack and Vera Duckworth would also get the vote due to being [[HappilyMarried happily married]] ([[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple well, most of the time]]) and despite both dying off the show, ended up being [[DiedHappilyEverAfter together in the end]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Nick Tilsley during the whole "Who's the Daddy?" storyline. As unfortunate as it is to have lasting brain damage, it was still his own fault ''for sleeping with his brother's wife on Christmas.'' He should have known by now who his brother was and what he was capable of. Plus, it may come off as a LaserGuidedKarma for sleeping with his then-best friend's wife in a year earlier while said ex-best friend was [[{Irony} recovering from serious injuries he had sustained.]]

* MartyStu: Although he has always been seen as Gail's pride and joy, he has ''horrendously'' backslid into this since being portrayed by Ben Price.

** Kevin Webster (during the ''War of the Websters'' storyline)

* CelebrityParadox: Nobody ever watches TV; Nobody in the street seems to have noticed a sudden infestation of meerkats, a species native to South Africa, and are asking whether this merits intervention by the zoo, the RSPCA, or Rentokil (An insurance company using anthropomorphic meerkats as mascots is "sponsoring" the show, with commercials at the start and finish of each segment.These feature the lovable animals drinking in the Rovers, dining in Roy's café, and doing other cute meerkat things.