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Coronation Street's Jodie and Shona face gunshot showdown; actor promises "comeuppance"

Olivia Frances Brown, who plays Jodie Ramsey, says a showdown with Shona Platt next week ends in a gunshot and that "somebody is about to get their comeuppance". Who is shot and what happens to Jodie have not been revealed.

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Centre · 2Coronation Street is heading for a showdown between Jodie Ramsey and her sister Shona next week, in which gunshots are heard across the cobbles. Centre · 2Olivia Frances Brown, who plays Jodie, said: "It's definitely been a long time coming for it to blow up between Jodie and Shona. Let's just say... somebody is about to get their comeuppance and you'll just need to watch to find out!" Centre · 1The identity of the person shot, and Jodie's fate afterwards, have not been revealed.

Centre · 2Jodie has spent months plotting to replace Shona in life and in her marriage to David Platt. Centre · 1Radio Times says Jodie has gaslit her sister and manipulated those around her, seeking revenge for the time Shona ran away from home as a teenager, leaving Jodie to deal with their dad alone. It names Julia Goulding as Shona's actor. Centre · 2Brown described filming as exciting, saying a real weapon was brought out with a professional gun handler on set, and that on reading the script she knew it could be anyone getting shot.

Centre · 2Brown said Jodie's behaviour began as a way to "make herself feel a bit better" but has spiralled out of her control, and that playing a character with a "dark, sinister edge" is "a lot of fun". Centre · 2She added that Jodie "genuinely does care" about Lily Platt, relating to her "innocence and childlike qualities", and will go to extreme lengths to protect anyone she feels genuine love from. Centre · 2Coronation Street airs weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.

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Framing
Both outlets treat it as a spoiler preview built on Brown's teaser, stressing the thrill of the gunshot showdown while withholding the outcome.
Emphasis
Brown's quotes on filming with a gun, Jodie's motives and her care for Lily; Radio Times adds the backstory of revenge on Shona.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither reveals who is shot or what happens to Jodie, and neither gives a broadcast date for the episode.
Charged language
“comeuppance”“dark story”“fatal-feeling showdown”
For example
“somebody is about to get their comeuppance and you'll just need to watch to find out!” — Digital Spy
“A gunshot sets up a fatal-feeling showdown, but who takes the fall stays secret.” — Radio Times

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