How will Coronation Street’s Jodie Ramsey get her comeuppance? All the theories as tensions explode for the Platts

*Warning: Spoilers for Monday 5 October's episode of Coronation Street, available now on ITVX.*

Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances Brown) has spent all year trying to destroy half-sister Shona Platt’s (Julia Goulding) strong family unit in Coronation Street.

With her sights set firmly on Shona’s husband David (Jack P Shepherd), the obsessed Jodie has been scheming to get closer to him, gaslighting Shona into thinking she’s losing her grip on reality.

Along the way, Jodie has lied about being abused by a partner, inflicted a violent attack on Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien), burgled a number of locals, trolled Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), swapped dad Doug's (Steve Evets) bipolar medication and used baby niece Harper in her manipulations.

Earlier this year, at the Radio Times Covers Party, Brown teased: "She's a mixed bag. She's definitely not a one-dimensional character. She's a multi-multi-dimensional character. She's troubled, she's very hurt. I think deep inside she's quite a lot going on. She feels quite wronged.

"She's come to kind of get her own back, in a way, but I don't think she even knows that. I think she just wants to come and see what she can get from the cobbles."

This week, the gun Jodie stole will be fired. But despite the hint that Jodie may finally be poised to face some consequences, we’re bracing ourselves for more vile plotting before she’s truly made to pay.

Why? Well, although she could well end up as the injured party here, it's recently been confirmed that the troublemaker isn’t about to be killed off any time soon, with the actress said to have signed a new, one-year contract to remain on the cobbles.

So, as another explosive week kicks off for the Platts, let’s explore how Jodie might be brought to justice.

Bethany delivers poetic justice

Despite Jodie’s threat over Bethany Platt’s (Lucy Fallon) fling with Kit Green (Jacob Roberts), we’d like to believe Bethany wouldn’t just sit on her discovery that Jodie has been tricking Shona with fake baby cries.

Bethany has never trusted Jodie, so although she may allow herself to be blackmailed at first, might Bethany come clean to mum Sarah, thwarting Jodie’s attempts to silence her? Then again, it's never that simple!

Could Bethany instead decide to give Jodie a taste of her own medicine by messing with her mind?

A covert operation such as this would derail Jodie's plotting, leaving her at the mercy of the same torment she's been happily inflicting on others. It's the perfect payback!

David sets a trap for Jodie

David has had every reason to be wary of Jodie, who previously posed as Shona and climbed into their marital bed. Yet now she’s made herself invaluable by ‘helping out’, David has warmed to Jodie, who is convinced they have a romantic connection.

The David we know is much too savvy to fall for Jodie’s manipulations, though, and it’s high time he turned the tables on her. Our theory? He tricks Jodie into thinking he wants her – only to coax a confession out of her.

A humiliated Jodie would then deliver an ominous parting threat and flee. We know from Brown’s insights that Jodie will "either give it everything she's got, or just run," so this feels like a real possibility.

Such an open-ended conclusion would leave a dark cloud hanging over the Platts, knowing Jodie’s Revenge 2.0 could strike at any moment - particularly if there's still time left on the character's clock.

A traumatic spiral paves the way for Jodie’s redemption

It may seem unlikely as things stand, but redemption for even the most outrageous soap characters is always possible.

In one respect, there are Doug’s red flag warnings about Jodie, which have yet to be elaborated on; but then there’s her deeply-rooted turmoil over her childhood. Given she resents Shona for leaving her with their dad in their youth, what might she have been through to make her so unhinged?

If Jodie’s trauma rises to the surface, she could be placed in a mental health facility for long overdue treatment. She would then get the chance to make a new impression on both Weatherfield and the viewers.

As with Hollyoaks' Sienna Blake (Anna Passey), the right arc could change Jodie’s path, moulding her into an anti-hero with both attitude and staying power.

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Jodie goes to prison - on-screen

Traditionally, a guilty verdict would serve as a fitting ending where soap villains are concerned. But what if, in a rare turn of events, next-door neighbour DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) catches Jodie red-handed and we then follow her time behind bars instead?

She’s full of vindictive glee right now, so what better way to bring Jodie down than to rip away her freedom and watch as she’s left isolated and without the attention she so craves?

With her cruel streak currently in full force, this change of pace would certainly satisfy those desperate to see Jodie’s downfall.

Jodie’s connection with Emmerdale's Graham Foster is revisited

While ITV has shared that there are no further plans for Corrie and Emmerdale to merge once more, we know they wouldn’t spoil a surprise second act. The explanation that Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) was paid to capture Jodie was far too vague, so this needs to come full circle.

Now that Graham has moved out of Home Farm in Emmerdale, perhaps he could rock up on the cobbles and kidnap Jodie once more for that gang of men, who suspect she has copies of the mysterious USB drive she handed over.

Of course, Graham’s morals should kick in to stop Jodie from actually getting hurt, but maybe putting the fear of God in her would be enough to teach her a lesson, wiping that smirk right off her face.

Then again, perhaps the secrets involved here would only add to Jodie’s dark layers as she takes things to the next level…

Long road to retribution

Death may not be in her immediate future, but what if Jodie’s timeline actually means we’ll be waiting that long for her to be punished? This means she could still meet a fatal end… eventually.

The actress has teased of Jodie that "when pushed, you just don't know what she’s capable of". And with plenty of time to flesh out what makes her tick, Jodie could turn out to be even more dangerous than expected.

We never did find out why Jodie has been taking random objects from the locals, and we can’t help but think of chaotic Emmerdale serial killer Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu), who collected 'trophies' from her victims. Could Jodie resort to murdering those closest to her, or is she on the hunt for unrelated victims and collecting souvenirs ahead of time?

There’s also scope to embrace her camp side after that memorable scene in which she donned Shona’s wedding dress, paving the way for her day of reckoning to be a gloriously theatrical affair.

Whether Jodie forces Shona's hand and meets her maker or receives a life sentence, a longer villain era would make a definitive ending far more likely.

Read more:

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