Our Emmerdale review this week is a mix of hope and disappointment.
Emmerdale is a real rollercoaster right now with moments of pure brilliance,
whether that’s the emotions of the aftermath of Zak’s death, or the tension of Tom’s cruelty.
But there have been some other times this week where we’ve been left confused or just downright disappointed! Here’s what we thought of it all in our Emmerdale review.
Tina is Vinny’s mum! Whaaaaat?!
The big news of this week is that Tina Dingle is Vinny’s mum. The reveal was delivered in such a throwaway fashion that despite being life-long Emmerdale fans who never miss an episode, we thought we’d missed this.
We totally understand why Mandy’s worried about Vinny finding out after keeping this secret for so long.
But what we don’t understand is why it was a secret in the first place?! Why wouldn’t Vinny know who his mum is? Has he never asked? Did he not sneak a look at his birth certificate at any point? Perhaps when he was getting married, or applying for a passport, or a driving licence… you see our point.
And there’s more to this story too – read on for the rest of our questions in our Emmerdale review!
Who’s Vinny’s dad?
When Tina left Emmerdale, it was due to Frank Tate’s relentless sexual harassment. That’s led to some fans speculating that Vinny could be Frank’s son. It’s unlikely, given that Tina was not into Frank, but we’re not hating this theory – mostly because it might finally put an end to Caleb’s big old tantrum about the dad he never met.
Belle’s mental health crisis
Sometimes when an actor’s been in a soap for yonks you start taking them for granted a bit. But there was a moment this week – when Belle was talking to her dead dad beside his grave – when we were flooded with admiration for Eden Taylor-Draper, who’s played Belle since 2005.
She is smashing it out of the park every episode and we think she’s great.
Amelia is the worst in our Emmerdale review
Meanwhile, back in the village, Amelia continued her unquestioning support of Tom, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Her glee at Belle being admitted to the mental health ward was decidedly un-Christian and frankly, we’re disappointed in her.
Putting two and two together
But elsewhere, Nicola’s Spidey-senses have FINALLY kicked in as she’s realised something’s up with son Carl. Will she be the one member of the King family to work out that Tom’s not the victim? Let’s hope so.
And then there’s Sam who made everything a lot worse when he launched himself at Tom, but who did remember that Tom stalked Chas back when he was a troubled teen.
Perhaps if any of the Dingles had remembered that sooner and raised some concerns, Belle wouldn’t be in this mess now, eh?! Just saying.
Make it make sense in our Emmerdale review
So, Billy’s spending his days training with Mack and John, and his evenings in crowded venues fighting in unregulated boxing matches.
Visitors come and go at the family’s new home – whether it’s Will, Kim, or others.
But despite all that Clemmie and Lucas are still being home-schooled – half-heartedly because Dawn’s always focusing on the laundry basket rather than anyone’s lessons – due to Evan’s illness? It makes no sense to us. Send the poor kids back to school, for everyone’s sake!
