Emmerdale has absolutely knocked it out of the park with this week’s episodes so our Emmerdale review is quite emotional!

Ruby’s story is not an easy one to tell – or watch – but we think it’s going to be handled really well.

And in among the shocking reveal of Ruby’s heartbreaking past, there were some more highlights.

Here’s what we thought of everything that happened in our Emmerdale review of the week.

Ruby’s big reveal

So the truth is out – well, to the viewers at least. Ruby was abused by her creepy, manipulative father, Anthony. And there even seems to be an implication that Anthony could be Steph’s biological father.

We are lifelong soap fans – we’ve seen it all over the years. But this one of the darkest stories we remember. It’s horribly bleak.

But Ruby has won our hearts since her arrival in the village and we’re totally invested in her story. We really want Anthony to face justice, Ruby’s family to support her, and we really don’t want him to be Steph’s dad.

Beth Cordingly, who plays Ruby, is so good at capturing her vulnerability and fear, while Nicholas Day – Anthony – is the most sinister, cold-hearted soap villain since, well, forever.

We’re looking forward to seeing how this one plays out.

Emmerdale review: Tom’s next victim

At the start of this week, we were so confused about what was going on with Angelica and Tom. And when she recorded that video we started wondering if there was more going on – especially after the visit from Ollie the lawyer.

We even found ourselves tutting and muttering that the video would prejudice the case – and suddenly we saw what was going on! That was exactly what Tom wanted to happen.

Angelica’s just the latest victim of Tom’s manipulation. Like she said, he’s a monster, and we are desperate to see him get his comeuppance. Not long now!

Team Ross

Another highlight for us this week, was April and Ross’s cute friendship.

Ross is getting a really rough ride from the villagers. He’s not bad (OK, he’s a bit bad, but doesn’t deserve all this!) and he shouldn’t be treated this way. We’re absolutely on his side. #TEAMROSS.

Cain and Moira in trouble

The downside of this week’s gripping episodes was a lot of Moira and Cain nonsense. We are already exhausted about the potential reveal of Cain and Ruby, we hate Cain’s behaviour, we hate Moira being weirdly lovey-dovey one minute and vindictive the next, we hate it all. Make it stop.

Emmerdale review: Losing the Will to live

And you know what else needs to stop? Will’s ridiculous plan to destroy Kim. We’ve completely lost track of why he’s doing what he’s doing or, indeed, what he’s doing. We’re not sure who the Peter chap is, or why HE’S doing what he’s doing, and we have no idea who the mysterious puppet master is.

But do you know what we are sure about? The fact that this is all Will’s fault! We aren’t completely sure how Kim ended up the villain (well, the whole weird buried alive thing wasn’t great, but still).

If Will hadn’t jumped into bed with awful Rose, none of this would have happened. See, Will, THIS is what happens when you go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home. One thing’s for sure – that Valentine’s Day trip to Paris isn’t happening.