Not good and extremly dissapointing and underwhelming, in fact I find it hard to believe that the same soap who had the Rachel return, fake Archie, Donna's death, Robbie being flared, the Woolpack siege, Genmie's death etc, has produced Katie's exit. It's more like what I'd expect to see by SB on Corrie, totally flat and guessable, not ED with its twists and turns:(. Katie's death is a copy of Tina's on Corrie, and also of Gennie's - meddling interfering dozy cow won't let something lie, gathers evidence, and does beyond stupid decision of driving off into nowhere instead of running into the pub then dies because Cameron didn't want his secret to get out. Katie - meddling interfering dozy cow won't let something lie, gathers evidence and does beyond stupid decision of goading and provoking instead of quietly taking pics, sending them and agreeing to whatever was said until she could get free, then dies because Robert didn't want his secret to get out. Apart from the actual fall, it just had no impact, it's all a bit "meh, seen it". Bet the actress is kicking herself for quitting now after getting such a paltry exit too:(.
Disappointed that we are going down the road of another killer in the village. Now Andy is going to go down the stressed/ depressed route. I had lost any feeling for Kate at the end, she was becoming annoying, She had no reason to suspect an affair at the beginning, she just kept looking for something, her exit storyline appears to be more of an opportunity for further s/lines for Robert/ Aaron and Chrissie rather than a decent exit for Katie.
Not sure if that was the writers trying to show how cold-hearted Robert is, or just weak acting on behalf of the lad that plays him. Either way, his reaction was really lacking.
Yeah it was poor. He did once love her. You'd have thought he would have been more upset for her sake. The whole thing was lacking in any kind of drama, tension or emotion.
Dreadful. Was this obsession story originally for Andy and when Katie wanted to leave they changed it to her. Andy hates Rob yet we are supposed to believe he sides with him over Katie. It all seems a bit rushed and cobbled together.
Katie's time in the show.. Her legacy..
Didn't like the character much but wow it's like 'oh she died... How do we cover this up then?'
No glimmer of 'RIP Katie for the viewer'
The show is in a really good place right now and Katie's exit was very exciting, even if it was easy to guess. The acting was on top form tonight. Maybe you Emmerdale die-hards are very hard to impress or maybe I'm too easy to impress. Either way, I just feel that the flack that Emmerdale and Kate Oates receive is completely unjustified.
I actually read a few weeks back that a member said that they'd rather see Stuart Blackburn back in charge than to see Kate Oates in control for any longer. Really?! Emmerdale may not be as good a state as EastEnders, but it really isn't THAT bad. Giving Stuart Blackburn the chance to return and try once more to turn Emmerdale into an "urban" chav-tastic shithole would be like signing Enmerdale's death warrant.
The show is in a really good place right now and Katie's exit was very exciting, even if it was easy to guess. The acting was on top form tonight. Maybe you Emmerdale die-hards are very hard to impress or maybe I'm too easy to impress. Either way, I just feel that the flack that Emmerdale and Kate Oates receive is completely unjustified.
I actually read a few weeks back that a member said that they'd rather see Stuart Blackburn back in charge than to see Kate Oates in control for any longer. Really?! Emmerdale may not be as good a state as EastEnders, but it really isn't THAT bad. Giving Stuart Blackburn the chance to return and try once more to turn Emmerdale into an "urban" chav-tastic shithole would be like signing Enmerdale's death warrant.
Kate Oates is far superior! I thought it was good, but not as good as it was made out to be! Kate likes a good twist, or something really shocking, and tonight's episode was really underwhelming and a really shit end for such a great character! I like Emmerdale, it's a great soap and far superior to Coronation Street, but I can never love it and get majorly excited for it like I do with my EastEnders!;)
I would rather she'd made a run for it, take to her horse and Robert chase in his car, spooking the horse and for the horse to throw her and then she could have broke her neck. At least that would have been slightly interesting to watch.
The whole run up to her death has been absolute crap, I am pretty annoyed about it.
Would at least have been more realistic. Why did she stay there and keep goading him and particularly why did she stay after Aaron left Surely she'd have run out with Aaron at least, certainly rather than stay and have a big long conversation with someone very threatening who's life she was about to destroy
The show is in a really good place right now and Katie's exit was very exciting, even if it was easy to guess. The acting was on top form tonight. Maybe you Emmerdale die-hards are very hard to impress or maybe I'm too easy to impress. Either way, I just feel that the flack that Emmerdale and Kate Oates receive is completely unjustified.
I actually read a few weeks back that a member said that they'd rather see Stuart Blackburn back in charge than to see Kate Oates in control for any longer. Really?! Emmerdale may not be as good a state as EastEnders, but it really isn't THAT bad. Giving Stuart Blackburn the chance to return and try once more to turn Emmerdale into an "urban" chav-tastic shithole would be like signing Enmerdale's death warrant.
:o:o i wouldn't even joke about that, The Hat should NEVER be allowed near Emmerdale ever again>:(. Kate Oates is usually wonderful and does a fab job, so I wonder why Katie's exit was so mediocre. Maybe I was expecting too much going off the sort of stuff she's done before, but she's really bombed on this one. But I suppose you can't get it right all the time, even top musicians produce a flop occasionally. She might have been having an off day.
It reminded me of Tina's death too. I also agree that the actress deserved better after all of her years in Emmerdale. The death just had a feel of 'seen it all before' about it and Robert being responsible was beyond predictable. The whole thing just felt underwhelming, Even Robert didn't seem that bothered about it!
I thought it was much more like the death of Dougie Ferguson in Corrie. Of course, the same actor (John Bowe) is also involved in this storyline as Robert's future father-in-law.
Look, Emmerdale is so good at the moment and its stories are beating Corrie by a country mile but I can't help feeling I've been let down bt Katie's death. So much potential lost.
I hope Robert's come-uppance isn't going to be as long drawn out as Charity's was. Who thinks that Arran will get the blame? Robert didn't delete his message telling Katie to go to the farm "now' , did he?
BIB I thought he did - it showed him deleting the pic then looking at the message, I thought he pressed delete
Robert's reaction was terrible - I think most people would've been more upset if some random had just fallen dead infront of them, nevermind a girl who was his teenage love.
Look, Emmerdale is so good at the moment and its stories are beating Corrie by a country mile but I can't help feeling I've been let down bt Katie's death. So much potential lost.
you could say that the show has been telling better stories than CS for a while now. ITV just can't admit it
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Her whole exit story has been little more than a plot driven narrative to facilitate this affair storyline between Robert & Aaron.
Yeah it was poor. He did once love her. You'd have thought he would have been more upset for her sake. The whole thing was lacking in any kind of drama, tension or emotion.
All about Robert's gross affair
Katie's time in the show.. Her legacy..
Didn't like the character much but wow it's like 'oh she died... How do we cover this up then?'
No glimmer of 'RIP Katie for the viewer'
The show is in a really good place right now and Katie's exit was very exciting, even if it was easy to guess. The acting was on top form tonight. Maybe you Emmerdale die-hards are very hard to impress or maybe I'm too easy to impress. Either way, I just feel that the flack that Emmerdale and Kate Oates receive is completely unjustified.
I actually read a few weeks back that a member said that they'd rather see Stuart Blackburn back in charge than to see Kate Oates in control for any longer. Really?! Emmerdale may not be as good a state as EastEnders, but it really isn't THAT bad. Giving Stuart Blackburn the chance to return and try once more to turn Emmerdale into an "urban" chav-tastic shithole would be like signing Enmerdale's death warrant.
Would at least have been more realistic. Why did she stay there and keep goading him and particularly why did she stay after Aaron left
It was so unrealistic and so pathetic
That is true.
BIB I thought he did - it showed him deleting the pic then looking at the message, I thought he pressed delete