Honestly, I'm not getting at you, but isn't it you focussing on the bits and bobs - Victoria, Bernice/Andy/Katie, Vanessa - and missing the big picture? They just ran a massive romance/crime storyline running all summer, culminating in throwing a major character and a paedophile off the top of a multi-storey car park! And afterwards, chaos in the village reigns - with Ross, with Marlon and Laurel, with Adam ...

Compared to that, I'm not too bothered with what happens in the smaller storylines - some I like, some I don't, it doesn't massively bother me. When they needed to, they delivered. That's what matters. No show can be all guns blazing all the time - unless it wants to be Hollyoaks, which I really wouldn't recommend.

I agree that she's made some good changes. I adore Finn's chemistry with Victoria and he works so well with Eric and Val too. They're a good group of characters.

Whilst I'm not so fond of James or... oops can't remember the other Barton lad's name (not Ross), there's an interesting spark between Ross and Debbie too.


Initially I didn't like the idea of Charity and Declan but they work so well together. Declan was so unbelievably boring during his marriage to Katie. His face when Charity told him about Jimmy and Nicola yesterday was hilarious.


And in the same way Declan/Katie was boring, so was Kerry/Andy... it was a brilliant move to partner Kerry up with Dan because I think the relationship has done wonders for both characters. I couldn't stand Kerry whilst she was with Andy but I really, really like her now.

So maybe Katie and Andy should leave the show...

I agree with you, Wyezed. The present cops and robbers rubbish is ridiculous; why hasn't Ross been arrested yet? The jeweller, who Ross whacked round the head when he was robbing his shop, did he die or have brain damage? Or has he been conveniently forgotten? I gave up watching Emmerdale when Bonnie & Clyde took over the show, but look in occasionally hoping to find it has returned to its rural roots under another producer. I am always disappointed............but one day, hopefully, I will be pleasantly surprised - Ross will be in prison, Donna will be remembered as a corrupt police officer and Adam and Aaron will have decamped to France.

Needs new characters to bring things out of the 90's and some challenging and engaging shorelines rememberCameron etc that was dragged out too long but at least it was interesting.
Time to get rid of just-a-pretty-face-Katy
Looks-like-a-duck-Chas
Laurel and Marlon
Rhonda
Sandy
And anyone else who hams there way through their lines

The acting in Emmerdale has been superb lately; Verity Rushworth (Donna), Michael Parr (Ross), Charley Webb (Debbie), Lucy Pargeter (Chas), Danny Miller (Aaron), Emma Atkins (Charity) and of course Amelia Flanagan (April)! Emmerdale undoubtedly has the strongest cast and unlike the other soaps, the history is remembered and the aftermaths of storylines are actually explored! Yes it has some slightly dull patches but it's bigger stories end up having a far bigger impact for the viewers!