Fans of Emmerdale have slammed last night’s episode of the soap (Monday, October 7) for its many ‘cringe’ plot holes – as sneaky Tom King attempted to cover his tracks by destroying the tablet which was full of evidence of his own wrongdoing.
Sneaking into Butlers Farm – after first menacing little Isaac – Tom stole back his tablet. At home, in the garden, he then destroyed the incriminating device – first stomping on it (rather ineffectually) and then smashing it to bits with a rock.
Tom’s latest act only succeeded in confusing viewers, who found the scene full of plot holes and technological inaccuracies.
Emmerdale fans question soap logic as Tom destroys tablet
Writing on a Reddit discussion thread, fans shared their frustration, with one viewer saying: ‘Why on earth did the tablet start SMOKING when he was smashing it up?? Entire episode was baffling start to finish.’
Another viewer agreed, pointing out: ‘Smashing a tablet doesn’t delete data. This is becoming a joke now. Have they forgotten about the cloud? It’s actually cringe at this point.’
‘Would have been a lot cheaper to restore the tablet to factory settings, Tom!,’ joked another.
Elsewhere, fans found themselves irritated to see Tom menace Belle yet again, pointing out that she could just… record his slasher villain behaviour.
‘And again Belle doesn’t have a camera on her phone,’ sighed another fan.
Frustrating stuff. However, the end may yet be in sight…
Carl Jr sees all
However, unbeknownst to Tom, there had been a witness to his act of destruction – cousin Carl Jr, who watched him destroy the tablet from a window inside the house.
What Carl decides to do with this information remains to be seen, but if he does speak up, then the youngster could ultimately be Tom’s downfall…
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Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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