Ruby’s abuse trauma has us gripped, but Marlon’s too much – OPINION
Actress Beth Cordingly has been amazing this week
Our Emmerdale review this week is mostly about just one thing, because the revelation that Ruby Fox-Miligan’s dad, Anthony, is the father of her daughter, Steph, has made every other story pale into insignificance.
We’re still reeling about this huge storyline and we’re wondering what will happen next.
So here’s what we thought of everything that happened this week in our Emmerdale review.
Ruby Fox-Miligan’s torment in Emmerdale
Can we take a moment to appreciate the absolute brilliance of Beth Cordingly (who plays Ruby) this week? Her performance has been amazing. And that goes hand in hand with Nicholas Day, who plays Anthony, as the creepiest, most sinister villain to ever walk the streets of the village.
When Anthony was watching Ruby sleep in the B&B we were almost weeping with the tension of it all. And when Ruby woke up, terrified, we felt even worse! And then she stood up to her abusive father, and we were cheering. There’s no doubt this storyline is a rollercoaster of emotions!
Ruby telling Caleb was also a masterpiece. The way she held it together as he was gently asking questions, before completely breaking down, really tugged at our heartstrings.
We’re heartbroken for Ruby, and for Steph when she inevitably finds out about her real parentage, and we want to see Anthony face justice. Which sort of leads to the second point of our Emmerdale review…
Caleb making it all about him – again
“This is not your battle,” Ruby warned Caleb as she stopped him hunting down Anthony. Ruby’s spent her whole life trying to protect daughter Steph from her rapist father, and she isn’t planning to stop any time soon. She knew that if Caleb went storming out into the village, shouting about what Anthony did, the repercussions would be enormous.
So what did Caleb do? Oh he just got himself a gun. Brilliant. What on EARTH are you thinking, Caleb. Seriously, is there one man in Emmerdale who isn’t oozing with toxic masculinity and totally self-obsessed?
What’s next for Ruby and Anthony in Emmerdale?
Anyway, Caleb’s massive mistake aside, we find we are slightly worried about what’s going to happen next. We know Anthony’s going to end up dead, which we’re not totally happy about. We’d much rather he faced justice and the consequences of his actions.
We’re very worried about how Steph will react. We’re worried this huge, grim, awful storyline won’t be given the attention it deserves. But most of all we can’t wait to see next week’s episodes!
Emmerdale review: Marlon’s too much
Though the enormity of Ruby’s story is all we can think about right now, there were some other things happening in the village this week.
And of course, the biggest one is that April is still missing. And we get that her dad Marlon is worried about her. We do. We understand. But OMG does he need to be SO horrible about it? We’re not sure we can cope with much more of this. He is being AWFUL and we’re not enjoying it. We wouldn’t blame Rhona one bit if she packed up Leo and Invisible Ivy and went off to be with April instead.
And while we’re on the subject of April…
Give Mary something to do!
It’s hard to remember now that all she does is pick up Ivy from nursery, make sandwiches and call people ‘poppet’ but when Mary first arrived, she had a backstory. And that backstory was that she had been a hotshot, hard-hitting journalist.
And we’re thinking, that maybe – just maybe – this could be handy. What with April being missing. Possibly Mary could put some of those journalist skills into use now, perhaps call up a few former colleagues, drum up a bit of interest in April’s story?
No? Oh well, just an idea. Now if you could pick up Ivy from nursery, Mary, that would be great.
Emmerdale review: Wendy’s gone!
We have hated Wendy Posner since she first arrived in Emmerdale (no reflection on Susan Cookson, who played the fake nurse – she’s terrific). So we are very glad to see the back of her. Her departure from the village was, well, uneventful, and she’s off to fake her way into a new nursing job elsewhere.
Emmerdale has a chequered history with nurses. There’s been Emma Barton, who kidnapped her ex-husband and killed her own son. Meena Jutla, the Dales’ serial killer, and now whiny Wendy, who granted wasn’t as evil as Emma or Meena, but who wasn’t actually a real nurse.
Is it wrong that we’re a bit excited to find out what dramas will arrive along with the next nurse to move to the village?!
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm on ITVX.
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