6 things that didn’t make sense in Emmerdale last week – from Joe’s kidney plot to Liam’s annoying habit
It was quite the confusing week in Emmerdale if we’re being honest
Emmerdale last week was packed full of lots of drama – but also, lots of ‘What?’ moments! Yes we’re talking Joe Tate’s kidney stealing schemes, all the women leaving and what’s going on with Ella?
Did anything not make sense to you last week? Well, a lot certainly didn’t to us – let’s take a look…
Things that didn’t make sense in Emmerdale last week
1. ANYTHING to do with Joe’s kidney plot
It’s a little far-fetched, really isn’t it? Yes, soaps have poetic licence to show extreme situations, but has anyone ever plotted to steal a relative’s kidney by such means?
Frankly, the whole thing hasn’t made much sense from start to finish. How has Joe been using a dialysis machine when they are so noisy? Even in the mansion that is Home Farm, he wouldn’t be able to keep it that quiet. Plus Kim’s been bugging his room – she’s gonna have heard it.
Why hasn’t he just asked for a kidney? No, his family haven’t been exactly welcoming, but he could have at least tried to see if they would help him, you know, not die.
Or what about a donor – Dr Crowley seems convinced he can get him a decent donor in Dubai, so why all this hassle? Yes, we know the chance of rejection is higher if it’s not a blood relation, but at least give it a shot rather than illegally harvesting your half-uncle’s organs, right?
2. Manpreet’s complete stupidity
Manpreet has certainly got herself into a pickle. Now, while we’re not offay with the finer details of whether she’d get struck off over some sexy pictures, we do know trusting Joe Tate is a bit of a stupid thing to do.
When Joe offered to just give her £10k to pay off her blackmailer, she took it. No questions asked. Given his sketchy reputation around the village, surely she would have been suspicious. Desperate or not, this is a bit much even for Manpreet!
And now he wants her to get an illegal blood sample from Caleb to test if Mr Miligan has some illness that Joe claims to have, but doesn’t actually have because he has something equally as life-threatening. At least we think that’s what’s happening, given how confused the whole thing is making us, we’re not entirely sure. Anyone?
3. When did Noah and Caleb become best buds?
So Noah and Caleb are actually half-uncle and half-nephew too. But we’ve only just realised that because they’ve never shared so much as a scene together before.
Now all of a sudden they’re having coffee, supporting each other and being all-in together on ‘family matters’. Strange.
4. Things that didn’t make sense in Emmerdale last week? Why has Paula Lane been so wasted?
We’ve said this over and over again, but why get the brilliant Paula Lane to join your soap and not use her? After Ella’s murderous secret was revealed bosses clearly didn’t know what to do with her. So they settled for her simpering over Liam until she eventually left the show.
And now, with Paula Lane’s exit not far away, it seems they are giving her a storyline and she’s proving what a waste it has been underusing her this last year.
Okay, so the constant “I didn’t do it” whinging as she was accused of drugging Chas was quite grating, but her outburst in the salon on Thursday (March 20) proved she would have made a brilliant psycho. She’s been woefully wasted and now she’s off. Big mistake, Emmerdale. Huge.
5. Liam calling Chas ‘Darling’ every five seconds
They’ve been together five minutes, don’t even live together and spent most of the start of their relationship keeping it a secret. So what’s with the pet names?
Liam has called Chas ‘Darling’ one too many times last week – she’s hardly a darling is she? It’s a term reserved for couples with 20 years of marriage under their belts, not those in the fresh throes of early love.
Is it a sign things are doomed? Or is it just us who finds it cringeworthy?
6. Things that didn’t make sense in Emmerdale last week – where are all the women?
The soap announced another new casting last week. Hot on the heels of bad boy Kammy, we’ve got Heartstopper star Bradley Riches – yay, brilliant actor, great guy, can’t wait to see what he gets up to in the Dales. Big fans.
But all of that aside, where are the women?
Emmerdale has recently killed off THREE central females, Leyla Harding, Suzy Merton and Amy Barton. They’re also losing Ella Forster, Brenda Walker, Gail Loman and Cathy Hope. That’s seven women. And they’ve been ‘replaced’ by two men.
Come on Emmerdale, soap is all about strong women. Do better, please.
Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns
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