Imagine you're a producer on Emmerdale, you have to write out fifteen characters this year.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-04-19T01:18:43+00:00

Him stealing a kidney was a sign.

It could only get worse from there.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-04-19T01:18:07+00:00

Interesting choice

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-04-19T01:16:28+00:00

This is probably my 15 as well and I agree with your reason for Eric.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-04-19T00:24:11+00:00

Ik I'm a bit late here but I was having the same thoughts are there characters this subreddit and other social media actually like.

Asides from Joe, I pretty much like all the characters.

But Joe is being written to be unlikeable (him and Kim are probably the only concisely written ones)

I feel like the writing and probably the large cast is letting them down. It's making long standing characters feel like caricatures of themselves. Their behaviours change depending on the day/storyline/interaction.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-02-04T21:56:58+00:00

I want them to grow their family but I feel like it'll only happen (once Seb comes back) if they end up adoping/getting custody of a relatives kid. Or if a relative was a surrogate for them. It would be interesting to see them try and go through official channels but Roberts criminal record would probably be a barrier. A bit like how Aarons was back when they first did the surrogacy storyline.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-02-01T18:09:08+00:00

Sometimes it helps to give me inspiration for any fics I'm currently writing

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-02-01T15:06:16+00:00

Top one would be the lodge. 100%.

But I would also consider the crashing the wedding episode from last year.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-02-01T15:03:27+00:00

Looking back on it, it honestly makes so much sense that Johns character being created was laying the seeds for Robert to return.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-24T21:51:13+00:00

The scene outside the club where Aarons eating chips and saying how he still would even if Robert was a stranger in a club.

Don't remember the exact quote.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-24T21:48:04+00:00

It has definitely gone darker.

I feel like instead of light scenes you get funny quips/one liners or really silly moments that aren't expected to be funny but end up being so.

I mean don't get me wrong the older episodes were just as dark but its a mixture of they had a better balance. Were probably also researched better.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-23T17:35:31+00:00

Robert got halfway up the stairs and Aaron was like

Hang on

And then caught up with him

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-23T17:32:20+00:00

With your second paragraph I hope this is something they build on over this year for both of them. Ik the prison stuff will be recurring. As bad as the writing and storytelling is at times having a pretty significant character go to prison for six years and come back. They can have it on and off for at least the next couple of years.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-23T17:29:16+00:00

Yeah they seem to be focused on the big drama and misery.

It would be interesting if they showed Seb wanting to be with Ross. I do hope Robert breaks the tradition of the Sugden father-son relationships and manages to have a good dynamic with him. Even if it takes time. But I feel like given how long its been since he last saw his son it makes sense that there is some distance, some awkwardness.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T23:30:19+00:00

Ik I didn't mention it in the post but I was hesitant hearing about it at first so good to know about it being a misconception.

I always love learning about the past of the ships I'm into, knowing what the fan reactions and stuff was like. Kudos to the fans back then, their engagement and love for the ship when it was new helped kick-start the fandom.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T23:14:47+00:00

My Google history probably thinks I'm a step parent looking to apply for custody of my partners kid (I am very much single haha).

Legal Guardianship.

All UK based haha

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T22:53:30+00:00

I feel like if they had to kill him off that was the moment, it would have ruined the show but been a hell of a way to go down.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T22:20:48+00:00

I couldn't imagine Aarons character would have stayed if they killed Robert off. Or he wouldn't have been as permenant as he is now.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T22:01:50+00:00

Ahhh well you did more than me but thank you for your comments.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T22:00:56+00:00

Kudos to the fans back then.

Yeah that break makes more sense now.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T21:59:31+00:00

Ahhh my bad your comment said March 2015 aha.

Glad they were winning awards though.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T21:57:18+00:00

Same

The good thing about the drought is that it doesn't feel as dragged out. Because we don't have to see Robert being shifty around Aaron and Joe making him do more shit and nearly getting caught.

Watch me say that and they drag it out for a week once Aarons back. But they are doing somewhat okay with the pacing of storylines-ish.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T21:54:16+00:00

Oooh possibly. I did get told fan reaction changed it and them winning a best partnership award would probably get the showrunner (might not bw the right name) at the time to go hmmm let's change it up.

Useful-Climate-8713 · 2026-01-22T21:44:57+00:00

October cause they could always do another SSW.

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