There have been many cast departures at Emmerdale recently. Rishi, Dan, Priya, Marcus, Marshall and the rumours of David leaving too. Why is this cast exit, and did we enjoy their leaving storylines?
I would never have let Rishi and Dan (Bhasker Patel & Liam Fox) leave; they are reasonable, family men who add a bit of realism to the show. We all know a Dan and Rishi in our local area, the person we wave to when we get the paper, ask how the family are etc. There is far better dead wood to get rid of first than those two.
If the producers knew they were getting rid of Dan and Rishi and that David (Matthew Wolfenden) wanted to leave, I would have killed those three in the 50th-anniversary episodes. It would have given purpose to actors we had yet to see.
Priya would have had one last big storyline before her departure, the devastation of her father's death and Jai could have found the adoption papers while going through his dad's belongings (if they went down that route).
Dan could have died on the quad bike while looking for Amelia, and as the saying goes, life for a life. It would have given Amelia (Daisy Campbell) a great storyline away from Samson being an idiot, influencing, and whatever.
Then, David's death would have given Eric a storyline again, a purpose; Brenda and Jacob, those characters we don't see. It would have allowed Alicia to arrive back. There was scope.
This would have been better than Harriet and Liv dying and they will Sam and Samson die.
Dan's Leaving Storyline:
It's not the storyline I hated; it's a perfect topic and happens more than you would believe. It was the writing, the direction, the why and the characters involved.
We've had too much Amelia recently, and that isn't Daisy Campbell's fault. We've just got bored of her, and I am a massive Amelia fan; it's just been too much. They should have concentrated on her being a mum, her college work and finding herself.
It's not just who was in the storyline; it was the writing, who the characters interacted with, and who they didn't. It didn't seem right to me.
Why the sudden need to have Chas remember she was married to Dan? All this I will look after Amelia; I like her. It seemed so false; we didn't need this scene.
It just needed a scene in the Woolpack with Mandy, Charity and Noah, asking them to look after her and that he appreciated the support she had. Three characters that Amelia interacts with, and the audience knows that.
Then we suddenly see David and Dan scenes. Where did that come from? It reminded me of that scene about five months when Arthur and Noah suddenly had scenes together. David had yet to meet his quota of scenes for the month, and they had to throw him in the scene.
I did enjoy the scene with Kerry and Dan, and I always thought they made a mistake breaking Dan and Kerry up. I wish Kerry were back for this storyline; she's bought Amelia up for a long time.
And not only was Charity absent, but where was Amy? Dan, her stepfather, had a big speech from Amelia when Esther was christened that Amy was like a sister to her. So where was she, and where was she?
Poor writing not to have Charity or Amy in any of those scenes. It's little details like that that annoy me. They should know their characters, who they interact with, family details and everything else.
Before I finish on this topic, Lydia, the week before, told Samson that Noah isn't Esther's father, and then on Monday, she had the gall to say Noah will use his trust fund to pay for Amelia and Esther. Wow!
Spoilers
If you read my last blog post, you will know my feelings on The Andersons. And these new spoilers make me so bloody angry.
It was predictable; my husband said he would steal and lie when Victor arrived. Why did they have to go down the stereotypical black man route? It's lazy writing and damn right offensive if you ask me.
Now, I hope you are sitting comfortably so you don't fall over, but I enjoyed the Claudette scenes with Amelia recently; it showed Claudette in a different light.
You'd expect her to judge, but she didn't. She wanted to give Amelia her money to help; she needed to do it correctly. I hope Amelia will provide her with the same support after this Victor spoiler.
Charity & Liam
Well, I didn't expect this pairing, but you know what? It doesn't fill me with dread. Charity could do much worse; she's married to someone much worse.
I will give this a chance; many want her back to Vanessa, but she needs time to find herself again.
Gabby
She comes back, and somehow they will make her even more annoying. So Gabby doesn't like the fact that Suni is working at the Hide.
Could they make this character any more unlikeable? She's becoming more unlikable every episode. Okay, she's been hurt and embarrassed, but she's now becoming so unlikeable you don't feel sorry for her.
Finally
What is the point of doing the Mary and Faye storyline and not showing the story's conclusion is stupid. How can they expect us to care about storylines if they don't conclude them properly?
It's just a basic fact that I taught writing when I was teaching even youngsters; I would teach them that every story should have a beginning, middle and end. I should teach Emmerdale that important fact.
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