I HAVE loved the build up to another dramatic Emmerdale Christmas; the highly anticipated climax of
the Will Taylor and Kim Tate love-hate feud, the hopeful conclusion to Tom King’s reign of terror –
we’ve all been waiting for that one right?
But one returning character and their story lines have just fallen flat for me.
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At first the return of Ross Barton after six years away from the village was a great surprise.
Even though it had been announced, it was still a shock to see the hunky hardman squaring off against poor Billy in an illegal fight.
In classic soap style though, it wasn’t enough for Ross to make a fleeting return so he and Billy could make a quick buck.
He had to stick around, as if suddenly remembering his son – that he fathered with Charity – and the rest of the loose ends he left before leaving to live just over the Pennines in Liverpool.
He was easily close enough to visit or drop in but it seems that now he’s back his character is being used to unearth a world of pain and misery for several of the village’s residents in very quick fashion.
The main issue is his beef with criminal fight organiser Jade. She makes for an unlikely super villain, swanning around the village in a beret making threats.
A case of mistaken identity lead to her demanding £10,000 from Ross that she believed he stole.
