Emmerdale viewers worried soap is getting 'too dark' after latest twist
Bear took centre-stage tonightEmmerdale have shockingly aired the twist that Ray and Celia are holding Bear – and a lot of others – captive in a heartbreaking Modern Slavery storyline.
But as the story kicks off, quite a lot of fans are divided on their feelings. While some understand the soap is using the platform to educate, others feel like it’s too dark for an evening showing on ITV.
They don’t just feel like that over the Bear storyline though, as many feel that the soap has been heading in this direction for the last few months.
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The soap isn’t one to shy away from harrowing topics. And actually, they seem to thrive when they are tackling the uncomfortable.
Just when Mackenzie Boyd got out of the bunker and John Sugden vanished, Emmerdale fans thought the dark cloud had lifted.
But that’s when the April and Dylan storyline really kicked up a gear. Ray’s connection to Celia was revealed, and we all realised there was much more happening than we knew.
And now tonight (November 10) Emmerdale has let us into the secret as the begin their Modern Slavery storyline.
However, this seems to be the final line for some fans, as they feel the show may just have gotten too “uncomfortable”.
Viewers divided over Modern Slavery storyline
Speaking on a Reddit thread, Emmerdale fans debated whether Emmerdale should have more comedic scenes.
One penned: “This Ray and Celia storyline is too dark for Emmerdale. So soon after Mack was held captive in the bunker. Now we have slavery. The drug dealing was bad enough but this is taking it too far. I don’t want to feel like this watching Emmerdale. I might end up switching off for a while.”
Another agreed, adding: “My issue is that it isn’t sufficiently balanced with more lighthearted stuff.” To which another agreed: “This is exactly it. There is no balance. It’s just constant morbidness. That’s why I am struggling.”
“I think the Celia and Ray story is so dark and so wide ranging that they shouldn’t be running things like Charity’s baby story at the same time. Even showing the Robert prison flashback might be overload. Make the rest of the stories happy or fun” a third added.
Another penned: “It is definitely getting too dark. This might just be the most uncomfortable storyline they have ever done. It’s such a hard watch.”
However one fan defended the soap, writing: “People don’t realise how much these things happen. And how close it all is to their own house. Emmerdale is just trying to make us all aware.”
The immediate online debate is already proof that Emmerdale does have the platform that will get people talking. So, even if there are fears that it is getting too dark, with a lot of calls for comedy – at least the soap is bringing a huge awareness for what is happening in the world.
And while the soap is keeping things under-wraps about where the storyline is heading, we can definitely expect more twists and turns along the way.
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