{"id":16513,"date":"2024-11-23T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=16513"},"modified":"2024-11-22T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:12:05","slug":"emmerdale-review-week-moira-alive-cain-needs-go-who-steph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-review-week-moira-alive-cain-needs-go-who-steph\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale review of the week: Moira&#8217;s alive, but Cain needs to go. And who is Steph?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/emmerdale\">Emmerdale<\/a> review is brought to you from a place of deep despair, with cries of \u201cWHHHHYYYY?\u201d<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>We are most definitely not on board with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/20\/emmerdale-why-cain-sleeping-ruby-worst-decision-soap-couldve-made\/\">Cain and Ruby doing it<\/a>. In fact, we\u2019re so horrified by it that we\u2019ve had quite an extreme realisation about Mr Dingle \u2013 more on that later.<\/p>\n<p>The awfulness of Cain and Ruby\u2019s hook-up has tainted the whole of this week\u2019s Emmerdale for us, but when we put our minds to it, we can remember some moments of brightness among the gloom.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we thought in this week\u2019s Emmerdale review.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16131\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16131\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03.jpg\" alt=\"Moira and Holly in Emmerdale in 2025\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03.jpg 4016w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_MOIRA_HOLLY_03-2048x1496.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We loved Moira\u2019s reunion with Holly (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Moira and Holly\u2019s reunion<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the good stuff: the build-up to Moira\u2019s op, her fear about leaving her kids, and the op itself.<\/p><section 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class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Mon, May 4<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">Upcoming<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/moira-recruits-dawn-todd-beds-hope-bear\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fan-theory-Split-36.jpg\" alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">May 4 - 8<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>We\u2019re not always a fan of quirky tricks in soaps, but having Moira see daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/20\/holly-barton-emmerdale-relationship-aaron-drug-addiction-untimely-death\/\">Holly Barton<\/a> was a really lovely touch. And her leaving Holly to go and check on the boys was a clever way of showing us how much she wanted to live.<\/p>\n<p>It was sweet and emotional, and really moving. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/21\/cain-cheating-scandal-rocks-emmerdale-future-cain-moira-natalie-j-robb-reveals\/\">Natalie J Robb, who plays Moira<\/a>, really knocked it out of the park too, showing us Moira\u2019s terror about her operation in a very understated way. It was great.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10627\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sam.jpg\" alt=\"Poor Sam has coped with a lot (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sam.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sam-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sam-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sam-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poor Sam has been through a lot (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sweet supportive Sam<\/h2>\n<p>And do you know what else we loved? Sweet Sam turning up at the hospital to support Cain, even when Cain left the hospital.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve been watching Sam and Alice\u2019s sad journey on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/classic-emmerdale\/\">Classic Emmerdale<\/a>, so probably because of that we felt a bit teary seeing Sam arrive with his Tupperware of pasties, ready to step up for his family. What a sweetheart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13931\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_STEPH-e1730826872604.jpg\" alt=\"Steph's arrival will cause a stir in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Did Steph even exist before she came to the village? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>We\u2019ve got questions for Steph!<\/h2>\n<p>We quite like what we\u2019ve seen of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/22\/jai-sharma-put-in-place-emmerdale-fans-loving-steph\/\">Steph<\/a> so far. But one thing we can\u2019t get our heads round is her parents\u2019 complete lack of interest in her life outside Emmerdale. They\u2019ve not\u00a0 spoken for more than a decade, but they haven\u2019t asked her where she\u2019s been living, or what she\u2019s been doing, or if she\u2019s single.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb assumed she didn\u2019t have a job \u2013 which she apparently didn\u2019t, but then how has she been supporting herself until now? Caleb also assumed she had the skills to be his second-in-command at the factory without checking.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Maybe she\u2019s a doctor or a lawyer or a stripper or a fighter pilot \u2013 he wouldn\u2019t know because he didn\u2019t even ask. It\u2019s all a bit odd.<\/p>\n<h2>Big thumbs down for Will and Kim in our Emmerdale review<\/h2>\n<p>Just get back together already and stop all this exhausting brinkmanship.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16260\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16260\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cain-Ruby-Emmerdale.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Ruby kiss on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cain-Ruby-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cain-Ruby-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cain-Ruby-Emmerdale-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cain-Ruby-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is there any coming back from this one? (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>We need to talk about Cain and Ruby in our Emmerdale review<\/h2>\n<p>We suppose we need to talk about the huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/20\/emmerdale-why-cain-sleeping-ruby-worst-decision-soap-couldve-made\/\">Cain and Ruby<\/a> shaped elephant in the room. But we don\u2019t want to! Because it\u2019s actually just awful, isn\u2019t it? Nothing about their weird five-minute bunk up in the garage makes sense. And it\u2019s hard to know where to start with listing everything about it that was so wrong. But let\u2019s have a go.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>First up, Cain and Ruby have never even showed the tiniest bit of interest in one another. They\u2019ve barely spoken. In fact, they barely spoke in the garage before they were suddenly snogging. It came so out of the blue that it was bewildering. If Cain had to cheat (though we question why) then we\u2019d have perhaps gone for Ella, as they have a bit of a rapport. Not Ruby.<\/p>\n<p>Another objection we have to this whole sitch, is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/23\/ruby-fast-becoming-favourite-character-heres-love\/\">Ruby has won our hearts<\/a> over the last few months. We\u2019ve seen her vulnerable side, got to know her, loved seeing her forge an awkward friendship with Moira, and now this. It\u2019s just not Ruby. She makes mistakes undoubtedly, but she is loyal and fierce and \u2013 we reckon \u2013 a real woman\u2019s woman. This dalliance is so out of character, it might have changed the way we feel about her forever, which is a real shame.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Ruby is a smart, funny, clever woman who then messaged Cain and left her emergency contraception box in the top of the kitchen bin. Riiiiiight.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>We have a lot to say about Cain here too, but actually he deserves his own section, because WHAT ON EARTH is going on there?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16552\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16552\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ruby-Cain.png\" alt=\"Ruby and Cain aren't doing the best job of keeping their secret!(Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ruby-Cain.png 1888w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ruby-Cain-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ruby-Cain-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ruby-Cain-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ruby-Cain-1536x849.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We think it\u2019s time for Cain to go (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cain needs to go<\/h2>\n<p>We have always loved<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/cain-dingle\"> Cain Dingle<\/a>. We\u2019ve forgiven him so much over the years. But we\u2019re about ready to say enough is enough. You\u2019re 50 years old, mate. It\u2019s time to grow up.<\/p>\n<p>We were disappointed in the way Cain reacted when Moira\u2019s behaviour first started to change before her diagnosis. He let her down then. But, we thought, he\u2019ll step up. He\u2019ll make amends. It\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n<p>Except he didn\u2019t and it wasn\u2019t.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>First he whinged about being left to look after things at the farm when Moira went to see her son Adam TO SAY GOODBYE, in case she died. Then he refused to talk about any of the important stuff Moira wanted to sort out IN CASE SHE DIED. And then he slept with Ruby while Moira was ON THE OPERATING TABLE. (We apologise for all this shouting but it really feels like Cain\u2019s behaviour warrants a bit of shouting!)<\/p>\n<p>He even punched Jimmy (to be fair, Jimmy did quite deserve it but still there\u2019s a time and a place) and got himself arrested.<\/p>\n<p>And now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/21\/what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-cain-felt-sorry-himself-ruby-messed-up\/\">he\u2019s being utterly VILE to Ruby too<\/a>. Almost as if he\u2019s blaming her for his own shortcomings.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Suddenly, our Cain Dingle love has vanished. Gone. And we\u2019re seeing him for what he really is \u2013 an abusive, stubborn man who\u2019s too set in his toxic ways to ever change.<\/p>\n<p>And for that reason \u2013 and frankly we can\u2019t believe we\u2019re saying this but we are \u2013 we think it\u2019s time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/22\/cain-dingle-crimes-cheating-death-moira-love\/\">Cain Dingle<\/a> to go.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTxmTDOjVvE?si=uH5r6C2tYpJRSfYq&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"><b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>\u00a0for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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