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Post by overtherainbow on Jun 13, 2019 10:50:09 GMT -5
I'm more surprised Ryan Hawley has been on the show that long, especially when Robert has had nothing significant to do for the last year or more. Robert became dreadfully boring since they neutered him and set him up for domestic bliss with Aaron. I didn't want him attempting murder every other week but this character is totally vanilla and dull. And of course, as with every heavily-shipped gay couple, neither partner is allowed to stray - all the more bizarre when we know Robert has a longstanding issue with fidelity. I find them boring together, Robert fathering a baby ruined them completely. I much preferred Aaron with the hot doctor. They had chemistry and Aaron was happy with him. I hope they bring him back. |
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Post by cheerios on Jun 17, 2019 1:18:29 GMT -5
I doubt they will bring Alex back, as nice and good looking that Alex was. He wasn't Aaron's type and it was more Aaron pushing something that wasn't there. When they finally do bring in someone for Aaron, I'm sure he will be cheeky, playful, and a bit rough around the edges. And probably able to roll with the punches that the Dingles get up to.
Like a mixture of Jackson (pre accident) and Adam.
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Post by justinate on Jun 17, 2019 8:58:40 GMT -5
I have little interest in watching Aaron find a new romantic partner, his niche is playing the resident misery-guts.
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Post by cheerios on Jun 17, 2019 17:11:02 GMT -5
I'm assuming that what is coming for Aaron after Robert leaves are some of these stories. His mental health being shaky as he recovers from being separated from his husband (I don't see Robert quietly going off somewhere, something big and dramatic is gonna be his send off. And the show loves to troll out Aaron's mental health issues) grumpy Aaron snapping at people and having issues with a few people over everything that has happened. Aaron being there for his new sibling with Chas and Paddy new baby and Liv. Also being there for Vic and her recovery and if she keeps the baby or doesn't. And if they bring Seb back in any way, have Aaron make sure that Seb remembers who Robert is and getting to spend time with Seb. Aaron focusing all he can on finding a way to bring Robert back in a safe way (I still think Robert is gonna go on the run) kinda like how Robert was when Andy had to leave. Aaron acting out and wanting those he blames for making Robert go away to pay. And of course the show showing off Danny's crying powers by having lots of Aaron crying scenes.
I do think Aaron's gonna be a busy boy.
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Post by buja on Jul 1, 2019 4:17:29 GMT -5
Robert tried to kill Paddy and Chas. He shot Paddy. He chained Aaron to a radiator. He was too much of a villain. Pairing Aaron and Robert up was not believable. They shouldn't have been a couple.
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Post by justinate on Jul 10, 2019 10:00:35 GMT -5
Well it seems like they are suggesting Robert will kill his sister's rapist and end up on the run or in prison, but that could be a red herring. They can't have both Sugden brothers on the run, even for a soap that's too much of a coincidence (actually why is Andy still on the run, he was exonerated by Lachlan's confession wasn't he?) and killing off another Sugden would be extremely short-sighted.
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Post by dalphine on Aug 13, 2019 11:26:02 GMT -5
buja... That's what makes soaps good the unexpected. I know our General Hospital when Luke raped Laura and they got together and they were the biggest couple in Soap history in the 80's. I just hope they don't kill Ryan off. Maybe their a chance he might come back sometime down the road.
I also hate the fact, that when couples get together they have to be boring. Their's lots of storylines for Robert and Aaron they could have and I'm not going to watch Aaron being depressed and moody again so I guess I won't be watching the show after Robert leaves.
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Post by fuzzy on Sept 10, 2019 18:00:06 GMT -5
buja... That's what makes soaps good the unexpected. I know our General Hospital when Luke raped Laura and they got together and they were the biggest couple in Soap history in the 80's. I just hope they don't kill Ryan off. Maybe their a chance he might come back sometime down the road. I also hate the fact, that when couples get together they have to be boring. Their's lots of storylines for Robert and Aaron they could have and I'm not going to watch Aaron being depressed and moody again so I guess I won't be watching the show after Robert leaves. Luke and Laura got married in 1981. Hopefully, as a society, we've progressed from wanting to see a woman marry her rapist. They never should have had Robert kill Katie, chain Aaron to a radiator, etc. Gray is one thing, but they went way too far with him. I think Robert is a fascinating character, and Ryan Hawley is a wonderful actor. He's the main reason I'm interested in watching Emmerdale. So I'm glad they did their best to redeem him. But I still think the things they had him do in 2014/15 was a mistake. |
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Post by dalphine on Sept 13, 2019 18:24:31 GMT -5
buja... That's what makes soaps good the unexpected. I know our General Hospital when Luke raped Laura and they got together and they were the biggest couple in Soap history in the 80's. I just hope they don't kill Ryan off. Maybe their a chance he might come back sometime down the road. I also hate the fact, that when couples get together they have to be boring. Their's lots of storylines for Robert and Aaron they could have and I'm not going to watch Aaron being depressed and moody again so I guess I won't be watching the show after Robert leaves. Luke and Laura got married in 1981. Hopefully, as a society, we've progressed from wanting to see a woman marry her rapist. They never should have had Robert kill Katie, chain Aaron to a radiator, etc. Gray is one thing, but they went way too far with him. I think Robert is a fascinating character, and Ryan Hawley is a wonderful actor. He's the main reason I'm interested in watching Emmerdale. So I'm glad they did their best to redeem him. But I still think the things they had him do in 2014/15 was a mistake. Everyone has their opinion and I respect yours, but all I was saying is that's soap life. They do the most to get viewers I didn't like some of the things they made my soap character do when I was watching them here in state when their was a lot of soaps. I think we have 4 left which I watch none of them. I always liked the UK soaps online. |
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Post by fuzzy on Sept 16, 2019 13:14:10 GMT -5
Luke and Laura got married in 1981. Hopefully, as a society, we've progressed from wanting to see a woman marry her rapist. They never should have had Robert kill Katie, chain Aaron to a radiator, etc. Gray is one thing, but they went way too far with him. I think Robert is a fascinating character, and Ryan Hawley is a wonderful actor. He's the main reason I'm interested in watching Emmerdale. So I'm glad they did their best to redeem him. But I still think the things they had him do in 2014/15 was a mistake. Everyone has their opinion and I respect yours, but all I was saying is that's soap life. They do the most to get viewers I didn't like some of the things they made my soap character do when I was watching them here in state when their was a lot of soaps. I think we have 4 left which I watch none of them. I always liked the UK soaps online. I agree that that's soap life, but they go too far. At least for me. Yes. There's value in the unexpected. But they shouldnt do it at the expense of characterization. I think people watch soaps because they are attached to certain characters. Or at least I do. That said, I'm new to british soaps. So maybe this is normal? I started checking them out through clips a couple months ago. And I'm shocked at how horrible everyone is. If they consider Andy Sugden a "good person," then all bets are off. It does still bother me though that they followed up Robert falling for another man by having him literally kill the woman who was the previous Robert's main love interest. |
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Post by mrfixit477 on Mar 26, 2020 18:16:20 GMT -5
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Post by mrfixit477 on Mar 26, 2020 18:20:31 GMT -5
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Post by justinate on Jul 4, 2020 4:55:20 GMT -5
I don't know why it is that so many TV shows keep returning to this poisoned well where a homophobic bully, after revealing he's actually gay himself, finds a love interest in the victim of his bullying ... and the victim actually wants to be with him! Stop it already. This is a really toxic narrative where violence and abuse are portrayed as foreplay to gay male romance. I'm sure some will argue that Emmerdale at least has the passage of time (and Aaron's harrowing coming-out) to ameliorate the awfulness of him getting together with his former victim. But the timing could not be worse, with an uptick in domestic violence due to the coronavirus lockdown and this letter which was just published in the Guardian. I'll let it speak for itself and hopefully people will realize why the bully-victim romance is such a harmful trope to be perpetuating. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/03/a-school-bully-ruined-my-life-50-years-ago-should-i-expose-him-now-on-facebook |
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Post by dmagiclight on Jul 11, 2020 16:37:26 GMT -5
all for Aaron having A new love but why does it have to be with A former Bully
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Post by jjose712 on Jul 13, 2020 16:50:51 GMT -5
To be honest i don't remember Aaron suffering much bullying in his coming out. He was in a very dark place all by himself, he was full of homophobic rage.
At least if he is a former bully this time they have the decency of not going with that kind of storyline after the bullying which is the standard for this type of storyline. They could meet casually, this guy apologize and explain why he was that way and all that jazz. If they do well there's no reason to be cringeworthy (but this is a soap and it could easily end being messy)
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Post by kevvoi on Jul 13, 2020 17:18:15 GMT -5
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Post by jjose712 on Jul 15, 2020 16:32:16 GMT -5
Sorry, i got things wrong, it seems it was Aaron the one who was a bully. That makes more sense
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Post by mrfixit477 on Jan 19, 2021 8:11:34 GMT -5
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Post by jjose712 on Jan 19, 2021 15:14:57 GMT -5
Sorry but i hate when shows do that. They cast an actor for an straight role, the actor comes out and suddenly the character decides to explore his sexuality or has a gay past.
I know some people liked Aaron with Luke even before the actor came out but it seems like a cheap trick
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Post by hfolk on Jan 19, 2021 16:32:59 GMT -5
Sorry but i hate when shows do that. They cast an actor for an straight role, the actor comes out and suddenly the character decides to explore his sexuality or has a gay past. I know some people liked Aaron with Luke even before the actor came out but it seems like a cheap trick maybe that was the plan for Luke all along? and they probably already were aware that Max was gay when he was hired, he's never been subtle about it on IG |
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Post by justinate on Jan 20, 2021 5:06:34 GMT -5
Yeah I think they laid some groundwork at the beginning of Luke's run - remember when he came to Aaron's aid outside a gay club? At the time people were speculating ... I think that was a year ago. But they let it lapse for too long - I don't know if it's due to Covid, or maybe it was too on-the-nose for the actor who (at the time) only recently left his girlfriend and became more open about his sexuality.
I'm certainly not averse to a gay romance for Luke but ... why does it have to be with Aaron? He only just came out of a socially-distanced relationship with Ben, let him be single for a while. Quite frankly he (and the actor) enjoys being miserable. Let him focus on family drama instead of romance. I get the sense that the actors playing Mac and Luke are more likely to embrace and run with a torrid affair storyline.
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Post by hfolk on Jan 20, 2021 10:33:58 GMT -5
Yeah I think they laid some groundwork at the beginning of Luke's run - remember when he came to Aaron's aid outside a gay club? At the time people were speculating ... I think that was a year ago. But they let it lapse for too long - I don't know if it's due to Covid, or maybe it was too on-the-nose for the actor who (at the time) only recently left his girlfriend and became more open about his sexuality. I'm certainly not averse to a gay romance for Luke but ... why does it have to be with Aaron? He only just came out of a socially-distanced relationship with Ben, let him be single for a while. Quite frankly he (and the actor) enjoys being miserable. Let him focus on family drama instead of romance. I get the sense that the actors playing Mac and Luke are more likely to embrace and run with a torrid affair storyline. who said anything about a Luke & Aaron romance? Victoria turned another one |
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Post by justinate on Jan 20, 2021 12:55:15 GMT -5
who said anything about a Luke & Aaron romance? Victoria turned another one It's my speculation, seeing that Ben seems to have been sent offscreen and never really appeared in a regular capacity, whereas Luke and Aaron are both regulars. Let's face it, the show is unlikely to avoid the drama built into their relationship - both guys' relationships with Victoria and with Robert. |
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Post by hfolk on Jan 20, 2021 13:23:58 GMT -5
who said anything about a Luke & Aaron romance? Victoria turned another one It's my speculation, seeing that Ben seems to have been sent offscreen and never really appeared in a regular capacity, whereas Luke and Aaron are both regulars. Let's face it, the show is unlikely to avoid the drama built into their relationship - both guys' relationships with Victoria and with Robert. I'm still holding out for Mack |
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Post by mrfixit477 on Jan 22, 2021 8:01:59 GMT -5
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