Emmerdale fans left seething as they point out major plot hole and slam ITV bosses for ‘ruining’ important storyline
EMMERDALE fans have been left raging after scenes in Monday night’s episode of the ITV soap which reveals Tom King is recovering in hospital.
In shocking scenes on the ITV soap last week, Tom (James Chase) was stabbed in the back with an axe by his ex-wife Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper).
Despite the force of the blow, Tom survived the ordeal and is now recovering in hospital with his teenage girlfriend, Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell), waiting at his bedside.
As this ongoing ordeal came to a huge head, Emmerdale fans have been seething, notably calling out the ITV soap for “ruining” this important domestic violence storyline, which has been made worse by a huge blunder.
Spotting the error straight away, one viewer said on X, formerly Twitter: “If you’ve had an axe embedded in your back and then they’ve operated on you, would they put you in bed lying on your back??”
While another viewer admitted they were shocked that he survived at all. “How many people have ever been chopped in half by an axe and survived?” they asked.
Soap fans than piled on with their disappointment at the way this storyline has panned out.
“Anyone else kind of feel they have ruined all the hard work they did by doing this with Belle and Tom?” one fan asked.
“This is completely ruining the DV storyline. What an absolute shambles,” added another.
A third criticised: “I feel like they’re making a mockery out of the whole DV storyline now. they’re just letting tom get away with it all and I’m sick of it. This isn’t showing real victims that they can get justice.”
Emmerdale viewers have watched on for months as Tom has tormented and abused his wife Belle.
Over recent weeks, the abuse has become increasingly violent with him even killing her beloved dog Piper on purpose.
He also put hidden cameras in her cottage to keep tabs on her.
After discovering the cameras, Belle wrestled with whether or not she should go to the police before finally deciding to report Tom’s abuse.
During Thursday’s episode, on the day that she had planned to report her harrowing ordeal, Belle was left being terrorised by Tom King once again as he unleashed fury on her after finally coming face-to-face with her once again after weeks apart.
In scary scenes, Tom was chased by Belle as he became hell-bent on causing her even more pain.
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At one stage, Tom spotted her lurking through an open window and as she realised she had been caught, she soon began to block the door as best she could in order to stop Tom from entering.
Tom then rattled at the door as he begged Belle to let him in before he furiously shouted: “Let me in, Belle! Oh, come on, you stupid b***h and open this door!”
In a scene that resembled The Shining, Tom then began to tear the door down by ploughing an axe into it with Belle stood sharply to the side.
She let out a panicking wail as she screamed in fear at what Tom was about to do.
Later, as Tom strolled around the room planning his next move, Belle was able to get her hands on the axe as she ploughed it into his back, leaving him for dead.
Tom has survived the ordeal – but will this narrow escape be enough to make him stay away from Belle? Or will he be out for revenge once more?
And will Belle finally go to the police about Tom’s abuse?