It was as dramatic as it gets in Emmerdale’s double bill last night (Thursday 5 April), when Aaron was kidnapped at the hands of a crazed lunatic and held to ransom…
Fans of the ITV soap were on the edge of their sofas as criminal Syd McFarlane took Aaron Dingle hostage, demanding £100,000 to keep quiet about his involvement in breaking Adam Barton out of jail.
Of course, Aaron’s boyfriend Robert did everything in his power to help his lover – and fans were SO happy when he saved the day.
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Syd bound and gagged Aaron, before asking Robert – via video call – for the cash sum to keep Aaron in “one piece”.
And a frantic Robert was determined to get the money however possible… Sadly, this meant begging Joe Tate for help.
Armed with the money, a menacing Cain and a few large guns, Aaron was finally freed – but not before Robert had to give away both his share of Home James Haulage and the ownership of Mill Cottage to Joe.
While this led some fans to speculate whether Joe was behind the scary kidnap to begin with, most were enraptured with Robron’s emotional reunion.
Awwwww.
As a relieved Robert gave Aaron a fierce hug, fans express their joy on Twitter.
One gushed: “OMG that hug, Rob clinging to Aaron like his life depended on that hug #Emmerdale #Robron.”
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Another agreed, tweeting: “Awww that hug. Rob was so scared of losing him. They love each other so much!!”
“Oh he is ok!! Thank goodness!! @emmerdale my heart #Emmerdale,” said another.
https://twitter.com/_Winter_Warlock/status/981975594626895875
Awww that hug. Rob was so scared of losing him. They love eachother so much!! 😭😭😭💖💖💖 But tbh could've had a kiss in that scene.#Emmerdale #Robron
— Jade 💜🖤 (@KittyKat3801) April 5, 2018
Oh he is ok!! Thank goodness!! @emmerdale my heart #Emmerdale
— Kathy (@KathyWasHere_) April 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/emmaamags/status/981972703967145985
https://twitter.com/Laurenmalone151/status/981973280969117696
That was a hug and a half, Robert was so worried 😭 #emmerdale #robron
— Vanessa Booty (@Vanessabooty1) April 5, 2018
Robert grabbed Aaron in for that hug so tightly! He loves his man so much #emmerdale #robron #kings
— Ryan Hawley & Danny miller support (@RHawley_DMiller) April 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/_Winter_Warlock/status/981976977648349185
Alright, so maybe some fans were right when they cursed Robert for “signing a deal with the devil”, but at least Aaron’s safe right?
Or perhaps Joe might take pity on the lovebirds after their ordeal, and give them a break for once?
Nah, just kidding! He’s going to make their lives hell!
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