Bear Wolf should be sitting in a pub, arguing with the villagers about football and family matters.

Instead, he’s imprisoned in a remote farmhouse, enslaved by Ray and Celia’s gang as if he’s living in a nightmare version of Emmerdale.

No one in the village really knows how Bear disappeared; everyone just thinks he “did something impulsive and went somewhere else”.

That indifference is what sent Bear free-falling into a storyline so dark that many fans admitted they had to pause to catch their breath.

In the camp, Bear and the others were forced to work hard, eat poorly, and sleep in conditions worse than a warehouse. There was no laughter, no playful arguments like in a pub, just cold orders, threats, and the fear of being “punished” if they dared to argue. Bear – who has always been a bit “noisy” and a bit silly – suddenly has to learn to live like a shadow, calculating every step so as not to become the target of the guards’ anger.

Then the plot reaches its cruel peak when Anya – one of the people imprisoned with Bear – dies in horrifying circumstances. It is not a peaceful death; it is the result of exhaustion, violence, and abandonment. Celia and her followers are not shocked, even considering it an “accident that can be exploited” to intimidate the slaves. Bear is forced to dig the ground to bury Anya himself, crying and trembling, knowing that if he shows too much weakness, this hole could be his place one day soon.