The story of Emmerdale is focused squarely on Aaron Dingle – a man who has been through a lot of trauma, now facing a major turning point.

When Mack appears and sets up a plot to get Aaron and Robert back together, Aaron is pulled into a vortex between past and future, love and power, healing and risk.

Aaron – he is a damaged person: from past abuse, then complicated relationships, especially with Robert, that always leave him scarred.

Now, Aaron is invited by Mack to cooperate – but this cooperation comes with a requirement: “You have to come with me”.

That means Aaron will be put in a dependent position from which he has no clear way out. When Mack says “we start over”, Aaron has a difficulty: is returning to Robert out of love, or because Mack wants to take advantage?

In the newly leaked scene, Aaron looks at Robert with mixed eyes: partly longing, partly fear. Robert appears at The Mill, smiling but with a gambling look in his eyes – he didn’t come back because he wanted to, but because Mack made it possible. Aaron must face himself: is he worthy of healing, or is he just a pawn on Mack’s board? Will he choose Robert – the one who hurt him – or choose his own path, not struggling with the shadow of the past?

Aaron can counterattack: if he rejects Mack, he loses his “bridge” with Robert but retains control of his life. If he agrees – then he must accept to attach himself to Mack’s plan, entering a relationship where power has been predetermined. Is love real or just a game? Is Aaron strong enough to not be controlled?