If Bear is the bomb ready to explode, then Celia Daniels is the one who lit the fuse — and this week, she is no longer hiding anything.

Celia appears as a classy, ​​strong, powerful woman, but the more the audience watches, the more they realize: behind that smile is an extremely dangerous calculating person.

Celia is the one behind the entire act of forcing Bear and Ray to “clean up the consequences” of Anya.

The scene where she stands coldly watching Bear tremblingly dig a grave for Anya gives the audience goosebumps.

Celia doesn’t say much, but her eyes seem to say: “If you don’t listen to me, you know what happens.” It is Celia’s silence that makes the scene twice as scary.

This week, Celia begins to tighten her grip. She spoke to Ray in a soft but penetrating voice: “If you shake your hand, if you reveal anything… I promise you don’t want to know how far I can go.” Ray paled and looked at Bear as if pleading for help. But Bear was playing the role of “the accused” in Celia’s game.

Celia controlled everything — from Ray’s actions, Bear’s fears, to how the villagers perceived the incident. She was like a snake in the grass, patient, sharp, and always choosing the right moment to strike. No one knew what Celia wanted other than to protect herself. But one thing the audience knew for sure: Celia was hiding a secret bigger than Anya’s death.

One detail that made the entire fandom explode: Celia confronted Bear in a private moment. She leaned in, whispering in his ear:

“Emmerdale only needs one wrongdoer. And if I choose, it will be you.”

That statement left Bear speechless — and so did the audience.

While Bear is recovering and preparing to strike back, Celia remains calm, as if everything is in the palm of her hand. But her increasingly unusual appearances are causing turmoil in the Dales Village: if Celia falls — the whole network will fall with her.

Celia is officially among the most terrifying Emmerdale villains of the decade.