Something is going on with Moira in Emmerdale and fans are starting to wonder what – frankly, so are we!
Yes, she’s always been a feisty farmer not afraid to speak her mind. And yes, we’ve always loved that she’ll stand up to husband Cain when necessary. BUT, she’s somehow gone from strong women who we champion to very scary psycho, physically and verbally abusing Cain and others around her and, honestly, worrying us greatly.
So what is wrong with Moira?
Well, that’s exactly what fans have been asking too – and even Cain asked it last night when he told her: “I don’t like it when you’re like this, what is wrong with you?”
Viewers are starting to come up with theories over the major personality change for Moira. But what could it be caused by?
Complete character change for Moira in Emmerdale
Her personality transplant has been building for weeks. With her son Matty in prison after being set-up for a crime that was accidental self-defence, she has been worried sick. Matty was having a very hard time inside due to being trans.
Moira was desperate to get him out and insisted Cain should be doing more. She aggressively belittled him, told him the old Cain would never let this lie, and that he was weak and pathetic. And it came a mere weeks after he had had a break down over the old Cain having gone and Moira telling him she liked the new Cain. Make it make sense, love!
As her bullying and belittling continued, last week, Moira almost punched Cain when she saw him helping Samson. She told him not to come home as he was training the man who put her son behind bars to survive in prison himself.
Then this week, she went mad at him again when he accused her of calling the police and having Samson arrested for assault on Josh as revenge. She flipped and threw a glass at him, which hit the wall and smashed. She then viciously spat the whole family would be better off without him.
As he remained remarkably calm when confronting her the following day, Moira told him: “You’re the one being difficult lately, not me.” She looked properly deranged and like she really believed that as she sipped at her tea as if challenging him to come for her.
Fans react to Moira change
So what’s going on here? Is it built up anger and frustration? Or it is something more serious? Some viewers think it must be a medical issue making Moira act with so much rage.
“I’m seriously considering something is medically wrong with Moira because she was never this level of constantly annoying,” said one on social media.
A second said: “Is it going to turn out to be a medical condition for Moira? She just acts weird sometimes, like she’s forgetful, it was like she didn’t remember, throwing the glass at Cain.”
Another queried: “Is Emmerdale going down the menopause route for Moira? It’s the only way to explain her rage and personality change?!”
“I’m starting to think Moira might be ill or something cos why is she acting like this? Has she forgotten she pushed Emma off a bridge to her death?” asked one more.
Others agreed with the menopause suggestion, but some were concerned it could be something even more serious.
“Could Moira have early on-set dementia or a brain tumour with her forgetting things?” suggested one.
More viewers felt it was a plot device to drive Cain into someone else’s arms – namely Ella Forster. Cain has been kind to Ella since he found out she was a child killer. He was one of the only ones who gave her the time of day – and continues to do so.
“Am I the only one who can see where this angry Moira storyline is going? Cain and Ella affair,” insisted one fan.
A second agreed: “Moira is turning into a psycho abuser like Tom, so it’ll be Cain off with Ella.”
Read more: Is Moira turning into abusive Tom?
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