So, since returning in the winter of 2014, Robert has deliberately endangered or attempted to kill ... Aaron, Chas, Chrissie, Lawrence, Paddy, Ross. As well as making threats to hurt young Leo. In addition, his foolish actions have endangered Liv recently, as well as Victoria and many others at the Home Farm Zombie event.
'Rinse and repeat' rubbish, mostly plot-driven filler material in the earlier days and, more recently, comedic nonsense.
No one would ever think that there is a great love story waiting to be told, one that has captured the imagination of so many viewers, one that has bought a lot of new interest to Emmerdale and one that would be really ground breaking for a British soapy drama. No, no, no ... why bother with that when you can have Robert slowly poisoning a sick and old man for no good reason at all.