Guest Blog post from Matt Johnson who is on Twitter @unitedkanamixer
Last night saw Kayla Clifton finally learn the truth, that her darling dad Neil is actually a monster - once she’d tied Bethany up, slapped her a few times and pushed Craig’s OCD to breaking point. However, is she an out and out villain, a victim of her father in a different way, or something in between?
I certainly don’t think she’s an out and out villain because there have been moments this week where you can see she feels bad about what she’s doing. She even says to Bethany ‘I don’t want to hurt you’ and the look on her face when she left the garage suggested she knew what she was doing was wrong.
Before Craig arrived and played her the recording I got the sense that she knew Bethany was telling the truth, but simply didn’t want to believe it. After all, nobody would want to believe that their father, who they idolised, was capable of the things Neil has done.
Some people have wondered if Neil has also abused Kayla but I think he has simply taken advantage of the close relationship they have, as well as Kayla’s loyalty, by feeding her lies knowing that she will believe whatever she tells him. All that said I don’t think she should completely get away with everything she’s done- as she seemed to at the end of last night.
While I think Kayla should face the consequences for what she’s done I hope this isn’t the last we see of her as Mollie Winnard is a very talented actress who has played the role brilliantly. Hopefully we’ll get an idea once she comes back from holiday.
So to sum up I’d say Kayla is somewhere in between, but while she’s done some awful things I’d say she’s more victim than villain.
By Matt Johnson - Twitter @unitedkanamixer
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