Emmerdale is set to air a very awkward dinner party episode on Tuesday 7th May which will give viewers an important insight into the dynamics and simmering tensions afoot in Rhona Goskirk (Zo\u00eb Henry) and Marlon Dingle\u2019s (Mark Charnock)<\/a> relationship, as well as Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and Tom King\u2019s (James Chase).<\/p>\n The Emmerdale<\/a> episode will offer up two very different perspectives of the same dinner that both couples are at, with a row going from bad to worse for Rhona and Marlon.<\/p>\n The pair are already facing some major relationship challenges after the fallout from Rhona\u2019s court decision continues to make waves between them.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s set to come to a dramatic head in the special episode<\/a> as their private issues become very public.<\/p>\n Speaking about the episode, Mark Charnock revealed what viewers can expect from Marlon and Rhona\u2019s devolving relationship, saying: \u201cGiven where they are at, and it gets pretty ugly running up to the dinner party, they shouldn\u2019t be out in public because it can only escalate.\u201d<\/p>\n He explains: \u201cThe day before they try to sort it out, but it falls apart again and it gets much worse. But Rhona tells him she\u2019s accepted this dinner invitation which, to him, is another little example of Rhona making decisions without him.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery little thing she does now is like he\u2019s waiting for her to make a mistake. Everything she does now that doesn\u2019t involve him feels like a decision made unilaterally. He starts to see a problem in everything.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, yes, they shouldn\u2019t be at the dinner party because it can only lead to disaster \u2013 and it really does.\u201d<\/p>\n Charnock continued: \u201cHe\u2019s horrible to her and she\u2019s horrible to him as well. They\u2019re both kind of stuck in their own corner, and I think they both recognise their own unreasonableness, but personal pride and ego won\u2019t let them come out of it.<\/p>\n \u201cHe said some things the day before which she brings up in front of everybody, which is embarrassing for him. It gets ugly, she gets more and more provoked, alcohol is involved and it just detonates the relationship.\u201d<\/p> The episode is being directed by the award-winning Duncan Foster and will show how one relationship can involve public fallouts, while another (Tom and Belle\u2019s) seems perfect but is actually far from it.<\/p>\n According to the synopsis for the episode: \u201cAs tensions stew beneath the surface in the first half, the fissures in Rhona and Marlon\u2019s fragile marriage cut open like a knife, and as their row escalates, they lay bare their issues publicly.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the other side, the undercurrents between Belle and Tom are rumbling, but outwardly they seem like a happy couple to the other guests.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the second part of the episode, as we rewind to the start of the dinner party, the audience will soon see the day from Belle and Tom\u2019s point of view, and get a glimpse into the terrifying reality of Belle\u2019s life with Tom behind closed doors.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the dinner party progresses, no amount of good food and wine will iron out the strained tensions as they bubble up to the surface during dinner. With those ingredients, how can Belle possibly serve a successful supper?\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Marlon](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/emmerdale-marlon-rhona-woolpack-4e543ab.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"emmerdale-marlon-rhona-woolpack\\"\/")
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