As he continues to spiral, how long can John Sugden stay one step ahead of his lies
Oliver Farnworth plays John Sugden in Emmerdale(Image: ITV)
Emmerdale fans think that the ITV soap may air a “special” Halloween episode for the downfall of John Sugden.
Earlier this year, Nate Robinson’s body was found after the lake was dredged due to the slurry tank incident on Butlers Farm. His loved ones were in shock thinking that he had moved to Shetland for a fresh start.
As viewers will recall, it was John Sugden who accidentally murdered him, and he managed to pin the blame on Owen in a carefully crafted suicide note.
With his long list of crimes growing from drugging Chas Dingle, causing Jacob Gallagher to have an allergic reaction, and putting his ex-fiancé Aidan Moore in a coma, John’s becoming desperate to hide the truth.
His newlywed husband Aaron Dingle suggested they start afresh in John’s childhood home, moving away from the village altogether.
Unaware that Aaron had slept with his ex-husband Robert Sugden, John agreed to the plan, happy to have Aaron all to himself.
However, all is not as it seems as John had Mackenzie Boyd held captive in an underground bunker after he discovered John’s link to Nate’s murder.
In recent episodes, John had drugged Aaron hoping that he’d feel “needed” by his husband. Things started to get worse as Aaron kept drinking without realising John had spiked him.
As Mack escaped the bunker, John ran to the woods and another intense chase ensued. Aaron, desperate for John’s help stumbled into the woods after him.
Convinced he heard Mack’s voice while in the woods, Aaron later questioned John who came up with a quick excuse. Clearly no longer trusting John the same way he once did, Aaron found a phone that John had left in his pocket.
Aaron decided to try and turn on the phone while John wasn’t there. To his surprise, it was Mack’s phone and his face was a picture as he tried to piece together everything he heard the day before.
John’s behaviour will continue to spiral(Image: ITV)
As theories circulate around what John’s downfall will be, some fans are convinced that the ITV soap are holding out until Halloween for a “special” episode.
On a Reddit thread, u/LeonnieC questioned: “I do think that they’re moving it towards a Halloween special.
“Predicting that Aaron somehow gets away. Heads back to the village or gets a hold of someone. Paddy maybe rushes out there through fear, maybe telling Liam and Chas. I’m unsure about Mack’s fate right now, because Lawrence Rob has been very deceptive in the interviews he’s done in the last few weeks. He convinced everyone that he was done for that first instant when John stops the van. I think John will get away somehow, they’ll all head home.
“And then John gonna show up Halloween, dressed up as some character so no one knows it’s him.”
u/thistlegreen replied: “I’d love this outcome so much though knowing him he’d probably pin his bloody medals to his costume “Oh, you’ve come as Frankenstein’s monster! …. was he in the army, I’ve not read the book?”
“I would be very disappointed if he just dies in the fall or the fall takes him out of the show. Him escaping and coming in for a final showdown is my top scenario too personally (the one with Cameron Murray was just sublime). He could come back and see Robert and Aaron being a couple! Or at least being close with each other.”
Emmerdale airs on weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.