John is back as unhinged as ever and even Kev can't fight him off, what we know about what happens next
Watch out Robron, this is seriousWe all knew Christmas Day wasn’t going to go smoothly for Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale – but we didn’t have a John Sugden return on our bingo card.
Of course, we knew it was coming, but what we didn’t predict was that little John could overpower psycho Kev Townsend. And with Kev now firmly under John’s control, things are getting very worrying indeed…
Emmerdale this Christmas Day saw Robert go missing
Robert and Aaron were concerned about Kev shooting at them again after his attack on Christmas Eve. But Robert was trying to brush over it. He then decided he needed to nip off, worrying Aaron even more.
As Aaron grew more concerned with Robert not having returned, we saw Kev’s deserted old house where someone – presumably Robert – lay face down and tied up.
Except it wasn’t Robert because just as Aaron was about to start a search party, Rob strolled back in, unbothered by anything. He had actually been out to get a hip flask engraved for his love saying ‘kindred spirits’. Cute.
Aaron later gave a speech about what a weird year they have had. Everyone got drunk and had a lovely time, with Aaron passing out on the sofa.
And then John Sugden made his Emmerdale comeback
So who was tied up in Kev’s hideaway? Kev himself! He had been overpowered and knocked out by none other than John Sugden!
Kev was bloodied, dazed and confused as he realised ‘Johnny psycho’ was his captor. John made it very clear he was going to get rid of Kev and Robert so he and Aaron could live happily ever after.
John was later stalking around the village. He overheard drunk Ruby and Caleb talking about how Aaron was passed out at the pub.
As Aaron slept on the sofa, John crept in. He whispered to unconscious Aaron no one loved him as much as he does and they would be together in 2026, no matter what. Chilling.
So what happens next?
John is very determined to get back with Aaron. He’s forgetting the fact he tried to kill him and thinks Aaron will forgive him – if only he can get Robert out of the way.
So how will he dispose of his big brother?
Emmerdale has kept quiet about what John’s next move will be, but we know he is in the cast list for Corriedale, airing on ITV on Monday January 5.
That means he will be around for at least another week. It also means that Kev may not be able to overpower him. While our money was previously on Kev in this scenario, it seems soldier-boy Johnny has some tricks up his sleeve – and his calculating nature outweighed Kev’s brute force.
Will he kill Kev? Or keep him alive and use him as his plot unfolds? Could Kev and John even team up – after all, their goal is the same: split Robron up.
The small problem is that Robert and Aaron love each other and not them, so convincing them might not be as easy as John and Kev think…
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