Emmerdale opinion: Why Ruby being Anthony’s killer is the most fitting ending to the whodunnit

In Emmerdale tonight, it was revealed that Ruby was actually Anthony’s killer in a huge twist and not Aaron.

Aaron broke down and confessed that he’d killed her dad, but no, oh no, he actually hadn’t.

Ruby had actually finished her dad off in the Depot, suffocating him with a rag.

Ruby looks over Anthony, who is dead on the floor in Emmerdale — A flashback revealed that it was Ruby had killed Anthony (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale: Ruby is Anthony’s killer

Aaron and John have been busy trying to cover up Anthony’s death this week, scrapping his car and getting rid of his belongings.

This is because they believed (and fairly had every reason to believe) that Aaron has actually killed Ruby’s dad when attacking him in the Depot.

They’d gone back to the scene and cleaned up the crime scene, disposing of his body.

Tonight (Thursday, January 30), Aaron broke down and couldn’t take it anymore after considering self-harming.

He then fessed up to Ruby that he’d killed Anthony, meaning that he would never go to prison and pay for abusing her.

Ruby then shut Aaron down and told him that she’d actually killed her dad. Flashbacks then saw her find Anthony on the floor of the Depot and suffocate him with a rag.

Aaron and John were livid that Ruby had made him believe that he’d been the one to finish Anthony off. Before we knew it, Caleb, Ruby, Aaron, John and Chas all knew the truth and teamed together to get their story straight (so that’s basically the whole village that knows now anyway.)

It turned out Ruby was hiding a massive secret too (Credit: ITV) — Ruby’s face was the last one Anthony saw (Credit: ITV)

Opinion: Ruby being Anthony’s killer is the right move

With the soap airing a whodunnit, we were first led to believe that Aaron had bumped Anthony off. With major focus being shifted from Ruby to Aaron, it didn’t seem right for Ruby to not be at the forefront of the storyline that is very much about her and her story.

Having Ruby kill her dad was very poetic, as she told him that she was the last face he’d ever see. He had to look at Ruby in the eye and face exactly what he’d done.

Ruby reclaimed some of her power back after her father tried to cruelly take that away from her all those years ago when she was just a young girl. It was really fitting to see Ruby being the one to end Anthony’s life after he robbed her of so many happy years due to his abuse of her.

Whilst we would’ve rather seen Anthony suffer in prison and do time for his crimes, the way Aaron had left him meant that he was most likely going to die anyway. So, the fact that Ruby took his last breath meant that she could see her dad pay at least a little bit for what he’d done.

But, now that Ruby’s told Aaron that she’s Anthony’s killer, will she be able to stay out of a cell?

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.

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