Anthony ‘still alive’ in Emmerdale, new fan theory predicts
Rumours of Anthony’s death may have been greatly exaggerated
A new fan theory has predicted that resident Emmerdale monster Anthony Fox is still alive. His death last night (Thursday, January 23) seemed fairly definitive – being beaten to a pulp by Aaron and found dead when he and John returned to the scene of the crime.
Whether Aaron actually delivered the killing blow may be debatable, but he’s definitely dead… or is he?
What we do know is that John and Aaron returned to the depot, where army medic pronounced Anthony dead at the scene. After promising to clean up the mess, John sent Aaron on his merry way. He then set about disposing of the body and cleaning up the crime scene, like nothing had ever happened (one solitary tooth aside).
But is Anthony really dead?
Anthony is ‘still alive’ suggests Emmerdale fan
Writing on Reddit as last night’s episode aired, one fan wondered whether Anthony might have still been alive as John examined the body – and he then let him go after Aaron had scarpered.
“I think John let him go,” wrote one fan on a Reddit thread.
“I don’t think it was down to Aaron. Whenever there is an off screen death, there is a reason for it,” another said. Could that reason be that Anthony isn’t as dead as we think he is?
“Hard to imagine they would make Aaron a killer, though as it’s a soap they will likely allow him to think he killed Anthony for a while,” said a third.
Whatever the case may be, John’s behaviour was a little-too laid back, given the situation. “Sure John has done this before “in the army” 😉” winked one fan, hinting at ulterior motives for the still-mysterious Sugden brother.
What has John done with Anthony?
Did Aaron really kill Anthony?
Regardless of whether he’s dead or not (and with John apparently hiding the body in the back of his van, we’re betting so), Aaron looks to be holding the bag.
However, Anthony was alive when Aaron left him – meaning that someone could have snuck in to finish off the job. Everyone last night was acting suspiciously, from a jittery Ruby to an uncharacteristically pleasant Steph.
Caleb, meanwhile, almost seemed surprised when he saw how clean the depot was – suggesting he could have stumbled across a beat-up Anthony earlier in the day. And then there’s John, who seemed far too cool and collected for the situation at hand.
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