Time’s up for Emmerdale’s John in ITVX release as major breakthrough is made

Another threat (Picture: ITV)

The following article contains spoilers from an episode of Emmerdale that hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet but can be viewed on ITVX.

John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) is going to get quite the surprise in Emmerdale when he learns his old lover Aidan Moore has woken up from his coma.

John has been at the hospital since yesterday supporting Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) as her son Harry was admitted last week after drinking contaminated water.

At the moment, Vic and the rest of the village believe Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) is to blame because he made a mistake with the slurry on Butlers Farm.

What everyone remains oblivious of is the fact John was the person who tampered with the pipes, and has let Mack take the fall ever since.

In tonight’s episode, John found Vic outside the hospital getting some air and surprised her with some toiletries and food. She was very grateful, and John tried to keep her spirits up about Harry.

John Sugden is carrying many secrets (Picture: ITV) Vic doesn’t know that John is the reason Harry is in hospital (Picture: ITV)

Just as she walked in, a lady called Cathleen approached and started to speak about Aidan. Cathleen believed that John was at the hospital because he had come to see Aidan following a development about him.

John remained distant from Cathleen but confirmed his little nephew had been admitted and wasn’t well. The lady was kind to John, but pushed for him to visit Aidan.

Just as the episode drew to a close, Cathleen was by Aidan’s bedside hoping he’d somehow give her a sign to indicate he was making progress and coming out of his coma.

Alongside this, John and Vic were with Harry discussing the fact it won’t be long until he’s able to come home. With John feeling confident his secrets and lies were going to remain hidden, Cathleen mentioned his name to Aidan, and his eyes burst open.

While John is currently unaware of this, it is his worst nightmare coming true. Having spent weeks whispering in Aidan’s ear that he’ll bump him off if he has to, Aidan is now the one person who can expose John’s true colours.

In the coming episodes, word gets back to John and thus begins John’s dangerous mission – to visit Aidan and assess how much he knows. Has he heard John’s mumbled threats? Does he remember what John did that put him in a coma?

It appears at first that Aidan is non-verbal, which suggests John might be in the clear. But Aidan has already broken the odds in coming out of his coma, it’s too much of a risk to keep him alive.

What will John do next?