John Sugden in Emmerdale: Bad boy with a secret leaves fans cold

We’ve established two things about John Sugden since his arrival in Emmerdale: he’s moody and he doesn’t like other people. Is that really what the village needed, though?

Recently we’ve lost several ‘nice’ men. Ethan Anderson, good guy lawyer, who sometimes made mistakes, Nicky Miligan: family troubles forced him into doing bad things, but on the whole, a good guy and Suni Sharma – happy-go-lucky good guy.

So why has Emmerdale replaced them with another brooding bad lad? We already have Aaron filling that role – and clearly this village ain’t big enough for the both of them!

John Sugden looks brooding in press picture — Newcomer John is a secret Sugden (Credit: ITV)

John Sugden arrives in Emmerdale

Let’s take a look at everything John’s done since he arrived in the Dales…

John and Aaron kiss against John's van — Aaron got jiggy, then got robbed! (Credit: ITV)

1. ‘Robbed’ Aaron

Okay, so he didn’t officially rob him, but he slept with him in his van on the side of the road, then drove off with all his stuff – keys, wallet and don’t forget that beloved hoodie. Aaron’s crime? Meeting someone on a dating app, being taken in by his torso, not finding out his name and sleeping with him within seconds of meeting. Didn’t really deserve to be robbed, did he?

2. Been stroppy with Victoria and Sarah

You know, Victoria Sugden can be a tad annoying. She’s nice and all, but we can totally see how her OTT reaction to finding out she had a secret half-brother was somewhat unnerving. She’s a bit like an excited puppy – clearly John does not like puppies either. But he could have given her something. And his adopted niece Sarah, he was awful to her. A smile or a thank you every now and then wouldn’t go a miss.

John Sugden gets up in Aaron's face threateningly in Emmerdale — John made it clear he wasn’t a man to be messed with (Credit: ITV)

3. Attacked Aaron and Mack

Aaron was quite annoyed to have had his stuff taken and when he found out John was a secret Sugden, he thought the whole thing had been a set-up. Determined to get to the truth, Aaron confronted him with the only tactics he knows how: his fists. But ex-army man John got the upper hand. And, when they had another aggressive confrontation, John won again. He even got the better of Mack. And then threatened them both when they plunged his van into a lake. And we don’t think Aaron and Mack have any idea just how much he’s capable of yet…

4. John doesn’t like cake

What sort of person does not like cake?! Well, John Sugden apparently, who told Nicola in no uncertain terms he doesn’t like cake and he doesn’t need smiles or friendliness from the locals. Can you trust anyone who doesn’t like cake?! We’re not so sure…

John looks at Aaron seductively as he outsmarts him again — Aaron was outsmarted, but do we need another broody bad boy? (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale fans not here for villain John Sugden

It’s fair to say making friends is not John’s strong point. But then that runs in the family given both dad Jack and half-brother Robert were also sullen so and sos. But fans aren’t loving there being yet another miserable and brooding man in town.

“Please not another wannabe villain. I can’t cope with all the bad people in the storylines it’s getting absolutely way out of hand!!!” sighed one on social media.

A second raged: “Can we have new characters that don’t have any issues or hidden agendas etc please. Love the lighthearted storylines it gives us all an escape from this tough world!! Emmerdale tell your writers to change tactics please and have more giggles and happy people!! So much nicer to watch rather than having to record and fast forward most of an episode!!”

“Why couldn’t John come in and just be normal instead of most of the new characters coming in with issues,” added one more.

A fourth wrote: “Great….another angry young man, angrier than angry Aaron in the village, ugh.”

“The writers are getting ridiculous with all these angry men storylines. They brought Aaron back angry at the world and now instead of John meeting Victoria at the funeral and finding out they are related and have them get aquatinted they bring him back angry with a bad attitude,” said a fifth.