Emmerdale ‘confirms’ who takes Joe Tate down – and he won’t see it coming
The problem with Emmerdale’s Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) is, he thinks he’s unstoppable.
When he sees an opportunity that means he’ll have more money in his bank account, Joe will stop at nothing to get exactly that. If people get hurt along the way, so be it.
While Joe’s main motivation tends to be money, the particularly unpleasant side to him also comes out when he’s in some sort of jeopardy.
About a year ago, we discovered that Joe needed a kidney transplant, and he didn’t really care about organising the donation ethically. At one point, he was so desperate to find a blood match, he drugged Noah Dingle (Jack Downham) and took him to a private hospital.
When it became apparent Noah wasn’t a match, Joe dumped him at the side of the road in a haze. If this didn’t happen, Suzy, Leyla and Amy wouldn’t have lost their lives in the limo crash that followed.
The reason for Joe’s ruthlessness to rear its ugly head again this time round has been Kim Tate’s (Claire King) farm plan. The matriarch wants to buy all of the land that surrounds Home Farm, and has aske Joe to help.
His tunnel vision focus was interrupted a few weeks ago, when Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) returned from the dead. Graham made it clear that he was back for Joe and wanted to reconnect with him, and Joe decided to give him another chance.
While he’s been busy catching up on what Joe’s been doing the past six years, Graham has found himself experiencing a whirlwind of emotions whenever he’s discovered another milestone in Joe’s life.
When Joe opened up about his relationship with Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley), Graham was surprised to hear Joe speak with so much affection in his tone. When it then became apparent Joe really values the new family he has at Home Farm, Graham was taken aback to see how much he’s changed, but happy for him nonetheless.
The farm plan Joe and Kim are busy working on has been something Graham hasn’t enjoyed hearing about.
While Graham is here for Joe building up the Tate empire, he believes it could be achieved in a more considerate way. He’s already expressed his disappointment at Joe taking advantage of Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) and Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), and once again made it clear how he feels about Joe and Kim’s plan in this evening’s episode.
When Joe caught Graham looking at houses to rent, he was curious. He said that he’s been contemplating moving, and wondered if Joe would like to go with him. He said Dawn and the kids could come, and they could make a fresh start.
The problem Graham has right now is that he thinks Joe has spent too much time around Kim. He believed that if Joe had time away from her, he’d remember who he really is.
Graham stood up and told Joe that the power he’s holding right now is poisonous and if he doesn’t stop now, it will change him completely.
He later told Joe that he’s decided to stay in the village near his family. Graham is clearly determined to keep an eye on Joe, but will he really stand back and let him continue to destroy people like Vic and Moira?
Or will Graham put a stop to Joe and Kim’s plan before it’s too late?
