Many Emmerdale fans still aren't convinced corrupt cop Malone is dead

Was Malone really dead after Dawn shot him with the shotgun he had aimed at his ex? He certainly looked it when they wrapped his body in a rug and dragged him out of the house in broad daylight, but he's a man who has already survived numerous attempts on his life.

Some Emmerdale viewers were sceptical that Emmerdale producers had finally offed the diabolical drug-dealing detective. Some fans compared him to the famously hardy Russian monk Rasputin, who survived multiple poisoning attempts on his life, or even legendary escape artist Houdini.

https://twitter.com/01DelBird/status/1296151995401809920

Sconed with a kettle and filled full of shotgun pellets, it certainly wasn't Malone's day. But, really, considering the damage he's done to the lives of people in Enmmerdale and beyond, should we give a tuppence?

https://twitter.com/GrianneDoherty1/status/1296147278693117956

Fans were speculating about the outcome of Dawn's rash act and how it would play out. This viewer thought a better conclusion would have been an indefinite spell in prison. Think of the extended court case!

https://twitter.com/ryanG_tweets/status/1296152631434522626

Others were more definite about the development in the storyline. DI Malone (Mark Womack) got what was coming to him.

https://twitter.com/LiciousRyan/status/1296154263211712524

That is, of course, if he is really dead. Many were still not convinced.

https://twitter.com/TeriCLC/status/1296151899050254339

"Nothing would surprise me if they come back to the boot of the car and Malone has disappeared," tweeted another viewer.

https://twitter.com/Charlotte_K13/status/1296151869451112448

Some Emmerdale viewers were concerned about the violence being heavy-handed for the time slot, even if the drama made for "brilliant TV".

https://twitter.com/AllThatJazz_i/status/1296149157070147588

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