ITV/Comp Emmerdale Insider Share By Carena Crawford Sep 4 2025 By Carena Crawford Sep 4 2025 Emmerdale spoilers: Mackenzie escapes John in ITVX early release, but another twist means Mack could still die It's not looking good for Mack or Aaron Aaron Dingle John Sugden Mackenzie Boyd Share By Carena Crawford Sep 4 2025 By Carena Crawford Sep 4 2025 *WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the Emmerdale episode airing on Thursday September 4, which has not shown on ITV but is available to watch on ITVX and YouTube. Poor Mackenzie Boyd has been stuck inside John Sugden’s underground bunker in Emmerdale for 13 days. But even in spite of this, plus the number of injuries he’s carrying, he still managed an escape attempt in the episode airing on Thursday. However, this isn’t the end because there are plenty more twists to come. In fact, actor Lawrence Robb himself has said Mack “isn’t out of the woods” and a huge twist revealed why. Mack manages to break free (Credit: ITV) Mack in the bunker After Mack found a picture of John’s old army mate and realised he was the same removal man who took Nate’s stuff and ‘confirmed’ Owen was the murderer, Mackenzie used his brain and worked out John had killed Nate. Of course, John couldn’t let him just live with that information, so he hunted him down. After a frantic chase in the woodlands, Robin Hood wannabe John shot Mack with a bow and arrow. It landed in Mack’s shoulder causing a wound straight through. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers He then cornered Mack, loomed over him and we thought he brought a rock down on Mack’s head. But actually, it turns out he smashed Mack’s ankle instead. John then drugged Mack, dragged him to his convenient underground bunker in the woods and has been holding him captive ever since. John is, however, a hero, isn’t he? So he has been tending to Mack’s wound and giving him painkillers. But we’ve not really got a clue why he’s keeping Mack alive at this point. Because it’s more helpful to the writers this way, it would seem. Mack was already in a bad way following the bow and arrow attack (Credit: ITV) Spoilers reveal escape attempt for Mackenzie in Emmerdale In the first look at tonight’s episode on ITVX and YouTube, we saw Mack get hold of a pocket knife that John had dropped. He managed to use it to free himself and while John was off drugging Aaron, Mack was getting out of the hatch. Back at the house, John had managed to get Aaron where he wanted him – under his control. Groggy and hazy, Aaron then reached for another glass of the spiked whiskey without John knowing. In the bunker, Mack had managed to free himself and get into the daylight. Yep, in spite of his arrow wound, his injured ankle and not having moved for 13 days, he was out and about. Does Mackenzie die in Emmerdale? But now we know why John put the camera there – so he could see anything like this. He soon hotfooted it back to the lair to catch Mack again. However Aaron was also stumbling about in the woods by this point and it was clear he needed help. Although John caught up with Mack, Mack told him to tend to Aaron, the man he loves. John whacked Mack with another brick and left him there. And after John tended to Aaron, there was yet another twist to come. We won’t spoil it for you, but we will say it’s worth watching tonight to find out just how much further this goes – and whether Mack and Aaron will die. Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Sep 4 2025 By Carena Crawford Sep 4 2025
