Originally Posted by Teifiboi:
“It's quite clear that Rhona has her doubts about Pierce and that she still has residual feelings for Paddy.
I'm pretty sure that Pierce will turn out to be the villain of the piece and Paddy will, in the end, be the hero.”
Yes, that's what I'm convinced will happen too.
No way will Emmerdale let a long-term regular like Paddy end up as the bad guy, although they're doing a pretty bad job of showing him as the"hero" at the moment. Pierce's insecurities will escalate into full-on villainy and he'll leave via prison/death to make way for Paddy and Rhona's reunion. And Paddy will get to beat his own drum and tell everyone "I told you so" about Pierce. If it wasn't so obvious, it'd be tragic.
I actually think Rhona and Pierce make a decent couple, why not keep them together instead of resorting to this cliche storyline? I'm not sure why she'd still have feelings for Paddy after the way he humiliated her.