ITV Emmerdale fans left questioning missing scenes after Ethan hit and run 'blunder'

Emmerdale viewers questioned some 'missing scenes' from the big episode on Wednesday, as they were convinced a key moment did not air.

The episode appeared to jump forward with no explanation, causing viewers to miss a huge twist. Some fans had wondered if there was a blunder, or if they'd simply not been paying attention when the moment happened.

But it soon became apparent the scene in question just did not air, and everyone had missed it. The latest episode of the ITV soap began quite abruptly, with Ethan laying injured and bleeding in the road.

He seemed to be struggling to breathe and looked in a bad way, as a car was seen driving off. He was left for dead after a hit and run, with the camera panning out as he remained lifeless in the road.

Viewers later found out in the episode it was Ruby Miligan who ran him down, as revenge for the recent drink-driving crash that injured her son Nicky, which was caused by Ethan. But the next time we saw Ethan after the dramatic episode opening was when he staggered his way back to the village.

Emmerdale viewers questioned some 'missing scenes' from the big episode on Wednesday

His family had been worried about him being missing, and suddenly Ethan came into view. He was clearly injured and was covered in blood, as he limped towards the village having got up and fled the scene.

He soon collapsed in front of his horrified family, with stepmother and doctor Manpreet Sharma checking him over. But fans had to take a moment, a little confused about the timeline of events.

We didn't actually see the hit and run take place, only the aftermath with Ethan in the road and the car driving off. We then saw him injured and heading home, but at no point did we see him walking out of the village and being run over.

Viewers were puzzled over this, questioning if it was an editing mistake or if they had missed the part where Ethan was hit. Taking to X, one fan said: "Have I missed something when did ethan get knocked over?"

Another fan posted: "Missed the start what happened please???" A third fan wrote: "Did I miss something or was ethan run down when no one was watching?"

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