This week, Emmerdale entered its darkest period since the beginning of the year when Anya Harper’s death officially plunged the whole community into a heavy, haunting atmosphere.

Anya’s funeral was not only a place to say goodbye, but also a moment to expose the true face of Celia Daniels – a woman once considered “harmonious, gentle”, now revealed a cold, creepy shell.

At the funeral, no one understood why Celia appeared with dry eyes, an expressionless face like an outsider.

Anya’s relatives stood in small groups in front of the church, whispering that “something was wrong” with Celia, especially after her strange behavior in recent weeks.

And as Anya’s coffin was brought in, a look between Celia and Bear Wolf made the audience’s hair stand on end: a cold look as if Celia had just been threatened or was planning to deal with someone.

The death, the grief, the sobs of Anya’s family and the chills from Celia combined into a scene of dense, dark energy. Many people began to ask questions: How did Anya die? Who was the last person to see her? Why were all the traces unclear? What confused the audience the most was – Celia clearly knew more than she was letting on.

In the eulogy, Debbie mentioned Anya’s kindness, but when Debbie’s eyes glanced at Celia, the whole church seemed to freeze. With the information leaked from ITVX, the audience gradually realized that Anya’s death was not necessarily an accident. And if it was not an accident, who was really behind it?

To heighten the tension, the writers left in a brief scene: as the funeral was about to end, Ray Walters stood behind the pews, looking at Celia suggestively. Their eyes met like two people hiding a secret. It was only a few seconds, but it was enough to make the entire Emmerdale fandom restless.

After the funeral, Anya’s family’s grief had not yet subsided, but suspicion began to spread like toxic smoke. And when Celia left the church with a calm step, the audience understood that she was not just a supporting character – but the center of a much darker story.