Joseph Tate (played by Ned Porteous) has been gradually developing a relationship with his half-brother Noah (Jack Downham) ever since he learned of his existence on Emmerdale.
The pair got off to an incredibly rocky start as Joe initially came to the village with the intention of destroying the entire Dingle family.
With Noah’s mother Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) fiercely against her young son spending any time with the billionaire businessman, things have become even more strained.
But as the brothers continue to spend time together their bond is growing even stronger and Charity’s hold on the boy is waning.
Yet Joe’s butler Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) claimed to see through Joe’s plans on tonight’s episode of the ITV soap.
Walking in while the pair were playing a game of ball in the office at Home Farm, Graham called his employer out on his true intentions.
“You need to be careful,” Graham warned.
“I can’t help it he wants to see me,” Joe replied, taken aback by Graham’s stern words.
The former military serviceman continued: “And you want to wind Charity up, I saw the way you were disappointed she hadn’t seen the watch [Joe gave Noah].”
“That’s not what this is about,” Joe insisted, but Graham didn’t believe him.
While Joe continues his schemes in the Dales, fans are worried Noah is already turning into his brother.
Taking to Twitter, viewers shared their prediction about the character’s unfortunate future if he continues down this path.
One person said: “Sigh…Noah is quickly becoming a mini Joe #emmerdale.”
“Noah, get away before you end up like mini Joe. #emmerdale,” another panicked fan warned.
A third wrote: “Noah is Joe’s mini-me. One of them is bad enough #emmerdale.”
While a fourth raged at Joe for telling Noah he didn’t always have to do what Charity tells him to.
“Joe is such an ass, of course Noah has to do what Charity says she’s his mother so he should listen to her. Joe needs a punch #Emmerdale,” they declared.
Some people were eager for the pair to reinstate the Tates in the village once more, as one tweeted: “#Emmerdale Noah becoming a real Tate. I’m so proud. Make Granny Kim proud of you son.”
Meanwhile, Graham suffered a setback in his quest to woo Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye), as she raced out of their business meeting before they could share a bottle of champagne.
Later, Megan mistakenly heard her boyfriend Frank Clayton (Michael Praed) saying sweet nothings on the phone to another woman, which was actually Rishi Sharma (Bhasker Patel). So will she go back to Graham after all?
