This week was a rollercoaster of revelations on EastEnders, from the unexpected return of Max Branning to the numerous bombshells dropped regarding Zoe Slater’s past. In events which unfolded over an action-packed week, viewers learned how Zoe had become estranged from her mother, and how she came to meet Max Branning.
Here are the biggest questions we have in the aftermath of EastEnders this week.
1. Who is the father of Zoe’s children?
Among the most shocking of this week’s revelations was the news that Zoe gave birth to twins after leaving Walford. Tragically her little girl didn’t make it, and a confused and upset Zoe also abandoned her son at the hospital.
But who’s the father? A handful of potential candidates have since emerged, with ex-fiancée Anthony Trueman seeming the most likely candidate. Is Anthony the daddy, or does another figure lurk in her chequered past?
2. What happened to Zoe’s son?
Zoe’s no closer to finding her lost son, but the soap wouldn’t drop such a bombshell without reason. What became of Zoe’s son after being abandoned in 2006?
And where is he now?
3. What does Zoe still need the money for?
As it turns out, he survived, but why does Zoe still need the money? Is she still hoping to pay off Greg Dolan? Or does she simply need the funds to get to safety?
4. Does she know about Luke Slater?
Amid Zoe’s shocking twin revelation, a chapter from EastEnders’ own history re-emerged. We’re talking of Kat and Alfie: Redwater, the lesser-remembered EastEnders spin-off which revealed that Zoe’s own twin brother (!) was residing in Ireland as a murderous Priest named Dermott Dolan.
The soap has done much to brush the events of Redwater under the rug, making it unlikely that they’ll ever revisit that particular thread. Still, Zoe’s gasp of ‘he’s alive!’ had fans wondering. While this was likely in reference to Greg Dolan (and is that name a coincidence too), all this talk about twins has us wondering whether EastEnders is headed for a Luke Slater return.
5. What happened to Abi Jr?
As Zoe met Max in a swanky London bar, the two former Walford residents swapped notes on their pasts. Max then revealed that his granddaughter, Abi Jr, is now living with his ex-wife.
When we last heard of Abi Jr, she was in Max’s custody after he left Walford. That seems to have changed now, but with which ex-wife is Abi residing? Is it with ex-wife Tanya – Abi, Lauren and Oscar’s mother – or Tanya’s sister and other ex-wife, (plus Abi Jr’s original guardian) Rainie?
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