EASTENDERS fans have been left demanding that one character meets a grisly end amid a bombshell
prison twist on the soap.
Fuming fans were left livid when murderer Reiss Colwell allowed his pregnant partner Sonia to be jailed
for his crimes in today’s episode of the BBC programme.
It was confirmed that Sonia would be heading straight to prison at the end of the episode as she was hauled away by guards ready to send her down accused of being Debbie Colwell’s killer.
Fans of the show know that Reiss smothered his comatose wife to death as he became plagued by a financial crisis.
He decided to kill her in order to free up the care costs for her after falling into debts with his new partner Sonia’s IVF treatment.
The residents of Walford were all left scratching their heads as to why Sonia would be charged with such a crime but it became clear they had a bad feeling when it came to Reiss.
In the episode, Sonia, at the encouragement of a suspicious Jack Branning, asked Reiss outright if he had killed Debbie.
When he denied it, she continued to back and defend him as she was faced with life behind bars.
She panicked over the stress she was enduring amid her high-risk pregnancy as well as fearing her baby would be taken away from her upon birth in prison.
Sonia went on to say: “Look around you, this is where I am going to be pregnant, this is where I’m going to have our baby.”
Reiss then added: “I won’t let that happen.”
Appearing as though he could confess, he went on to say: “I need to tell you something.”
Sure enough they were soon disturbed by the guard taking Sonia down and Reiss never got to say what he appeared to be planning on.
Now, fans of the show have been left raging at Reiss’ deplorable actions of allowing a pregnant Sonia to be jailed.
Taking to X – formerly Twitter – one fan said: “Honestly kill Reiss off at this point. I can’t stand him.”
Another added: “Reiss keeps saying he’s going to do everything he can to get innocent, pregnant Sonia out of prison. but I’m yet to see him admit to murder so she can be free.”
Before a third said: “The Sonia/Reiss/Debbie storyline is p***ing me offffff. How can Sonia still defend Reiss? He has lied since day 1, why can’t she see he may be lying about killing Debbie.”
As a fourth commented: “Getting fed up of Reiss.”
Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in sock…
- EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.
- Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.
- Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.
- Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.
