'I can't cope!' EastEnders airs shocking Amy grooming twist on iPlayer, and fans are speechless
No one saw this coming...
EastEnders spoilers are included in this article about Amy. The episode hasn’t aired on TV, but it is on BBC iPlayer now.
Today’s episode of EastEnders has left fans raging at one character in particular, and for once it isn’t Craig!
After weeks of grooming teenage Amy, Craig is now trying to get her to leave the country with him. However, after he found her account with the inheritance money in it had been frozen by the police, he lashed out at Amy yesterday, hitting her around the face.
Amy feels trapped in EastEnders
Today’s episode sees Craig turn things around on Amy, making her feel like she is to blame for making him angry. He makes a feeble apology for hitting her and promises it will never happen again. But even Amy can tell he is feeding her lies.
As he tries to get them both out of the country before the police catch them, Craig tells Amy she needs to steal cash from her family to fund their getaway. Amy isn’t happy, but Craig manipulates her once again, and she admits she can get into Fox and Hair. He takes her to Albert Square to raid the salon till, and Amy isn’t happy.
Meanwhile, Denise, Jack, Chelsea and Sean try to come up with a plan to find Amy. Sean suggests using Denise’s cancer as a way to lure her back to Walford. He asks Denise to make a plea video, claiming she hasn’t got long left, convinced it will bring Amy back home. Jack hates the idea, but Denise agrees and heads to the hospital to film it.
Back at the salon, Amy is trying to break into the till when Josh walks in. He is shocked to see her and pleads with her to come home. She refuses until he shows her Denise’s video.
Amy is clearly heartbroken by the video, but instead of going home, she races out of the salon.
However, fans are less focused on Amy running straight back to Craig, and more annoyed with Josh for letting her leave.
EastEnders fans are fuming with Josh
As Amy runs out of the salon, Josh does nothing to stop her, and fans aren’t happy…
“Why on Earth did Josh not phone Jack or even the police when he saw Amy in the salon?” quizzed one fan on Reddit. “He could have even stalled her and secretly texted someone like Kim or Jack. He just let her go!”
Another viewer agreed: “What on earth?! Josh is as helpful as a wet tissue!” While someone else added: “But he just needed to run after her, hold her down, ANYTHING!”
“I can’t cope – why is Josh so stupid?” joked a final fan.
Sean hunts down Craig
Thankfully, Sean is much more useful than Josh, and his plan to lure Amy to the hospital works perfectly.
As Amy arrives, Sean and Chelsea are waiting. While Chelsea waits for Amy to see Denise, Sean heads outside, knowing Craig must be close.
Craig is as rubbish at hiding as always, and has parked right outside the entrance to the hospital, meaning it doesn’t take long for Sean to find him. He opens the door, grabs the car keys and tells Craig they are going to have a ‘chat’. Hurrah!
But with Craig desperate to escape, how far will he go to avoid Sean?
