BBC/Composite: EastEnders Insider Share By Joel Harley Sep 20 2025 By Joel Harley Sep 20 2025 EastEnders review: Zoe's past resurfaced in a violent showdown Die Hard with a butter knife Features Kat Moon Stacey Slater Zoe Slater Share By Joel Harley Sep 20 2025 By Joel Harley Sep 20 2025 This week’s EastEnders review comes in the wake of a dramatic showdown at The Queen Vic, wherein Zoe Slater‘s murky past resurfaced. This, in turn, had terrifying consequences for Kat, Tommy and the Slater family as they were caught in the crossfire. After deciding to get answers for themselves, Stacey and Zoe tracked down Greg Dolan, only for him to turn the tables and come looking for revenge. Meanwhile, Jack and Ravi found a solution to all of their problems. Join us as we take a look back at last week’s EastEnders. Zoe and Stacey’s manhunt backfired (Credit: BBC) EastEnders review: Zoe was tormented by faces from her past As the week began, Zoe was released from the hospital, with assurances from the police that her shooting was but a chance accident. The police were correct, of course, but Zoe was convinced that Greg Dolan, the man she’d attacked, had been responsible. After getting an overenthusiastic welcome home from the Slaters, Zoe took herself to the café where she ran into someone else with a vendetta. Still furious at Zoe for her part in dad Dirty Den’s death, Vicki began screaming and shouting, and the pair had to be separated by Kathy, Zack and Anthony. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Vicki was on the warpath (Credit: BBC) Poor Zoe’s day went from bad to worse when she rejoined her family at The Vic. Opening the paper, she was horrified to find that her ordeal had become front page news. She blamed Freddie and Mo, although it’s hard to imagine a world in which a woman’s shooting wouldn’t be front page news, even in fictional London. After sharing her fears with Stacey, the pair decided to go prod the bear by looking for Greg Dolan themselves. Confirming that Dolan was still alive, Stacey then proceeded to make the situation a hundred times worse by confronting Dolan herself – waving the promise of money in his face before fleeing in the most calamitous way possible. Naturally, he returned. Dolan returned for revenge (Credit: BBC) EastEnders review: A hostage situation at The Vic Later that evening, Stacey and Zoe were shocked to find Dolan holding Kat hostage in The Vic. As a terrified Tommy ran to get help, a vicious fight broke out. This scored the soap its best line of the week (just behind Kat’s earlier ‘amoeba’ insult), as Kat whacked Dolan over the head with a cricket bat, exclaiming: “that ain’t a butter knife!” John McClane, eat your heart out. As the two stories converged again, Jack spotted an opportunity. With Dolan unconscious, he planted the gun. A gun that, only moments earlier, Ravi had been pointing in Jack’s face. Absurd way of handing over a gun aside, Ravi’d had a change of heart and was ready to put aside his vendetta with Jack. Never mind the fact that the story didn’t really make sense, DS Spencer seemed to buy it. All of which put an end to both storylines. Still, there’s plenty more demons lurking in Zoe’s past. And with Kat and Stacey now in the know about her twins, more questions to be asked. Namely, when is Max Branning coming back? Will Dolan deny shooting Zoe? And will Zoe finally stop threatening to run away from Walford all the time now? EastEnders review: What else happened on EastEnders this week? While the return of Greg Dolan dominated much of this week's EastEnders review, another Walford figure found themselves in grave danger - even if he didn't know it. After asking some dangerous questions, George was targeted by a moody Ravi. Elsewhere, Julie tried to talk sense into out of control Joel, and the soap revealed Jay's whereabouts. Here's everything else that happened on EastEnders this week. EastEnders review: Kojo doesn't want to go to Luton As the week began, George had grown freshly suspicion of all the comings-and-goings at Kojo's flat. Realising the locks had been changed, he stormed over and demanded answers from Harry and Okie. Harry explained the situation to Ravi over a delightfully cosy little dinner, and was shocked by Ravi's reaction. While it would have been easier to just move the operation out of Kojo's flat, Ravi was set on putting George out of action. Thankfully, the stars aligned with the offer of a boxing commentating gig outside of Walford, which he reluctantly accepted. That particular problem had been solved, but another one loomed. Harry and Kojo were horrified when Okie enlisted the latter on a drug-dealing daytrip to Luton. And just when we couldn't hate Okie anymore, he topped it off by leaving Kojo there. In Luton. By the time a traumatised Kojo returned, he was fuming with both Harry and Okie. Will Ravi and Okie's machinations separate our favourite bromance? EastEnders review: Julie tried to talk sense into Joel Vicki was at her wits' end with Joel. Left to look after him while Ross put in an extra shift, she was run ragged with his wild child behaviour. After stealing Vicki's credit card, Joel and Tommy headed to Birmingham to attend a Drake Zagan podcast recording. Vicki and Kathy set off in hot pursuit, arriving at Letherbridge Arena (sound familiar?) where Drake Zagan's redpiller convention was in full flow. Naturally, the arrival of two strong and thoroughly unimpressed women didn't go down well with Zagan's followers, although Kathy took the little men in her stride. Back home, an exhausted Vicki turned to local schoolteacher Julie for help. And, as a vicious confrontation took place across the road, so another rigorous debate took place between Julie and Joel. For all the explosive Slater drama, these scenes proved to be the week's most powerful, finally utilising Julie - and actress Karen Henthorn - in a role separate from Nigel's Wife. And, for a while, it looked as though she was getting through to Joel. Kudos to actor Max Murray too, who did a sterling job of showing the sad, lonely little boy hiding beneath the facade of a teenage mysoginist. Joel wouldn't be so easily deprogrammed though. And, after Julie had left - and inspired by Tommy's lie - he issued Vicki another threat. Goodbye, Jay Amid all the off-screen drama with actor Jamie Borthwick, the soap revealed what's become of Jay Brown lately. In a low-key scene between Lauren and Peter, she explained that he'd gone to visit his sick grandpa, Bert. Is this it for Jay? 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