Demon seed Bobby Beale has been causing a frenzy on EastEnders this week.
The pre-teen put stepmum Jane in a coma after attacking her with a hockey stick, and leaving viewers uncertain of her fate. Bobby then confessed to hurting her, and then in a plot twist, revealed all about killing sister Lucy in front of a crowded Queen Vic.
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It’s all a bit up in the air at the moment. The police seemed reluctant to reopen the case, but Bobby is weirdly insistent on getting caught.
Viewers, for the most part, are hooked on all the drama, even if some fans were annoyed by what they perceived to be a gaping plot hole in the storyline.
The future for the Beales is pretty unclear right now, but if soap convention has taught us anything, it’s that writers are likely to drag out a killer storyline (literally) for as long as they can.
For that reason, bookies are now taking bets on which Albert Square resident they reckon Bobby will go for next.
Grant is back, but so is Bobby Beale! Who's more violent!? #EastEnders Retweet for Grant, Like for Bobby pic.twitter.com/8rAfiLFGtw
— eastenders_battles (@walfordbattles) May 17, 2016
The top odds are tied, with Boyle Sports offering equal odds for Bobby to end his father Ian, or justice-seeker Stacey Slater (now Stacey Fowler).
Sharon Watts has been a source of support for Bobby throughout his recent brush with the law, but that may not save her from his clutches, as she is priced at 9/2.
Was that a lip tremble from the policeman? That's how big a moment this is.
Lip-tremblingly big.#EastEndershttps://t.co/ONXup015xt— BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) May 24, 2016
Ben Mitchell is also in danger of falling victim to Bobby’s dangerous rage fits at 13/2.
Other names in the mix include Abi Branning and Phil Mitchell, who are both priced at 9/1, the beloved Dot Cotton, who joins Whitney Dean and Max Branning at 33/1. Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) is the 50/1 outsider.
