Viewers lashed out at Phil Mitchell after the EastEnders hard-man inadvertently placed Dennis Rickman at the mercy of a vengeful gang.
He left his stepson alone in The Arches on last night’s episode after a heartfelt talk about how good his mum Sharon was to him, while teaching the lad how to repair her jewellery box.
But unbeknown to the pair, the gang who Denny has become caught up with was waiting around the corner for their chance to pounce and exact revenge.
The payback. #EastEnders pic.twitter.com/jyHoAqujiH
— BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) August 16, 2018
Earlier, the boy had taunted them, knowing they couldn’t touch him because he was with Phil.
And it looks like Dennis will be made to pay dearly for his ill-advised moment of bravado as the instalment ended with Stix pushing his head down onto the workbench as the group cut off his exit route from the garage.
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Sharon’s son was screaming as the gang member told him: “If it ain’t the boy who mugs me off. You’re dead, kid.”
Fans took to Twitter to share their dismay at Phil’s carelessness and branded him an “idiot”.
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One wrote: “I can’t believe Phil would leave Denny alone after everything that happened in the Arches recently, that’s ridiculous.”
Another posted: “You idiot Phil, left Denny to get beat up.”
Bold as brass. #EastEnders pic.twitter.com/fA3jilNipt
— BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) August 16, 2018
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A third added: “Yeah great idea to leave Dennis to lock up Phil…”
Yeah great idea to leave Dennis to lock up Phil…. 🙄 #eastenders
— EastEnders Weekly Podcast (@eastendersweek) August 16, 2018
I can’t believe Phil would leave Denny alone after everything that happened in the Arches recently, that’s ridiculous #EastEnders
— Bate Out Matthew (@Heathyheath_) August 16, 2018
Is Phil actually stupid? Keanu & Denny nearly got beaten to death last week & he’s left Denny alone in the arches when his enemies can easily find him there? How unrealistic is this? #EastEnders
— Ryan Colaço (@Ryan_Colaco) August 16, 2018
You idiot Phil, left Denny to get beat up 🙄 #eastenders
— Gee_McK (@Gee_McK) August 16, 2018
In tonight’s episode, Sharon goes looking for Denny, only to find The Arches empty.
Are Dennis’s days numbered? Or will someone come to the rescue in the nick of time?
* EastEnders continues at 8pm tonight on BBC1.
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