Fans of EastEnders are saying that they’ve ‘worked out’ what happens next to Joel Marshall after the show revealed Vicki Fowler’s fate.

Fans had an anxious wait to see if Vicky was okay after the wayward teenager punched her on Thursday night (October 9).

In an episode where Joel showed his classmates an explicit video in school and hit Amy Mitchell, Max Murray’s character was furious with Vicky for calling him out on his action.

Viewers were left unsure where the storyline would head next as they watched Joel film and taunt Vicky lying on the floor after he punched her.

In scenes aired on the BBC soap Monday night (October 13), Ross Marshall apologised to his son Joel for their earlier argument, unaware of his actions.

With Vicki seeking help at The Queen Vic before she collapsed, Tommy Moon snuck out to meet his friend, who pleaded for help.

After Joel played down the extent of his attack on Vicki, Tommy agreed to hide him in the Slaters garage until things cooled down.

Tommy’s aunt Zoe Slater sensed something was up and tried to make Tommy see sense, but he remained tight-lipped on Joel’s whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Ross was horrified to learn of Vicki’s attack and attempted to shut down rumours that Joel was responsible. While Vicki was alive after the attack, she underwent surgery having a collapsed lung and a broken arm.

The jam-packed episode then saw Ross horrified to later discover evidence on Joel’s laptop that he was responsible for the attack.

Shortly after Ross found Tommy, the two decided to do the right thing, leaving Joel shocked that his dad and friend had betrayed him when the police came to arrest him.

Over on the EastEnders Reddit page, viewers praised the episode for providing consequences to Joel’s actions while predicting where things will go next

@Prudent-Pineapple-94 said: “Predictions are that Ross and Vicky will finally admit to Sharon why they needed the money. One viewer predicted that the police would discover the video of Avani along with all of Joel’s other deviant acts.

@eastenderse added: “I did NOT expect Ross and Tommy to do the right thing this quickly, but I’m so glad they did.” Is this the end for Joel in EE now?”

@SelectAssociation525 wrote: “I HOPE this is the start of Tommy’s redemption arc. “Zoe actually made herself useful this episode,” one fan noted. Another added, “I’m assuming Joel gets bail or something, because isn’t something big supposed to be happening on Halloween?”