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‘EastEnders’: 18/2 “Thursday”

Will Max Branning take Mick Carter’s warning seriously?

Shain E. Thomas
BritBox
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3 min readFeb 18, 2021

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Danny Dyer as Mick Carter in “EastEnders”

Max Branning (Jake Wood), not able to keep it to himself, reveals to Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) he knows about Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and his personal history.

Linda, with more than a modicum of anger in her eyes, forces Max to tell her how he knew about what was going on with Mick. Max, even though Detective Inspector Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) adamantly told his brother to not go running his mouth, couldn’t not follow instructions.

Jack, knowing how Max feels about Linda, should have known better than to tell his brother anything that would lead directly back to him. Later, getting a call from his boss, Jack is seriously p*ssed. Anyone with even a fraction of intelligence can see where this storyline is heading.

Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), confronted by Max, begs for more time. Jack, arriving home, isn’t happy to see Phil. It is here, after Phil leaves, Jack tells Max that Linda has…

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Shain E. Thomas
BritBox

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