“Has everyone in #EastEnders suddenly come down with a case of the stupids?”
EastEnders fans were furious with Linda Carter last night after she appeared to turn her back on her husband, Mick, forever.
The Queen Vic landlord was wrongly sent to prison for shooting Stuart Highway (when, in fact, Stuart shot himself and framed Mick). Linda has now blocked all methods of communication with her husband and become much closer to Stuart – much to the disgust of her family and viewers at home.
And things came to a head in last night’s episode, as Linda kicked Tina out of the Queen Vic…and appeared to move Stuart in.
Linda continued to stand by Stuart when Tina confronted her in the pub, telling her that she knew Mick better than anyone – and that if he spent the next ten years in prison, she couldn’t care less.
Linda took Mick’s framed football shirt, smashing it outside of the Queen Vic, before asking Stuart in to help her get rid of the rest of his things. As the tensions continued to rise, Tina, Halfway and Whitney left – only to find Tina’s things outside when they returned.
Tina found out that Stuart was making himself at home upstairs and tried to storm her way upstairs, but Linda threatened her with violence. Floored by Linda’s behaviour, Tina found herself thrown out of the pub – and the rest of the family questioning Linda’s actions further.
Fans were divided over Linda’s latest move, with many of them branding her “evil” and wondering if she had “lost it”.
I really hate the way this is going! How could Linda be so evil and with such a slimeball?? #EastEnders
— Carly G Jeffries (@Shasha1960G) November 9, 2018
Me still trying to work out what Linda is doing 😂😂 #EastEnders pic.twitter.com/pW3t0TVirW
— eastenders fan (@EastendersFan21) November 9, 2018
Linda Carter is pissing me off!!! #Eastenders
— Richard's son🇺🇬 (@MullahMan) November 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/Ramteen1993/status/1061071403070435329
I literally can’t even watch eastenders this Stuart and Linda storyline is doing my head in!😂
— beth💗 (@CuthbertsHun) November 10, 2018
Has everyone in #EastEnders suddenly come down with a case of the stupids? 🤔 #linda #hayley
— West London woman & PROUD TERF!! ♀️🦋💙 (@Dannii_Chels) November 10, 2018
Others suspected that Linda is actually setting a trap to get Stuart to confess the truth about the shooting.
Is there going to be a twist where Linda is actually faking all this to get Stu? If not it’s an unbelievably shite storyline. #Eastenders
— coffee hound (@coffeehound66) November 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/handmolo/status/1060993235890438145
Linda and Mick are plotting to get Stuart to confess by pretending Linda is sympathetic to Stuart’s problems. It’s all a trick! #eastenders
— Linda Bateman 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇪🇺#FBPE (@irelandseye) November 9, 2018
Linda is doing this to trick Stuart into telling the truth isn't she. She can't tell the farrrmly because they're impulsive and would blab. #EastEnders
— WoyWoy (@WoyenB) November 9, 2018
