Walford is heading toward another impossible family dilemma, and EastEnders fans are already bracing themselves for a heartbreaking choice. Also, this choice could tear the Branning family apart for good.
As we know, Max Branning is on a collision course with his kids, Lauren and Oscar and viewers think a brutal decision is looming. Well, the flash-forward episode has already teased a strained relationship and now a major theory suggests that Max will make a devastating mistake. Keep scrolling to see how it might all go down.
Fans Predict Heartbreaking Choice For Max Between Lauren & Oscar
We all saw in the flashforward a gunman asks Max to choose any one of his children he wants to save. And now, the community is heavily betting that Max will choose Lauren over Oscar in an emergency. Viewers point out that despite their toxic codependency, Lauren has always been his clear favourite as he missed out on most of Oscar’s childhood.
Fans note that Max has a bad habit of treating Oscar as a second choice. In fact, only recently at the engagement party, Max publicly declared that Lauren and Cindy were the only people he actually wanted there. And Oscar was left deeply hurt by his words.
However, not everyone thinks that Max will actually choose one child over the other. There’s a popular alternative theory, too suggesting that Max will find a way out of the trap by taking a bullet himself to save both of his kids.
There was also a massive debate about Lauren’s parenting skills. Some of them called her a careless mother for pursuing an affair with Max while others defended her. They reminded everyone how quickly she spotted Jimmy’s recent blindness when no one else would listen.
What EastEnders Viewers Are Saying On Reddit
A user said, “If we look at the flash forward episode then Max and Lauren’s relationship is pretty strained, but he and Oscar appear as close as ever. Naturally in soap land, I feel they’ll put a spanner in the works. So my theory is that Max will choose Lauren based on her being a mum, which will destroy the good place he and Oscar are at.”
To which another added, “He’ll choose Lauren because she’s his favourite. He wasn’t really around for Oscar’s life, but it’s always been Lauren for Max. He’d choose her over all of them.”
Even another bunch of people agreed, saying, “He’ll choose Lauren because they have a toxic codependency going on. Oscar does crave his father’s love but the feeling is not mutual. If Max chooses it will be Lauren and his relationship with Oscar will become strained.”
Meanwhile, others think he would take the bullet himself. Well, who do you think Max would end up saving? Let us know in the comments section. For more EastEnders spoilers and updates keep following Soap Opera Daily.