{"id":13959,"date":"2025-08-21T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/13959\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:50:08","slug":"eastenders-reveals-huge-change-to-oscar-branning-plot-in-early-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/13959\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders reveals huge change to Oscar Branning plot in early iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders<\/a> spoilers follow for Thursday\u2019s episode (21 August), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn\u2019t yet aired on TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

EastEnders has made a big change to Oscar Branning\u2019s attack plot, and it seems that his secret has finally been exposed.<\/p>\n

Oscar was responsible for Patrick\u2019s attack<\/a> earlier this month, though only Lauren and Howie know the truth about what really happened.<\/p>\n

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While Lauren has tried to protect her little brother, Howie used this knowledge to his advantage and blackmailed Oscar into giving him the stolen money<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week, Howie wasn\u2019t happy to see Oscar striking up a friendship with Patrick<\/a> and he confronted him \u2013 but Jack spotted this tense chat and grew suspicious.<\/p>\n

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Jack took Oscar for lunch in today\u2019s episode<\/a> and asked him about what he saw of the previous night\u2019s row, but Oscar made a flimsy excuse.<\/p>\n

Later, Oscar showed up at Patrick\u2019s stag do and charmed his new friend by suggesting a card game for the group of men to play. <\/p>\n

In private, Howie urged Oscar to leave, horrified that the teen can act pally with Patrick after what he did to him. When Oscar reminded Howie of his own lies, things turned violent, and Jack had to step in to break up the fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders’ Tommy to discover Zoe secret ahead of mystery disappearance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The sudden commotion was frightening for Patrick, who is still recovering from his ordeal, and he suffered a panic attack in response.<\/p>\n

As Yolande, Denise and Kim rushed to Patrick\u2019s side, Jack was more desperate than ever to get to the truth about Oscar and Howie\u2019s feud \u2013 but they both kept quiet.<\/p>\n

Jack later told Lauren about the mysterious fight, so she tried to give him context for her brother\u2019s erratic behaviour by admitting that Oscar had been sleeping with a knife and accidentally threatened Peter recently.<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders confirms major incident with huge consequences – and it’s soon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

With this new knowledge, Jack confronted Oscar and said that Lauren had told him everything. But Oscar got the wrong end of the stick and mentioned Patrick, not realising that Jack was oblivious to this until now.<\/p>\n

Oscar reeled, having accidentally confessed to hurting Patrick. What will Jack do next?<\/a><\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/strong> airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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