EASTENDERS has aired a horrifying turn in the toxic masculinity storyline as Joel Marshall violently attacked stepmother Vicki Fowler and left her for dead.
The incel – who is played by actor Max Murray in the soap – sunk to new low’s in today’s special episode.
Joel Marshall left his stepmother for dead on EastEnders
He knocked Vicki out with one punch
She careered to the floor after the horror blow
He was revealed to have shown an extreme adult video in school after hacking into the teacher’s laptop.
Joel went on to attack Amy Mitchell after she confronted him about leering at her throughout his sordid actions.
Amy ran home to tell her dad what had happened and it launched a row as Jack, Denise and Priya confronted Joel’s dad Ross about what his son had done.
As usual Ross defended his son, before dragging him home and confronting him.
But as Joel wound him up, Vicki sent Ross out before he did something he would regret – though she would later come to regret that.
Later Vicki thought she could get through to Joel and tried talking to him.
Matching him and counteracting all his misogynistic points, Vicki tore into Joel.
“You know what you can take your toxic masculinity and go and live with your mum,” Vicki said.
She kept pushing him as he raged about hating women like Vicki and his teacher.
“It is all a power trip and you know it,” she added.
“You get off in making women feel small. That’s why you told me I needed a good slap. That’s not wrong? That’s not disgusting?”
She added: “Do you know how pathetic that is? How weak that makes you?
“You are just a scared little boy who throws a tantrum when he doesn’t get his own way and it doesn’t matter what you hear on your stupid little videos because my eyes are open and I can see the truth.
“You will never be a real man because you don’t even know what it means. You’re a pathetic little beta male, a silly little twerp.
“And you should feel embarrassed, you should feel humiliated because I am so much stronger than you.”
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Joel then punched her to the floor and as Vicki tried to get up, Joel mocked her and then filmed her struggle as he carried on beating her.
The thug then left the house, leaving Vicki lifeless and bloodied on the floor. But is she dead? And will Joel get away with what he’s done?
Will Joel be able to get away with what he has done? 
