EASTENDERS fans are all saying the same thing after a heartbreaking Jean Slater episode.
Thursdays instalment of the BBC soap saw Jean (Gillian Wright) continuing to spiral in the midst of a manic episode.
The character – who suffers from Bipolar Disorder – headed off to Southend in a wedding dress, convinced she was getting married to her dead ex, Daniel.
The camera kept showing things from Jean’s perspective – with everything sunny and happy – against how things really were.
At one point she drew a heart in the sand surrounded by happy families playing, only for the camera to suddenly switch to show she was on the sand by herself.
In another scene in the House of Mirrors at the fairground, Jean was seen looking at her reflection, which didn’t always move in sync with her, to highlight how her mind was playing tricks with her.
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In the final moments of the episode, Jean started walking into the water, before her daughter Stacey arrived and begged her mum to come back to the beach.
But Jean turned and said: “I know I’m ill, but I’ve got important things to do Stacey, Daniel’s waiting for me. I’ve got to go now.”
She then continued to wade into the water before losing her footing and slipping under the water.
Thankfully Stacey got to her in time and pulled her to the surface, where Jean looked around and saw the dark grey clouds above her and with some realisation as to what had just happened, she let out a wail of pain.
EastEnders viewers were taken aback by the heartbreaking scenes, and floored by Gillian’s incredible performance.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: “Just give Gillian Wright all the awards right now. Wow! 
What an episode!”
Another added: “Wow, such an emotional episode of Eastenders. Hats off to Gillian Wright for her portrayal of Jean, brilliant. Raising awareness, well done. @bbceastenders #EastEnders.”
A third tweeted: “WOW!!! What an incredible episode One of the best episodes of #EastEnders I’ve ever seen Seeing Jean’s world in the sun -then that sharp transition and reality resurfaces when the ambulance arrives the pain in Jeans’s scream was so real. Give Gillian Wright all the awards.”
EastEnders is available on BBC iPlayer.
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