WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for an episode of Hollyoaks available to view on All4. It has not yet aired on TV.
Okay, everyone, there’s a lot to unpack here – and it’s 50% glorious camp and 50% devastating.
The climax of Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) and Ethan Williams’ (Matthew James Bailey) has ended with a death that will break fans’ hearts.
But let’s rewind a bit to the start of the visit to Hollyoaks, which saw a happy bride and groom excited for their future together.
I sucked up every scrap of niceness I could before the inevitable catastrophe hit.
To the shock of her family – not least of all angry dad Jez (Jeremy Sheffield) – Sienna was going ahead with the wedding, declaring nothing would stop it.
She had decided months ago to forgive Ethan for his drunken dalliance with ex Vicky Grant (Anya Lawrence).
Preparing to become Sienna’s husband, Ethan ended bumping into his bitter former girlfriend, who insisted that he was doing the wrong thing.
Ethan emphasised how much he loves Sienna and how, despite not wanting to hurt her, Vicky had been a mistake.
Trying to soften the blow, Ethan offered her compliments and hoped that she found someone who makes her happy but as her fury at the rejection increased, Ethan snapped and said he wouldn’t care if he never saw her again.
Vicky vengefully warned that she would make him regret this and, after these parting words, Ethan was worried to see Jez watching him.
At the church, Ethan stated he was slightly late after a pep talk from Jez, but who knows how threatening that turned out to be.
Nevertheless, Jez was proud to walk his daughter down the aisle, saying that it was the happiest day of his life.
Side by side, Sienna and Ethan exchanged loving vows, with a tearful Ethan telling his beautiful bride that she had changed his life and pulled him back from the brink after his family tragedies.
Sharing a big kiss to seal the deal, you could genuinely feel the love. If only it ended there, eh?
Step forward Vicky, who marched over as the couple emerged and launched a glass of wine across Sienna.
Brave move…
Stirring the pot, Vicky claimed that Ethan still loved her and that Sienna was making a fool of herself, even taking Ethan’s words out of context and saying he had just said she was gorgeous hours before the wedding.
Dilly and Liberty were holding Sienna back from launching herself at Vicky, but she managed to get one of my favourite soap insults out there, branding Vicky a ‘rancid, leggy bitch.’
Ouch but also lol.
The worst blow was to come though as Vicky dropped the biggest bombshell yet. Sienna was a picture of shock and agony as Vicky revealed she fell pregnant after the one night stand – and Ethan had paid for the abortion.
At this point, Dilly and Liberty let Sienna loose and, after they took the important step of removing their not practical for a cat fight shoes, Sienna rushed forward and smacked Vicky, earning a slap back before returning the favour once more.
The crowd gasped as Sienna threw Vicky to the ground in a Dynasty-esque display, raising a fist to really hurt a scared looking Vicky.
Luckily she was stopped from making a big mistake, but Sienna now had to contend with how she’d move forward with Ethan.
Rather optimistically, the wedding party were convinced they’d kiss and make up and the buffet could go ahead.
But Sienna was telling Ethan that she could never betray them again and, despite the photographer’s desperation to finish his gig quickly with a few marital snaps, it wasn’t to be.
Near the bridal suite, the guests heard Sienna and Ethan’s row continuing on the balcony, but Liberty and Jez tried to diffuse the situation with the party-goers by raising a toast and declaring that the reception was going ahead.
Only it wasn’t. Seconds later, a crash could be heard outside and the congregation rushed out to see a lifeless Ethan lying motionless on the top of a car, having fallen for the balcony.
Or, equally as possibly, been thrown.
A screeching Sienna rushed out, begging Ethan to come round and pleading with someone to do something.
But as it felt deeply futile, the next question on her lips can only be one – has Sienna killed her husband, or has it all been a terrible accident?
The ordeal is only just beginning as Sienna’s world absolutely crashes and burns.
We know how she feels – losing the fabulous Ethan is hitting fans just as hard. We need to stick together during times like these.
RIP, sir.
