Last night Bobby Beale was unveiled as Lucy's killer in Eastenders after ten months of heated speculation.

 

In the bone-chilling flashback scene, 11 year-old Bobby stands beside his half-sister's lifeless body and says to his mum Jane :"Whatever she says, she started it. She was making everyone unhappy."

 

 

 

 

 

Around 11.9 million viewers tuned into the double-bill last night, generating over a million Tweets - making them the most talked-about soap episodes on social media ever.

Viewers took to Twitter to express their anger and disappointment at the plot twist - Lucy's 11 year-old half-brother was not in the original 13 suspect line-up - saying it was a "waste of time" and that the writers were "lazy."

Some compared Bobby to Damien from The Omen and Norman Bates from Psycho - and were delighted with the haunting revelation, even comparing it to Shakespeare.

We take a look at ten of the craziest plot twists in TV and movie history - some good, some bad.

SPOILER ALERT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas

One of the longest-running, most popular TV series in history, Dallas had everyone hooked on their sensational twists and turns. Back in 1981 - when CBS was one of only four channels in the States - the words "Who killed J.R?" was on everyone's lips in the same way "Who killed Lucy?" broke the internet last night. Many people suspected his wife, but in an unexpected turn it was revealed that the killer was J.R's sister-in-law, Kristin, who was pregnant with his baby. Of course.

 

 

 

 

 

Fight Club

This gritty psychological thriller about an insomniac office worker meeting a daredevil soap-maker and starting an underground fight club is brilliant on so many levels. When you realise that Durden is actually a fiction of Jack's imagination - to release the built-up tension from his soul-destroyingly humdrum lifestyle - every scene, every carefully-crafted detail in each scene falls into place. It's enough to make you watch it again straight after to immerse yourself in Jack's mindset.

 

 

 

 

Planet of the Apes

A dystopian twist revealed by the Statue of Liberty protruding from the sand in the end scene - it transpires that they were not on some far-away planet, but on Earth itself. A powerful ending for its time; it also lays bare the self-destructive nature of the human race.

 

 

 

Lost

This series felt like a real waste of time to watch. It turns out the plane crash survivors were dead the whole time. Which was almost predictably amateur, unneccessarily dragged out and filled with plot holes. WHAT ABOUT THE POLAR BEARS? WHY?!

To save you the bother of actually wasting your time watching it, here is the entire series condensed into eight minutes.

 

 

> Psycho

This Hitchcock thriller was the first of its kind - the 11th hour reveal makes your blood run cold, as it transpires that Norman Bates is the killer - and his mother lives inside him as an alternate personality.

 

 

 

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

The entire saga hinges on those five words "No, I am your father." It changed how you looked at each film entirely - which is what a good plot twist should do.

 

 

 

Game of Thrones - The Red Wedding Unless you read the book, this completely came out of nowhere and shocked viewers to the core.Robb Stark betrayed his oath to Walder Frey of marrying one of his daughters - insisting that his right-hand-man Roose Bolton make the vow. Everyone's blood turns cold as the opening violin notes of Lannister anthem 'The Rains of Castamere' filled the air, before Talisa, Robb, Catelyn Stark all meet their doom in a merciless bloodbath. Here is a reel of 'Red Wedding' reactions from viewers. We feel you..

 

 

 

The Sixth Sense

M Night Shyamalan's 1999 hit thriller was cleverly crafted to cover up the fact that child psychologist Dr Crowe was dead all along. He used subtle mise-en-scene to symbolise the merging between the world of living and the dead - such as the colour red - and Bruce Willis even learned to write with his right hand so viewers didn't notice his missing wedding ring: A masterstroke.

Here is one of the most pivotal, iconic lines in the film - and the moment you remember when it all clicks.

 

 

Saw The sadistic serial killer Jigsaw - who it later transpires is dying from cancer - traps people in situations where they have to seriously maim themselves or other people to ensure their own survival. In the first film, his two victims are trapped in the basement of a crumbling building - with the choice of sawing their own limbs off or killing the other to get out the place alive. It turns out that the dead man in the middle of the floor is Jigsaw - and he is very much alive.