EastEnders spoilers follow.
EastEnders has aired a romantic development for Max Branning and Cindy Beale in the aftermath of the car crash involving them, Ravi Gulati and his family.
Tonight's episode of the BBC soap saw a heroic gesture on Max's part when he, Cindy and baby Jimmy got stuck in the car following the impact. Max managed to free himself and entrusted baby Jimmy to a shocked Priya, but couldn't get Cindy out of the car right away.
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As smoke started billowing out of the vehicle, a terrified Cindy cried for help, with Max realising they couldn't wait for the ambulance to get to the scene. He first cut Cindy's seatbelt loose but, as she still couldn't move, Max asked Ravi for help.
As Ravi's mental health took a dive, he sat in his car, staring vacantly at Max and Priya and refusing to get out. He finally opened the door only to scream at Max to leave him alone.
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The situation got even more tense when Cindy called for help as flames were coming out of the engine. Max rushed to her side, got in the driver's seat and strained to push Cindy's seat back so she could wiggle out.
They finally made it out of the vehicle, but Cindy lamented feeling dizzy and collapsed on the pavement.
Adamant they should move as far away from the car as possible, Max tried to cheer up a scared Cindy.
"You've done scarier things. You've married Ian Beale," Max joked as he helped her get up and get away from the car just moments before it exploded.
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Later on in the ambulance, Cindy thanked him.
"For a selfish person, you really do care quite a lot about people, don't you?" she said, adding: "What you did tonight, Max, was amazing."
She then leaned over and kissed him.
"What was that for?" a surprised Max asked, to which she replied: "Couldn't tell you."
At the hospital, Max and baby Jimmy reunited with a worried Lauren and Peter. Max then went to see Cindy, asking her once again about the kiss.
"It was kind of hot, like two explosions in one night," Max said, finding the courage to invite her out for lunch the following week.
As Cindy seemed pensive, a teary-eyed Max apologised for what having caused her son Steven's death. Back in 2017, Steven died of a cardiac arrest hours after a fight with Max.
"I am sorry about Steven," he said as he broke down and Cindy held his hand.
Next week, it seems that Max and Cindy might have a real shot at romance. She intends to stand him up on their date but gets jealous after spotting him with Linda Carter and reconsiders. But how will Lauren and Peter react to their parents dating?
EastEnders 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.
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