Overview

• Thursday’s hour-long broadcast and Friday’s early ITVX instalment depicted a violent turning point without clarifying Mackenzie Boyd’s status.
• The follow-up centred on immediate fallout in the village and hinted at attempts to obscure what happened.
• ITV and the production have issued no statement confirming the character’s fate or the actor’s future on the show.
• Viewers registered complaints about the graphic content, with some citing sensitivity following recent real-life incidents.
• Fan discussion now ranges from theories of a survival twist to calls for accountability, while Lawrence Robb has described exit talk as rumours.