Attempting to turn a soap villain into a saint rarely works without a fight in EastEnders. And now fans of the BBC soap are calling out Joel Marshall’s sudden personality shift. Many of them also expect a full villain relapse if Joel finds out that his attacker was female or when he finds out about Vicki’s secret hookup with Zack Hudson. EE/Many think Joel hasn’t changed. Elsewhere, a third pointed out, saying, “Nice Joel is a facade in my opinion.