As tearaway teen Oscar (Pierre Moullier) brings all the drama and charm to Walford while turning big sister Lauren's (Jacqueline Jossa) life upside down, their father Max (Jake Wood) is set to join them for an autumn return.
Last seen on the day of youngest daughter Abi's (Lorna Fitzgerald) funeral in 2018, Tanya has been mentioned frequently since Oscar rocked up in Walford, and she's not been painted in a favourable light.
We note how Oscar consistently calls his mum 'Tanya', much like Coronation Street's David Platt's (Jack P Shepherd) habit of referring to his own mother Gail (Helen Worth) by her name.
As Oscar shares David's mischievous, cheeky edge, we're hoping this is just a quirk, rather than a sign that his relationship with Tanya is broken beyond repair.
Through Moullier's outstanding debut, we've seen how Oscar's bravado falters, and there's no doubt that Tanya would relent and be there for her boy if she saw how troubled he has been.
It's of course understandable that, off-screen, she's been struggling with the loss of Abi, which is said to have damaged her irreversibly.
Tanya is one of EastEnders' most memorable characters: the iconic reveal of Max's affair with a young Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) wouldn't have been half as successful without Tanya's quiet, understated distress and eventual revenge scheme.
It feels wrong that we're missing Tanya's side of the story now, although of course any potential comeback depends on the show itself, and the much-missed Joyner, who just last year noted she'd "never say never".
While Tanya seems to have been thrown under the bus for her parenting skills, Max doesn't come off well either, largely absent from Oscar's life.
And then there's Lauren, who has been put through the wringer, with Jossa seamlessly tackling some tough material this year.
Raising sons Louie and baby Jimmy in the old home of her step-grandmother Dot (June Brown), Lauren has been battling a painkiller addiction all while coming to terms with Jimmy's blindness.
And, let's face it, Lauren is outnumbered by men in her family unit, so it's high time she had some more female presence in her life.
She, and Team Branning, needs another player, and even though she's clearly changed over the years, we'd still bet on fiery Tanya as a worthy opponent against Cindy, especially when the latter is sending constant digs Lauren's way!
Given Tanya's history with Max's brother Jack (Scott Maslen), we'd also love to see her reaction to his antics with Stacey, with Lauren surely having filled her in on that piece of gossip!
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