Hit show Offspring drops a big bombshell on fans, with Nina suffering a new blow

SPOILER ALERT. If you didn’t watch last night’s episode of Offspring, look away now. If you have, can we please talk about what just happened?

SPOILER alert. If you haven’t yet watched Wednesday night’s episode of Offspring, look away now. If you have, can we please talk about what just happened?

It was a plot shock that few saw coming, and one which will have lasting ramifications.

Nina Proudman, the main character played by Asher Keddie, has had a very ordinary year.

First her brooding partner Patrick died suddenly. Mere days later she had a baby, which she was forced to raise alone.

Now she’s juggling new motherhood, her demanding job as a doctor, a cast of weird friends and family, and the ever-present Patrick grief that has dominated her thoughts.

The long and difficult road that has played out in the current season of the Network Ten hit series has been made a bit easier with the support of her quirky family.

Also helping Nina to slowly move on is single dad and man mountain, Thomas, a handsome distraction played by Ben Barrington who viewers met a few weeks back.

Handsome distraction ... Thomas, played by Ben Barrington, has given Nina, played by Asher Keddie, reason to smile.

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Since then, the pair have enjoyed awkward but touching dates, bonded over being single parents and braved a Proudman family function together.

All was going well and we fans were given some hope that happiness was on the horizon. And then tonight happened.

To recap, Nina was at work at St Francis when a heavily pregnant woman was brought in after going into early labour.

The patient, it was explained, had been booked to have her baby at a different hospital on the other side of town. But with no time to move her, she was admitted.

Nina and midwife-slash-failed-one-night-stand Leo, played by Patrick Brammall, kept the expectant mother calm while her husband made his way to the hospital.

In the final moments of this tense episode, he arrived. And it was Thomas.

Yes — Thomas. Nina’s baldheaded gentle giant. The one we hoped might give her the happiness her life has been desperately missing.

Hold the phone — Nina’s bloke Thomas did what?!

There he was, sitting by his wife’s side as she prepared to give birth to his child. Thomas was oblivious about the poo storm he had just waded into, until he saw Leo.

Nina had no clue about what was about to hit her.

She was pottering around somewhere else in the hospital, presumedly swapping her trademark over-sized scarf for an even bigger, drapier one.

As she prepared to re-enter the room, Leo bailed her up and broke the horrifying news.

He must’ve been mistaken, Nina insisted. Maybe it was another oversized bloke with a hybrid Kiwi accent and dopey puppy dog eyes.

Revelations ... Nina’s sister Billie, played by Kat Stewart, will spit chips when she finds out what man mountain Thomas has been up to.

But when she peeked through the glass pane in the door, there was no denying it. The big ball of man was none other than her Thomas.

Or, as it turned out, someone else’s Thomas.

End scene, roll credits, cut to Australia collectively picking up their jaws from the floor.

There are two more episodes until the season finale, which may wind up being the end of Offspring all together.

Growing speculation suggests Ten won’t renew the drama, so the next few weeks could be the last chance to lap up Nina and the Proudmans.

Either way, let’s hope there’s some swift justice for cheating dog Thomas.

What did you think of the twist in Offspring tonight? Comment below.

I KNEW there was something wrong with him!!!!!!! #Offspring

— Mel Kettle (@melkettle) July 23, 2014

Poor Nina could be in for a shock soon!!! I knew it! I thought he was married, bye bye Thomas!!!! #Offspring

— Chloe (@ChloeHarr1s) July 23, 2014

What kind of scum cheats on his pregnant wife with a widow?! #Offspring

— Rushani Epa (@theoriginalEPA) July 23, 2014

Oh my GOD!!!!!!!!!! #Offspring I underestimated you - for once the ad actually UNDERSOLD the episode.

— Veronica Caramel (@vee_control) July 23, 2014

OMG did not see that coming! My jaw actually dropped. Kind of like this: 😱😧. #Offspring

— Erin Healy (@kazamitserin) July 23, 2014