Coming up this week on Home and Away in Australia, Heather turns on John and Leah as her games begin to unravel, while Tane proposes to Felicity!
This week, Tane (Ethan Browne) makes the decision to ask Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) to marry him, which is a big milestone in their relationship.
Following the bikie gang saga that saw him and Nikau (Kawakawa Reo-Fox) dragged before the courts as part of an undercover police investigation, Tane has recently become philosophical about what he wants out of life. Tane began debating whether owning the gym was more bother than it was worth even though the entire incident was over—at least for the time being.
Tane’s tai aha session with Nik seemed to have given him clarity because he committed not to make any snap decisions, but when he found out that his ex-girlfriend Ziggy (Sophie Dillman) was expecting, he began to consider starting a family.
Earlier this year, when Flick revealed that she didn’t necessarily see herself settling down in the same way as Tane, Tane’s future intentions produced friction between them.
Tane eventually assured Flick that it didn’t matter, despite her concern that her position might be a deal-breaker for their relationship. They must live in the present if his brother Ari’s (Rob Kipa-Williams) passing had taught him anything.
Since then, Tane and Flick have moved in together, and Tane decides it’s time to take a gamble to see if Flick is willing to take the next step after all…
Tane eventually assured Flick that it didn’t matter, despite her concern that her position might be a deal-breaker for their relationship. They must live in the present if his brother Ari’s (Rob Kipa-Williams) passing had taught him anything.
With Flick going through her own traumatic ordeal with brother Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) over the past few weeks, she initially thinks that it’s just Tane’s way of giving her a treat.
“Flick thinks Tane is just being extra sweet, because things have been super-tough recently with Cash,” Jacqui told TV Week. “And because she’s been so distracted with it all, she doesn’t really think twice about it.”
Flick is startled as she realises that Tane is down on one knee as Lyrik begins singing an original love song for the couple.
“Felicity Newman….will you marry me?”
There’s silence as Flick tries to take it all in… how will she respond?
“She doesn’t expect it at all,” Jacqui continued. “It’s a massive shock. She can’t stand the thought of losing someone she loves. So to commit, in Flick’s mind, is allowing loss to happen.”
Will Flick be able to overcome her fears of commitment and accept Tane’s proposal?
In other parts of Summer Bay, it appears that Heather’s (Sofia Nolan) schemes are finally coming undone as more locals grow wary of her after spending the previous few weeks carrying out her vengeance against Marilyn (Emily Symons).
After learning that Heather, the newcomer to the bay who first seemed to be after her, was actually her long-lost daughter, Marilyn has been frantically attempting to build a relationship with her.
Marilyn has put on her rose-colored glasses and dismissed Heather’s actions as the result of feeling abandoned by her for so long, despite the fact that she is clearly continuing with her games to the point where even her old friends Alf (Ray Meagher) and Roo (Georgie Parker) have turned against her.
After telling Heather (Shane Withington) that he had once been married to Marilyn, he was surprised when she suddenly became interested in him and mentioned their adopted son Jett (Will McDonald). In the recent weeks, Heather has also communicated with Jett via social media, informing him that adopted children are never a substitute for biological ones. She sent the message via Maz’s account.
The following day, Heather saw John looking for her name online after he told Irene (Lynne McGranger) that he thought Heather might have been the one to send the message. John admitted to Heather that he knew she was playing a prank on Marilyn and that he was out to find out why.
When Heather tells Marilyn that she’s been having problems with John this week, it’s obvious that she’s pushing things up a notch. John is shocked at Marilyn’s abrupt change of heart when she confronts him and orders him to avoid Heather. John also informs Nik that the female he’s seeing may not be what she first appears to be.
Later that day, John discovers that his tyres have been cut, and he quickly makes the connection between the two. When Heather is confronted in the surf club, she claims she has been with Nik the entire day and is totally innocent.
But Nik is standing right by her… and he knows that she’s lying. Suddenly what John said to him is starting to make sense—things aren’t adding up.
Heather then tells Nik the truth about her relationship with Marilyn after realising there is only one way out.
She breaks down in tears as she sobs about how she only wanted to get to know her mother and how she never imagined everything would turn out so badly. She smiles wryly as Nik soothes Heather, knowing that she has him exactly where she wants him.
Marilyn is astonished when Heather says that she did it for them in response to Marilyn’s enquiry regarding John’s flat tyre. Later, Nik speaks with Marilyn directly, telling her it’s unfair of her to keep Heather a secret.
When Marilyn decides to admit that she cut John’s tyres herself in an effort to make amends with her daughter, people are shocked! Marilyn is happy with Heather’s response, hoping that her sacrifice will bring them closer together.
Since Leah is the only person in whom Marilyn has confided about Heather’s true identity, she tells her the truth about what actually transpired, but Leah then starts to wonder about Heather’s motivations.
“There have been a few instances where something just feels off about her,” Ada told TV Week. “But Leah feels bad for Marilyn. She knows she’s carrying a lot of guilt and feels she needs to cover for Heather, but Leah doesn’t like how Heather has let Marilyn take the blame for everything.”
Heather’s angry however when Marilyn’s friends seem to forgive her apparent criminal activity in a heartbeat. Is there nothing that will turn them against the supposedly saintly Marilyn?
A visit from Leah, who by now is beginning to see the light, only enrages Heather further.
“Leah wants Heather to know she’s on to her, that she knows she’s manipulating her mother and that it’s time to stop,” Ada continued.
Sure enough, when Leah later comes home she finds that she’s also become a target of Heather’s… the house has been trashed!
“It really scares her,” Ada added. “She realises Heather is unhinged.”
It’s clear that Heather will stop at nothing in order to get what she wants—is Marilyn herself in danger?
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