‘Home and Away’ spoilers for Aug 31: Kat and Phoebe go on blind dates to get over Justin and Ash; Hunter gets framed for school hack
After the horrifying plane crash nightmare, Summer Bay residents begin to move on with their lives and deal with their other problems. On Wednesday's episode of "Home and Away," Phoebe Nicholson (Isabella Giovinazzo) realises that a relationship with Justin (James Stewart) is no-go. She and Katarina Chapman (Pia Miller) decide to take a shot at finding decent men by agreeing to go on blind dates.
Meanwhile, Hunter King (Scott Lee) and Olivia Richards (Raechelle Banno) grow closer again, but he gets into a sticky spot when he’s held responsible for hacking the school system to change the exam’s grades. Other “Home and Away” cast members who will also appear on the upcoming installment include Billie Ashford (Tessa De Josselin), VJ Patterson (Matthew Little) Zac Macguire (Charlie Clausen), Leah Patterson-Baker (Ada Nicodemou), Martin “Ash” Ashford (George Mason) and Chris Harrington (Johnny Ruffo).
“Home and Away” also stars Roo Stewart (Georgie Parker), Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher), Tori Morgan (Penny McNamee) , Brody (Jackson Heywood), Mason Morgan (Orpheus Pledger), Duncan Stewart (Benedict Wall), Nate Cooper (Kyle Pryor), Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger), Matt Page (Alec Snow), Evelyn “Evie” MacGuire’s (Philippa Northeast), John Palmer (Shane Withington) and Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons).
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Back to the Bay reports that Wednesday’s episode centres on a debate among Leah, VJ and Billie about knowing the baby’s gender. Meanwhile, Kat and Phoebe move on from their troubled relationships and try to go on blind dates. Elsewhere, Hunter gets blamed for the school system hack, even though it’s Tabitha who’s behind it.
Seven Network posted a sneak peek of the Aug.31 episode. In the trailer, Justin arrives at Phoebe’s doorstep to apologise, but she refuses to forgive him. Kat and Phoebe wonder where they could meet guys who are the exact opposite of Justin and Ash. They seek the help of Chris, and he invites them over to the diner. At school, Zac discovers someone hacked into the school system. Hunter reckons it’s Tabitha, but he ends up being framed for it.
“Home and Away” recap
On Tuesday, doctors tried to revive Brody after his heart stopped. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after he gave signs of life. However, he wasn’t out of danger yet. Since he had one cardiac arrest, the chances of him recovering are slim. Tori also worried that Brody won’t be strong enough to handle his situation. If he survived, there was also a high possibility of having his leg amputated.
Justin blamed Decker, leaving Tori and Mason stunned beyond belief. Justin revealed that the plane crash wasn’t an accident, and shared the whole story to his siblings. Tori realised that Decker used Justin as bait to get Spike. She was devastated – they trusted Decker with their lives and he put them in harm’s way.
Fortunately, the Morgans received terrific news: Brody’s surgery went well and the doctors didn’t have to amputate his leg. It seemed he’s out of the woods now. It was an emotional moment when Tori, Justin and Mason went to visit Brody at his room. Tori realised that they are stronger when they’re together, and asked Justin to come back home. Later, Justin packed his things from Phoebe’s place before moving out. Before he left, Phoebe warned Justin not to do anything stupid as payback against Decker.
Now that he’s recovered, Duncan began to wonder what caused the plane crash. He found it weird that everyone just fell asleep all of a sudden. Later, he called Tori to further investigate on the matter. He was curious about what Justin said – that there was smoke coming out of the plane. The next day, Tori and Justin discussed about the story they should come up with about the plane crash. They’re still under witness protection program, so they can’t exactly reveal that it had something to do with the man hunting them down. Everything that’s been happening began taking its toll on Tori, and Justin told her to take a break and get herself together. Once alone, Justin called Decker, asking him for a meet-up.
Later, Brody finally woke up, much to the delight and relief of his siblings. Their reunion got cut short when Justin left to meet Decker. Justin lashed at him for putting his siblings in danger. Decker couldn’t apologise enough and assured that the Morgans are safe at Summer Bay. However, Justin was still seething mad and wanted to have a different police officer to serve as their protector. Phoebe then arrived and saw Justin about to have a go at Decker, so she ran to intervene. Justin then turned his fury to Phoebe, telling her she’s not his girlfriend and ordering her to back off.
Duncan caught Roo off-guard when he said he’s contemplating to leave Summer Bay. Roo tried to convince him to change his mind, but it seemed her brother’s already made up his mind. Later, Duncan was looking for a pen when he spotted Alf’s letter inside a drawer. Alf wrote a heartfelt note for Duncan while the latter was still missing after the plane crash. After reading it, Duncan changed his mind about leaving and told Alf that he’d be sticking around Summer Bay for longer. Alf and Roo couldn’t be happier, and began making plans.
Meanwhile, VJ and Billie were relieved to hear that the baby was fine. They were quite emotional upon seeing the image at the monitor. The doctor then asked whether they’d like to find out the baby’s gender. VJ immediately said yes, but Billie wanted to wait it out first. The next day, Billie shared her fears with Irene – she’s scared that her baby might turn out bad. Irene tried to assure Billie, who then mentioned Irene’s son. Later, Billie and VJ made up and decided together to find out the baby’s gender.
Click here to watch some episode previews from the official site of “Home and Away.” Find out what happens next on “Home and Away,” which airs Monday to Thursday at 7pm on Seven Network in Australia. In the UK, “Home and Away” airs during weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.