Home and Away has released the first synopses for its Australian return week, which kicks off Monday 8th January at 7pm on 7.
Less than six weeks have passed since the harrowing scenes of the 2023 finale, in which Remi (Adam Rowland) and Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) had their lives put in jeopardy following a motorcycle accident.
Eden had embarked on a camping trip with boyfriend Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) – or rather, she’d tagged along with him after he desperately needed some time away from Summer Bay.
Despite gatecrashing his trip, Eden was horrified to discover that they’d be sleeping in a tent in the bush rather than in a fancy hotel, and failed to adapt to life in the great outdoors.
Although she did start to have fun at first, all changed when Cash found a tick embedded in her neck.
After the ordeal, Eden became anxious for the creature comforts of the bay and contacted Remi to beg him to come save her. Cash regrettably overheard her call. Remi swiftly deleted it.
After learning that Bree (Juliet Godwin) may spend months away instead of the weeks he had planned, Remi, who had just told Bree that he wouldn’t be traveling with her, got on his bike and rode over to save his best friend.
Unfortunately, as they were driving in the opposite direction, two then-unknown individuals named Wes (Josh McConville) and Mickey (Travis Jeffery) were becoming sidetracked.
It was too late for Remi and the driver of the car to see each other, and the two crashed, sending Remi hurtling into the air.
Upon stepping out of their vehicle, the two guys discovered Remi was unresponsive and assumed his death. Mickey begged his companion to get an ambulance, but Wes maintained that the body had to be buried somewhere that would remain hidden for all time.
The next thing we witnessed was the couple preparing to bury Remi by excavating a pit in the jungle after they had started dragging his comatose body into their car.
Upon stepping out of their vehicle, the two guys discovered Remi was unresponsive and assumed his death. Mickey begged his companion to get an ambulance, but Wes maintained that the body had to be buried somewhere that would remain hidden for all time.
The next thing we witnessed was the couple preparing to bury Remi by excavating a pit in the jungle after they had started dragging his comatose body into their car.
The season ended as a gagged Eden turned to find Remi’s lifeless body next to her, and a promo for 2024 showed her being held hostage in the men’s house, as Cash and Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) launched a desperate search to find her.
Now, Home and Away has released the first teaser synopses for the new year, covering the week of Monday 8th January until Thursday 11th January, as it gives us our first clues as to what happens next.
There is no triple episode on Thursday, meaning there are just four episodes in Home and Away‘s premiere week of 2024.
Monday 8th January (8176)
Cash sounds the alarm that Eden is missing.
Two lives hang in the balance.
Bree’s personal and professional lives collide.
Tuesday 9th January (8177)
Can Cash get to Eden in time?
Bree and Levi clash.
Wednesday 10th January (8178)
Xander is forced to ask Levi for help.
Mackenzie is too scared to leave hospital.
Thursday 11th January (8179)
Justin pines for Leah. Levi honours Mackenzie.
Tane and Felicity navigate their new normal.
The second episode’s synopses suggest that Cash will find out that Eden is alive, even if nothing has been confirmed, since he is racing to get to her “in time.”
Does this imply that Bree will be operating on her boyfriend Remi and that he wasn’t quite as dead as he appeared in the 2023 finale, given the collision of her personal and professional life in the first episode back?
Since Mackenzie (Emily Weir) is afraid to leave the hospital due to a health setback, the drama surrounding her is also expected to continue.
Mac had been diagnosed with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and was experiencing a heart attack when we last checked in with him late last year. She rapidly became restless in her hospital bed and checked herself out early, despite the best efforts of her new cardiothoracic surgeon, Tristan Gorey’s Levi Fowler, to persuade her to stay.
Unsurprisingly, this didn’t end well, and she was rushed back into hospital in the show’s final week after being found unconscious at the farmhouse. Thankfully it wasn’t a second heart attack, but the experience still leaves Mac deeply shaken.
Will Levi help her overcome her fears and allow her to live a normal life again?
The ongoing saga of Tane (Ethan Browne) and Felicity’s relationship breakdown also continues in the first week of 2024, as they begin to navigate their new normal.
Despite their agreement to try for a child, Tane found out towards the end of last year that Flick was still using her birth control pills, which led to their breakup.
Although Felicity had never desired children, she finally gave in and told Tane that she was prepared for them to begin a family after realizing how much grief her choice was giving him.
She kept taking her medication, and although she told Mackenzie that it would only last temporarily while she psychologically readied herself for motherhood, Tane soon discovered her lies, so we probably won’t find out what her long-term strategy is.
He broke things off with his wife immediately, and they’ve been separated ever since.
The final episodes saw the estranged couple share a tender moment at the hospital, which gave Felicity renewed hope, but Tane explained that while he did still love her, that didn’t mean that they could be together.
In the new year, we’ll see them begin to navigate their post-marital future in the tiny beach town of Summer Bay.
Is it really the end for Tane and Felicity? Home and Away returns to Australian screens on Monday 8th January at 7pm on 7 and 7Plus.
