Home and Away (Aus) Spoilers 25th - 27th November (Season Finale)

Monday 25th Nov

A betrayed and humiliated Ryder deals with the fallout of the allegations. An escalation in the case leaves Robbo vowing to protect his family and end things once and for all.

Tuesday 26th Nov

Tori is finally able to be a mother to her child. A fraught Jasmine struggles with being separated from Grace. Mackenzie learns of Jade’s allegations against Ryder

Wednesday 27th Nov [Triple Episode - Season Finale]

Lives hang in the balance as an unexpected threat arises. A reckless Bella takes desperate measures to prove her sickness. An emotional Ziggy returns to Summer Bay. Can Robbo crack the case before more lives are lost?


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Tue spoilers have been added & Wed amended.

The trailer for the 2019 Australian season finale has been released (we saw it here after Thursday night's episode). There will be a gunmen hostage situation at the hospital & it says that one person will "pay the ultimate price" & also "they'll say goodbye to two friends". With the previous discussion/speculation about him leaving, you would have to say that Mason will probably be the one to 'pay the ultimate price'. If there is also to be another one (to die/leave), many are assuming that it will be Robbo, as Jake Ryan hasn't been seen filming for a while etc. However, his partner had a baby a little while back & I am sure I read somewhere that he was going to go on 'paternity leave' for a while. It still may be him of course, we will see. In the final scene of last night's episode we saw Robbo get a package in the post - Lance's badge & AFP ID + the circle snake symbol. So my guess is that Lance may be the other one - whether the 'bad guys' get him or whether he has been one of the 'bad guys' himself all along remains to be seen...

Digital Spy article:

Home and Away releases Australian 2019 finale trailer as gunmen take Summer Bay residents hostage
At least one character will "pay the ultimate price".

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...unmen-hostage/

Home and Away has released the trailer for Australia's 2019 season finale, with gunmen taking Summer Bay residents hostage.

The dramatic promo, titled 'Lockdown', shows a group of gunmen with unknown motives storming the hospital and holding up to 20 people at gunpoint. And it looks like not everybody will make it out alive, with the soap teasing that one person will "pay the ultimate price".

The trailer also states: "They'll say goodbye to two friends."

Onlookers gathering outside hear a gunshot, while in another scene, a car dramatically veers off the road and rolls over several times.

Although this episode will air in Australia by the end of the year, UK fans will have to wait until early 2020 to see what happens.

Home and Away will go on its annual break in the UK starting after Friday's episode (November 22).

The first episode of 2020 has been scheduled on Channel 5 for Monday, January 6, meaning the break will last six weeks.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).

Sunday Telegraph article:


Summer Bay favourite killed off in season finale

Heart-wrenching deaths on Home And Away have provided some of the most memorable moments in Australian television history and Summer Bay is about to be rocked by another one that will have fans racing for the tissue box.

Families sat stunned as Shane died in the arms of Angel and when long-time Bay favourite Bobby was killed in a shocking boat accident. Tears were shed as Ailsa grabbed her chest and fell to the floor in front of Alf and when the time finally came for Sally to say goodbye to Flynn as he succumbed to a battle with cancer.

Now fans of the long-running soap, which enjoys an average audience of 1.2 million viewers an episode and is seen in more than 50 countries, will be left reeling after another regular is killed off in a highly charged extended season finale on Wednesday.

The death comes during a dramatic siege that takes place in Summer Bay’s hospital, with several high- profile residents trapped as armed men take control of the building.

It’s the first finale for Emily Weir, who joined the show in June and plays Mackenzie Booth, the strong and determined owner of Summer Bay restaurant Salt. Her character is one of those trapped in the hospital and Weir says it was a thrill to be involved in a plot that was so different to the usual.

“It was great for me because with this stuff it’s the cops who come in at the end of the day and do all the rough and tough stuff,” she tells Insider.

“But we were involved inside with the siege and so we got to take the reins and show a bit of strength and a bit of bravery throughout — especially my character which was very, very cool to play.”

Brisbane-born Weir, who was a huge fan of the show growing up, says the epic scale of the finale, which will be run as a mini-series combining three back-to-back episodes, was quite an experience on set.

“It was so exciting - the mood on set was great because there were so many extras and so many moving parts,” she says. “Big season finales like this mean you get to be with characters you don’t usually work with so it was a great energy.”

While there has never been a shortage of dramatic plotlines in Australian soaps, writers over the past few years have been deliberately making content more relevant to audiences. Mental health, online grooming and an upcoming storyline on revenge porn are just a few of the angles that may not have been covered just a few years ago. These angles are important for Weir who remembers learning some of her own life lessons from Home And Away.

“I remember watching it when I was younger and learning about the emotional spectrum of romance and drama and things like that,” she says. “I think the writers have moved with the times and are implementing stuff about mental illness and things like the siege.

“It’s done so well and in such a diplomatic way, it’s not preachy but shows both sides. It’s awesome to be involved in,” she adds.

* Home and Away season finale, Channel 7, Wednesday, 7PM

Nowtolove.com.au article (from TV Week) on the Australian Season Finale.



Lance's body found & Dylan Carter murdered in his cell + who will be shot dead?



Hostage Hell: Who will be shot dead in the Home and Away Season Finale?
A terrifying hostage situation unfolds in Summer Bay. Who will survive and who will die?

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...hospital-60456

In the season finale of Home And Away, nobody is safe. Just as we thought all was well, the Ouroboros gang has resurfaced to terrorise Summer Bay.

As Robbo hunts them down, thugs take control of the Northern Districts Hospital and take staff and patients hostage. The knife-edge siege escalates and one of our favourites will be shot. Who's in the firing line? Scroll through to see what's in store for your favourite characters...

ROBBO

After receiving the bloodied police badge of friend and officer Lance (Angus McLaren) in the mail, an anxious Robbo (Jake Ryan) realises the Ouroboros aren't gone at all.

He vows to put an end to the terror once and for all and begins to investigate with the help of AFP officer Scott (Trent Baines, near left). Before long, however, Robbo gets shocking news: Lance's body has been found – and Dylan Carter (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) has been murdered in his cell.

More determined than ever, Robbo and Scott throw themselves into their investigation, starting with Ouroboros leader Des (Matt Zeremes).

Robbo takes a tough approach to his interrogation, but Des is unfazed and refuses to talk. Meanwhile, when Scott answers Robbo's phone, he's shocked to learn from cop Colby (Tim Franklin) that there's a siege at the hospital.

But instead of telling Robbo, Scott thinks the information could push him over the edge and that his focus should remain on Des and the investigation.

Colby's convinced by what Scott tells him, but could there be something more sinister at play?

TORI & MARILYN

Feeling better and growing restless of being in hospital, Tori (Penny McNamee) decides it's time she went home. She discharges herself against her brother Justin's (James Stewart) wishes and spends her first night at home caring for baby Grace by herself.

However, the doctor panics when she realises she's lost Grace's memory book. When Marilyn (Emily Symons) checks in on Tori, she offers to stop by the hospital and look for the precious memento.

Not long after arriving at the hospital, however, four gunmen storm the emergency department. Marilyn is a wreck while held at gunpoint. She's not coping and relies on the kindness of a stranger, Ari (Rob Kipa-Williams), to help survive the ordeal.

"She's really freaking out," Emily, 50, says. "There doesn't seem to be an end to it; they all think they're going to die."

BELLA & MCKENZIE

The jig is up for deceitful Bella. To keep Colby's attention, she's been lying to him about being sick, but the police officer finally cottons on.

Terrified she's going to lose the person she cares about most, Bella does something dramatic, downing a bottle of medication she's stolen from the hospital.

"Bella doesn't think of the consequences," Courtney explains.

Mackenzie (Emily Weir) finds Bella in a bad way and rushes the youngster to hospital.

The pair are waiting to see doctor Alex in the emergency room when Bella rushes to the bathroom with Mackenzie in tow. It's then that the gunmen make their move.As the terrifeid women hide in a small room, Bella confesses she's taken pills – how many, she doesn't know. Mackenzie, realising the teen has overdosed and is deteriorating rapidly, tries to seek help.

"She springs to action and risks her life," Emily explains. "If she does nothing, Bella could die."

But the pair are caught by the thugs, denied any medical help and herded in with the rest of the hostages. Bella's condition becomes increasingly grim.

"She's terrified – and keeps asking if she's going to die," Courtney says.

JASMINE & ALEX

It's another busy day in the emergency department for nurse Jasmine (Sam Frost) and doctor Alex (Zoë Ventoura).

The colleagues are tending to patients when the gunmen storm in and take control.

As they hold hostages at gunpoint, Jasmine is puzzled by their lack of motive or demands. She starts to wonder if she is the target of the siege.

"She realises she's not safe anymore," Sam says. "She's terrified."

Meanwhile, Alex is trying to tend to patients without tipping off the thugs. When Bella is found in a poor state, Alex is concerned by her condition and pleads with the gunmen: the teen needs help urgently, but they refuse to let Bella receive treatment.

MASON

Doctor-in-training Mason (Orpheus Pledger) is also on his shift at the hospital when the siege begins and he's soon itching to do something.

"Mason can't believe this is happening," Orpheus, 26, says. "He just tries to be strong and, as always, heroic."

He starts to plot a way to help those being held captive and, with the help of a willing patient, devises a plan.

Mason decides to create a diversion to distract their captors while as many hostages escape the life-threatening situation as possible…

COLBY & DEAN

At the frontline of the police barricade, Colby and Dean (Patrick O'Connor) grow increasingly frustrated with the lack of action. With their loved ones inside, they struggle to sit idly by and wait for a police negotiation team.

"He's there not only as a cop, but as a brother, a lover and a friend," Tim says of his character.

Dean takes matters into his own hands, sneaking around the side of the building and forcing a door. Just as he's about to enter, Colby catches him. But, much to the surf instructor's surprise, Colby joins him. The friends make their way into the hospital, determined to end the siege.

"Dean doesn't really think things through, he just goes in," Patrick explains.

FINAL MOMENTS...

Still in need of urgent medical help, Bella (Courtney Miller) is clinging to life. Mason takes his chance to get the gunmen's attention by confronting them. He tells them the teen needs help now. But, the hostage-takers aren't moved.

Alex, Jasmine, Mackenzie and Marilyn take a stand with Mason: enough is enough. As the friends band together, the tension rapidly escalates – until one of the gunmen loses his nerve and snaps.

A shot is fired. But who is hit?

Home and Away finale airs Wednesday, 7pm, on Channel Seven.