Neighbours Spoilers 24th- 28th July

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Monday:

Terese is dismayed to learn that her treatment needs to be stepped up. At the same time, Piper decides to shut down her online profiles but leaves a final defiant message.

Later, out of the blue, a critical response team of armed police raid Terese's home.

Meanwhile, Dipi is furious to discover that Mishti knew about Yashvi's date, but is concerned that her new job is impacting on her parenting.

Tuesday:

Learning that the raid was prompted by a hoax call, a horrified Piper realises that the perpetrator was her cyber-stalker.

Later, Tyler receives another text warning him that the matter is not over.

Meanwhile, Xanthe helps soothe Sheila's nerves about her date with Clive.

Elsewhere, Terese gets nausea during a meeting with investors, with unfortunate consequences.


Wednesday:

Terese fires her assistant after Paul claims she has been spying on her. She offers Paige the job, but Gary is worried that she is still pushing herself too hard.

Meanwhile, Clive takes Sheila to an art gallery, but conversation between them proves awkward until they both admit to a total ignorance of art.

Elsewhere, Toadie learns that Mark has tracked down Willow's father.


Thursday:

Toadie tells Willow about her father, leaving her with a decision to make.

Meanwhile, Aaron and David's relationship is restored, thanks to some well-intended interference.

Elsewhere, Steph decides to enter Erinsborough for the Most Liveable Suburb competition on Sonya's behalf. She bonds with Jack as they draft the application.

Friday:

Mark and Tyler are happy that their brother has found happiness with David. But their mood is soured when Mark gets a text from their mother Fay, who is flying from Adelaide to visit them.

When she arrives, the atmosphere is strained, but it seems to ease when Tyler accepts her apology.

Meanwhile, Jack asks Steph out on a date but she declines – for now.


And coming soon...

Mark is curious about his father's apparent desire to make amends.
Piper learns the identity of her online stalker.
Gary's solution to help Terese may cause more problems than it solves.
Willow makes contact with her father.
Steph and Jack become closer, but something is amiss.


Digital Spy

[kaz21]

I bet the stalker, is Terese's assistant.

[Aussieguy]

Seems so but he could be a red herring.

Can't see Jack and Steph as a couple.

[chipotlechick]

The thought of Steph and Jack together doesn't sit well. Even Amy seems like a better fit for him, if not Paige even after everything they've gone through?!

[Pantherboy]

TV Week has the following Neighbours plot teaser for the week 24th - 28th July:


Siege Terror. Armed Police Raid The Willis House.

Paige & Terese fear for their lives when police storm their house on Neighbours this week.

Recently, Piper's (Mavournee Hazel) video blog has been attracting some negative attention. But when it puts her family in danger, she realises just how serious the consequences can be.

"Initially, Piper feels empowered," Mavournee, 21, tells TV WEEK. "While researching about the representation of women in video games, she finds a real passion in her outrage."

However, a few too many male online trolls take offence to her defiant vlog and decide Piper needs to be taken down a notch or two.

"When the negativity starts flowing in, her confidence is really shaken," Mavournee says. "it's hard not to take the things being said to heart. And the trolls get really personal, really quickly."

There's one person in particular whose taunts soon become aggressive. And it's not long before the anonymous troll threatens her family.

Later, in a moment when Piper is out of the house, the unthinkable happens.

In an explosion of noise, heavily armed Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) officers break down the front door of the Willis home. The officers wrestle her half-sister Paige (Olympia Valance) and her mother Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou) to the ground.

Paige and Terese desperately try to convince the CIRT members they've done nothing wrong. But they ignore their pleas and continue to search the property.

"Piper is gutted when she learns about what the stalker managed to instigate at her home," Mavournee shares. "It's especially heartbreaking considering they targeted Terese and Paige. They're both so incredibly important to Piper and she loves them more than life."

"The situation seems to be spiralling out of Piper's control and beyond the cyber world, which really terrifies her."

Will Piper be able to figure out who the online troll is before they have the chance to do some serious harm to those she loves?



TV Week also had this talking point:


Romance Off The Radar.

Everyone loves a scandalous romance, but this one feels icky. After a string of bad relationships, Steph (Carla Bonner) is now falling for someone nearly half her age in Jack (Andrew Morley). The new dad has entered the singles market after Paige (Olympia Valance) denied him, and his career as a priest fell apart. Things are getting messy. Yes, Steph and Jack have chemistry. But can't good neighbours just remain good friends?

[Pantherboy]

Radiotimes.com article on the police raid on the Willis house:


Neighbours: police raid on Ramsay Street - dramatic new pictures

Paige and Terese are in danger as cops storm the Willis house

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The suburban calm of Ramsay Street is ruined when armed police officers storm the Willis house in Neighbours next week, terrifying Terese and stepdaughter Paige Smith as they are wrestled to the ground - but why do the cops suddenly descend?

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With no word of warning, rifle-waving policemen from the critical response unit kick down the door of number 22 and raid the property. Confused and fearing for her and Paige's life, Terese pleads with the boys in black this all must be a misunderstanding and to call their friendly neighbourhood copper Mark Brennan.

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Successfully diffusing the situation, quick-thinking Terese manages to calm perplexed Paige down and it soon emerges that the police received a hoax call which led to the raid - and the person behind the sick prank was someone close to home...

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Piper is stunned when she hears of her mum and sister's ordeal, and after doing some digging she's horrified to find out the hoax call came from her online troll who had sent her a threatening message just prior to the police's surprise visit to the street.

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Mark maintains the immediate threat is over, but scared Piper is convinced her internet tormentor must be someone she knows. The tough teen had been avoiding social media after her recent wave of online abuse, but in the run-up to the raid a cruel comment about Terese's cancer diagnosis is brought to her attention - the first sign the stalker is close to the family and is prepared to use anything against them.

Having posted one last vlog as an act of defiance against the haters before shutting down all her profiles, Piper then blames herself for pushing the bully into staging the twisted hoax and putting her family in peril.

And it seems like the nightmare is set to continue as Piper's fella Tyler Brennan then gets a nasty text warning his girlfriend that this is not over yet...

Who is Piper's abuser, and how far will they go to make her life a misery?

Neighbours airs these dramatic scenes on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 July on Channel 5 at 1.45pm and 5.30pm.

[7kathryn7]

Icky definitely. Steph doesn't know whether she is into men or women and is flaky. Lovely Jack needs his head examined if he thinks this is a good idea, but I guess having been in the priesthood he has a lot of working out to do. Jack needs to convince Paige that they should be together, at least to start dating as he suggested would be a good place to start. Hey ho this is Neighbours so the path of true love will never run smoothly!

[Sparklydee]

Romance Off The Radar.

Everyone loves a scandalous romance, but this one feels icky. After a string of bad relationships, Steph (Carla Bonner) is now falling for someone nearly half her age in Jack (Andrew Morley). The new dad has entered the singles market after Paige (Olympia Valance) denied him, and his career as a priest fell apart. Things are getting messy. Yes, Steph and Jack have chemistry. But can't good neighbours just remain good friends?[/QUOTE]

Seriously, that article is ridiculous. He isn’t nearly half her age-8-10 years younger at the most. I know there is 17 years between the actors but Steph is only meant to be 38. Anyway, 3 months on from this article I’m really enjoying them as a couple and think they work well. Oh, and there’s nothing stopping Steph from being into both men and women-she doesn’t have to make a choice. It’s called bisexuality.