This week on Home and Away in Australia, new cardiac surgeon Dr Levi races to save Mackenzie after she suffers a medical emergency.
This week, Perth actor Tristan Gorey makes his stage debut as Dr. Levi, a cardiothoracic surgeon summoned to Northern Districts Hospital to attempt to save the life of a Summer Bay resident. Dr. Levi is the new medical professional in town.
After getting into a fight with co-owner Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) in the middle of Salt, 30-year-old Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir) becomes that resident!
This past week, Mac has been under intense pressure as Flick, played by Ethan Browne, has been struggling to deal with the dissolution of her marriage to Tane, after she persisted in taking the medication while deceiving him into believing she was ready to start a family.
Flick quickly accused Mac of taking sides, saying that she was making it too easy for her husband to leave her, after learning that Tane had moved into the farmhouse with Mac and Mali (Kyle Shilling), having left their Saxon Avenue home.
Mac tried to explain that she was simply helping out a friend, the last thing she wants is to be caught in the middle, but Flick refused to listen.
In his attempt to quickly move on from Flick, Tane returned to his old self by heading out to a bar and bringing home a one-night-stand, Leyla (Francesca Hung).
When the two emerged from the bedroom the following morning, Mali was taken aback and didn’t know what to say to Flick when she eventually inquired about Tane.
“Tell her the truth,” Tane replied nonchalantly. “I really don’t care.”
As a promo for this week’s episode shows, it doesn’t take long for Flick to discover what Tane has been up to.
Still desperate for a reconciliation, Flick heads round to the farmhouse late one evening where she’s met by Mac at the door. Flick begs to see Tane, asking to just knock on his bedroom door, but Mac refuses to let her into the house.
When Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) sees Mac the next morning, he asks whether it would have been so bad for Mac to let Flick into the house.
“I was trying to protect her,” Mac replies, clearly hinting that Tane was busy entertaining another lady at the time of Flick’s visit.
Cash later confides in Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) about what he’s learned, worried that this really is the end for his sister’s marriage.
“If he’s already sleeping with other women, what does that say,” he ponders.
Unfortunately, Flick is just outside his bedroom door at the time, and hears everything.
Naturally, Flick heads straight to Salt to take another swipe at Mac, this is all her fault!
“Are you happy now?” she exclaims. “You give my husband a place to stay and this is where it lands? So much for being a friend!”
Mac, frustrated, attempts to clarify again, but Flick only yells. Mac feels a sharp pain in her chest and stumbles all of a sudden. She can’t breathe, she explains to paramedic-turned-bartender Xander (Luke Van Os), who is fortunately standing next to her.
When Mac suddenly gives out in agony, Cash and Xander run to save her. Xander tries his hardest to get her to continue talking, but she seems to pass out as a horrified Flick looks on in dismay.
Mackenzie’s upcoming heart troubles were first revealed by Back to the Bay back in August, when we reported on an audition piece that had been posted publicly online, which we now know to be for Levi…
DOCTOR
So, has anyone told you what has happened to you yet?
MACKENZIE
I had a heart attack.
DOCTOR
Technically yes, but there’s a little bit more to it than that. You had what’s called a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Basically, that means there was a tear in one of the blood vessels in your heart.
MACKENZIE
Right…
DOCTOR
And when that happens, the heart muscle starts to die. Which is why you collapsed.
MACKENZIE
But why… I mean, why did it happen?
DOCTOR
We don’t know why, it’s extremely rare. So, I guess that means you’re part of a very exclusive club now.
MACKENZIE
I’d rather frequent flyer points
As Mac’s taken to the hospital in Yabbie Creek, the call goes out for Levi who is respected as one of the best cardiothoracic surgeons around. He introduces himself to Bree (Juliet Godwin), and his confidence leaves her assured that Mac will be in good hands.
“Levi is a driven, headstrong individual who believes hard work pays off,” Tristan told TV Week. “Like most surgeons, he loves what he does and relishes the opportunity to test himself at work.”
“The stakes are high, and if Levi can’t figure out what the problem is, there may be serious consequences for one of Summer Bay’s most-loved characters,” Tristan adds.
However, it appears that Dana (Ally Harris), the hospital’s recently hired nurse, is already one of Levi’s fans. According to this week’s synopses, Dana makes contact with a former coworker, suggesting that the two have previously collaborated. Dana extols Tristan while telling him how he previously saved her life.
TV Week has hinted that Levi isn’t the only Summer Bay resident who knows Dana; apparently, not everyone is as thrilled to see him. In fact, they had a “explosive showdown” when they find out he’s in town.
However, we think we already know the solution to this one. Filming in Palm Beach has shown that Levi is actually Eden’s brother, as we just reported!
Even as recently as last week, when Bree asked about her family, Eden quickly shifted the topic and showed her reluctance to discuss them. Even though Eden’s siblings have never been identified, we do know that she was raised in a funeral parlour and that her parents still hold out hope that she will eventually take over the company.
When Levi suddenly appears, what will Eden have to say?
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