There are spoilers for the Australian episode of Home and Away from last Wednesday (November 23), which some UK viewers may want to avoid.
The latest Australian episode of Home and Away examined Theo Poulos’ emotional past.
When it was revealed that Theo’s father Dimitri had been violent toward him as a child, the situation became the focus of a story earlier this year.
Theo is enjoying life more now that he is living with his aunt Leah Patterson and dating Kirby Aramoana, a member of the band Lyrik. He had never told Kirby about his traumatic past, though.
This changed in the Channel 7 episode airing on Wednesday as Theo questioned the future of his relationship with Kirby.
Theo was worried when, while helping to celebrate Tane Parata and Felicity Newman’s upcoming wedding, Kirby casually mentioned getting married in the future.
Theo’s attitude toward her abruptly changed as he thought about Kirby’s remark and realised that he couldn’t see marriage in his own future.
Theo discussed his new problem with Leah and Justin Morgan in the most recent episode of the show. The couple questioned whether Theo’s reluctance to get married might have been influenced by growing up and witnessing his parents’ strained relationship.
Theo quickly cleared the air by emphasising that marriage isn’t a priority for her in the near future when she realised it was time to be honest with Kirby.
Corey said: “It’s only been a few months since we started going out. The last thing on my mind is getting married. One day, but I can’t even see that because it’s so far away.”
The first time Theo had brought up Dimitri’s violence was when Kirby mentioned that her father wants her to get married someday.
Theo revealed how Dimitri’s outburst at home affected him in an emotional scene. He was relieved when he and Kirby finally became closer as a result of the heart-to-heart.
After Leah was finally made aware of Dimitri’s abuse of Theo in April, he was last seen on the show. Additionally, he brutally assaulted Justin Morgan in a few of his last episodes.
It was established in May that Dimitri had appeared in court for his violent actions. He was given a two-year good behaviour bond and told to take anger control classes.
In February, Channel 5 will air these scenes for Home and Away viewers in the UK.
