to make up the rest of the total. He later explains that Amy gave him the money, after he borrowed some from a criminal who left a bag of money with him. Xanthe, Elly and Susan realise that Elly's sister Bea Nilsson (Bonnie Anderson) has gone to find Finn at a cabin in the bush. They find her, but Finn catches up to them and attempts to hurt Bea. He is pushed off a cliff and left in a coma. The women agree not to reveal who pushed Finn, but Susan eventually confesses. Xanthe gets a job at the day spa to help Gary pay Amy back. Xanthe gets a high ATAR score, but learns that it is not enough to get into the Melbourne university. She is offered a place at the Toowoomba campus and Ben tells her there is a job available at a local nursing home, so she can afford to pay rent and bills. After learning that Gary has been moving stolen items, including solar inverters from Amy's building site, Xanthe decides to turn the university place down and study nursing at Eden Hills instead, so she can pay Amy back with the refunded money. Ben urges her to reconsider and not settle for something she may regret, which convinces Xanthe to change her mind. After some initial hesitation and a pep talk from Sheila, Piper drives Xanthe to the airport after she says goodbye to her family and friends. Just over a year later, Kyle calls Xanthe to tell her Gary has been murdered by Finn. Xanthe is too upset to return to Erinsborough but her aunt Naomi Canning (Morgana O'Reilly) spends time with her in Queensland after his funeral. Reception Briana Domjen of The Daily Telegraph cited a promo trailer featuring Xanthe emerging from a pool, as an example of how Neighbours had joined other television shows in employing a "sex sells philosophy". She commented, "The days of woolly jumpers and lingering looks at Lassiter's are clearly over." Network Ten drama executive Claire Tonkin added that viewers were excited about the introduction of characters like Xanthe, as there was "a lot of anticipation" about how they would fit into the cast and whom they would be paired with romantically. Ben Pobjie of The Sydney Morning Herald was critical of Xanthe's name, among others, saying "the writers have moved on away from using real names".