When I think of Hallmark and time travel… well, usually I don’t. Color me surprised to hear about a female led, fantasy-esque series involving a time traveling pond and a family mystery. After watching this pilot episode, I’m realizing there is so much more to this show than I initially gave it credit for.
This pilot introduces us to three generations of Landry women and sets up the dynamic between them. The matriarch of the group is Del, who has been separated from her daughter, Kat, for nearly twenty years, and knows very little about her granddaughter, Alice. She also lost her husband, Colton, and her son, Jacob, went missing as a young child. What I already love about these characters is how well developed they seem from the start. It doesn’t take long to get swept up in their story. Their history feels real and its effect on the present is evident. The family reunion isn’t what one would call happy, with old conflict bubbling to the surface immediately. This family has had a significant amount of tragedy. Del and Kat do not see eye to eye on how to process that tragedy. While Kat is searching for memories and evidence of her father and brother’s existence, Del doesn’t seem particularly interested in talking about any of it, preferring to leave the past in the past. This might prove to be a bit of a challenge given the fact that her granddaughter has discovered a time traveling pond on their family’s land. It’s difficult at this point to determine if Del is avoiding these hard topics out of grief, or if she has something to hide. Initially, it seems like grief, but there are moments that make it seem like maybe she knows about the pond and some of the mystery surrounding it. When Alice takes off after a fight with Kat, Kat expresses worry about Alice’s whereabouts. Without flinching, Del expresses confidence that Alice is fine. How does she know that for sure? Or is she just being dismissive of Kat due to the obvious conflict between them.
Despite years of distance from her daughter and barely knowing her granddaughter at all, Del jumps right into the role as leader of the trio. She has no qualms about offering her opinion on how they are going to spend their time in this new phase of their lives. Given that Kat and Alice are both a little bit rudderless at the moment, it’s probably not a bad thing that Del is commanding some structure for them. She makes it clear that Kat needs to find a practical job to get back on her feet, and she’s already taken it upon herself to enroll Alice in school before she’s even arrived. She has her ideas about how things should be handled and she’s not one to be deterred from those beliefs. A picture has already been painted of a woman who is proud and independent, traits which have allowed her to get through the past twenty years alone, without any of the family she once had present. When Alice travels back in time later in the episode, we see a version of Del who is much freer than her present day counterpart. Tragedy has yet to befall her family, and her house is filled with laughter and music. It’s a stark contrast to her scenes in the present. We do get some evidence of that freer, softer side though. I love the scene where Del tricks Alice into going outside in her pjs, only for Alice to be seen by several kids who will become her classmates at her new school. It’s just the right amount of social humiliation to counter her granddaughter’s teenage attitude. Even better, messing with Alice is something that Del and Kat can both share in the humor of. Alice isn’t the only one Del has a bit of fun teasing. She is well aware of the romantic tension between Kat and Elliott Augustine, neighbor to the Landrys and local science teacher. They’ve barely reunited and Del has already made it clear to both of them that the other is divorced and single. It’s also worth mentioning that Del is very quick to assume that Elliott is the one who sent the letter to Kat, a fact which she is not happy about. He insists that he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. At this point I’m of the impression he is telling the truth, but I guess time will tell.
This pilot introduces us to three generations of Landry women and sets up the dynamic between them. The matriarch of the group is Del, who has been separated from her daughter, Kat, for nearly twenty years, and knows very little about her granddaughter, Alice. She also lost her husband, Colton, and her son, Jacob, went missing as a young child. What I already love about these characters is how well developed they seem from the start. It doesn’t take long to get swept up in their story. Their history feels real and its effect on the present is evident. The family reunion isn’t what one would call happy, with old conflict bubbling to the surface immediately. This family has had a significant amount of tragedy. Del and Kat do not see eye to eye on how to process that tragedy. While Kat is searching for memories and evidence of her father and brother’s existence, Del doesn’t seem particularly interested in talking about any of it, preferring to leave the past in the past. This might prove to be a bit of a challenge given the fact that her granddaughter has discovered a time traveling pond on their family’s land. It’s difficult at this point to determine if Del is avoiding these hard topics out of grief, or if she has something to hide. Initially, it seems like grief, but there are moments that make it seem like maybe she knows about the pond and some of the mystery surrounding it. When Alice takes off after a fight with Kat, Kat expresses worry about Alice’s whereabouts. Without flinching, Del expresses confidence that Alice is fine. How does she know that for sure? Or is she just being dismissive of Kat due to the obvious conflict between them.
Despite years of distance from her daughter and barely knowing her granddaughter at all, Del jumps right into the role as leader of the trio. She has no qualms about offering her opinion on how they are going to spend their time in this new phase of their lives. Given that Kat and Alice are both a little bit rudderless at the moment, it’s probably not a bad thing that Del is commanding some structure for them. She makes it clear that Kat needs to find a practical job to get back on her feet, and she’s already taken it upon herself to enroll Alice in school before she’s even arrived. She has her ideas about how things should be handled and she’s not one to be deterred from those beliefs. A picture has already been painted of a woman who is proud and independent, traits which have allowed her to get through the past twenty years alone, without any of the family she once had present. When Alice travels back in time later in the episode, we see a version of Del who is much freer than her present day counterpart. Tragedy has yet to befall her family, and her house is filled with laughter and music. It’s a stark contrast to her scenes in the present. We do get some evidence of that freer, softer side though. I love the scene where Del tricks Alice into going outside in her pjs, only for Alice to be seen by several kids who will become her classmates at her new school. It’s just the right amount of social humiliation to counter her granddaughter’s teenage attitude. Even better, messing with Alice is something that Del and Kat can both share in the humor of. Alice isn’t the only one Del has a bit of fun teasing. She is well aware of the romantic tension between Kat and Elliott Augustine, neighbor to the Landrys and local science teacher. They’ve barely reunited and Del has already made it clear to both of them that the other is divorced and single. It’s also worth mentioning that Del is very quick to assume that Elliott is the one who sent the letter to Kat, a fact which she is not happy about. He insists that he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. At this point I’m of the impression he is telling the truth, but I guess time will tell.
Kat is truly going through a rough spot during this first episode. A divorce, being laid off, returning home to memories of her missing brother and dead father, a strained relationship with her mother and her daughter… that’s a lot for one person to deal with separately, let alone all at once. Upon receiving a letter, supposedly written by her mother, asking her to come home, Kat makes the decision to move herself and daughter, Alice, back to the Landry farm where she grew up. Unfortunately, the welcome is not as warm as she had hoped, and she and Alice are both struggling to adjust to a new normal. Most of Kat’s scenes in this episode involve flashbacks to her childhood. While she can vividly remember her father and brother living in that house, she is thrown off kilter by the fact that her mother seems to have largely erased any evidence of their existence. Kat’s frustration is understandable, but so is Del’s desire to move on. Wanting to be rid of the reminders, and wanting the comfort that those reminders and memories can hold are both valid ways to cope. The only problem for Del and Kat is that these coping mechanisms are in pretty much direct opposition to one another. It does seem a little bit bold of Kat to storm in and criticize Del for making changes to the house over the past twenty years. The farm isn’t a time capsule and Del, being the one actually living there, has every right to change what she needs to change to deal with her grief.
We also learn that Kat is a reporter… or should I say was until she was fired. My inner Supergirl fan loves this fact given that Chyler Leigh just finished playing the sister of reporter Kara Danvers. It is clear that this has been a lifelong passion that Kat has aspired to. In the past, her dad praises her for getting an article published in the local paper. This passion gives Kat a natural curiosity that will provide a perfect catalyst for investigating the family mysteries, particularly the one surrounding Jacob’s disappearance. Through flashbacks, it quickly becomes obvious that the two siblings were very close. His disappearance was a major turning point for the Landry family, and for Kat, and I’m interested to know more about what happened. It is notable that during Alice’s trip to 1999, Jacob is particularly well versed in the lore of the town… specifically lore surrounding the pond. It’s almost as if he knows Alice isn’t from the present. He asks her if she was sucked into the pond, and references a white lady like the one seen running through the woods at the start of the episode. It’s almost as if he has traveled through time in the pond before. Is it possible that the pond is related to his disappearance? Did he perhaps have the misfortune of falling back to a time or place that wasn’t as welcoming as Alice’s trip to the 90s? Could he be stuck in another time?
Aside from losing her job, the other event sparking Kat’s return home is her impending divorce. Kat and Brady have been together since they met as teenagers at a summer camp. Unfortunately, theirs was not a love meant to last. I appreciate that, despite the divorce, Kat and Brady are still in a place where, underneath everything, they still care about one another. When Kat calls Brady to discuss Alice, he acknowledges that he knows how hard it is for her to be back at home, given the family history. Kat actually opens up to him about how different things are, and how much she’s struggling with that. It is clear that there was a real love between them, even if life and other circumstances have caused them to grow apart. Going back to the point about young love, am I wrong to assume that they were hinting that Kat got pregnant with Alice as a teenager? After walking in on Alice throwing a party, Kat tells Alice that she’s trying to protect her and prevent her from making the same mistakes she did at the same age. Alice gets extremely defensive and accuses her mom of calling her a mistake. It’s never brought up again throughout the rest of the episode, but it certainly sounded like that’s what they were implying. If so, that could explain some of the family tension and drama. It’s reminiscent of Gilmore Girls, another show which centered around the relationships between three generations of women. As much as I liked the phone conversation between Kat and Brady, he displays some other traits that are… less than desirable. He seems very quick to be hands off when it comes to Alice, and has a lot of excuses for doing so. This divorce is a two way street, particularly when a kid is involved. It feels like he is perfectly content to check out and let Kat take over as full time parent while he focuses on work and his new girlfriend. His comment about how Kat getting fired just means she’s available to homeschool Alice was incredibly off-putting, and the fact that he just walks out and leaves her to discipline Alice after the party made me instantly angry. Alice is his kid too. Regardless of his relationship with Kat, he should be a better co-parent than that. Work is not a valid excuse for bailing when parenting gets hard. I guess it ultimately helps foster Kat’s decision to move back home, and makes it less strange that he’s absent from that part of the story. I still don’t like him as a character at this point
The last of the Landry women is the youngest, Alice. While we are still in the beginning stages of getting to know these characters, Alice has already gone through what feels like a significant arc in just one episode. This makes sense seeing as how she is the audience’s eyes between two worlds. She is the bridge that is ultimately going to tie these past and present stories together. Initial impressions of her are that of a typically snarky, rebellious teenage persona. Her behavior isn’t completely without reason, given that she’s struggling with her parents’ divorce and moving away from the only life she knows. However, it becomes obvious fairly quickly that this is a defense mechanism, one meant to protect her from feeling the big feelings. She just wants things back the way they were, which for someone her age is absolutely understandable. The scene of Alice in the coffee shop is one of the best visual examples of this. To start, she’s the sad kid, listening to music and watching old videos of her family when they were still together and happy. The second her mom walks in, and she’s forced back into ‘real life’, the snark comes back instantly. I don’t think we truly see the real Alice until she falls through the time pond and ends up in the past. Once there, she no longer has the opportunity to overthink things, or keep up pretenses or guards. She’s swept up in the moment, taking everything in, and we start to see beyond her gruffer exterior. After the initial shock of realizing she’s in another time, Alice begins to relish the opportunity to see her family at a time when they were happy, and more carefree. She lights up when she meets her grandfather, and despite her issues with her mother in the present, Alice is instantly amicable with past Kat. There seem to be no qualms about befriending her mother as a teenager.
They touch briefly on the fact that Alice is a talented musician. Her introduction shows her bailing on the school talent show, running from the stage with a guitar in hand. Kat can’t understand why she would waste her talent. Even Dell has heard through the grapevine that Alice is musically gifted, saying it’s a trait she shares with her late grandfather. When she goes back in time, Alice gets to actually see him play the guitar as his family dances and sings around him. She also gets the chance to sing with him. I hope we get to see this talent developed further. It seems as though music has always been a big part of the Landry family. Maybe Alice learned how to sing and play guitar from her mother. I know for a fact that Chyler has a crazy good singing voice. It would be a shame not to include her if they do include more Landry family musical performances.
Now, let’s talk about Alice and the pond. I’ll be honest, I was surprised by how much I liked the time travel element of the story. As someone who frequently indulges in the sci-fi/fantasy/superhero genres, I was curious to see how a Hallmark show would handle this particular element. It never goes overboard, and the focus remains grounded in the exploration of the family relationships. The magic pond that transports Alice to the past simply fosters a vessel to allow for that exploration. It actually doesn’t feel fantastical so much as it feels mysterious, which is a cool and interesting vibe. With time travel does come the question of paradox, and rules for how one timeline may interfere with the other. Butterfly effect type stuff. Given that Alice had no intention of traveling to the past, there are a few moments that did make me wonder what, if any, future impact we may see from her being there. When young Kat is debating whether or not to go to summer camp, Alice immediately encourages her to do so. It’s clear that her parents met at the camp, so it’s not like she’s necessarily changing the future by ensuring they meet. That said, the power of suggestion, especially in these circumstances, could at some point be less innocent and more detrimental. I realize this is a Hallmark show, and they’re probably not going to go super crazy with the fantasy, or delve too deep into the consequences of cause and effect. Still, it is interesting to consider. One example of actual consequence is when Jacob takes Alice’s picture with young Kat, and adult Kat finds that picture in Jacob’s time capsule. It is notable that Alice seems to be blocked by a white light or a figure of some sort. My current theory is that this is the figure or person that we first saw jump into the pond at the beginning of the episode, from 1814. Perhaps whatever happened to them in the past has caused them to become some sort of time guardian, or maybe they’re just choosing to protect Alice. Who knows.
Elliott Augustine is also found to be a key part of the time travel story. He has a history with the Landry family, having grown up with Kat. That means Alice meets him during her trip to the past. As of right now, he is the only member of the past that we know for sure is aware that Alice is from the future. The second he sees her walk out onto the Landry porch in the present, there is immediate recognition on his face. He knew this day was coming. I have to say, it feels like there is a bit of a chicken or egg scenario associated with Elliott’s knowledge of Alice’s situation. Past Elliott only knows Alice is from the future because she asks him for help getting back, but Alice only knows to ask him for help because adult Elliott gives her a hint, saying that he’ll be there for her, any place and any time. So… I don’t quite know how to unravel that thread. I do like that Alice has someone in both worlds who knows the secret and can help her navigate this strange thing she’s discovered. I get the sense he’s also going to end up in charge of covering for her whenever she decides to take a swim to 1999. It was amusing watching the scene where adult Kat is worried about Alice not being home, and he texts her “She’s fine. She’ll be home soon.” or something to that effect, and Kat is just like “Gee thanks. That’s so helpful. Not.” I want to see more adult Kat and Elliott together. Even early on, their history and friendship shines through their scenes together. Kat and Elliott’s adult counterparts suggest romantic history, but younger Kat seems to not have much interest in him. Despite being best friends, she’s quick to brush aside his request to watch the stars. Given that there are only 10 episodes this season, if they are going to end up romantically involved, it will probably happen sooner rather than later. Realistically though, Kat’s divorce isn’t even final, and it feels like she needs some time to figure out herself first. This is Hallmark though, and love stories are their bread and butter, so I won’t be surprised if they don’t stay ‘just friends’ for very long.
Other theories and observations:
-What if Alice is the one that sends the letter? Or maybe Jacob?
-The flashback of Jacob and Colton fixing the clock is a nice nod to the time travel theme
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the traditional target demographic for Hallmark. You won’t typically find me seeking out Christmas movie marathons, and while I have family that watches some of their original tv shows, I’ve never watched one myself. I came to this show because of Chyler Leigh. After watching this episode, I find myself wanting to stick around for so many more reasons. The writing is smart, the acting is phenomenal, and I’m genuinely connecting with the characters and story. I love shows that make me think and the mystery surrounding the Landry family and the time pond are feeding that desire for analysis and intrigue. Shows that focus on real, authentic female relationships are also a big draw for me, and this show has that in spades. All of this to say, as a newcomer to the world of Hallmark television, I am impressed. I’m excited to see what comes next, and I highly recommend watching this pilot episode of The Way Home.
We also learn that Kat is a reporter… or should I say was until she was fired. My inner Supergirl fan loves this fact given that Chyler Leigh just finished playing the sister of reporter Kara Danvers. It is clear that this has been a lifelong passion that Kat has aspired to. In the past, her dad praises her for getting an article published in the local paper. This passion gives Kat a natural curiosity that will provide a perfect catalyst for investigating the family mysteries, particularly the one surrounding Jacob’s disappearance. Through flashbacks, it quickly becomes obvious that the two siblings were very close. His disappearance was a major turning point for the Landry family, and for Kat, and I’m interested to know more about what happened. It is notable that during Alice’s trip to 1999, Jacob is particularly well versed in the lore of the town… specifically lore surrounding the pond. It’s almost as if he knows Alice isn’t from the present. He asks her if she was sucked into the pond, and references a white lady like the one seen running through the woods at the start of the episode. It’s almost as if he has traveled through time in the pond before. Is it possible that the pond is related to his disappearance? Did he perhaps have the misfortune of falling back to a time or place that wasn’t as welcoming as Alice’s trip to the 90s? Could he be stuck in another time?
Aside from losing her job, the other event sparking Kat’s return home is her impending divorce. Kat and Brady have been together since they met as teenagers at a summer camp. Unfortunately, theirs was not a love meant to last. I appreciate that, despite the divorce, Kat and Brady are still in a place where, underneath everything, they still care about one another. When Kat calls Brady to discuss Alice, he acknowledges that he knows how hard it is for her to be back at home, given the family history. Kat actually opens up to him about how different things are, and how much she’s struggling with that. It is clear that there was a real love between them, even if life and other circumstances have caused them to grow apart. Going back to the point about young love, am I wrong to assume that they were hinting that Kat got pregnant with Alice as a teenager? After walking in on Alice throwing a party, Kat tells Alice that she’s trying to protect her and prevent her from making the same mistakes she did at the same age. Alice gets extremely defensive and accuses her mom of calling her a mistake. It’s never brought up again throughout the rest of the episode, but it certainly sounded like that’s what they were implying. If so, that could explain some of the family tension and drama. It’s reminiscent of Gilmore Girls, another show which centered around the relationships between three generations of women. As much as I liked the phone conversation between Kat and Brady, he displays some other traits that are… less than desirable. He seems very quick to be hands off when it comes to Alice, and has a lot of excuses for doing so. This divorce is a two way street, particularly when a kid is involved. It feels like he is perfectly content to check out and let Kat take over as full time parent while he focuses on work and his new girlfriend. His comment about how Kat getting fired just means she’s available to homeschool Alice was incredibly off-putting, and the fact that he just walks out and leaves her to discipline Alice after the party made me instantly angry. Alice is his kid too. Regardless of his relationship with Kat, he should be a better co-parent than that. Work is not a valid excuse for bailing when parenting gets hard. I guess it ultimately helps foster Kat’s decision to move back home, and makes it less strange that he’s absent from that part of the story. I still don’t like him as a character at this point
The last of the Landry women is the youngest, Alice. While we are still in the beginning stages of getting to know these characters, Alice has already gone through what feels like a significant arc in just one episode. This makes sense seeing as how she is the audience’s eyes between two worlds. She is the bridge that is ultimately going to tie these past and present stories together. Initial impressions of her are that of a typically snarky, rebellious teenage persona. Her behavior isn’t completely without reason, given that she’s struggling with her parents’ divorce and moving away from the only life she knows. However, it becomes obvious fairly quickly that this is a defense mechanism, one meant to protect her from feeling the big feelings. She just wants things back the way they were, which for someone her age is absolutely understandable. The scene of Alice in the coffee shop is one of the best visual examples of this. To start, she’s the sad kid, listening to music and watching old videos of her family when they were still together and happy. The second her mom walks in, and she’s forced back into ‘real life’, the snark comes back instantly. I don’t think we truly see the real Alice until she falls through the time pond and ends up in the past. Once there, she no longer has the opportunity to overthink things, or keep up pretenses or guards. She’s swept up in the moment, taking everything in, and we start to see beyond her gruffer exterior. After the initial shock of realizing she’s in another time, Alice begins to relish the opportunity to see her family at a time when they were happy, and more carefree. She lights up when she meets her grandfather, and despite her issues with her mother in the present, Alice is instantly amicable with past Kat. There seem to be no qualms about befriending her mother as a teenager.
They touch briefly on the fact that Alice is a talented musician. Her introduction shows her bailing on the school talent show, running from the stage with a guitar in hand. Kat can’t understand why she would waste her talent. Even Dell has heard through the grapevine that Alice is musically gifted, saying it’s a trait she shares with her late grandfather. When she goes back in time, Alice gets to actually see him play the guitar as his family dances and sings around him. She also gets the chance to sing with him. I hope we get to see this talent developed further. It seems as though music has always been a big part of the Landry family. Maybe Alice learned how to sing and play guitar from her mother. I know for a fact that Chyler has a crazy good singing voice. It would be a shame not to include her if they do include more Landry family musical performances.
Now, let’s talk about Alice and the pond. I’ll be honest, I was surprised by how much I liked the time travel element of the story. As someone who frequently indulges in the sci-fi/fantasy/superhero genres, I was curious to see how a Hallmark show would handle this particular element. It never goes overboard, and the focus remains grounded in the exploration of the family relationships. The magic pond that transports Alice to the past simply fosters a vessel to allow for that exploration. It actually doesn’t feel fantastical so much as it feels mysterious, which is a cool and interesting vibe. With time travel does come the question of paradox, and rules for how one timeline may interfere with the other. Butterfly effect type stuff. Given that Alice had no intention of traveling to the past, there are a few moments that did make me wonder what, if any, future impact we may see from her being there. When young Kat is debating whether or not to go to summer camp, Alice immediately encourages her to do so. It’s clear that her parents met at the camp, so it’s not like she’s necessarily changing the future by ensuring they meet. That said, the power of suggestion, especially in these circumstances, could at some point be less innocent and more detrimental. I realize this is a Hallmark show, and they’re probably not going to go super crazy with the fantasy, or delve too deep into the consequences of cause and effect. Still, it is interesting to consider. One example of actual consequence is when Jacob takes Alice’s picture with young Kat, and adult Kat finds that picture in Jacob’s time capsule. It is notable that Alice seems to be blocked by a white light or a figure of some sort. My current theory is that this is the figure or person that we first saw jump into the pond at the beginning of the episode, from 1814. Perhaps whatever happened to them in the past has caused them to become some sort of time guardian, or maybe they’re just choosing to protect Alice. Who knows.
Elliott Augustine is also found to be a key part of the time travel story. He has a history with the Landry family, having grown up with Kat. That means Alice meets him during her trip to the past. As of right now, he is the only member of the past that we know for sure is aware that Alice is from the future. The second he sees her walk out onto the Landry porch in the present, there is immediate recognition on his face. He knew this day was coming. I have to say, it feels like there is a bit of a chicken or egg scenario associated with Elliott’s knowledge of Alice’s situation. Past Elliott only knows Alice is from the future because she asks him for help getting back, but Alice only knows to ask him for help because adult Elliott gives her a hint, saying that he’ll be there for her, any place and any time. So… I don’t quite know how to unravel that thread. I do like that Alice has someone in both worlds who knows the secret and can help her navigate this strange thing she’s discovered. I get the sense he’s also going to end up in charge of covering for her whenever she decides to take a swim to 1999. It was amusing watching the scene where adult Kat is worried about Alice not being home, and he texts her “She’s fine. She’ll be home soon.” or something to that effect, and Kat is just like “Gee thanks. That’s so helpful. Not.” I want to see more adult Kat and Elliott together. Even early on, their history and friendship shines through their scenes together. Kat and Elliott’s adult counterparts suggest romantic history, but younger Kat seems to not have much interest in him. Despite being best friends, she’s quick to brush aside his request to watch the stars. Given that there are only 10 episodes this season, if they are going to end up romantically involved, it will probably happen sooner rather than later. Realistically though, Kat’s divorce isn’t even final, and it feels like she needs some time to figure out herself first. This is Hallmark though, and love stories are their bread and butter, so I won’t be surprised if they don’t stay ‘just friends’ for very long.
Other theories and observations:
-What if Alice is the one that sends the letter? Or maybe Jacob?
-The flashback of Jacob and Colton fixing the clock is a nice nod to the time travel theme
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the traditional target demographic for Hallmark. You won’t typically find me seeking out Christmas movie marathons, and while I have family that watches some of their original tv shows, I’ve never watched one myself. I came to this show because of Chyler Leigh. After watching this episode, I find myself wanting to stick around for so many more reasons. The writing is smart, the acting is phenomenal, and I’m genuinely connecting with the characters and story. I love shows that make me think and the mystery surrounding the Landry family and the time pond are feeding that desire for analysis and intrigue. Shows that focus on real, authentic female relationships are also a big draw for me, and this show has that in spades. All of this to say, as a newcomer to the world of Hallmark television, I am impressed. I’m excited to see what comes next, and I highly recommend watching this pilot episode of The Way Home.