You can’t cheat fate forever.
It’s five words that feel very overwhelming and yet they are so simple. They definitely ring true for The Way Home. Season 3 has been a whirlwind and episode 9 definitely felt really intense—the mixture of dreams, reality, and wondering if there would be a lot of regrets.
But it is a lot about fate.
Trying to figure out Port Haven, and the people from it in each time, it feels like a journey that I am not sure is a possibility of every understanding. I cried from almost the beginning to the end. I cried because so many moments in this episode broke my heart and made me believe in something. What that something is I haven’t figured out yet.
I do know that part of the reason that I love The Way Home so much is because it makes the person watching feel invincible. It makes ME feel like there is nothing I can’t do, nothing I can’t believe in, and that there are so many sides to a story. There is something about the stories that are portrayed in this show that changes a person.
At least they’ve affected and changed me.
I NEED TO KNOW
With the Landry’s home being burned down, I cried. I admit it – I cried and I wondered how Jacob and Kat would ever be able to leave 1816. I don’t even know how it is that Jacob and Kat could ever return to 2025, but Jacob does.
The man wants revenge and I don’t think that Jacob was in the wrong for wanting that. He returned to 2025, telling the family what was happening – I respected that about Jacob. I respected that he wanted to avenge both of his fathers.
But I also respect Kat for staying. I respect it because she reminded me that if they died while traveling their families would never know. The thing is though, her saying it to Thomas, that hurt. It hurt because I love Thomas and Kat. He makes her a better person and she does the same for him.
I don’t think I have ever really thought about what happens if they can’t get to each other – Thomas or Elliott or anyone getting to Kat. I just figured it would all work out. But the inevitable heartbreak that someone is going to feel, somewhere in time. Heartbreak is heartbreak no matter the time.
I hated seeing what was happening between the two and the heartbreak on Thomas’ face. Kat has his soul and seeing that beautiful feeling of undying love in his eyes – that just touched me.
Thomas and Kat are the what could have been? I don’t know. But what I do know is that somehow, these two make sense to me.
SAN FRANCISCO
Colton Landry, you are full of surprises. Then again, so is everyone. Evelyn is looking forward to the possibilities. She believes with Del gone, it’s a big opportunity and a chance for her to break the spell. It’s the chance to make Colton love her.
The demo that Colton and Alice made was very beautiful and someone wanting more from them is a good thing. It’s a dream that could come true and I believe that everyone should have big dreams.
Alice may have turned it down, but for Evelyn the whole chance that her life could change – that was beautiful. She deserved to feel happiness and chase her dreams. She may have felt alone.
But she would never be all alone.
Alice returning to make peace with Evelyn has been one of the best things that Alice ever did – for herself and Evelyn. She reminded Evelyn to dream and to live her whole heart loudly. Sometimes I call the truth living with a person’s whole heart.
Evelyn just wants to be loved. We all do. And when you are young, feelings feel like the end all, be all. Whatever Evelyn’s fate is – I hope that she finds it and it brings her some sort of peace.
SUSANNAH AND HER VOICE
Susannah, I honestly never thought that she would find her voice, but her finding it was one of the reasons that I love this show so desperately. Her strength has always been there and it has been something I wanted to see come out even more.
With Cyrus down from the fires, and having lost his voice permanently, I felt a little scared. But when the world stopped for a second – and it felt like it did at least – Susannah caught her breath. She took charge and she wanted to make sure that Port Haven changed for the better.
For Susannah, it’s always been her against the people of Port Haven. She’s wanted what is best for them, and her being able to find her voice – I broke. I broke because Susannah lived in a time when he was supposed to be quiet, and she wasn’t going to be silent.
When she makes sure that the Landry’s can rebuild. I had to rewind this part so many times, because the way Elijah looked at her, was love. That was the look of love of family.
Susannah Augustine – you’re legitimately a hero.
Make sure you listen when Elijah hugs her. His whisper of thank you – that was everything.
Susannah believes in humanity and I can honestly appreciate that. Because it does feel lost right now – in this show and life. She’s got such an optimistic way of looking at things.
Susannah, she’s gonna change the world. I feel it. And hey, no matter what happens, at least we know what happened to the missing chapter.
I BELIEVE YOU’RE LIKE ME
Colton Landry, you have some explaining to do. Truly, you really have a lot to explain. This being said the 1974 version where you are young and you tell Alice about the pond – I just really loved that you would explain. The Pond terrifies me, but I appreciate that you loved the pond. Even if the pond scared you, you were there for what you were supposed to be there for.
The pond is magic.
The thing about this wet Colton Landry, sitting there and telling Alice all about magic being everywhere – I suddenly saw the complexity of you. I saw the complexity of a teenager overwhelmed with what the pond could be. I also see your hope.
The pond does work for you, Colton. I do admire that Alice was able to keep the secret of being in time and its travels. Colton needed to not have that knowledge right now. He needs someone to believe in him.
And right now Alice can be that person. Well, one of them.
When Alice returned to 2025 and was able to tell Del things she needed to know, it felt like no matter what there was always going to be something unknown. It’s kind of sad, because Del’s life may be a huge lie. It could be the truth. I am getting confused by time travel.
But 2025 Del, well… she’s strong and she’s amazing. But whatever she’s hiding needs to come out. I do believe that she is hiding something. I may be the only one, but that wouldn’t be the first time in my life that would be a fact.
SHE’S BACK
Del returning and the way that Colton ran to her – the love that was so apparent felt like it was complete. There is something about Colton, young Colton, that feels so innocent and yet so determined.
Seeing Del open up to Colton and him so happy that she’s back – it made me love, well love. The fact that they got engaged and automatically they were always at peace with each other – I love that journey.
Del and Colton have always had a way of communicating that others may not have. But they fit. It was two souls fitting together. I appreciated that about seeing them.
They have things to figure out – yes. We know that they will do just that. Evelyn is the person who helps them and congratulates them – I didn’t see that coming. But her finding Del a place to live, before she left to figure out things… it was a surprise.
Evelyn leaving Port Haven and Alice being the one to talk her into it – I was honestly not seeing that coming. I admire that Evelyn showed a side of herself to Alice that she didn’t to others.
And I believe that is part of what makes Alice and Max so good together.
Evelyn is a good person. She’s a great person who just wants to live great adventures and be filled with excitement. I do understand now why it is that she and Del were weird in 2024, but I get it.
They both loved the same man.
I hope that Del doesn’t end up resenting Colton, but also I hope that Colton doesn’t end up resenting Del. Finding out things that Del has found out in the present has to be hard.
MY THOMAS OR MY ELLIOTT
We all know that I have never been Team Elliott, but I may look at Elliott differently now. I even look at Thomas differently. Kat has a love square going on – her love of those two and Susannah. Elliott may have made some part of me warm up to him.
But let me rewind a bit – Kat and Thomas talking about time made me think – is there a possibility that Kat will ever give up her life to be with him? After all, Alice could technically visit.
Thomas may never want to ask her to do that, but he wouldn’t be against it. And then again, why is it that she couldn’t bring Thomas to the present? I don’t understand that part, because I do think that we’re going to find out that she can. The pond is a mystery, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t be figured out.
Thomas and Kat have something unique and special. There aren’t the lies and the manipulation between them that there is with her and Elliott. Thomas loves her sense of adventure, her fearlessness, and her drive. Elliott loves that Kat that he knew and the Kat that always comes home.
I think that Thomas’ willingness to let her go, was a testament to who he is. He wanted to hold on, but holding on meant stifling Kat.
Elliott asking Jacob to take him to Kat, in the past, I feel two things about that. The first is that Jacob’s love for his sister, as well as his father, is part of the reason that he’s redeemable. It is part of the reason that I think that anger won’t be the thing that always consumes him.
The second thing I feel is that Elliott coming to the past and helping them rebuild – I was here for that. I thought that Elliott being willing to do whatever it took to help the Landry’s and Kat was the most unselfish thing that he has ever done. Sure, he was filled with amazement and it was partly exciting for him, but I do think he wanted to go back unselfishly.
The only thing that I don’t understand is how it was okay for Kat to tell Susannah that Elliott was an Augustine. Isn’t that telling the future?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
A kiss is just a kiss, right? There is something about seeing someone so vulnerable that it can change the way that you think about them. Honestly, I never expected to feel anything for Max Goodwin, but then here we are and I want to hug him. I don’t know what happened, but I ship Max and Alice.
What does that mean? I don’t know. I just feel like the way that Alice and Max were able to connect in all of a minute made sense. It felt like Evelyn in 1974 – that friendship – was about leading her to where she belonged.
I’ve said it before and I will again – I truly believe that Casey is their kid. Honestly, I hope that Max and Alice get to that point. Seeing the two just connect – and I am not talking about the kiss – I am talking about the way that the two were talking. I just trusted it.
I trusted this man would want to protect Alice. There was a feeling that he was a good man and I trusted that about him. I may have misjudged Max, but I do think that the road will be complicated. Especially with what Jacob is about to do.
YOU’VE GOT TO LET GO OF THE PAST
If you pay attention to Jacob’s body movements, he always leans to the left when he’s angry or doing something out of anger. I can’t debate his feelings, because we all need to remember that for him – all of the things with Cyrus are still happening. That being said, what I don’t understand is why he feels the need to try and destroy things in the present.
He’s got the job at the winery, and though I understand that it’s Goodwin family land, I am not understanding how this is revenge. It doesn’t affect Cyrus. Why are Louis and Max needing to pay for a man from 200 years ago? Why isn’t Jacob destroying the past?
Wanting to set the vineyard on fire is insane to me. Especially because they don’t deserve it and he’s using Danny’s information. Danny doesn’t deserve to be hung out to dry.
What I absolutely stood up and cheered for was that Del knew what he was doing and went there – honking and startling him. He was going to set the place on fire. Del showing up and stopping Jacob was everything.
Del has had enough of the lies and the drama that time travel has caused. She also doesn’t want to lose her son any more than she has. When she yelled at Jacob, I felt like there was so much coming out of her – so much that she needed to let go of.
And that scared me.
But seeing that the cameras were there and caught the entire thing, didn’t see that coming. This is going to affect everyone.
I am terrified for what happens next.
OTHER THOUGHTS
- Wait, Alice is going to go back to 1999 again? This excites me!
- MASH brings back memories
- When there is only one episode left all of these possibilities are opened! UGH!
- Del losing her **** – I applauded.
- If something happens to Danny, I am gonna be so mad
- Colton has traveled more than twice, he just doesn’t know it yet
- I can’t deal with there only being one more episode – I need assurances of a season 4
- Hallmark Channel! We need season 4!
