Believe: Showrunner Lindsay Sturman Checks In, Writers Beth Stewart & Dana Brawer Share Ep6 Insights
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- Showrunner Lindsay Sturman joins Heart to Hearties upfront to share Hallmark Channel's When Callls the Heart S12 news-with Writer Beth Stewart joining Dana Brawer, new to the writers' room in season 11, to offer episode 6 insights. "Believe," episode 6, was co-written by Dana and Lindsay.
Dana and Beth unpack this powerhouse episode, talking about the sensitive material and how the stories evolved. All this packed into a hour! Enjoy!
Chapters:
0:43 Lindsay Season renewal reaction
1:40 Lindsay back as Showrunner? Writers back?
2:13 Episode 6 Relevance Then & Now
4:00 Writing while seeing Hearties' reactions
5:00 Stretching the form of the show
7:30 Hearties Family Reunion
9:53 Response to this episode
10:17 Meet New Writer Dana Brawer
12:30 Where on the roller coaster we are at S11 midpoint?
15:18 Goldie’s birthday party
16:10 Nathan’s Low-key date ask
18:00 VIHVP for Mayor's community forum
19:20 Joseph's letter writing & plain-spoken writing style
22:35 Henry in the inner circle & rumors being spread
24:05 🚨🚨🚨Going forward in the chat, conversation is about the Higgins storyline with Elizabeth-a sensitive topic for some.
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25:10 Casting James Kott for Higgins
28:10 Elizabeth past and Anna present
32:10 Threat to change the name of the Jack Thornton School
35:20 Nathan listens and believing Elizabeth
38:52 Callback to Season 1, How callbacks are incorporated
40:15 Kiss patrol and final scene
43:00 Reverse shot and full moon in Hope Valley
44:02 Lucas part of the sting operation with Higgins
48:30 Victim to victor in one episode
50:30 Teaser of Delicious Mike and Mei Scenes, but was that a proposal?
52:02 Tom Thornton and Nathan in the preview?
53:48 Heartieship game - Розваги
I'm thrilled about the season 12 renewal, and I appreciate Lindsay's efforts as showrunner and I'm grateful to hear she (and her team) will be continuing the great work they started in season 10. A big Heartie's welcome to Dana Brawer.
So grateful to hear about Season 12 and the return of our amazing show runner and writers!
Lindsay!!! I am SO HAPPY that we will have a season 12 and you will be back as the showrunner!!! Such fantastic news and so well deserved!!! Season 10 was amazing and season 11 is as well!! Every episode just keeps getting better and better. I'm in awe of you, the rest of the writers, cast, and crew. Episode 6 was so powerful, one of the best of the entire series. Dana and Beth, it was great to hear from you!!
I think Believe was the best episode on When Calls the Heart ❤ not just from Season 11, but the whole shows history.
I loved seeing Nathan coming to Elizabeth's rescue this last episode. I also loved seeing Lucas putting Mr. Higgins in his place!
I loved how Nathan came to Elizabeth's rescue too. The scene where he comes out from the back door of the school house confronting Mr. Higgins while standing next to Elizabeth was the best! I also loved the scene when they were sitting in the church/school house and Elizabeth was telling Nathan about Mr. Higgins. Then Elizabeth mentioned Anna. He shot straight up. He was angry! All I could think was he was thinking like a man (and father) at that point. Anna is just a few years older than Allie! That fact was certainly going through Nathan's head. He wanted to take Mr. Higgins out! 😂 He wasn't thinking like a lawman at that point, but more like a dad. It was a good thing Elizabeth stopped him and he was able to think clearly. He knew he had to do things the legal way and he asked Elizabeth how he could help.
Kevin Mcgarry's facial expressions were the best! You could just see the anger Nathan had towards Mr. Higgins!
Beverly, I loved all those moments too! This episode gave me the good kind of chills! I'm especially enjoying seeing Nathan smile around Elizabeth, because now there's no doubt they have a future together!!❤😊
This episode was one of the very best! The storytelling, acting and directing was brilliant.
Amazing episode and congratulations on S12!! Hoping moving forward, Nathan is involved in lots of intense Mountie action. I’ve missed his S 6 and 7 investigations and his teaming up with Gabe in When Hope Calls. Thrilled Lindsay and her team are busy writing S12. This season has been incredible!
I’m all for at LEAST 10 more seasons!! How about long enough to see little Jack get married!
Maybe even to see little Jack following his biological father and second father in their Mountie footsteps.😍😊
Me too! What do you think, Goldie or Faith's foster child?
10 years would make little Jack a teenager. Jack Jr. wouldn't be ready for marriage yet. But I'm all for the show running even longer and us seeing Jack Jr. Married! 😂
This has always been the best show ever!! But now it's even better now that Lindsay joined the WCTH family!
Awesome. Hope for ten more seasons and hope Lindsey stays with it.
This season has been so good!! I would love to see more of the characters talking about trusting/experiencing God through Jesus intertwined in their lives.
I agree - I love the fact that, esp. through the Canfield family, religion and its values play an important part in When Calls the Heart.
I hope we get to see some of Nathan and the other mounties investigation into Mr. Higgins. Then we get to see Elizabeth, Nathan, other female teachers, and student teachers testifying at Mr. Higgins trial in season 12. I want to see that man completely taken down and thrown in prison!
Oh goodie! Will there be a HUGE little wedding? I'd like to say no pressure, but I'd be lying through my teeth 😂❤
I only discovered 'When Calls the Heart' earlier this year, as seasons 5 and 6 were on Netflix, so it is with season 5 that I got my 'way in' to the series and loved it; I then subscribed to Hallmark Channel so that I could watch the previous and subsequent seasons. As well as watching the current series each week, I'm also 'catching up' with pre-season 5 episodes, so the contrast between now and then is interesting, including the evolution of the characters - for instance, in season 3, Jack and Elizabeth are just becoming a couple, as are Lee and Rosemary. I really love this series as - like classic series before it (think 'The Waltons' 'Little House on the Prairie', 'Touched by an Angel', 'Highway to Heaven', 'Good Witch', 'Seventh Heaven') - it focuses on the very best of human nature and is truly a 'feelgood' programme. I also love the various podcasts devoted to 'WCTH' and to Hallmark programmes in general. Keep up the good work, WCTH podcasters, WCTH writers, actors and crew.
I didn’t notice any mention of the end credits of the season being mentioned as to who the dedication was for.
We do apologize. We neglected to ask Lindsay about it during our evening session, it was dedicated to Viv Leacock’s father. We will hope to chat with Viv about it on an upcoming H2H.
We love Lindsay so much! Her whole energy 💖 and of course her talent! She is brilliant! Her seasons are so cohesive and rich! There is so much love in every line and in between, it's palpable. 🥹 We are so blessed to have her for Hope Valley, as well as Beth Stewart and the other writers and the whole creative team! 🫶🏼
What I'd love to see more of in season 12 is everything they've done in the last two seasons! 😁 I love all of it! I hope we continue to see strong and deep relationships, community, no drama for drama's sake, but character driven storylines and the most wonderful couple! (Hopefully married by then...) 🥰 I love Elizabeth and Nathan so much! I hope we continue to see them having these beautiful intimate moments (They're SO good at it! They are blowing me away since season 6!) I hope to see them navigate life's difficulties together and more so enjoy life's beautiful moments together. It would be wonderful to witness a fulfilling married life and their wonderful blended family! 🥰
Can't wait for Sunday! Wish the seasons were longer! Thank you for this exceptional show! 🥰👏🙏😘
I agree with you. Watching E and N's love story unfolding has been so wonderful! Finally!!
Some of what makes the beautiful, intimate moments so great are the simple things in life... sitting on the front porch, watching the stars in the sky, looking at the moon. Those are the moments that just bring warmth and peace to a soul. I'd love to see them do a scene with E and N in a field with fireflies (to me they are so magical, yet such a simple thing), E and N fishing with A and LJ; bonding... building family. Those are the things that speak to the heart. In a world where family is falling apart, it would be great to see this strong one coming together. So looking forward to what is to come.
Whoo hoo 😂 Lindsey is still show runner for season 12 .
We knew this was on Hearties’ minds and wanted to make sure she got to tell you that news this week even as she is full on working on S12 to have it ready for July.
Yes, Lindsay has done a fantastic job. I'm glad she will be working on the stories for the community of Hope Valley in S12.