‘When Calls the Heart’ Delivers Major Twist for Elizabeth, Nathan & Lucas in Season 10 Finale
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for When Calls the Heart Season 10 finale “Starry Nights.”]
It’s a big day for Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) and Lucas (Chris McNally) in the When Calls the Heart finale, but not the one they’d thought it would be (their wedding). Rather, it’s time for the election, in which Lucas is running against Governor Balfour in order to stop the other man from destroying smaller towns. Plus, we can’t help but question what’s going on between Elizabeth and Nathan (Kevin McGarry).
But while the two may have parted ways three weeks ago on the train platform, and Elizabeth says it was hard for her to say goodbye to Lucas, she’s also invested in the election and, along with Rosemary (Pascale Hutton), making sure every person in Hope Valley casts a vote.
Still, everyone is careful about Lucas around her, whether it’s not wanting to talk about the election (or covering up one of his posters) or even her students who think they should hate him for her. “He’s a good man. I’ve always thought that, and I still do,” she tells them. “Sometimes people realize they aren’t meant to be married. Sometimes they’re just meant to be friends.” Later, Elizabeth insists to Rosemary that while she is sad (and happy for Lucas), “more than that, I just feel at peace about it.” Rosemary suggests that might mean she made the right decision and that the engagement helped her arrive at it.
So if Lucas is in the past, as it seems, might there be a future for Elizabeth and Nathan? He’s been spending a lot of time out of town, after their disagreement. “It was nothing,” Elizabeth tells Rosemary of that. “He was questioning what I wanted and if I was happy.”
Elizabeth and Lucas do connect via a phone call, during which she tells him she’s proud of him and he shares that while he had wanted to stay, he also thinks he’s found his calling.
When it comes time to vote, Elizabeth is one of the last to cast hers, as is Nathan. She calls him out on seemingly avoiding her, and he apologizes for overstepping. “I had no right to question you like that,” he says. She knows he was just trying to help, “and it may have been hard for me to hear, but I appreciate what you said.” It looks like they might share a moment, when he comes around the curtain separating their voting booths, but all they do is say “good night.”
Lucas does win the election, by a margin of 21 votes (just one shy of the number that Rosemary was determined to make sure were cast). But as he’s leaving his office in Capital City, a car pulls up. All we see are the headlights as he asks, “What are you doing here?”
Meanwhile, Elizabeth visits Jack Thornton’s grave. “You were my great love, but when I lost you, something inside me just broke,” she says. “The thought of going through that again — I loved Lucas. I think I was looking for something safe, so I couldn’t get hurt again. Because what if — what if I broke a second time but couldn’t put the pieces back together again? I couldn’t risk it, especially when I have Little Jack to think of. But that wasn’t fair to Lucas. He deserves to have a great love. We both do.”
So might that, as well as her recent interactions and what comes next with Nathan, mean that the other man could be a possibility for that next great love? Nathan does just so happen to come across her in the final scene of the season. Just as they start talking, however, Bill (Jack Wagner) rides over. “It’s Lucas. I need you both now,” he says, and the three quickly set off.
Has Lucas been injured? He can’t be dead, right? We don’t think Bill would’ve reacted like that if that was the case. However, whatever did happen could very well change Elizabeth’s feelings once again, with the love triangle truly reignited or her and Lucas back on track for a wedding in Season 11. We’ll have to wait and see. At least we know that there will be a Season 11 already.
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Nothing about the finale “changes Hope Valley forever”. Unfortunately the season has been weak and disappointing. I have enjoyed the storylines of the other characters but the arc they took with Lucas and Elizabeth is ludicrous. They said we’d see her explore her grief, I could see that maybe resulting in a postponement of the wedding but not a break up. Lucas and Elizabeth together had so many more possibilities for a future storylines. While we really don’t know yet what her future holds, if they actually do go down the path with Nathan, I will call that a lack of creativity.
For those that want to stick to the book, they have already blown that out of the water, and besides, if you want he show to go on, there has to be some fresh storylines for the main character. Nathan and her is not a fresh story.
I say they should have Lucas and Elizabeth marry and be the selfless couple that serves the people she claims to care about, no matter where that takes her. Life changes and it doesn’t mean they leave Hope Valley or that the story ends.
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I HATE what they did with the Lucas story line. Them breaking up makes no sense and then acting like nothing happened. It is so bad I am ready to drop the show and I have watched from the beginning.
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I agree 👍 💯
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I am so done with this stupid show. Nothing about that breakup made sense. They were completely in love for 2 years, and now all of a sudden, she turns right around and says he was the 'safe choice'?! WTF is so wrong with that??!! Loving Nathan means the risk of what happened with Jack being repeated will always exist! Just, how dumb can she possibly to think that what she had with Lucas was nothing but 'safe'??!!
And hey, at least she and Nathan can be sooo miserable together with their dog faced looks they always give each other now! Nice going Team Nathan, your endless belly aching finally paid off, enjoy your gift that was granted by the most nonsensical writing possible!!
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I agree they have insulted their viewers intelligence with the way they ended their relationship. It was a stupid and lame excuse. I remember last season when she was so upset thinking that Lucas might not want a future with her . Now it turns out that it was safe choice. Since they chose to make this stupid move they could have given it more dignity then they did. Ending up with Nathan will be such a bore. For the Mountie fans remember Nathan did tell Elizabeth he would give it up for her so that would put an end to the Elizabeth/Mountie relationship.
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Absolutely 💯 YES
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Happy to see the comments here that people are not happy with how things are going between Elizabeth and Lucas. Major character flaw on Elizabeth’s part. And now if they kill him off or somehow remove him, I don’t know that I will continue watching. I did like the possibility of Abigail coming back into the show. I would welcome Laurie Laughlin being back
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So disappointing one Elizabeth's part
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The story line this season was pathetic! Lucas was the only person who added any class to that program! Hopefully he will not leave!
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I hate the final episode. Actually, I dislike the whole season. You have made Elizabeth a weak and whiny woman. Nothing about this program. This season was uplifting or exciting or even happy….Except, the fact that you did not have rosemary and Lee lose their baby… That it was the only plus about this season at all I will not be watching any longer. Elizabeth is supposed to be a strong person, and this is supposed to be a Happy program to watch and it was not! I’m done…
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Please let Elizabeth and Lucas get married they are so much in Love . Please do
Not let her marry Nathsn and do
Not write off Lucas I love the Show because of him and Elizabeth
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I agree 👍 💯 YES
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According to the “writers” back when Elizabeth chose Lucas, they said that they didn’t want to have a storyline that basically repeated itself. I wanted E & L together because it would her a chance to grow. To me, her character became “all about me” and Nathan continuously pining over her is annoying. Keep E & L together!!
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I agree. The new show runner said they rewatched previous seasons which makes it even more odd that they took things in this direction. I’m not buying the breakup for the reasons they are presenting to us. If it had been developed more, maybe then I’d buy it but I go back to my original comment that I expected her to still be exploring her grief as we led up to the wedding. Maybe then a delay of some sort but ultimately still following through. The storylines with her and Lucas together are endless, especially now with him being governor. Having her repeat with another Mountie is not creative.
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This season stunk! Could they possibly force down our throats that they are all happy and fine with the breakup and then shove the non-chemistry pair of Nathan and Elizabeth at us. They ruined the character of Elizabeth.
Like Mei and Mike. And hope Abigail comes back on.
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Personally I don't think Elizabeth deserves Lucas. She has done absolutely nothing but be extremely selfish whenever he wanted to do anything for her. Everything he did was for her but she really didn't bring anything to that relationship. He deserves better, someone that will love him as much as he loved Elizabeth.
I was always for Elizabeth and Nathan but honestly Nathan deserves better too.
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Absolutely 💯 YES agee
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Worst season by far. The writing was confusing and didn’t reflect the characters of prior seasons. I didn’t even watch the last 2 episodes and don’t plan on watch season 11.
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Very disappointed… why this. Elizabeth is a loyal person. I just don’t see the chemistry with Nathan … never did! Team Lucas … I’ll not watch anymore
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School teachers in the early 1900s did not wear their hair like that! No one did! And you would never have seen a teacher show cleavage in public like Elizabeth was showing last night. The period clothes and hair is all wrong. I would watch if it was period correct. So many errors. Did the writer not know this? This show gets a 1 out of 10 from me.
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I’m team Nathan! I didn’t like Lucas from the get go.
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My friend and I loved the season. I'm truly sorry it is over now. I don't understand why people are always so negative.
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I have not watched the show in 3 years because I did not feel Lucas was her true type. If you look at the seasons with Jack you will see where Elizabeth and Jack challenged each other’s mind. They grew together because of those challenges. I felt Lucas would always give Elizabeth whatever she wanted. Too passive for Elizabeth. Lucas kept her safe and while he provided safety, he did not provide strength and a great love or great chemistry. Like I said I have not seen the last three seasons. I will always be an Elizabeth and Jack fan. I am waiting for the WCTH last season so I can to watch that it was all a dream and Jack is right beside her when she wakes up. ❤️
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I respectfully disagree with your point about Lucas challenging her. Among other things, he was the one who encouraged her to actually write and finish her book.
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Very disappointing season! People just don’t change like that. Lucas is a fabulous character
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I Love Lucas and Elizabeth together, if you put Nathan and Elizabeth together am done with this show.
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Elizabeth should be with Nathan.. forget Lucas
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This season left me feeling defeated and disappointed. I'm so angry with what they have done with Elizabeth's character and if they put her with Nathan, so help me, I'll never watch this show again. It's so cliche! We all know she's meant to be with Lucas, they just need to get over themselves and enjoy their love story. Writers, get it together!
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Totally agree & if she doesn't stick with Lucas I probably won't watch anymore.
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I totally agree about how Elizabeth is treating Lucas. Terrible. Not sure I want to watch anymore.
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A grown woman breaks up over where she wants to live at the most important time of her fiancé’s life. Says all that jargon that made no sense and then the writers immediately throw her at Nathan as if they are all 12 years old.
And when she said no to a nice house so she can li e by her bestie was purely childish.
Nathan is cocky. Even his stance is a ……wanna be. Haven’t seen anything appealing about him.
Plus he’s two faced to Lucas
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We loved this season! Can't wait to see the next one!
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My hope is to get completely rid of this Lucas character all together. I never liked him as an actor either. Those really ugly eyebrows are so irritating! Whereas Nathan is everything- good looking, tall, humble, honest. Plus he has a noble profession. I won't watch ever again until Lucas is gone.
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The “Lucas” character you are referring to has developed greatly since his introduction to the show. I liked the original mysteriousness when the character joined but I can see how he was originally seen as unsavory to the town. However, the character has clearly grown and shown a very deep side of himself not to mention he is now the one willing to go out in a limb for the people he so deeply cares for. The whole town is depending on him to save their little town - something no one would have expected when he character was introduced.
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