‘When Calls the Heart’ Aftershow: Elizabeth’s Blast from the Past & What’s Next With Nathan (VIDEO)
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for When Calls the Heart Season 11 Episode 6 “Believe.”]
Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) has some unfinished business to take care of in the latest When Calls the Heart, in the form of a very unwanted blast from her past.
Remember Higgins (now played by James Kot) and his advances that she had to fight off? Well, he comes back, as the superintendent with the school board evaluating her, and he’s just as awful as ever. He wants to discuss business over dinner, despite her multiple refusals. “This was an opportunity to go deeper into that story and for her to really close the chapter that was this open wound from Season 4,” explains showrunner and executive producer Lindsay Sturman as part of TV Insider’s weekly When Calls the Heart aftershow, Heart Beats.
This comes as Elizabeth and Nathan (Kevin McGarry) are tentatively taking steps towards a relationship, and she does ultimately turn to him for help. They also get Lucas (Chris McNally) involved, so Higgins is in for a surprise when he tries to turn to him to take his side.
“It was sort of a rare opportunity for our show to visit a real life issue and explore, with respect to women who have gone through this around the world, the real dynamics of what happens,” writer and co-executive producer Elizabeth Stewart says. “So it’s a huge setback for her with Nathan because suddenly, even though this is a wonderful, healthy relationship, she’s distrustful of all relationships.”
As for Elizabeth and Nathan’s relationship, “It’s so wonderful to watch them take these steps, and of course, it’s a complicated situation because now you’ve got Elizabeth’s past coming in and there are children involved,” admits Sturman. “This season is a chance for them to take these small steps to really kind of get to know each other and see where they want to go with it. It was a really strong friendship and now it’s evolving.”
Watch the full video above for more from the EPs on Elizabeth and Nathan’s evolving relationship; Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) and Bill’s (Jack Wagner) investigation into Lucas’ shooting; how much Lucas remembers about that night; Joseph (Viv Leacock) and his estranged brother; Henry’s (Martin Cummins) amazing arc over the seasons; and a wedding to come.
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I am so happy that Elizabeth & Nathan are together!! I wanted to bring up , when Nathan told Elizabeth that he was suspended from going to fort clay he had also mentioned he felt responsible for his death (Jack) and he felt the need to be there for her and protect her! That is true love!!!
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That's a good point!!
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Elizabeth and Nathan are perfect together! Lucas and Elizabeth were awful, and that made me gag!
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I absolutely agree!! They are a perfect pair!! I will definitely continue watching season 11!!
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I finally watched Season 9 last month .. it was so nauseating to sit through, LOL .. Lucabeth were treacly sweet .. and poor Nathan, trying to move on with Mei and then Faith .. I felt so sorry for him .. SO glad we only got one season of that swill!
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GAG is right
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Wedding : Mike and Mei
Kiss : Elizabeth and Nathan - Either at the reception (of the wedding) or after when Nathan or elizabeth's asks if they can go for a walk they will end up where Nathan profused his love for her in season eight or seven (I dont remember.)
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He bought land for her close by not far from there! Jack bought land for her and wasn't going to build some castle like Lucas said! It's clear Elizabeth never loved Lucas!
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SOO TRUUUEE and at that point Elizabeth and Rosemary weren't like besties so it wasn't like she HAD to stay
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That is exactly right! Elizabeth liked Nathan FIRST! She was just scared of him having a dangerous job! Also someone below said an inaccurate comment, Nathan didn't attend the training that killed Jack because he was being suspended not because he was scared. Watch season 9! The writers said they watched all the seasons and felt Nathan and Elizabeth made more sense because of all their history. Nathan was always more Nobel, humble, moral, and respectful. Lucas almost got her killed in the hostage situation! I think for us who have watched from the very beginning have a better understanding.
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No one has a “better understanding”, we all watched the same show we just see the storylines differently.
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hmm not sure if that's true
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Way to go you actually looked back on the episodes!! All of the haters on Nathan and Elizabeth aren't looking back on the seasons. Nathan and Elizabeth together did not like Lucas!!
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Again are we watching the same show Nathan was too jealous each time he see Elizabeth and Lucas together not once not twice but three times so yes he was.
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Okay yeah he was a little jealous but Elizabeth then explained. It if you saw your crush flirting with someone else how would you feel???
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although they have made Elizabeth a strange character in season 10 but shes getting a TON BETTHER in season 11
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So Elizabeth was acting like May West and told Lucas to come up and see me sometime? If that was her way flirting than your actual correct Nathan has every right to be that jealous over Lucas and Elizabeth's relationship now they were just taking. I don't see where he should of been? Lucas and Elizabeth had a romance between them and it was hinted at between them. It wasn't hinted at between Elizabeth and Nathan. Nathan was always jealous over Elizabeth and Lucas because Elizabeth was inlove with Lucas not Nathan she was Jack Throton in Nathan. Now Elizabeth has changed and made a bad choice in choosing a man who reminds her of her late husband Jack Throton. Lucas was and still is the better picked
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They have tons of hinted it
Check out "Erin Elizabeth Heartie" on Youtube there are tons of videos of examples
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Most people don't care about Elizabeth and Nathan's relationships and don't want them together.
I hope you lose viewers and have to cancel the show
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And I'm one of them Elizabeth don't fool yourself you know that Nathan is Jack Throton shadow, talking about you don't see him as a shadow of course you do Elizabeth. Isn't that what you've told Nathan that she's sees Jack Throton in Nathan and she'll be loving the idea of Jack Throton in Nathan and she'll be loving the idea of Jack Throton instead of actually loving Nathan the man himself so why go through that again?
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But that isnt how she sees him she got through that she has always been attracted to him from the very beginning there is one scene in which shes dancing with lucas and Nathan is dancing with faith and they look at each other and smile like that says about a million words
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Ok where we watching the same show she was happy and surprised with his romance with Faith. She was happy for him not jealous. For the record Elizabeth wasn't never inlove with Nathan why she annoyed whenever she sees Nathan but lights up whenever Elizabeth sees Lucas? Was she hiding her true feelings towards Nathan or did she see Jack Throton in Nathan? For the record if I only see a man song reminds me so much of my late husband I wouldn't have chosen him either. And then changed my mind about the man I've chosen back to the man that reminds me so much of my late husband and still him that way and tell him that I don't I would lying to him and myself and that's cruel
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I understand what your saying but really she choose the "SAFE LOVE" over the "GREAT LOVE"
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-sorry she choose that safe love but then broke off the relationship for great love (Nathan)
also do you remember in season 1 when she was mad at Jack for not telling her something and this other worldly guy kind of mysterious came along and she flirted and kind of liked him until she realized he was a criminal and then Jack came back and saved her from this bad relationship HAS NO ONE ELSE SEEN THE CORRELATION
in like episode 8 season 10 he says "do you really want this?"- Nathan
Nathan saved her from a bad relationship and she liked Nathan before she liked lucas
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Clearly my point all along, redoing the same storyline that’s already been done. Boring!
The Lucas character adds so much more to the show. Everyone has a past, so holding that over his head is ridiculous. Our past makes us who we are, he moved to become the man he is today in the show.
The Nathan character not so much.
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No showing that they have always been meant to be together is not redoing the same story line Lucas and elizabeth were never meant to be. I literally wanted to barf every time I saw them kiss
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! #Nathbeth
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It's really disgusting to have Nathan and Elizabeth together. She gets all weird when he's in his mountie costume bc it reminds her of Jack, her husband who died bc of Nathan and Nathan stalked her and kept it a secret. Or is everyone supposed to forget that? Back in those days abs even today she'd be called a hussy, going back and forth between men, dumping her fiance for reasons like buying her land(jack did the same and she loved it), he helped her get her book published, a hot air balloon, all things that come with the changing times. I imagine little jack learning the truth about Nathan's involvement in his fathers death and never forgiving his mom for making him call him dad.
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She didnt blame Nathan, NATHAN WASNT TO BLAME. Elizabeth has always looked at him remember she choose safe love over great love and now she's finally gotten to great love
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Finally, someone who remembers that Jack bought land for her. It’s clear the writers couldn’t come up with the storylines for Lucas and Elizabeth, so they are redoing what has already been done. Unfortunately much like many others - rebooting what’s already been done.
I’m not sure how this show got renewed for another season….
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what your not sure how it got renewed for another season I hope this has 20 seasons it is AMAZING!!!!!!!!
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He bought land for her close by not far from there! Jack bought land for her and wasn't going to build some castle like Lucas said! It's clear Elizabeth never loved Lucas!
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Haven’t gotten through a whole episode yet. More stories are needed about others and not just side storylines. This just boring.
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I am sick of Elizabeth and her fickled self. The story of she and Nathan has been done, ENOUGH already! I can’t believe Nathan would even want to go down that road again with Elizabeth, cause you never know from day to day how she’s going to feel. It seems she wants what she doesn’t have, then when she gets it she changes her mind, like with Lucas. Every time they show a scene with she and Nathan together I gag. Guess I will have to start recording the show so I can fast forward through their scenes. As far as the rest of the show, I love it, although, I would love to see Lucas get a new love interest very soon.
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Me too Nathan gets jealous each time she's around Lucas
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If you look back from the very start Elizabeth was always drawn to Nathan! She was just afraid. Lucas arrived as a worldly and shady character. The story is finally on track!
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She was drawn to the mountie he plays not him. She didn't even know him or did you forget he lied about how he was supposed to be with those criminals the day jack died but he was scared, and he lied about stalking her, his personality is very weird and he had a lot more shadiness than Lucas. Lucas was kind and helped her become an independent woman, he didn't need a mountie costume to catch her attention. If you watch Elizabeth and Nathan 99.9% of her feeling "something" towards him is when she is shocked seeing him as a mountie. Oh and she's like a mother figure to him, when Lucas helped her be strong and independent.
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Lucas has way more !!! A suprise fiance no one knew about vI think that would break any relationship so even though they broke before they still would have
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Agree! Elizabeth is getting on my nerves also. I loved her being with Lucas and I don’t know how someone can be in love and then change their mind. She went after Lucas and when he became governor she stopped loving him and then Nathan is who she loves. They are both to good for her and I would love to see Lucas with Faith now who is so sweet or better Nathan tell her he really doesn’t love her lol. I don’t know if I will continue watching now because who knows who she will love next.
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You dont know how someone can be in love then change your mind?? Have you heard of the word "divorce" or "breakup" or "dump" they're there for a reason.
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