Sometimes when we watch a show like Hope Valley: 1874, a prequel to the Hallmark hit When Calls The Heart, we can be a bit sarcastic, calling out the moments when things feel a bit melodramatic or predictable. But when the episode we’re watching is over, we can’t help but feel the warm feeling that a show like this, built around a community trying to build something in North America’s past, tries to project.
Opening Shot: As we see a mother and daughter in a horse-drawn wagon riding across the countryside, we hear a voice talk about northwest Canada being the land of opportunity.
The Gist: Rebecca Clarke (Bethany Joy Lenz) and her daughter Sarah (Mila Morgan) have come to this remote frontier area from Chicago. Rebecca looks at a newspaper listing for the boarding home she eventually ended up buying. Their goal is to make it there, but they
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