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‘WHEN CALLS THE HEART’ RECAP SEASON 12 FINALE: HOPEFUL HEALING


To be perfectly upfront, there are ten episodes from this popular period drama that I have never seen. I watched the first episode, and now this. The in-between and I are strangers. Still, I see the social media chatter and know last week was something of a dramatic episode. Given how well loved this show is, we decided to publish a When Calls the Heart finale recap. Let’s see what’s happening in Hope Valley.

Note; read at your own risk! This is a recap, which means, yes, there will be spoilers.

In the aftermath of last week’s episode, we catch up on what is happening with these characters and get into what’s next before ultimately, there’s a bit of a cliffhanger. But first things first. In the opening, we hear Elizabeth talk of spring and the good she feels it brings…

Let’s see how things play out for some of the key characters.

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Jack is Healing

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After his brush with a serious illness, the insulin and treatment Jack needs for his newly discovered condition is helping him live a normal life, even as Elizabeth tells us she understands this is life now…

Finding Gold

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This finale plays up a fun little treasure hunt. We of course speak of the quest to find gold coins! Lucas and Edie compete against Rosemary and Bill in a friendly competition to uncover this. This all plays out for laughs, and of course, the season (from all that I’ve seen in promo clips or on X), does play with the idea that Lucas and Edie are crushing. But which will win out? Their business partnership or something more personal?

Elizabeth and Nathan Where You Go I Go

‘WHEN CALLS THE HEART’ RECAP SEASON 12 FINALE: HOPEFUL HEALING. Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton and Kevin McGarry star in the S12 finale.
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The “big” romance between Elizabeth and Nathan gets some progress too. Now that Elizabeth’s mother’s heart is soothed because her child is getting stronger, she and Nathan make plans. They both want to move forward with their love story and part of the way they will do this is to spend summer together now that graduation day is here. All with a goal to deepen their relationship and celebrate their wins, including Jack doing well.

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But… then there is a possible wrinkle in their ever after. Elizabeth receives a letter from Charlotte. Her mother in law makes a rather strong request that Jack and Elizabeth return to the city in order to ensure Jack receives the best kind of care. When he falls ill again, she lets concern overtake her heart… unable to find Nathan in time, Elizabeth makes choice; she’s leaving. She leaves a letter telling him what is happening… and that she expects nothing in light of this decision.

He does find her before they are fully out of town, and in an emotional scene, Nathan and Allie are going with them, a choice Nathan and Elizabeth seal with a kiss.

This is of course the cliffhanger that leaves viewers wanting to know… wait, what’s next?

WHEN CALLS the HEART RECAP Elsewhere…

Oliver Garrett receives a recommendation from Nathan for the next steps of his career. Though reluctance seems to cloud his face, which means instead Oliver and Nathan make different plans for his future.

Students Angela, Emily and Timothy graduate and the town of Hope Valley proudly celebrates them.

Oh yeah, and of course Hallmark did announce season thirteen, too!

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Stream, next day, this show’s entire twelfth season on Hallmark+

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What are your thoughts on this When Calls the Heart finale recap? Did you love how it ends? Detest it? What do you want next for Elizabeth and Nathan? What about Allie? What hopes do you have for future stories? Comment all of your (newly renewed) season thirteen hopes!

Love When Call the Heart? Find our season twelve first impression review or a list of watchalike titles.

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‘WHEN CALLS THE HEART’ RECAP SEASON 12 FINALE: HOPEFUL HEALING. Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton and Kevin McGarry star in the S12 finale.

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