When Calls the Heart is diving into an hour about Hope Valley’s teenagers, and we’re excited for this installment.
Allie is turning 17, and the spoilers for When Calls the Heart Season 12 Episode 4 tease that she’s planning a birthday dance party. However, some people aren’t thrilled with this idea. Will she have her first grown-up birthday party? We’ll have to see.
Nathan also struggles with his daughter’s growth, so Elizabeth will have her hands full, mediating between father and daughter.
Elsewhere, Rosemary and Bill team up again to investigate a train robbery about the mysterious gold coin. We will surely see some humorous scenes as they talk to their friends.
Finally, while Lucas is still estranged from his friends, he steps in to help Edie. This could be when the ice thaws between them, bringing them closer.
Elizabeth Strives to Complete Allie’s Birthday Dreams and Support Nathan
Elizabeth learns of Allie’s secret birthday dance party early on and strives to make it memorable for the teenager.
Turning 17 is a special moment for Allie because she’s growing up and has her first major crush. Her birthday party could be integral to the love triangle between Allie, Earl Wyatt, and Oliver.
We know Oliver is invited from the promo, and she indeed invited Earl Wyatt, too.
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Elizabeth wants to help her because it’s the first thing they’ve done together since their relationship shifted from teacher and student to more like family.
The spoiler photos and teasers hint that Elizabeth brushes up on her dancing so she can teach the teenagers dance steps. It will be fun to see multiple dance scenes.
However, Nathan struggles with the fact that Allie isn’t his little girl anymore. Like many fathers, he wants to hold time still and have her host slumber parties and scavenger hunts, not boy-girl parties.
Elizabeth has to balance respecting Allie’s wishes and supporting Nathan as he learns to let his daughter become more independent.
They will likely end up on the same team, as this sneak peek hints that they both want to make Allie’s birthday perfect as they practice their dancing moves.
It’s endearing that Elizabeth works as hard as Nathan to make Allie’s birthday perfect. While she’s not her daughter, they have a special relationship and will likely become even closer.
Will Allie’s Dreams of a Birthday Dance Party Be Crushed?
Allie wants to look grown up and have a dance party with her friends, but the weekly promo hints that Molly leads the charge to cancel the event.
That seems unlike Molly, unless her daughter Rosaleen had a heartbreaking experience at a dance, and she’s trying to spare Allie a similar heartbreak.
It doesn’t explain why the other adults think a teenage dance is scandalous. These teenagers are responsible and only want to celebrate an important event.
When Allie hears the adults want to cancel her party, she hopes that Elizabeth will save the day. Several adults often get loud and outspoken, but Elizabeth will likely defend her.
That’s an awful predicament to put Lee in. An emergency meeting for a teen’s birthday party isn’t necessary, and he wouldn’t want to interfere with Allie’s celebration.
Will the town find a compromise so Allie can celebrate her birthday?
Bill and Rosemary Make a Delightful Duo
Bill and Rosemary make a delightful duo when they investigate crimes together. They added comic relief, and thankfully, they’re researching an infamous robbery, not an attempted murder of a friend this time.
Rosemary seems excited about this case, so watching her take the lead will be entertaining.
Without raising much suspicion, they’ll need to discern who paid with the double-sided eagle coin.
That may be challenging because gossip spreads fast in Hope Valley, especially if they begin their search at the Mercantile.
Almost everyone buys stuff there, but how many pay with a gold coin?
We’re unsure who the culprit could be, but Earl Wyatt just blew back into town. He mentioned that his dad worked for the railroad, too. Could that have been a coincidence?
Will Lucas Form a New Connection?
Lucas ended When Calls the Heart Season 12 Episode 3 feeling alone and isolated.
As mentioned, we hate what the series has done to his character. Chris McNally deserves better. We don’t even get press photos of him anymore. Sob.
The spoilers tease that Lucas comes to Edie’s assistance. Since they were sparring before, the ice must have thawed.
This will be the ideal opportunity for Lucas to spend time with Edie, look at the shared land, and see if they can compromise.
Lucas wants to honor her family’s ranch, and if he can get enough land, he hopes to rekindle his friendship with Lee.
Edie seems honorable, and while she’s headstrong, she looks like a good match for Lucas so far. We’re eager to see how they interact.
Over to you, Hearties. What are you excited to see in “Dancing Teens”?
Do you think Allie’s birthday party will happen?
Are you looking forward to Lucas forming a new connection?
Let us know in the comments.
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