Jacks joins us this week to continue our journey into Hope Valley: 1874.

A young fugitive holds Rebecca and Tom hostage.

April 30, 2026 | Hallmark Channel

• Bethany Joy Lenz as Rebecca Clarke
• Benjamin Ayres as Tom Moore

The boarding house is popping and they're going to throw a party! Baby Ned might be a little sick. Nash finally gets his cast off and goes right back to work! Rebecca is out in the stables talking to the horses when this guy pops out of nowhere with a gun and tells her not to move! He seems like he's in a lot of pain and he doesn't know where he is.

Hattie comes across an acceptance letter that Olivia got from the Ontario School of Art.

Rebecca notices that her captor has a gunshot wound and she offers to help him.

There's a new British dude in town who is hoping to strike it rich down at the stream.

Tom shows up and is immediately suspicious that something is going on and homeboy pokes his gun out and is now holding both of them captive!

Olivia and Alexander go out to fish and she teaches him how to cast that line!

Ned's mom is freaking out because Ned won't stop crying. Hattie helps her out.

Tom and Rebecca finally convince their captor, Eli, to let her help him with his wound. He opens up about what happened - a rancher refused to pay him for breaking his horse. He tried to take the horse back and they shot him and he went on the run.

Olivia and Alexander have a great day together - catching fish, talking about the big city, making eyes with each other.

Rebecca gets Eli fixed up and they encourage him to bring his case to the local mountie. He'll be able to help. But before they can go see him, the baddies show up. Tom goes out to talk to them - get off my land! Rebecca walks him out and says we're bringing him to the mountie. You're welcome to follow. On the way back, Alexander shows up and tells the fellas he's taking the kid into custody and they can press charges if they want to.

Rebecca tells Tom that she was impressed with him today.

The episode ends with that British guy snooping around in the woods.

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It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review!

A greenhouse worker and the son of Churchill Downs' CEO form an unlikely pair, coming together to save the Kentucky Derby rose blanket and uncovering a generational love story along the way.

May 2, 2026 | Hallmark

Director: Clare Niederpruem

Writer: Jamie Pachino

Cast:

• Odette Annable as Sadie
• Andrew W. Walker as Ash Taylor

It's 1932 and this dude brings this girl out to the woods to give her a horseshoe necklace. She's like I can't take this. We hardly know each other. And it looks expensive. He's like it is. I got big dreams and I want someone by my side to grow an empire with. She asks him to put it on her.

We then see a bunch of clips of the Kentucky Derby from over the years. We meet Sadie who is going to leave her family's greenhouse, the one for Churchill Downs, so that she can become a full time florist - that's her dream. She notices some work being done at Churchill Downs. Apparently a storm came through.

We then meet Ash Taylor. He's the son of the Churchill Downs CEO. His dad calls him and says there's been an emergency and asks him to come home. Ash is like I'm too busy to help you. It's clear that he and his dad don't see eye to eye. Ash even changed his last name so that people wouldn't know that he is a Reed. He doesn't want to take any shortcuts. But when his mom asks him to do it, he can't say no.

He comes across Sadie who is looking at the flowers at Churchill Downs. They chat and bond over not wanting to take over the family business. They end up watching fireworks together and having a great time. But they didn't exchange information...not even names.

Luckily for them, they bump into each other at a bar the next night. They have a great time!

Ash's mom bumps into Sadie and sees some of her work and hires her to put together some bouquets for a fundraising event. When Sadie's boss finds out, she's like well...figure it out.

She's gotta find some roses. Luckily Ash knows where they can find some in the wild. This is when she explains that greenhouse flowers are different than florist flowers and I gotta be honest....thankful for that explanation. This is also when she finds out that he is the son of the Derby folks, the Reeds, and she's not pleased.

We find out that that couple at the beginning of the movie was Ash's great-uncle and Sadie's great-grandma. Apparently they were in love. But his dad wouldn't let him marry her.

The flowers mysteriously end up on Sadie's doorstep and the event is a big success.

She ends up going out with Ash again but they get in an argument - apparently his family thinks that her great-grandmother kept the jewelry. Her family says they gave it back. It's a whole thing.

But no time to wallow. She finds out that the roses for the Derby's blanket of roses are stuck in South America. So she posts a video on social media asking for the community to all bring their roses. And it works! The roses come flying in. Big success!

She also finds a letter that tells her where the necklace is and she brings it to Ash to have him put it on her. And they kiss BIG HONKEN ONES! KISS OF THE YEAR CONTENDER!

It's Derby day! He tells his dad he's willing to come back if he can run the charity that finds homes for old Derby horses.

Her best friend wins the Derby. And then his dad says they are going to source the roses locally moving forward and they want her to do it first. They celebrate with another kiss.

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It's Marvel Monday and Spider-Man joins the MCU!

Peter Parker tries to stop Adrian 'The Vulture' Toomes from selling weapons made with advanced Chitauri technology while trying to balance his life as an ordinary high school student.

July 7, 2017 | Theatrical Release

Director: Jon Watts

Writers: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts

Cast:

• Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes/The Vulture
• Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Zendaya as Michelle
• Donald Glover as Aaron Davis
• Jacob Batalon as Ned
• Laura Harrier as Liz

We open in the aftermath of the Battle of New York, where regular blue-collar guy Adrian Toomes is just trying to clean up alien junk and make an honest living… until Tony Stark and the government swoop in and say, “Actually, we got this.” So naturally, Toomes says, “Cool cool cool, I’ll just become a black market arms dealer with alien tech I stole.

Cut to eight years later and we’ve got your friendly neighborhood teenager Peter Parker, fresh off his Avengers internship in a Civil War. Peter ditches normal high school activities ( to focus on being Spider-Man and fighting crime in New York.

One night he come acoss some crazy weapons with tech he’s never seen before. With Tony being MIA, , he tells his best friend Ned and becomes the world’s most enthusiastic guy-in-the-chair.

Meanwhile, Toomes is out here flying around as the Vulture, selling crazy dangerous weapons. Peter stumbles into this whole operation, almost drowns, gets yelled at by Tony Stark, and still decides, “I’m gonna fix this myself.” Bold strategy.

Things escalate quickly when peter goes on a field trip to D.C. which Peter agreed to go to to follow the weapons. He ends up getting trapped in a storage area overnight. He finds out a piece of tech that Ned has is a bomb. So when he finally get out, he rushes to the Washington monument to save his friends.

Back in New York, he finds out the weapons dealer is going to be on the Staten Island Ferry. It’s a disaster and Tony finally takes away the suit like a disappointed dad. Peter’s superhero grounded.

He tries to go back to being a normal kid, even asks his crush Liz to homecoming — which is adorable until he shows up at her house and realizes her dad is THE Vulture. And he realizes that Peter is Spider-Man.

He give Peter a very calm and terrifying threat, and heads off for one last big heist. Peter decides to ditch the dance to try to stop the heist, but with only his homemade suit available, He gets buried under rubble, has a full “I am Spider-Man” moment, gets back up, and stops the plane from being stolen… barely.

We get a final showdown on a beach, Vulture suit goes boom, but Peter saves him anyway, cuz that's just the type of guy he is.

Toomes goes to jail, Liz moves away, and Tony offers Peter a full-time Avengers gig… which he turns down, choosing to stay your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

The movie ends with Peter getting his suit back… just in time for May Parker to walk in and discover EVERYTHING.

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We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod.

Lorelai and Max's relationship gets more serious. Luke's girlfriend Rachel returns. Meanwhile, Rory tries to win Dean back.

October 9, 2001 | The WB

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

It’s spring in Stars Hollow. Flowers everywhere. Life is good.

Rory is talking to Lorelai about where she should get married…which Lorelai very much does not want to talk about, considering she hasn’t even decided if she’s going to say yes yet.

Rory heads over to talk to Lane, who has bad news: her parents bought her a one-way ticket to Korea for the summer. Yikes.

Lorelai goes to buy a newspaper and spots a bunch of wedding magazines. She ends up grabbing one, which feels like a BIG sign. Miss Patty immediately clocks it and asks if she’s told Luke. Lorelai says no, but she’s about to — and insists it’s not a big deal because they’re just friends.

Naturally, the entire town follows her to Luke’s to watch through the window.

Luke handles it well at first…until he doesn’t. He starts rapid-fire questioning her: Where will you live? Will you have kids? Will you keep working after you’re married? Lorelai is not loving this interrogation.

Friday night dinner time. When they arrive, Emily is unusually chipper — Rory finished in the top 3%! Everyone already knew, which kind of kills the moment, but they celebrate anyway.

During dinner, Lorelai starts fidgeting with the ring and even moves it to her ring finger. This sends her spiraling enough to call Max and try to talk through all the questions Luke brought up. Max asks if these questions mean she’s saying yes…

She comes back to the table, smiles at Rory — and Rory instantly knows what that means. Emily and Richard are completely in the dark. Surely she’ll tell them now, right?

…Nope.

The next day, Lorelai tells Sookie, who is THRILLED — like, emotional tears thrilled. Jackson sees Sookie’s reaction and immediately panics about what this all means.

Later that night, Dean shows up — surprise! He and Rory are back together, and they kiss. Since they’re official again, Rory invites him to meet her grandparents at a celebratory dinner.

It goes…poorly.

Richard is not impressed. He grills Dean hard — college plans, grades, career goals — and gives him a whole speech about how special Rory is. Rory defends Dean, and the dinner ends abruptly.

Back home, Lorelai explains to Rory that it wasn’t really about Dean — it’s about the pressure her parents put on Rory. She’s everything they hoped Lorelai would be, and seeing Dean triggers all of that. Lorelai asks Rory to cut them a little slack.

Meanwhile, back at Emily and Richard’s, Richard is still fuming — until the phone rings. It’s Sookie, calling about an engagement party for Lorelai and Max.

And that’s how Emily finds out her daughter is engaged.

She storms into Richard’s office and demands he apologize to Rory. He’s confused — why? Emily explains: if they want Rory to trust them with big news someday, they need to fix this now.

The episode ends with Max giving Lorelai her engagement ring

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A new month is here which means....PREVIEW SHOW!!!

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It's Festive Friday and it's time for a heartfelt search for lost treasures!

A military widow falls in love while searching for her lost family heirloom.

November 6, 2025 | Theatrical Release

Director: Tyler Russell

Writers: Karen Kingsbury, Tyler Russell

Cast:

• Jana Kramer as Vanessa Mayfield
• Benjamin Hollingsworth as Ben Miller
• Kelsey Grammer as Howard Miller

We find out about a veteran named Bill Bailey who, on D-Day, parachuted in and stumbled upon a ring in the ground. He held onto this ring and cherished it forever. It's been passed down, generation to generation, until it goes to Vanessa, his great granddaughter. She lost it while skiing with her daughter. She's going from antique store to antique store trying to find it. She enters into Howard Miller's place that's holding a Christmas in July sale. As she's looking for the ring, a fella named Ben starts talking to her, asking what she's looking for. Ben is Howard's son. Ben keeps asking about her marital status. She finally opens up about losing her husband, who was also in the military. Ben says he's also a widower. Maybe it's time they both move on.

They start hanging out, flirting and what not. Fast forward a bit and it's the holiday season. Vanessa's daughter comes home and she wants to tell her about Ben but keeps getting interrupted.

We then see the hands of someone opening a box, filled with antiques, including her ring. He sets it off to the side. Turns out those hands belong to Howard. He thinks this ring could be worth a lot of money.

Ben and Vanessa keep hanging out and Vanessa keeps not telling her daughter.

Howard calls his son with good news! He found the diamond in the rough and it's worth $25,000! And a buyer is already lined up.

She finally tells her daughter about Ben and it doesn't go well. As good a time as any to go ahead and go out on their first date.

While out on the date, he realizes that the ring she's been looking for is the ring his dad has found. So he has to rush to the shop to make sure his dad doesn't sell it.

He goes to tell him and he's like it's not her ring, I'm selling it, end of story. But Howard finally takes a look at the engraving, just like Ben asked. He knows it belongs to her, so he goes to give it to Ben.

Ben surprises her at her big event by bringing her the ring and they end up kissing.

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Jacks joins us this week to continue our journey into Hope Valley: 1874.

A birthday triggers emotions for Rebecca and Sarah.

April 23, 2026 | Hallmark Channel

• Bethany Joy Lenz as Rebecca Clarke
• Benjamin Ayres as Tom Moore

The boarding house is really coming together and it's time for Rebecca and Sarah to actually move into a room! She's kinda freaking out over the curtains and Hattie checks on her. Rebecca explains she's trying to stay busy because Jim's birthday is coming up - his first birthday since his passing. Clayton brings in the new table and it's real nice. Alexander shows up and asks if his room is ready yet. She says no but he's like I'll just take it as is. He asks Olivia if she missed him and she says they always do. Rebecca reluctantly agrees to let him stay in the unfinished room. Hattie notices that Sarah is uncomfortable with the mountie around and she says she just didn't know a policeman was going to be staying there.

Alexander tells Rebecca he wants to make the boarding house his base of operations. He promises he'll keep things tidy and pay her an additional $2 a month. But she needs to sign a contract. He says he promises that he's here to protect, not bring danger to their door.

She finds Tom out there trying to break a horse and they have some flirty flirty fun times. But there's an issue - Doyal has dammed Tom's stream while prospecting and it's caused Tom's farm to flood. So Tom applies for a land patent to keep Doyal from prospecting his land. But what he doesn't know is that Doyal also applied. It's going to be up to Alexander to figure out what's what.

Late one night, Rebecca goes to look at a picture of her husband. She's real sad. The next day, finally some good news. The furniture for the boarding house is here! Despite not having all the money she needs to pay for it, the trading guy says he knows she's good for it.

Ned's dad finally finds some gold. He's happy about that. But is disappointed to find out it's only worth $10.

Rebecca is getting a little lightheaded while working and ends up fainting. Luckily Tom is there to catch her as she falls.

He brings her inside and she finally comes to. She says she just stood up too fast.

Alexander tells Tom he's going to hold an emergency hearing to deal with the land dispute.

Olivia goes to check on Sarah. She says they said my dad would be ok too but he never got better. She is worried about her momma and really misses her pa.

Rebecca and Sarah have a heart to heart about Jim and take turns sharing memories of him.

Ned's parents decide they need to try their luck somewhere else and head out to move.

Tom shows up for the meeting and brings other town members who are worried about losing their lands to the prospectors. Doyal shows up and brings a crew of his own. Alexander allows each of them to make a statement as to why they deserve the land. Tom explains that he's been working this land for 3.5 years. It's his. Doyal's daughter explains that the law is that the first person who has worked the land and files an application gets the land. That's the law.

Alexander decides that the law is clear - the first to file gets the land. Doyal did it first. However, in a world of right & wrong, uphold what is right. Tom has been working the land for years before the prospectors arrived. The law is for land that hasn't already been claimed, not in a situation where the land has already been claimed. Tom gets the land but Doyal is able to cross it to get to other streams. Doyal is not pleased and says he's going to take it up to Alexander's superiors.

Ned's parents come to say goodbye to Rebecca. She says wait...you can stay here for free if you run my mess tent. They agree to stay.

The episode ends with Rebecca and Sarah planting an apple seed in honor of Jim. While in Chicago, we see someone who I assume is Jim's mom seeing a drawing of Rebecca and Sarah in the paper.

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