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The Way Home Season 4 Episode 1 Review

Eric Rutin & Andrea Claassen Season 4 Episode 18

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Kat and Alice both fall in the pond — and come out in two different timelines, face-to-face with Fern. That ending alone has us hyped for the final season of The Way Home.

Eric and Andrea break down The Way Home Season 4, Episode 1 — the start of the FINAL season. Andrea is fully back on board and loved the premiere. Eric is more skeptical, and this episode didn't change his mind about Kat.

What worked: the graduation flashbacks and the return of “Down by the Water” by Abigail Lapell from Season 1, the tender time capsule scene between Kat and Alice, young Fern showing up in what looks like 1925, and the incredible closing sequence of Kat and Alice landing in two different timelines, both staring at Fern.

What didn't work: Kat pushing Elliot to dig into his birth mother's story the moment he says he doesn't want to. Eric speaks personally here as someone who was adopted, and Andrea shares her husband's experience with his own birth mom. It's the most honest conversation we've had about this show.

Andrea's standout scene: Alice spotting Kat and Fern on the projector and slipping the reel into her pocket. Eric's standout: that two timelines pond ending. Plus, our continuing gripe about why nobody in Port Haven notices that these characters are walking around SOAKING WET after every trip to the pond.

We also get into what we're hoping for from the rest of Season 4: more Fern (in both timelines), Elliot's mom storyline, Jacob potentially returning, the significance of the second set of books, and whether the 1925 timeline will be done better than Newport Mysteries handled its period setting.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Back in the Pond for the Final Season

01:15 First Impressions of the first episode of season 4

02:30 What We Liked About the Premiere

04:00 Graduation Flashbacks & “Down by the Water”

06:00 The Time Capsule Scene

07:30 What We Didn't Like: Kat Being Cat

09:00 Elliot's Adoption Storyline (A Personal Take)

11:30 Standout Scene: Alice & the Projector

13:00 The Soaking Wet Pond Problem

14:15 What We're Hoping For This Season

16:00 Fern in 1925 & the Mystery Books

17:15 Final Predictions & Next Week's Teaser

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