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The Best Episodes of When Calls the Heart

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Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    When Calls the Heart Season 1 Episode 2 - Cease and Desist
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Cease and Desist

    S1:E2

    When the coal company orders the town's widows to move and make way for new miners, Abigail devises a plan to keep the women in their homes.

    Director:Michael Landon Jr.
    Writer:Brian Bird

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  2. When Calls the Heart Season 3 Episode 8 - Hearts in Question
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Hearts in Question

    S3:E8

    Elizabeth struggles to get along with Jack's mother, a gritty and challenging frontierswoman, after she rides into town in the night.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Cynthia J. Cohen

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  3. When Calls the Heart Season 5 Episode 1 - Believing
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Believing

    S5:E1

    Elizabeth’s sister, Julie, visits Hope Valley in her quest to become a teacher. Lee is made acting Sheriff when Abigail and Bill leave town to testify in Gowen’s trial. Carson has problems with a traveling tonic salesman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 7 - In a Jam
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - In a Jam

    S13:E7

    A business proposition brings folks together as they help Minnie out of a jam. Nathan's fire investigation puts him in harm's way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 8 - Take Two
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Take Two

    S13:E8

    Feeling the loss of her playhouse, Rosemary directs a silent film and gets the whole community involved. Locus finds himself hesitant to open his heart again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 9 - Lost and Found Again
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Lost and Found Again

    S13:E9

    After losing his father's medal on a hike, Elizabeth and Nathan organize a trip down memory lane for Little Jack with a very special surprise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 10 - Blessings
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Blessings

    S13:E10

    Nathan enlists Allie's help for a top-secret mission and brings Charlotte on a heartfelt visit. Lucas and Edie grow closer from afar. Rosemary steps into a new role.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 11 - Trials and Trails and Tribulations
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Trials and Trails and Tribulations

    S13:E11

    The day of the long-awaited trial arrives for Bill and Nathan. Lucas contemplates his future.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 4 - Until Proven Guilty
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Until Proven Guilty

    S13:E4

    Elizabeth assists Allie with Oliver's surprise party while Lee launches a new business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. When Calls the Heart Season 13 Episode 5 - Growing Pains
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Growing Pains

    S13:E5

    New evidence comes to light that shifts the fire investigation. Elizabeth and her classroom start a project that will impact the territory for generations to come.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. When Calls the Heart Season 2 Episode 4 - Awakenings & Revelations
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Awakenings & Revelations

    S2:E4

    When a visitor from home arrives in Hope Valley, Elizabeth begins to question the direction of her heart and feelings for Jack. As Abigail struggles with how to help her daughter-in-law, Bill delves deeper into an undercover investigation.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Tony Blake

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  12. When Calls the Heart Season 2 Episode 5 - Heart and Home
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Heart and Home

    S2:E5

    Elizabeth and Jack receive upsetting news from their families in Hamilton that could tear them apart. Meanwhile, Abigail tries to find forgiveness in her heart for Bill as Lee enlists Rosemary’s help to fight Gowen and keep Hope Valley from falling apart.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robin Bernheim Burger

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  13. When Calls the Heart Season 2 Episode 6 - Coming Together, Coming Apart
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Coming Together, Coming Apart

    S2:E6

    Elizabeth and Jack try to put their differences aside to stop Julie and Tom before they make another mistake, while Gowen targets Abigail’s Café in his next underhanded scheme.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Tony Blake

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  14. When Calls the Heart Season 2 Episode 7 - With All My Heart
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - With All My Heart

    S2:E7

    Elizabeth and Jack face a life-threatening experience together and finally discover the truth about what has been keeping them apart. Later, all of Hope Valley witnesses a shocking arrest and an unexpected proposal.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writers:Derek Thompson, Tony Blake

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  15. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 2 - Honestly, Elizabeth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Honestly, Elizabeth

    S8:E2

    The arrival of Lucas' mother makes Elizabeth more than a little nervous; Lee injures his back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. When Calls the Heart Season 2 Episode 1 - Trials of the Heart
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Trials of the Heart

    S2:E1

    Coal Valley's trial gets underway in the town with a new Judge presiding over it. Elizabeth gets unsettling news from Hamilton regarding her family, and must return. Abigail's case is presided over by an unlikely prosecutor. Elizabeth's family meets, Jack.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writers:Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal H. Dobrofsky, Tony Blake, Robin Bernheim Burger

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  17. When Calls the Heart Season 3 Episode 1 - New Year's Wish
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - New Year's Wish

    S3:E1

    The townsfolk celebrate the New Year, which allows Jack and Elizabeth to make a fresh start. Meanwhile, Rosemary and Lee have a new adventure and Pastor Hogan runs into an unwelcome visitor from his past.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Robin Bernheim Burger

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  18. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 4 - Welcome to Hope Valley
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Welcome to Hope Valley

    S8:E4

    Nathan starts to question his own actions as the inquiry begins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 8 - A Parade and a Charade
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - A Parade and a Charade

    S8:E8

    Elizabeth focuses on teaching Angela how to read braille. Rosemary and Lee struggle to give Rachel the freedom she was promised in Hope Valley. Bill feels displaced when he's asked to finally return his Mountie uniform.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 3 - From the Ashes
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - From the Ashes

    S8:E3

    Everyone in Hope Valley tries to help when a geyser erupts at the oil rig.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 6 - No Regrets
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - No Regrets

    S8:E6

    Elizabeth wonders if she's ready to let love in again, while Rosemary wonders what her purpose is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 7 - Before My Very Eyes
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Before My Very Eyes

    S8:E7

    A health scare has everyone in Hope Valley worried about one of their own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. When Calls the Heart Season 6 Episode 1 - Phone Rings and Heart Strings
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Phone Rings and Heart Strings

    S6:E1

    Elizabeth balances new motherhood with teaching, Bill & Gowen battle to buy the saloon, Rosemary plays matchmaker for a potential romance, and Abigail brings technology to town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 1 - Open Season
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Open Season

    S8:E1

    Elizabeth tries to deal with how she feels about Nathan and Lucas; a visitor causes trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. When Calls the Heart Season 8 Episode 5 - What the Heart Wants
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - What the Heart Wants

    S8:E5

    Rosemary and Lee adjust to having family in town, while a letter from Dottie upsets the Coulters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cease and Desist" is the best rated episode of "When Calls the Heart". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Michael Landon Jr. and written by Brian Bird, it aired on 1/18/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hearts in Question".