The WORST episodes of When Calls the Heart
Every episode of When Calls the Heart ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of When Calls the Heart!
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.
#1 - Lost and Found
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2014
Coal Valley is at odds when a special message is found at the site of a fatal coal mining accident.
#2 - Awakenings & Revelations
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2015
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.
#3 - Deep Water
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2023
Everyone helps Rosemary as the Governor visits early. Meanwhile, Nathan is called away to help with land trouble only to find himself in unexpected danger and with surprising intel.
#4 - A Vote of Confidence
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2019
Bill convinces an estranged friend to help catch criminals, Abigail & Lucas face off about the saloon’s disruption to town, and Faith & Carson consider revealing their relationship.
#5 - Cease and Desist
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2014
The Pacific Northwest Mining Company threatens to evict the widows of Coal Valley unless they pick up where their husbands left off.
#6 - What Is and What Should Never Be
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/17/2023
Elizabeth encourages Gowen to seek forgiveness from Rosaleen to heal old wounds. Meanwhile Montague continues to raise suspicion.
#7 - Secrets and Lies
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2014
After discovering new evidence, Jack investigates a surprising suspect in the church arson case.
#8 - Phone Rings and Heart Strings
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/24/2019
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.
#9 - Before My Very Eyes
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/4/2021
A health scare has everyone in Hope Valley worried about one of their own. Nathan is finally going to get Allie's adoption finalized. Lucas starts to become suspicious of Christopher's behavior since arriving in Hope Valley, while Christopher decides maybe he’d like to stay.
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#10 - The Dance
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2014
When a group of new male miners comes to Coal Valley, many of the town’s women get caught up in the prospect of the single men. Before long, Jack acts jealous when one of the men takes an interest in Elizabeth.
#11 - What the Heart Wants
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/2021
It’s graduation day at the Jack Thornton School house as well time for parent-teacher conferences. Rosemary and Lee adjust to having family in town. A letter from Dottie sends all the Coulters reeling. Clara learns Jesse made a big mistake.
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#12 - Surprise
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2019
Elizabeth confronts Nathan about his parenting style. Bill is offered a judgeship, but is unsure if he wants to take it. Rosemary hosts a girls-only night. Faith and Carson’s romance blooms. Jesse finds surface oil, but can’t afford to drill.
#13 - These Games
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2014
Elizabeth is feeling caught between overprotective Jack and new miner Billy Hamilton. When Jack tells her he has proof Billy lied to her, Elizabeth has had enough. Abigail, sensing Jack’s feelings for Elizabeth go beyond his protective duties as Coal Valley’s Constable, suggests Jack try a gentler approach to reach her.
#14 - Heart's Desire
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2015
Abigail travels to Hamilton to stay with Elizabeth’s family and is compelled to accept Bill’s help on a personal matter. A heroic act by Jack brings him closer to his ex-fiancée, Rosemary. Elizabeth returns to Hope Valley and she and Jack come together to consider what the future holds.
#15 - Open Season
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2021
Elizabeth has finished her manuscript and tries to come to terms with how she feels about Nathan and Lucas. An unwelcome visitor stirs up trouble for Nathan and Allie. A homesick Rosemary and Lee cut their South American trip short. Faith returns from medical school. Clara and Jesse haven’t been getting along. Fiona starts a new business venture.
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#16 - Perils of the Soloists
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2014
Elizabeth and Abigail emotionally move out of the row house and into the rooms above Abigail’s cafe, starting a new chapter and leaving many memories behind. Elizabeth learns that she and her students must put on the Coal Valley Founders’ Day play. While rehearsals begin, Jack surprises Elizabeth with some special talents, and has an even bigger gesture in mind to help her more than she could have ever hoped.
#17 - Heart and Soul
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2015
Rosemary makes herself useful at Abigail's Cafe. Jack and the townspeople work on building the new church to become the school. Elizabeth gets reacquainted with her old life away from Coal Valley. One of the widows gets proposed to and the wedding brings the townspeople closer together. Abigail receives troubling information about Bill Avery.
#18 - A Telling Silence
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2014
Coal Valley comes together when a young grieving girl, who lost her father in the fatal mining accident, goes missing.
#19 - Change of Heart
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2014
A determined Jack properly asks Elizabeth for a dinner date, finally making his romantic intentions clear. Elizabeth is excited, and is in for another very special surprise—an unexpected visit from her younger sister, Julie. Elizabeth hesitates to make a fuss about her date with Jack, but can’t help but be swept away when he surprises her with a very romantic evening at the café, with a little help from Abigail.
#20 - Love Comes First
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2014
Saying goodbye to Jack has left Elizabeth heartbroken, but she tries to stay strong in front of her class. Meanwhile, wanting to continue the investigation she started with Jack, Abigail tries to outwit Henry Gowen by stealing a file from his office that could hold the clues to the cause of the mine explosion.
#25 - Heart and Home
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/30/2015
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.