The Way Home Listener Mailbag #1: So Many Questions, Zero Answers
We are so back! The second best part of The Way Home being back on the air means regular emails and voicemails from our listeners with your insightful theories, comments and questions. Thank goodness you all have better memories than we do.
In this episode, we dig into your reactions, theories, and questions about The Way Home Season 4, Episode 1. Much like the kick off episode for season 4, there is a lot to unpack here.
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The Baby Elliot Theory We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Listener Aaron kicked things off with a theory so airtight we practically had nothing to add: she believes it was Alice, not Tessa, who left Baby Elliot by the pond, and lays out the case in detail, from the physical description of the figure who jumped to Alice’s existing pattern of time travel stops with a purpose. The idea is that this would be one of Alice’s quick, unplanned stopovers where she’d know exactly what to do because she’d already done it.
“There’s nothing about that that I’m pushing back against.” — Megan, after reading Erin’s email approximately once
Brady’s Back and We Have Notes
We also heard from Francisco, a GGH regular who keeps it very real about Kat and has complicated feelings about Elliot’s emotions (valid) and Brady’s return (also valid, we said what we said). He flagged the auditory memory Dell has in the kitchen with Rita and Sam — a moment we didn’t spend a lot of time on in the recap — and it got us wondering whose voice that is and what she’s being told to leave behind.
The Details You’re Catching That We Missed
Marlene wrote in for the first time to point out that the song the clock plays for Elliot (“Beautiful Dreamer”) is the same song Fern sang the first time Kat met her. She also raised an interesting parallel between Kat and Alice: both had a best friend who was also a romantic rival, in different decades. The Way Home really does reward people who pay close attention.
Eric from Iowa spotted something in the Toronto bench scene that we had to immediately look up. YouTube commenters Nate, Heather, and Glenn all weighed in on Griffin, Sam, and the tunnels under Port Haven. And Hannah on Spotify reminded us that both Jacob and Sam have a Toronto connection which we absolutely think that’s going to matter.
About That Voicemail
Then there was the voicemail. The tone was a little spicy, but the point was fair the writers of a show called The Way Home probably did know that “Show Me the Way to Go Home” was in Jaws. We stand by Wendy’s investigative process. Moving on.
Want to Be in the Next Mailbag?
Lance finally wrote in after years of composing emails in his head on dog walks a. Don’t be Lance. After you watch Season 4, Episode 2 this weekend, we want to hear from you. Send us your theories, questions, reactions, and strongly-worded opinions about Brady to hello@girlsgonehallmark.com, or leave us a voicemail at (949) 329-8090.
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