The Way Home Season 1 Episode 3 Recap ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’
Episode 3 of The Way Home, titled “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” proves this show is only getting better. Between time-travel surprises, bittersweet flashbacks, and Alice’s first kiss, the Landry women are keeping us on our toes. On this week’s episode of Girls Gone Hallmark, we’re recapping it all—the nostalgia, the family drama, and that jaw-dropping pond twist. We’ll break down the big moments, share our favorite nineties throwbacks, and talk about what this turning point means for Kat, Alice, and Del moving forward.
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Did you miss last week’s recap of “The Way Home?’
- Episode 1 ‘Mothers and Daughters’
- Episode 2 ‘Scar Tissue’
- Episode 3 ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’
- Episode 4 ‘What’s My Age Again?’
- Episode 5 ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’
- Episode 6 ‘Building a Mystery’
- Episode 7 ‘The End of the World As We Know It’
- Episode 8 ‘Lovefool’
- Episode 9 ‘The Day the Music Died’
- Episode 10 ‘Not All Who Wander are Lost’
What We Loved
- All the 90s callbacks: mix tapes, AOL dial-up, Britney Spears, and butterfly clips.
- Alice’s acoustic “…Baby One More Time” moment. Sadie Laflamme-Snow shines.
- The growing bond between Kat and Monica, which feels long overdue.
- That final pond scene: Kat joining Alice opens a whole new storyline.
Questions We’re Asking
- What will happen now that Kat has traveled back to 1999?
- Can Alice keep up her double life without blowing her cover?
- And is Jacob’s disappearance tied to the pond after all?
Why This Episode Works
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” balances nostalgia, heart, and just enough mystery to keep us binge-watching. With Kat now pulled into the past, the story is primed to get even more complicated—and we’re ready for it.
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News and Notes about “The Way Home” Episode 3
- Episode 3 was directed by Nimisha Murkerji.
- Award-winning writer, director, and producer. Her breakout film was called “65_RedRoses” about a woman’s battle with Cystic Fibrosis. This film was initially selected by Oprah Winfrey for her Documentary Club on OWN before being acquired by Netflix and Hulu.
- Other director credits include Disney+ “Big Shots,” “Big Sky,” and “Virgin River.”
- Hallmark Channel scoring big views with “The Way Home”. This week’s episode pulled in 1.4 million live viewers as reported by Showbuzzdaily.com.
- Songs included in “The Way Home” episode 3:
- “There She Goes” – originally released by The La’s in 1989 and re-released by Sixpence None the Richer in 1999 for the movie “Snow Day.” This song also appears in episode 1 of “Gilmore Girls.”
- “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears. This was the best selling single of 1999.
- Notable references in this week’s episode included:
- “Back to the Future” (1988)
- Red Hot Chili Pepper’s “Californication” (1999)
- Dial up modems
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