The Love Triangle So Far

    Happy, happy Friday! Hope you're all doing well, and staying safe! We're here again. Only TWO more days until the next episode of WCTH! I'm very excited to see it, especially after reading the title for it!

    So as I promised in Wednesday's post today we're going to be talking all about this crazy, stress inducing, gray hair making ride of a love triangle! Despite the MEGA stress this whole thing has caused I have to give the writers a round of applause, as they have done a great job in keeping us engaged and excited! (Or at least I have been anyway. :D ) Some Hearties are honestly tired of the triangle and really would like it to be resolved. I understand, yet there's something about the suspense that's actually kind of fun to me. But really, I need, (Let me repeat that) NEED a resolution by the end of this Season!!! And I'm really hopeful as to who it may be! Let me elaborate.

Please beware Team Nathan as this post is HEAVILY Team Lucas themed.

Things So Far

    This has been quite the ride, hasn't it? Both guys have finally made their intentions clear, (or at least clearer) and Elizabeth has realized that her heart is opened again and that she likes both guys. Now who she picks is obviously THE question, and has been for a long time. I've been blogging about this for close to a year, and I. Still. Don't. Know.

    Truthfully both guys still have a shot. Elizabeth has gotten to know each guy, and I can tell that both guys really do care about her. They've both done sweet and caring things for her, and both Elizabeth and the guys have shared things about themselves. 

    As to what's going to happen, that's another ballgame. If you ask four different Hearties this question, you could get four different answers. The main two, however, are of course either Lucas or Nathan winning. If you've been reading my blog for almost any length of time you know that I'm totally Team Lucas! And as to who I actually think could win, my answer is the same.

    I have some reasons.

1. Chemistry

    This is more of a personal thing. Different people see different things, or more specifically different teams see different chemistry levels. I do not feel the same sparks with Nathan and Elizabeth that I do with Lucas and Elizabeth. The whole vibe is just different. Elizabeth always gets this huge sweet smile when she's around Lucas, while when she's with Nathan things sometimes are more awkward for me. This partly is very dependent on my totally biased opinion, in the fact that I enjoy watching Chris McNally more then Kevin McGarry. (Please forgive me Kevin.) But the other part is just that Chris and Erin have this chemistry when they're together.

    Recently a fellow Heartie told me about this interview that Chris McNally did with Hallmark's Bubbly Shesh Podcast. (You know who you are fellow Heartie.💗 ;) In it Chris tells how he got the role of Lucas, and it's quite interesting. Here's the link if you want to check it out. https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/thebubblysesh/chris-mcnally-interview-when-calls-the-heart

    For anyone who doesn't know the story, he apparently auditioned for the role of Nathan AND the role of Lucas. He wasn't happy with his Lucas audition, but his Nathan one went well, and so Chris flew to Canada to do a chemistry reading as Nathan with Erin Krakow. Then afterward the people running the whole thing asked him would he stay a little longer to ALSO audition as Lucas because they thought he would be good for that role. He did it, feeling much better about this audition, and he got the role! Henceforth Lucas Bouchard was born!

    I have two comments about this.

    First off, Lucas could have been Nathan! (Well, you get what I mean!) That's crazy to think about now, isn't it? I might of been Team Nathan!

    And secondly, is the fact that Chris got to do TWO auditions. The people casting the roles actually liked Chris as Nathan and the chemistry reading with Erin obviously went well if they could see his potential as Lucas. If the chemistry was there, and is there, why not pick him?

    Of course I've never heard how Kevin McGarry's audition happened or how it went. I'm actually very interested to hear it, so, without spoiling anything, if someone knows I'd appreciate it if they could let me know, as I've never heard or read about it anywhere. Who knows? Maybe it would knock this theory down.

2. Romantic Moments

    This is one of my strongest reasons. In my opinion, I just don't think that Nathan and Elizabeth have had the necessary romantic scenes YET for her to pick him. Most of the things they've done together haven't been about just them. They've been about Allie, Nathan's father issues, or a student, which sometimes gives more of a "teacher with a student's parent" vibe. Honestly, in my opinion, Nathan needs Elizabeth, more than Elizabeth needs Nathan. Nathan has been through a lot, and needs someone to love him, someone he can finally trust. But I don't see Elizabeth actually needing Nathan. Then again I guess you could say that she doesn't need Lucas either, but Lucas does have a lot to offer Elizabeth. (Not that Nathan doesn't have anything to offer either.)

    With Elizabeth and Lucas, most of their time together has been about each other. They've shared their pasts, they've worked together to bring the library to Hope Valley, and they can challenge each other like no one else. Not to mention they've had MANY romantic moments together, and often have this flirty banter going.

    Lucas has done SO much for Elizabeth. Every dream he's discovered of hers he tries to make it come true, and encourages Elizabeth to go for it.

    Ensue my Lucas should win lecture.

    Lucas and Elizabeth make each other better people. Elizabeth has been through so, SO much in her life. She was always worrying about Jack getting hurt or leaving. Jack left for a job, came back, and then Elizabeth was worrying about him getting hurt, which made her realize her greatest fear was losing Jack. Jack would leave to escort a payroll, he left for the Northern Territories, came back, left again, came back, married Elizabeth, and then left once AGAIN! And they'd only been married for possibly less than a week. And then of course, Elizabeth's greatest fear came true and Jack very sadly died.

    The question now is, why would she want to put herself through that again? Now of course the heart wont be controlled by things like this. Elizabeth can't help it if she loves Nathan. (If. Remember I said if. Lol!) But after everything she's been through, she deserves to finally have some peace. She was a saint in dealing with everything that happened with Jack, and I think she deserves to finally be happy and have someone to take care of her.

    Lucas can do that. He has done nothing but shower her with care and kindness. They both have common interests in books, and the library, and his job doesn't require him to leave often, if ever. I think Lucas could provide Elizabeth with a good and happy life. He truly cares about her and I believe would love her very deeply, and raise Baby Jack as his own son.

    And on the flip side, Elizabeth can do as Jack wanted and love Lucas with the unconditional love that she gave Jack. Lucas will finally have a home, and a close loving family. (I don't know a lot about his childhood, but he did say his parents worked a lot so that's where I'm getting the close family bit from. But I don't know about this for sure.)

    Elizabeth and Lucas just compliment each other, and make (In my opinion) a sweet couple.

    But as usual this is just my opinion, and I'm VERY biased. Team Nathan could tell me all the reasons why Elizabeth should be with Nathan, and all the things they have to offer each other. In fact, I really believe that Elizabeth loving Nathan would be a wonderful thing for him, and may help heal some wounds from his past. And I also believe that Nathan cares about Elizabeth as well, and would love her too. I would just prefer Elizabeth to pick Lucas. I think they're cute and I enjoy the chemistry between them. But please don't let my bias bother you. Feel free to flood the comments with all your reasons why Nathan should be with Elizabeth. Or, for Team Lucas fans, why Lucas should win. (Just, please, no spoilers! :)

What's Next?

WARNING!!! Below are spoilers for this upcoming episode. Please read at your own risk, and also please do not tell me ANY SPOILERS. Thank you! :)   

   What's next for this love triangle? Well, I don't know a lot about this coming episode, but what I do know has me both excited and curious.

    First off, the title is, Heart of A Writer. Yes! You know what that very well may mean! More Lucas and Elizabeth scenes! Maybe she's finished her book, or maybe Lucas will finally take the giant leap, and ask Elizabeth out! (So they can discuss her book, of course... :D ) Looking back at Jack and Elizabeth, Jack asked Elizabeth out on their first date when there was only four episodes left! Could we get a repeat here?

    The second thing is that while I was getting some pics for my last blog post, the preview for the next episode started and by the time I paused it I saw...(Brace yourselves Team Lucas) I saw Nathan giving Elizabeth an apple... (Gulp!) What does this mean??? It's actually a really sweet gesture, but it's scary for me as it's not the guy I want giving it to her. Lol! Looks like the battle continues for Elizabeth's heart. I'm very curious as to what will happen, and who this episode may point to as the possible winning guy. Then again, who am I kidding? I've watched 6 episodes and I still don't know who's going to win!

    Thank you so much for reading! Feel free to comment below or on my Twitter page! (Blog Comments will be answered in a separate blog post.) Stay safe, and God Bless!

- Psalm 91