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Comments and queries for the week of April 7

I love hospital dramas but I’m addicted to Saving Hope. I watched it from Season 1 again and the storylines are fantastic. You just don’t know what’s going to happen next, so it would be a sin for it to finish in Season 5. Surely you’ve got more stories in your head for Alex, Charlie, Dawn and Maggie, etc. You have to keep it going, it’s sooooooo good it would be a mortal sin for it to end so I’m going to pray to my guardian angel and all other angels out there to save Saving Hope. You just can’t let your FANS DOWN PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE —Angel

I’m in [on Frankie Drake]. I love Lauren Lee Smith and I have no doubt that this creative team can pull this off. —DMK

This new version [Anne] is neither feminist nor empowering. The message is that women have always been, and continue to be, defeated by the world. Although the acting is marvelous, the dark take does not express anything helpful, nor make PEI a desirable destination, more’s the pity. —Claire

As a lover of all things Anne, I turned to my husband today and declared that I was officially ‘in.’ I am really loving this version and I’m an islander (now living in Toronto though). I was s skeptical and anxious and even as I watched the first couple of episodes I was hesitant. Did I like it? I was thinking I did, but I have such an emotional connection to this series it took me a few episodes to fully accept that I was sold. Amy is brilliant as Anne. She’s truly captured the spirit. Her walk to school this episode, or soliloquy as you accurately called it, was very moving. I was so nervous for Anne. And there was such an earnest sweetness about her. R.H. Thomson is fantastic as Matthew (and I was a tough nut to crack on that one) and Geraldine James is really well cast as well. Heck, can we talk about Corinnne Koslo as Rachel Lynde!? I never thought I’d see another Rachel Lynde that I’d approve of but this episode I decided she was perfect. And Gilbert. Dear, sweet, lovely Gilbert, I SO approve … and I truly thought I never would because Jonathan Crombie was perfection. But this new portrayal has really has captured how and why Gilbert is Gilbert. —Ceecee

She is a wonderful actress. Enjoying this series as she sweeps you up with her emotions. —Jim

 

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Things get historical (and sometimes hysterical) on Saving Hope

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Erica Durance hinted at the changes in Alex’s life this season. And, now that she and Charlie are completely kaput—for the time being at least—she’s revved up and ready to roll. Literally. If you’ve seen our teaser photos of the latest Saving Hope, you know Alex and Manny hop on a motorcycle and ride.

And while “A Stranger Comes to Town” finds Alex on the road, Charlie is diving into work. Here’s what CTV’s official synopsis says about the episode:

Trying to move on from his breakup with Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance), Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) is focused on work. Faced with a patient who was thrown off a horse while re-enacting the War of 1812, Charlie channels all his energy into saving the man’s arm. Meanwhile, Alex discovers Dr. Manny Palmer (Jarod Joseph, ONCE UPON A TIME) is going offsite to help a teenage runaway and makes the impulsive decision to join him. After bringing the girl back to the hospital and operating on her in secret, Alex faces an interrogation from Dr. Dawn Bell (Michelle Nolden). Tempers flare when an old nemesis of Dr. Dev Sekera’s (Dejan Loyola) from medical school arrives at Hope Zion. After Dev makes an uneasy truce with Dr. Billy Scott (Greg Calderone, HEROES REBORN), the pair struggles to revive a patient who has been frozen solid.

And, after watching a screener, here are a few non-spoilery tidbits.

Hey there, Pinky
We couldn’t help but giggle at Dawn’s nickname about Alex upon seeing her decked out in motorcycle gear. Sadly, some viewers will have to Google the reference to understand. We didn’t because, well, we’re old. Charlie, of course, has his concerns for Alex’s safety, especially after he was tasked with patching up a kid who crashed his bike and almost lost his leg. Still, the pair is downright chummy and we like that. They do share a baby, after all.

New boss on the block
There’s a new hospital CEO (played by Joe Dinicol) and, as Michelle Nolden told us, he gets right under Dawn’s skin. Can she keep things professional, or will she speak her mind? Complicating things is that aforementioned frosty fellow who enters the ER and an eager new resident.

A hysterical historical ghost
We won’t give this storyline away—it’s too much fun to ruin—but let’s just say some military reenactors go a little overboard in their immersion into a role. This gives Michael Shanks an opportunity to really show off his comedic skills. You’re going to love it. Huzzah!

Saving Hope airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV.

Images courtesy of Bell Media.

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Link: Saving Hope preview: A cure for the “Birthday Blues”

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Saving Hope preview: A cure for the “Birthday Blues”
Alex isn’t feeling very cheerful as of late on Saving Hope. After making the difficult decision to break things off with Charlie, she’s too busy trying to figure out her new normal to spend much time celebrating. That may change in this week’s episode of the CTV drama as it’s her birthday and that’s something her friends are going to make a priority. “Birthday Blues,” also sees Charlie dealing with a paranormal skeptic for a patient and Cassie having to face her innermost fears as she treats two people infected from their time in the tropics. Continue reading.

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Link: Saving Hope preview: Dealing with a ‘Midlife Crisis’

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Saving Hope preview: Dealing with a ‘Midlife Crisis’
“Alex is really struggling with the choice she made last week. And the people around her, Shahir, Maggie, Dana, and especially Charlie, are all struggling to understand what’s going on with her too. Problem is, she can’t tell them because she doesn’t know herself. She just feels it in her gut that something’s wrong – and that something’s ALWAYS going to be wrong – if she stays with Charlie.” Continue reading.

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