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Link: Mallory is back: Actress Jessica Amlee reprises role on Calgary-shot Heartland in two-episode arc

From Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald:

Link: Mallory is back: Actress Jessica Amlee reprises role on Calgary-shot Heartland in two-episode arc
“They kept me away from people because they wanted it to be a secret leading to the surprise. I hope that they’re happy I’m back, not ‘Oh no, Mallory’s back. Not this again.’ I hope the audience receives me well because I think the scripts are written really well and I think they’ll like it. I’m excited for the surprise.” Continue reading.

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Heartland: Mallory, miscommunication and mistrust

Last week’s episode of Heartland was an emotional one thanks to the horse barn fire and the struggles everyone went through as a result. According to the pictures, “Home Sweet Home”—written by Bonnie Fairweather and directed by Gail Harvey—promised to be more fun. Lou is back! Mallory stops in! Amy’s baby shower!

Here’s what CBC revealed with regard to the episode synopsis:

When an unexpected guest arrives at Heartland, Amy and Jack question the real reason for the surprise visit. Meanwhile, Lou is upset to learn that her future plans with Mitch may be in jeopardy. Then, a confession by Adam leads Georgie to make a difficult decision. And Jack is caught in the middle when Lou and Lisa both buy the same gift for Amy’s baby shower.

Here’s what else we can tell you after watching a screener of the instalment:

Lou is back!
Yup, after weeks away in New York City, Lou was back on the ranch. She’s been pretty busy, and not just with expanding Maggie’s. She’s been chatting on the phone and texting a certain man while in The Big Apple. (Hope she got a good deal on her cell plan.) But is what Lou wants and he wants the same thing, or is she headed for heartbreak?

Mallory returns!
Yup, after 63 episodes—CBC has been keeping count—Jessica Amlee drops by Heartland and immediately creates a stir. As the episode description teases, the surprise visit may not be all good news. Or is it? Also: it takes just 12 minutes for Mallory to create a stir between Georgie and the always-sensitive Adam.

Heartland airs Sundays at 7 p.m. on CBC.

Images courtesy of CBC.

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Link: Mary Kills People lets us consider our own deaths

From Judith Timson of the Toronto Star:

Link: Mary Kills People lets us consider our own deaths
It says a lot about the political dark times we are living through that one of the distractions I’ve glommed on to for relief is the taut new Canadian drama Mary Kills People.

Midway through a six-episode series on Global, and also airing on the Lifetime channel, Mary Kills People, starring Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Mary Harris, tackles the difficult issue of doctor-assisted death in the most un-Canadian way possible: full on melodrama with black humour; an unflinching flawed heroine who is also an overworked single mother; troublesome teenage girls; handsome risky men; drugs, sex and danger at every turn. Continue reading.

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Link: Jon Dore got his comedy chops by conquering “Everest”

From Bill Brioux of Brioux.tv:

Link: Jon Dore got his comedy chops by conquering “Everest”
“Bill,” said Jon Dore — right into the mic on my digital recorder so I would hear it many months later– “when you are listening to this back, put ‘The Story of Everest’ into  YouTube. It changes everything.”

Dore, who is back Friday nights on HBO Canada with new episodes of Funny as Hell, was talking about the moment he realized there weren’t just three rules to comedy, or a golden pyramid of funny, or whatever else might have been taught at comedy school. Continue reading. 

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Link: Women Behind Canadian TV: Stephane Ouaknine

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Women Behind Canadian TV: Stephane Ouaknine
“Producers are continually faced with an avalanche of compromises, and my job is to work through these and decide which compromises are acceptable for the show and which ones aren’t. Then of course, there’s all the outreach, distribution, and release strategy we work on with the amazing team at Shaftesbury/Smokebomb. When we’re not in heavy pre–production, I’m working on developing new projects.” Continue reading.

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