The Way Home Season 3 Episode 9 Shocks Fans by Debunking Colton’s Biggest Theories!

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As a dedicated gamer, I’ve always been quick to come up with theories about the stories in games. However, The Way Home Season 3 Episode 9 managed to shatter three major theories I had built around teen Colton’s narrative. What an unexpected twist!

In the first season of The Way Home, viewers discovered that Colton met his end in a car accident back in 2000, struggling with the heartache of his son Jacob’s disappearance. What many believed was a tragic incident at a carnival in 1999, where he supposedly drowned, was actually him accidentally time-traveling to the 1800s and living there until his death – quite a puzzle for any father to solve!

In the third season, things became increasingly intricate as a younger version of Colton appeared. This allowed his daughter Kat and granddaughter Alice to interact with him in 1974. To add to the complexity, it was disclosed in episode 2 that Colton is a time traveler.

After finishing the last episode of the captivating TV series, we’ve been left pondering about the show’s hidden meanings. And now, with The Way Home Season 3 Episode 9, our questions have been addressed, albeit in a manner that dismisses three widely-held fan speculations. Caution: Spoilers lie ahead!

The Way Home Season 3 Episode 9 proves Colton didn’t know Jacob’s real identity

In the ninth episode of The Way Home’s third season, I learned that Colton had only visited the pond on two occasions. The first time was quite by chance when he stumbled upon Elijah and Jacob (as shown in Episode 8), and the second time was when he bravely rescued Jacob from the fire.

When he shares his tales with Alice, he reveals that Jacob is the one he stumbled upon, what he calls his “original family,” implying he was unaware of Jacob’s true identity.

From a standpoint of innocence, Colton had no cause to be suspicious earlier on. In the eighth episode, though, we get to witness firsthand how events unfolded between Jacob and Colton, as we learned from Susanna’s sketch that Jacob had visited him prior.

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Drenched from head to toe, Colton stumbles into the Landry house in a bewildered state. Elijah and Jacob introduce themselves, to which Colton seems unfamiliar. Since Susanna handed over an Almanac to Elijah, he deduces that it’s 1814 – a fact that leaves him puzzled about the current situation.

We too observed what transpired during Susanna’s sketching, with Colton remarking, “The duration I was here is equivalent to the time I’m away.” The origin of this phrase comes from something my Grandma used to say. Fern… we suspect you know more than you’re disclosing.

Colton shares with Jacob that they’ve constructed something intended to endure for many years to come. He urges Jacob to cultivate as much rye and potatoes as possible in the current and upcoming seasons, keeping in mind that a year without summer might not be too distant.

Later on, Cyrus sets the town against the Landrys and destroys their farm, including a fire that collapses the roof while Jacob and Cyrus are inside. Miraculously, neither dies. Instead of rescuing Cyrus, Kat stands back as a mysterious figure pulls Jacob to safety. This enigmatic figure is none other than Colton, a teenager who appears to have come back. Overwhelmed by guilt, Colton cries out “This is all my fault” before disappearing once more.

It’s now clear why Colton acted as he did. On what turned out to be his final day at school (the same day Jasper had promised him the job at Coyle’s), a heated argument with his mother led to him impulsively tossing his backpack into the pond in anger. Later, while trying to retrieve it, he slipped and fell in, explaining his location during the previous episode, which was set in 1814.

As a dedicated admirer, let me share how Colton conveys that he encountered his forebears, and here’s where he confidently asserted that Jacob was contemporary. He expresses this conviction to Alice by revealing that he understood the means to assist them during the Year of No Summer, thanks to the traditional tunes of Jasper – a valuable source of guidance through those challenging times.

1) Colton believes Alice is a time-traveler, but being in the 1800s confused him about Jacob’s whereabouts. Discovering that Colton didn’t deceive Del about Jacob’s location throughout their marriage might have been reassuring, but we’re just beginning to understand Del’s problems. It seems reasonable to assume he’d consider the possibility, given the circumstances.

Colton didn’t try to find his brother

Due to Grandma Fern’s riddle from 1965 and our prior knowledge that Colton’s older brother vanished around the same time, it was commonly believed he might have initially used the pond to search for him. However, recent findings reveal this wasn’t true; instead, he jumped into the pond as a child with the intention of rescuing Evelyn.

Colton shares that Fern warned him not to enter the pond until he grew up, trusting the tales she shared with him. He admits he took a leap into the pond in 1965, trying to rescue Evelyn, but nothing occurred. It was then that his perspective shifted, concluding that the pond was just risky for children.

Raised side by side, Colton and Evelyn found themselves captivated by Aunt Fern’s tales; however, when no events transpired, Colton began to entertain the notion that Port Haven might have been correct – perhaps his grandmother may have indeed been a little unbalanced.

In the entire episode, Colton’s brother didn’t come up at all, leading us to infer that perhaps he truly has no clue about his brother’s whereabouts. Additionally, Colton only experienced time travel on two occasions, and after his second trip to the 1800s left him traumatized, he decided never to go through it again.

In Episode 10, it’s still uncertain if we’ll find out anything about Colton’s lost brother or solve the puzzle posed by Fern.

Colton didn’t travel forward in time (but did break the rules)

Speculation among fans revolves around whether Colton violated the fundamental principles of time travel, as it’s only possible to go back in time, not forward. The movie “The Way Home” seems to support this interpretation by suggesting that the current version of Colton is from 1974. However, he transgressed the rules in another manner.

This ties back to his encounter with Elijah and Jacob in 1814. By revealing to them how to prepare for the Year Without a Summer in 1816, he essentially disclosed their fate. He shared this information with Fern, hoping she’d be pleased, but instead, she was furious. “You revealed their future… you broke the rules,” she scolded him.

Following Rick’s demise, Colton made an attempt to utilize the pond as a means of revival, assuming it would guide him where he needed to be. Unfortunately, the pond failed in its purpose, leading Colton to believe that he had violated some unspoken rules. It seems that from then on, he was stuck in the year 1974.

Right now, you can catch “The Way Home” in its third season on the Hallmark Channel. Don’t miss out on figuring out who the enigmatic pair might be, and also discover some of the finest Hallmark films and television series ever produced!

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2025-03-01 06:19