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Darkness and Light is the tenth episode in the seventh season of the CBC drama Heartland. It originally aired January 12, 2014.

Synopsis[]

Family members are pitted against each other over Amy’s medical treatment as she struggles to come to terms with her injuries and uncertain future.

Plot[]

The family rushes to the hospital. Ahmed tells Ty that he didn't text Amy and found her collapsed in the barn. The family argues about what happened and Tim blames Ty. Amy awakens with blindness and no memory of the incident. Her doctor says that this is normal and that she's physically okay. Caleb tells Ty that he had seen the same thing happen on the rodeo and not to worry. Amy is moved to a private room provided by Ahmed and Ty tries helping Amy remember what happened. Ty fights to bring Amy home, according to her wishes. Ty stands up to Tim's bullying about what's best for Amy. Amy starts to recall what happened to her in her dreams after she comes home, and has a vision that it was Adrian that called her to the stables that night. Ahmed has Adrian arrested and charged. Amy tells Ty to leave her if she doesn't regain her sight to which Ty tells her that he will never leave her under any circumstances, and the next day Amy regains her vision. Tim gives a cowardly apology for how he acted towards Ty. Ty takes Amy to see their dream ranch. Ashley tells Caleb that she came home for him and not to check her mother's house. Caleb confronts Ashley over a text message. She says that she's still in love with Caleb and will breakup with her boyfriend, but he sends her back to Vancouver.

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Music[]

  • Dreamer - Jenn Grant (theme)

Trivia[]

  • This episode is a direct continuation of There But For Fortune and aired exactly a month later in the new year after the other in the preceding year.
  • Amy nearly went blind in this episode due to the injuries after her fall.
  • Caleb finds out the real reason why Ashley came back to see him and actually breaks up with her. Ashley had a thing with a guy named Andy, but still ended up loving Caleb, which Caleb could not accept.
    • This is also Ashley's final appearance overall as she has not appeared in the seasons after this one, although she would make an archival appearance in Things We Lost.
  • It was revealed that Adrien was the reason not only for causing the horses to get frightened, but for the accident that Amy suffered.
  • This is one of the few episodes that show Georgie with her hair down.
  • Georgie thought that she had been responsible for Amy being in the hospital but Lou contradicted and said it wasn't.

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