Higher Ground is the fifth episode in the sixteenth season of the CBC drama Heartland. It originally aired October 30, 2022.
Synopsis[]
Flood evacuees come to Hudson, Tim connects with an evacuee. Amy works with a traumatized horse. Jack and Lisa help a young couple. Rick steps up in Lou's absence.
Plot[]
A flash flood in Roseville, Alberta, is shown on the news where a state of emergency has been issued. Scott helps lift a horse, Biscuit, out of water by strapping him to a helicopter which transports him to near Hudson. Amy takes Biscuit to Heartland, and his owners David and Emily arrive and also stay for a few days. Lou lets Jack and Lisa know how Georgie’s back surgery went. Hudson is overrun with evacuees from Roseville; Rick tries to figure out how to accommodate them in Lou’s absence with the family’s help. Jack gets upset when Lisa’s trainer asks her to fly to Florida to look at a horse. Lisa lets some families from Roseville stay at the dude ranch with Tim’s reluctant help. Tim also tries to help Rick prepare for an on-air plea for help for the evacuees. David and Emily struggle to figure out how to move forward after losing their dog and house; Lisa offers them jobs at Fairfield which Jack disagrees with. Tim helps a man from Roseville in an unexpected way, then calls someone he has not talked to in years.
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Trivia[]
- Lou's appearance in this episode is through a FaceTime video call.
- It's revealed Georgie suffered a spinal injury and had to go through surgery.
- This is the first time a flood has taken place in the series.
- Shane and Miranda are both indirectly mentioned in this episode.
- The son then makes an inaudible archival appearance before Tim leaves him a voice message before the episode closes to go visit him in New York, where Jessica is currently.
- David and Emily aren't the only ones who stay at Heartland, but other flood victims as well, albeit the dude ranch for the latters.
- Scott appears for the first time this season and he is shown to be letting his hair grow again.
- While Katie and Parker do their jobs at Maggie's, Parker gives Tim a job to help Rick speak publicly on the air about the flood situation.
- David and Emily's dog Winston looks somewhat similar to Remi, but has white and black hair instead of complete brown.
- Remi is who helps Biscuit calm down before Winston returns.
- After a talk with Lisa and Jack, David and Emily decide to begin rebuilding their place and get their dream back again once they move out from the Bartlett's.