Snakes and Ladders is the first episode in the thirteenth season of the CBC drama Heartland. It originally aired September 22, 2019.
Synopsis[]
A disgruntled horse owner causes problems for Ty and Amy's business, and they find themselves at odds about taking him on as a client.
Plot[]
Amy and Ty have started the construction of their new house on the land that Jack gave them and are living in the loft with Lyndy and Luke. They have also started a horse business together which has so far been successful, but when a disgruntled horse owner shows up at Heartland after waiting for an appointment, they end up turning him away because of how busy they are, causing him to become even more unhappy. The horse owner, Kirk, leaves a very negative comment on Amy and Ty's website which begins to affect their business. Amy and Ty disagree on whether or not they should take him on as a client but end up deciding to as they do not want to risk losing clients.
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- Just like Amy's tour with Ahmed in season 8, we don't get to see Georgie's trip on a European tour as she is heading back to Heartland right after the theme song ends.
- Despite being told many times that they were booked, Kirk refused to accept that and then nearly tried to destroy Amy and Ty's business when they said they couldn't look at his horse.
- Another character to go behind another's back and threaten them was Crystal when she tried to make Lou and Peter look like unfit parents in order to take Georgie away with her.
- SpongeBob and Patrick play a board game with this episode's title in "Sailor Mouth".
- This is the first time we see Georgie wearing highwaters.
- This is the second time where the horses at Heartland are put in quarantine.
- This sort of foreshadows the events that will take place in the real world after 2019 ends.
- Lou and Katie are mentioned, but do not appear in this episode.
- One client is upset about her horse being stuck at Heartland for quarantine, saying her daughter needs it.
- Caleb makes an inaudible phone call cameo in this episode, as he told Ty that Kirk is spreading the news he was told by Amy and Ty, which clearly shows Kirk being an antagonist.
- This is the second time that Phoenix gets ill after season 9.
- Tim decides to move into the loft that going to be build for Amy and Ty so that Georgie can live at the latters' original loft, Amy and Ty can live at the barn, and Luke can live also in the barn, and Katie and Lyndy can get a wall between themselves.
- This is the first time we see Amy's old room since the eighth season.
- Luke learns how to ride boots in this episode.