The Pike River Cull is the ninth episode in the eighth season of the CBC drama Heartland. It originally aired December 7, 2014.
Synopsis[]
When a threat of a cull looms over a herd of wild horses, Jack and Amy aid an old friend in Pike River. Tim takes Ty to Pike River to force Amy and Ty to talk. Ty and Amy kiss and then get arrested. Lou and Peter are having major marriage problems and to top it off social services show up.
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Amy considers ending things with Ty because he hasn't thanked her for retrieving him from the drunk tank, and removes her ring. Lou questions Peter when he cancels a flight home. Joanne uses the cull to get Jack to talk to Will about moving with her; Jack takes Amy with him. Tim lies to Ty to get him to come, hoping to reconcile the couple. Amy asks Jack to help keep her and Ty apart. Amy thanks Ty for backing her when she argues against the cull; later they take a trail ride and find a trap set before the cull has been authorized. The cull begins and horses are taken from Will's land to the trap. When Will goes missing, Amy and Ty find him opening the corral to release the wild horses. The herd runs when rancher Matt Pincher fires a warning shot. Amy and Ty kiss as the police arrive. Meanwhile, a Child protection agent arrives at Heartland to investigate a complaint against Lou and Peter. After avoiding a discussion about family commitment, Peter expresses how he feels left out but Lou says he is isolating himself. Peter thinks it isn't working out.
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Trivia[]
- This is the first appearance of Joanna and Will since A Heartland Christmas
- Archival footage from that special is shown in this episode.
- Miranda and Shane are brought up in this episode.
- This is the first time we see Georgie not in the red checkered pajamas, but her hair is still down.
- This episode takes place directly after The Family Tree, as Georgie broke her arm in that episode.
- This episode ends on a cliffhanger with Amy and Ty being arrested for horse theft.