Andie MacDowell And Sadie Laflamme-Snow On Their Strong Bond As Grandmother And Granddaughter On ‘The Way Home’

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I believe one of the best things about having a relationship with your grandparents is that it's very low-risk with extremely high rewards. They just think everything you do is the greatest thing ever.

As the summer draws to a close, celebrities Kelsea Ballerini and Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) seem to have gone through subtle changes.

**The following section will contain spoilers for those who haven't watched the beginning of season three.**

Episode one begins with Alice arriving back at the farm after a summer spent with her father in Minnesota and having just finished her inaugural internship. She is now carrying herself with a newfound maturity and sense of responsibility. In contrast, Alice's mom and grandmother seem completely smitten, acting like bubbly adolescents in love. Meanwhile, Kat and Elliott's romance has grown stronger over the summer, and Del is thrilled to be secretly dating her handsome neighbor, Sam.

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She expressed her excitement to see her character Del break out of the decades of emotional pain and suffering that had kept her stuck after the loss of her son and her husband.

“I think she's giving herself a bit of freedom and allowing herself to have some fun. I think that's really great and it's amusing to see the tables turned like that, where the oldest person is sneaking around, drinking wine in the barn with her boyfriend. The part with her daughter finding the wine bottle was really cute. I thought that was a clever twist and I believe audiences will appreciate that. They'll appreciate watching the roles be reversed, and see the mother as a teenager for a change,” she said with a smile.

As for Alice, the blossoming romance between Kat and Elliott creates an opportunity for Alice and Del to nourish their relationship, which both women were eager to explore and develop.

"I believe that having a relationship with grandparents is very rewarding because it's a low-risk, high-reward situation. Grandparents always seem to think your every move is the best thing ever done. I think what's really special about the relationship between Del and Alice is that Alice needed someone who could let her be herself, express her emotions intensely, and work through the ups and downs of being a teenager without fear of judgment, knowing there's a supportive and wise person to always rely on," Laflamme-Snow said.

She continued, "The scenes that Del and Alice share together are often some of the times when we see Alice really opening up about what's important to her and what she's dealing with. And what I love is that Del never pushes Alice to find answers right away. She lets her sit with her discomfort and reassures her that everything will be okay, that it's all part of growing up. And I think that's just a beautiful portrayal of what it's like to have a grandmother-granddaughter relationship."

MacDowell added her perspective too. "I think from Del's point of view, the loss is really about not having her child and especially the pain of being apart from them when they left at 15, and then being kept from her granddaughter. She's lost the connection to her family and also to the land. I think the show beautifully conveys this, with the beautiful landscapes and it's been a joy to film those scenes on the farm because they're so visually stunning."

She went on to refer to the opening scene of the very first episode of Season One. "I loved that opening scene because I think for Del, she's looking for someone to appreciate what she's passionate about. This is her opportunity to say, 'Look, I've put in a lot of effort to preserve this land and I'm sharing it with you.' And I think that's a compelling thread for my character. It's a key part of who she is - her love of the land and the sacrifices she made as a single woman to protect it, motivated by her love for her husband and her desire to share it with her granddaughter. I really love that aspect of their relationship as well."

For both women, the magnitude of the achievement was not lost on them that making it to a third season is not an easy feat. "It's such a gift because the excitement of getting to return to a story that people want more of is just, it's an exciting challenge, it's an honor," Laflamme-Snow said.

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"I think we're very lucky to be working with a talented team, led by a female show runner, a mother-daughter duo, and the original creator Marly Reed. This story is unique, and it took a bit of faith for Hallmark to take on - no pun intended. It's a multi-generational tale, and I'm proud to be portraying a woman of my age with the strength, power, and dignity we often look for in ourselves," MacDowell noted.

airs every Friday night on The Hallmark Channel.

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