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It's Marvel Monday and the Avengers are back to face their greatest threat yet(?)!

ABOUT AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

May 1, 2015 | Theatrical Release

CAST & CREW OF AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Director: Joss Whedon

Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Cast:

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye

James Spader as Ultron

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine

Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch

Paul Bettany as Jarvis/Vision

Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon

BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Meet the Avengers — back together again because apparently no one else can handle a simple “let’s raid a HYDRA base” situation. Their mission? Break into Baron von Strucker’s operation, stop some deeply concerning human experimentation, and get Loki’s scepter back where it belongs. Easy enough… until they run into Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, a pair of enhanced twins with super speed, mind games, and enough power to make everyone very uncomfortable.

After recovering the scepter, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner do what Tony Stark and Bruce Banner always do: they mess with something they absolutely should not mess with. Hidden inside the scepter is the advanced intelligence they think can finally complete Ultron, a global peacekeeping program Tony has been dreaming about. Unfortunately, Ultron wakes up with exactly one idea in mind: humanity has got to go. He destroys J.A.R.V.I.S., wrecks Avengers Tower, steals the scepter, and heads out to build himself a better future… one without people in it.

Ultron recruits Wanda and Pietro by showing them Tony’s greatest hits in collateral damage, and together they set out to collect vibranium for whatever nightmare project he’s cooking up. When the Avengers try to stop them, Wanda gets inside everyone’s heads and forces them to confront their worst fears. Things really go off the rails when she manipulates Bruce into becoming the Hulk in the middle of a city, leaving Tony to suit up in the Hulkbuster armor and punch his friend through several buildings. Not great for public relations.

With the team shaken, divided, and freshly hated by the public, Hawkeye brings everyone to the one place no one saw coming: his secret farmhouse, where he casually reveals that he has a wife, kids, and a whole hidden life none of them knew about. It’s a surprisingly grounding stop for a team on the verge of collapse, and it gives them just enough clarity to realize Ultron’s plan is much bigger than they thought. Once Wanda sees that he’s not trying to save the world but end it, she and Pietro switch sides and join the Avengers.

Things escalate quickly when Ultron kidnaps Natasha, forcing the team into another rescue while also arguing over whether they should trust the strange new synthetic body Tony and Bruce have been building. Thor returns just in time to supercharge the process, explaining that the gem in Loki’s scepter is tied to something far more powerful: the Infinity Stones. The result is Vision, a mysterious new being who immediately earns everyone’s trust by casually lifting Thor’s hammer like it’s no big deal.

The final showdown takes the team to Sokovia, where Ultron has used vibranium to turn an entire chunk of the city into a floating extinction-level weapon. If he can lift it high enough and drop it, humanity is done. So naturally, the Avengers split up to save civilians, battle an endless robot army, rescue Natasha, and stop the apocalypse all at once. Nick Fury even shows up in a Helicarrier because if the sky city is going down, he’s not about to miss it.

The battle comes at a cost. Pietro sacrifices himself to save Hawkeye and a child, Wanda unleashes her grief in spectacular fashion, and Hulk ultimately chooses to disappear rather than risk hurting Natasha or anyone else again. In the end, Tony and Thor destroy Sokovia before it can wipe out the planet, and Vision finishes off Ultron for good — or at least as “for good” as these things ever are.

By the end, the original team has changed. Thor heads back to Asgard to investigate the larger cosmic mystery. Tony steps away. Hawkeye retires. And Steve Rogers and Natasha are left to train a new generation of Avengers, including War Machine, Falcon, Wanda, and Vision.

And just when you think it’s over, Thanos puts on a gauntlet and basically says, “Fine. I’ll do it myself.

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Let's hop in the DTH Time Machine for today's DTH Classic. 

To celebrate the ending of Season 13 of When Calls the Heart, let's head back to Season 1, Episode 1 of our journey to Hope Valley. Originally airing on Jan. 7, 2021, we ask all of the pa's to forgive us. 

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Jacks joins us this week to begin our journey into Hope Valley: 1874.

ABOUT: HOPE VALLEY: 1874 (SEASON 1 EPISODE 1)

The day of the long-awaited trial arrives for Bill and Nathan; Lucas contemplates his future.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: HOPE VALLEY: 1874 (SEASON 1 EPISODE 1)

March 15, 2026 | Hallmark Channel

CAST & CREW OF: HOPE VALLEY: 1874 (SEASON 1 EPISODE 1)

Bethany Joy Lenz as Rebecca Clarke 

Benjamin Ayres as Tom Moore

BRAN’S HOPE VALLEY: 1874 (SEASON 1 EPISODE 1) SYNOPSIS

300 red coats are officially becoming mounties. They've finally done it!

We meet Rebecca and her daughter Sarah. They're heading west on their horse and carriage but the carriage wheel breaks. So they have to ditch the carriage so that they can keep going, but she stumbles upon an old, broken carriage on the path. So she takes that wheel and brings it back and replaces her broken wheel with that one. We find out that they're on their way to buy a boardinghouse that she saw was for sale in the papers. They stop for water at a stream where some gold miners are. While Rebecca is getting water, some explosives go off in the distance, scaring the horses. They run off with Sarah still in it. Luckily, a dude named Tom is there. Now there is something you need to know - Tom is hot. He's a rancher and he goes to tell this gold miner Doyal to cut it out with the dynamite and Doyal didn't appreciate it.

Tom sees the wheel and is like uh oh, that's not in great shape. I can help ya fix it.

Back at the mounties, we meet Alexander Vaughn. He just graduated top of his class and is being stationed in the gold zone.

So, Tom gives Rebecca and Sarah a ride into town. They are greeted by some other folks who live there. We find out that Rebecca's husband passed recently. And later, when talking to her daughter, we find out that they fled from where they're from to get away from some people.

The next day, she helps Tom with this big cut on his hand that he got when helping stop her horse. She meets Hattie - a fellow widow. She's nice I guess.

Rebecca asks Tom if he can help her find the boarding house. He is like oh no girlfriend...you got swindled. He takes her to what we know as the Saloon in When Calls the Heart and it's an absolute disaster.

We meet Lars and Rachel Yost - potentially Ned's parents? They sell some stuff to Hattie who makes sure that they have enough to get by.

That night, a massive storm comes, so Tom invites them in from their tent to stay dry. The next day, she finds her daughter helping Tom feed a baby cow. She decides to tell her daughter about how they were scammed.

Rebecca is quickly thrown into the fire - she has to help Rachel give birth. It is indeed Ned. She goes out on horseback to look out at the mountains and it is beautiful. This gets her thinking....maybe she should stick around, try to fix the boarding house up. She tells her daughter they're staying and then promptly forces her daughter to go make friends.

Doyal ends up showing up and picking a fight with Tom but right as they're about to fight, the new mountie shows up. He tells them to cut it out and Tom is like who are you? He's like I'm the law and we see Rebecca give her daughter a worried look.

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It's Festive Friday with a powerful family drama!

ABOUT GOODBYE JUNE

Follows a group of fractured siblings who must come together under sudden and trying circumstances.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR GOODBYE JUNE

December 24, 2025 | Netflix

CAST & CREW OF GOODBYE JUNE

Director: Kate Winslet

Writer: Joe Anders

Cast:

Helen Mirren as June

Timothy Spall as Bernie

Johnny Flynn as Connor

Kate Winslet as Julia

Andrea Riseborough as Molly

Toni Collette as Helen

BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

It’s Christmastime, and we meet the Cheshire family — June and Bernie, and their son Connor — in what first feels like a quiet holiday morning. That calm is shattered when Connor discovers his mother collapsed on the kitchen floor. After a frantic call to emergency services, June is rushed to the hospital, and Connor gathers his sisters — Julia, Molly, and Helen — bringing the fractured family back under one roof.

The news is devastating: June doesn’t have much time left. As the reality sets in, old wounds and unresolved tensions rise to the surface. Connor feels stuck and directionless, still living at home. Helen has distanced herself from the family, both physically and emotionally, building a life abroad rooted in spirituality. Julia and Molly haven’t spoken in years, their unresolved conflict having split the family in two. At the center is Bernie, stoic and emotionally reserved, struggling to express what he’s feeling as he faces losing his wife.

As June’s condition worsens, she finds moments of joy in being surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Helen, who is expecting her first child, quietly grieves that her baby will never know their grandmother. June’s greatest wish becomes clear: she wants her daughters, Julia and Molly, to reconcile. 

One evening, as snow falls outside, June asks Julia for permission to let go. Through tears, Julia gives it. June shares a final, poetic hope — that she might return as the snow.

With the help of her nurse Angel, she gets her two daughters that are fighting and finally confront their past and begin to heal. 

Later, Connor challenges his father to open up and actually deal with the fact that his wife is dying. Bernie doesn't handle it great but ends up showing his love by singing karoke and finally having a heart to heart with Connor. 

Knowing June won’t make it to Christmas Day, the family comes together to celebrate early, putting on a nativity play in her honor. In the middle of that performance, surrounded by the people she loves most, June passes away. From the wings, Angeli watches as the family begins to process their grief — together.

One year later, the Cheshires gather again at Christmas. Helen has welcomed her baby, and Connor has found love with Angeli. As they raise a toast to June, her voice returns through a letter she wrote to her unborn grandchild, reflecting on a life made rich simply by family. As the children run to the window to watch the snow fall, the family finds peace in her memory — and in the love she left behind.

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Jacks joins us this week to continue our Season 13 viewing of the hit Hallmark Channel show, When Calls the Heart.

ABOUT: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 12)

At the Hope Valley Harvest Festival, the community reflects on all they've gained after loss, as they look towards the future.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 12)

March 22, 2026 | Hallmark Channel

CAST & CREW OF: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 12)

Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thornton

Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant

Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard

BRAN’S WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 12) SYNOPSIS

LJ is all mopey because of the tree situation, but all is ok. It's Harvest Fest day!

Angela surprised the family by coming home…again, Harvest Fest.

Gwen is about to head home, so she surprised Rosemary by wearing a dress.

That's right - Benson Hill families are leaving after the Harvest Fest. The kids are super bummed to go home.

Nathan tells Bill he's planning on proposing. Bill does him a pep talk. It's time! From Bill's lips, to God's ears.

So he goes to find Elizabeth asap. He had something to ask her.

Lucas literally bumps into Edie. She's here to make sure everyone gets home safe. They catch up and Lucas asks if they can get tea when he travels through town. She says I'll be in New York all winter. He asks when she'll get back. She isn't quite sure.

The question Nathan has is not "will you marry me". It's "can LJ climb to the top of the water tower". He does it.

This inspires Elizabeth to ask the school kids to think through what they've gained from this crazy semester.

Minnie's Cafe is official. They got a sign to prove it. Naturally, photographer Gowen is there to photograph the moment.

At the Harvest Fest, magician Lucas is back at it.

After his act, he tells everyone he's stepping down as governor at the end of his term. He endorses Mayor Hickam who seems unaware she was even running.

This leads to a conversation between Lucas and Edie. He calls her his north star. She's like but I'm gonna be traveling. He asks if she'd need help in New York. And they finally kisssssss.

Lee and Rosemary say goodbye to Gwen and she gives them gifts as a thank you.

And then all the Benson Hill folks head back home.

Angela and Allie are hanging out and Angela points out that it's clear that she and Ollie are both into each other. Allie just smiles.

It's proposal time! He was gonna just pop the question while walking but she insists on climbing to the top of the water tower. He proposes and she kinda says yes.

Finally, the episode ends with a car pulling up and who gets out? Abigail and she says it's good to be home.

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