Spencer MacPherson Interview: School Spirits & The Way Home Theories
22The following contains spoilers through the Season 3 finale of The Way Home, "If You Could Read My Mind," and the Season 2 finale of School Spirits, "Fire, Talk to Me.”
Spencer MacPherson is soaring right now. Just before the release of The Way Home Season 3 finale, Hallmark announced that The Way Home was renewed for a fourth season. Now, School Spirits is in a similar position. About two weeks after the release of that show's Season 2 finale, School Spirits Season 3 is officially a go!
In The Way Home, MacPherson’s Jacob has his world rocked yet again in the tail end of The Way Home Season 3. At the end of Episode 8, in 1816, Jacob watches as Cyrus Goodwin (Tim Post) encourages an angry mob to burn down the Landry farm. Back in the present, he opts to retaliate by burning down Lewis Goodwin’s (Philip Riccio) vineyard, and likely would have if it hadn’t been for Del (Andie MacDowell) intervening. However, his actions were still captured by security cameras and Lewis wants to press charges for attempted arson.
Even though Casey (Vaughan Murrae) swoops in to give Jacob Susanna’s (Watson Rose) will, a document that’ll stop Lewis from going after him for the fire plot, Jacob is still reeling from the harm he’s caused others like Danny (Peyson Rock) and his family, especially after learning about the threatening letters Del’s received following his mysterious return. In hopes of putting a stop to the letters, Jacob opts to vanish once again.
As for School Spirits, MacPherson’s character, Xavier Baxter, experienced a game-changing second season. At the end of Season 1, Janet (as Maddie) hits him with a truck before driving off. Xavier is taken to the hospital and when he comes to at the beginning of Season 2, he gets a quick taste of what Maddie’s experiencing because he can see the ghosts of those who have passed away at the hospital. Soon after, he returns to the land of the living, but is changed forever. Not only does the experience impact how Xavier operates during the mission to get Maddie’s body back, but at the very end of Season 2, it’s revealed that his connection to the other side isn’t gone. He can still see the ghosts in the hospital, including Maddie’s father.
With The Way Home Season 3 and School Spirits Season 2 now available to watch in full on Hallmark+ and Paramount+, respectively, MacPherson joined me for a chat about both shows.
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