This is a fan video of Lou and Mitch from season 13 of the tv show Heartland.
This is the link of my first video I made of them; seasons 9-12: • Lou & Mitch
I've put the video with the song 'Far Away' because I feel like the lyrics match so perfectly with Lou and Mitch's story~ I love you, I've loved you all along and I miss you, been far away for far too long.
This couple have been up and down and around and round, and they deserve their happily ever after together, Lou needs to let go of her past to embrace her future with her whole heart. When Peter confronts Mitch at the pond about him not being there to support Lou there is some truth to it but in-fact she wasn't there to support him buying and starting up a new cattle ranch which is a big thing in itself. Lou cannot afford to go back with Peter, too much water is under that bridge and we've already seen that they do not have the right parts to rebuild it with. This season (13), as soon as Lou told Peter she loved him at the Dude Ranch his face lit up because he received a facade of love that he obviously and desperately desired. After this he shows up at Lou's election time to put up the front that he supports Lou all the way, although he was never there for her when they were married and I think this showed his true colours. We've seen that Lou and Peter don't work, they were both terrible for each other. Even when Georgie and Peter were talking about college applications and she asked him if Lou put him up to talking to her about it, he scoffs and says 'of course she did'. To me that shows how Peter still dismisses Lou and her opinions. With the mutual respect they've built up for each other over the years they need to let go of any thought of ever being together as a selfless act for the other one's good.
I think Lou and Mitch are perfect together. And Mitch would be such a wonderful (step) father figure to both Katie and Georgie. Yes they both have faults and fall short of being perfect but that's what makes them realistic and it reflects the insecurities that are quite often in relationships. They clearly both really love each other and we've seen how much they're willing to sacrifice to be together. Lou's scared of big commitments but once she's in she is all in. Mitch is scared of conflict and he can't handle problems that arise in a relationship. In their last scene together of season 13 Mitch tells Lou that she needs to figure out what she really wants and this is true, Lou needs to stop floating between Mitch and Peter and throw her whole heart into her relationship. But then Lou said the same thing back. That Mitch also needs to figure out what he wants which is just as true because he needs to be willing to stay and fight for them to be together, not to just run off when their problems are too hard for him to handle.
Then again I think they are an amazing couple who deserve every happiness. Let them be happy Heartland writers, they've fought for this, they have grown and developed almost more than any other couple on the show, please give them the ending they deserve.