Adam and Eve pop into Dr. Fleischman’s office for a surprise visit (and the doctor complains that it’s always a surprise visit from them). They want blood tests. They’re getting married. Oh, and Eve has gestational diabetes. Because of course … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E22: Our Wedding
Chris is doing his thing on the air when he suddenly starts forgetting words and generally tripping over his speech until he’s at the point of not being able to functionally talk at all. [Cue moose strutting to funky jazz … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E21: It Happened in Juneau
Holling is telling jokes at The Brick when Ed comes in with news: Jesse the bear is dead. [Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Chris announces that the aurora borealis is putting on a display. Just then, a very … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E20: Final Frontier
Spring is, uh, springing, and everyone seems to be in a good mood. Holling places pots of crocuses on tables and chats cheerfully with Ruth-Anne as The Brick offers up free egg breakfasts. Maurice seems to be the only exception, … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E19: Wake Up Call
Dr. Fleischman finishes seeing a patient and walks into his waiting room to find Marilyn changing an infant. In their typical way, he asks her questions that she barely answers, and he eventually figures out that some unknown person left … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E18: My Mother, My Sister
Content Warning: This episode deals with suicide. Joel is alone in his cabin one night, writing a letter to a former med school classmate. He really tries to convince his friend (and, I think, himself) that he’s fine, actually. The … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E17: Lost and Found
Holling and Shelly are discussing mundane bar management stuff with an unnatural enthusiasm when a solemn Maurice comes in to tell Holling that someone named Bill Planey has died. He’ll get the horses ready. They’ll leave at first light. [Cue … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E16: Three Amigos
The evening begins at The Brick, where Ed and Chris are discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon playing pool and arguing over which toes their friend lost to frostbite. Edna Hancock, a wealthy and reclusive landowner makes a rare … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E15: Democracy in America
It’s a chilly morning, and Fleischman visits Chris, who has a cow now. Through their conversation, we learn that the sensitive artist’s next work will be to catapult said cow into the air. Or maybe not this cow. It just … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E14: Burning Down the House
Fun Shelly Earring Alert: Anchovies! Finally, someone in-universe acknowledges something I’ve been pointing out all along, when Ed compliments Shelly’s anchovy earrings. He’s looking for the subject of his next film–answering a magazine ad to make a documentary about art … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E13: Things Become Extinct
[Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Dr. Fleischman walks into his office one chilly morning to find someone already in his examination room: It’s a goat, eating that butcher paper stuff that’s uncomfortable to sit on. “It’s a gift,” … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E12: Our Tribe
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