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A clearly awful-feeling Holling comes in to see Dr. Fleischman. Diagnosis: He hasn’t paid his taxes. Ever. So he owes $9,000 to Uncle Sam. Fleischman has to tell him that no, he cannot fix this with a doctor’s note. [Cue … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E11: Dateline: Cicely
It’s Christmas time, and the people of Cicely are decorating with an Alaskan twist–lights and holly, with a raven thrown in. We learn from Chris in the Morning that Marilyn has a star role in the annual Raven Pageant and … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E10: Seoul Mates
[Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] It’s a crisp fall morning, and Chris is waxing nostalgic over memories of hunting in his youth as he looks forward to going on his annual hunting trip with Holling (who, you will … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E8: A Hunting We Will Go
Chris wakes up one night to find a group of men and women performing a spirited traditional African dance to drum music. Well, traditional-looking, anyway. I don’t know if this was authentic, contemporary, or made up for the show. I … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E7: Roots
Chris is fishing on the banks of a river when he sees some random flotsam and jetsam floating by. No, not these guys. He finds a boot. A French flag. An old-timey compass. Some chunks of ice. And a really … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E6: The Body in Question
The people of Cicely are gathered around Rick’s grave, where stands a new statue commemorating him. It’s a gift from Maggie, who absolutely insists she did not commission it out of guilt. During a moment of silence, she projects some … Continue reading Northern Exposure, Season 3, Episode 1: The Bumpy Road to Love
Hey, Rick is back. And he’s taking a flight exam with Maggie as his grader. But when Rick misreads a signal light, Maggie becomes concerned. [Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Chris is on air, doing his usual morning … Continue reading Northern Exposure, Season 2, Episode 7: Slow Dance
The episode starts out with a bang–or, more accurately, a frenetic montage of… stuff. A coyote snarling. Storm clouds. Crashing waves. Wildfires. Traffic. It turns out we’re getting a glimpse into the scattered thoughts of an insomniac Holling’s restless mind … Continue reading Northern Exposure, Season 2, Episode 6: War and Peace
Maggie has another Joel dream. This time it’s a very on-the-nose Garden of Eden fantasy, complete with a snake and the two of them sharing an apple before sharing a naked kiss. [Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Chris … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S2, E5: Spring Break
The episode starts with what you can instantly tell is a dream sequence. A devilishly done-up Maggie plays an oversized game of Clue with Joel, who has plane tickets marked “JFK” in his pocket. He’s impatient, but she begs him … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S2, E4: What I Did For Love
Everyone’s drinking at The Brick one night, and a couple of dirty, psychotic rednecks bar patrons are having a disagreement. One of them insists the yellow lab is the best hunting dog in the world a little too aggressively, and … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S2, E3: All is Vanity
[Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Continue reading Northern Exposure S2, E2: The Big Kiss
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