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