barbara semanski – The Mind Reels

Northern Exposure (1995) – Let’s Dance, and Tranquility Base

Let’s Dance is the penultimate episode of Northern Exposure. It’s almost over, so they must be wrapping up character and narrative arcs. After a fashion, anyway. Written by Sam Egan, this episode was first broadcast on 19 July, 1995. It gets underway with Cal (Simon Templeman), you remember the violinist with mental issues?, who has…

Northern Exposure (1991) – Spring Break, and War and Peace

It’s the spring thaw in Cicely and everything seems to be going a little nuts something indicated from the get-go when we get a look at Maggie’s (Janine Turner) latest dream in the opening teaser. Spring Break was written by David Assael and was first broadcast on 6 May, 1991. Holling (John Cullum) is trying…