Maggie’s (Janine Turner) mother, Jane (Debra Mooney) arrives in town, with her new beau, Leland (Linden Chiles) still believing that Maggie and Joel (Rob Morrow) are still engaged and there’s a wedding in the offing. The Mommy’s Curse was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, this episode debuted on 1 February, 1995. While that…
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Northern Exposure (1995) – Mi Casa, Su Casa, and Horns
Marilyn (Elaine Miles) comes to visit Joel (Rob Morrow), well not really, so he’s a little bothered by the fact that she didn’t. She’s there for a community event, not to see how Joel is getting by. As they spend time together, Joel finds himself trying to convince her that he’s changed. Mi Casa, Su…
Northern Exposure (1994/1995) – Realpolitik, and The Great Mushroom
Cicely has a new mayor, and a woman in authority is a huge turn on for Chris (John Corbett), and he finds himself very attracted to… Maggie (Janine Turner). How is he going to handle it? In that usual Chris way, he shows up at her door, with hopes to romance her. And that’s not…
Northern Exposure (1994) – Up River, and Sons of the Tundra
Up River was written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, and it first aired on 14 November, 1994. Maurice (Barry Corbin) sends Ed (Darren E. Burrows) up river to find Joel (Rob Morrow) after Maggie (Janine Turner) asked him to move out. And that’s sad, because they seemed on the edge of some serious potential…
Northern Exposure (1994) – Zarya, and Full Upright Position
Through the magic of Ed’s (Darren E. Burrows) film making, and Marilyn’s (Elaine Miles) storytelling we get a look at a legend of Cicely. Set in the 1900s, the regular cast take on other but familiar roles as Marilyn relates a tale of how the Romanovs came to Alaska. Written by Diane Frolov and Andrew…
Northern Exposure (1994) – The Letter, and The Robe
The Letter has some nice Maggie (Janine Turner) stuff. It was written by Meredith Stiehm and debuted on 10 October, 1994. A letter she wrote at fifteen is finally opened, and she finds herself haunted (literally) by her past, and the life choices she thought she would have versus what she does have. There are…
Northern Exposure (1994) – Eye of the Beholder, and Shofar, So Good
Ed (Darren E. Burrows) gets to live a bit of a dream when he works as a private investigator working on an insurance fraud case. He’s given all the gear he needs to prove that Hayden (James L. Dunn) is lying about his injury. Ed is conflicted. He’s into the gig, but a little upset…
Northern Exposure (1994) – Lovers and Madmen, and Dinner at Seven Thirty
Season five of Northern Exposure closed out on 23 May, 1994 with Lovers and Madmen, which was written by Jeff Melvoin. Joel (Rob Morrow) takes a tumble while golfing, and discovers a thawing mastodon. There could be fame and fortune in his future. But the museum sends out an ornithologist, Pickering (Wayne Pere), and things…
Northern Exposure (1994) – Grand Prix, and Blood Ties
Maurice (Barry Corbin) is having Cicely host a a wheel chair race that he is sponsoring in Grand Priz. Written by Barbara Hall, this episode was first broadcast on 9 May, 1994. But the racer he is personally sponsoring doesn’t want to be the person that Maurice wants him to be. While the town is…
Northern Exposure (1994) – A Wing and a Prayer, and I Feel the Earth Move
A Wing and a Prayer was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, and it debuted on 11 April, 1994. Shelly (Cynthia Geary) is excited by the arrival of Father McKerry (Tom Mason) who is coming to baptize the baby. Holling (John Cullum) is agnostic but opened minded, and Chris (John Corbett) wants to get…
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