Northern Exposure S1 E4 - Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens

Summary (from Wikipedia): Shelly becomes pregnant and a wedding is arranged, but Holling has a deep-rooted fear - both his father and grandfather lived over a century, while their wives died young, leaving them alone and grieving for over sixty years each. Holling vowed to avoid their fate. Meanwhile, Maurice and Fleischman entertain a Japanese investor interested in building a resort in Cicely.

Another fear of a possible curse. It's not something that gets old in this show; it's something kind of funny for a show supposedly based more in reality than other shows, such as Twin Peaks.

Watching Maurice deal with foreigners is just funny; he's sooooo culturally sensitive. "Rice pellets all over my dashboard." lol

I wonder if all of Maurice's plans for Cicily had worked out, it would be more than an Alaskan Riviera; it'd be an Alaskan Dubai.

Interesting a primetime tv show got away with such little lighting. Everything looks so dark, and one of the most off-putting examples of this is Joel's office, which I imagine a doctor would need plenty of light for examining patients. The Brick (at least the first scene of The Brick in this episode) is mainly lit via the windows. I'm not complaining here; I actually like it when something on primetime television gets away with something very unconventional. It's kind of a small victory for things outside the standard.

Shelly was crowned Miss Northwest Passage. Feel the Twin Peaksness creeping in? Hehe yeah.

Chris was ordained from answering a classified in the back of Rolling Stone? That's hilarious.

Holling is older than Shelly's father. That's the kind of thing this show does hehe. Strange stuff.

So, despite being desperate enough to get out of Alaska that he'll get into a strange deal with Maurice, Joel goes as far as golfing in a rainstorm. "Granted, it's a little humid out there..." hahaha

Oh, and I find Holling to be an interesting character: he's one of the oldest residents of Cicily, yet his actions make him seem like a young man who isn't very sure of himself and lets into a lot of fears, yet at times seems age-appropriately wise.

Um... why did they want Maurice to sing at the wedding again?

Now, having already gotten through to 1/3 of Season 3, I can say I believe this is the ONLY time a moose actually shows up IN the show. Odd.