We know right from the start when that some adult aged trick or treater causes Joel to fall and strike his head. We then cut to his twin brother arriving in town. He is the opposite of Joel and has obviously spent some time in the pokey. He is glib and attractive and decides they should trade places. Meanwhile, Chris is contacted by a guy who has been on the run after setting off bombs in retaliation for things he thought were done to him. Somehow, he thinks meeting Chris is going to be of some help to him. He meets him with dynamite in his pockets and an ignition device. It's as if this episode was completely out of place and sent things backward. Of course, the conclusion was silly and totally predictable. Cleverly done, but......
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The one episode of this great show to skip
joefence18 January 2024
I'm a huge northern exposure fan! Unfortunately, unlike every other episode of this fantastic series, this episode has almost no continuity to the rest of the show. Feel free to skip. Every plot and subplot leads to nowhere. Although it gives Rob Morrow a chance to stretch his chops as an actor, his alter-ego is just a cliche, stereotypical New Yorker straight out of a Scorsese parody. There IS a reiteration of the romance between Maurice Minnifield and officer Barbara Semanski, but by the next episode we're already back in it. If you've seen Avatar; The Last Airbender, it's the "Great Divide" of Northern Exposure.
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