Nothing is remotely believable or challenging, everything is antiseptic. But in this show, it's all Mel, all the time.Įpisode 1 Aired New Beginnings Jack asks Mel for help after Charmaine experiences a complication in her pregnancy Hope demands that Doc keep their relationship a secret.ĭetails Episode 2 Aired Taken by Surprise Despite Mel's efforts, Charmaine's stay at Hope's house gets off to a rocky start a situation involving Paige's past escalates unexpectedly.ĭetails Episode 3 Aired The Morning After Mel seeks to help Charmaine get hydrated while thinking about what transpired with Jack Calvin offers Brady a job.ĭetails Episode 4 Aired Rumor Has It The townspeople attend an annual picnic, steeped in friendly competition, romantic squabbles and gossip about Mel and Jack.ĭetails Episode 5 Aired Can't Let Go Jack is haunted by war memories during a reunion with his Marine buddies Mel clashes with her sister-in-law.ĭetails Episode 6 Aired Out of the Past Mel struggles with how to honor Mark ahead of the first-year anniversary of his death a stressed-out Jack makes bad decisions Hope apologizes with pie.ĭetails Episode 7 Aired Breaking Point After police find a body in the woods, Preacher worries about the implications Charmaine and Jack discuss a birth plan with Mel.ĭetails Episode 8 Aired Blindspots Jack helps his friend, Mike, zero in on Calvin Mel and Doc investigate an outbreak that could be related to food poisoning Hope learns a secret.ĭetails Episode 9 Aired Hazards Ahead Mel searches for Jack who has stumbled upon disturbing news Jamie entices Preacher with a job offer Hope questions Doc's loyalty.ĭetails Episode 10 Aired Blown Away Mel tracks down Brady to find out what happened to Spencer Doc asks Hope an important question Preacher makes a life-changing decision.Įvery episode ends with a cliffhanger which is promptly resolved next episode. Meh.Ī lot of guys (like me) would pass on Mel, a woman far too self-obsessed to see her partner with any clarity. Instead, we get Mel at her dead husband's grave, and Jack crawling back to her to renew his unquenched love. Here, the writers/Director refuse to include scenes of Jack going to the cabin and finding it empty of a worried and heartsick Jack calling Mel, again and again, to no avail. without a word, then refuses to return his calls. The self-serving, drama queen Mel treats him like dirt, leaving for L.A. And even if reluctant, certainly, he'd understand the truth of his circumstances: high-demand. As a young man, I tended bar in a place like this and trust me, women for miles around would hound him. A thoughtful, good-looking ex-Marine who owns and operates the town ‘hot spot'? He'd have his pick of the local women. If Hope wanted to keep him, she'd have to address her issues, accept his apology, and meet him halfway.Īnd Jack is the most eligible bachelor in town (despite his relationship with Charmaine). A few years of Hope's cold shoulder and Doc would turn to a warmer one. But an unattached Doc would draw older women out of the woodwork. Doc cheated on Hope, once, 20 years ago and she has since resisted his every apology. Yet, the men in VR exhibit a sort of clubbed, everlasting love cut with the patience of Job, while the women seem narcissistic and self-absorbed.

The illegal pot growers? A couple calls to the BLM and ATF.Īnd the relationships? In my experience, successful ones connect two people of relatively equal desire who both recognize the fragility of a good thing.

And the 'letter conundrum'? Drop it in the mail. Charmaine's pregnancy.like no one could see that coming? But the writers stretch out the reveal for two episodes. But the obviousness of the plot points killed the show's vitality. I watched S1 with my girlfriend and I tried, I really did. Minimal improvement on a series full of sap and not so well developed characters. Figure that out and it adds interest to your watching. I won't write a spoiler, but all of the main characters, it turns out, have come to town for the same reason. This second season I upped to 3 1/2 stars because they actually added a character element that took it a half-step above Hallmark. I gave season 1 three stars because it was SO Hallmark. I love the twists and turns! It's funny, intelligent, haunting, and achy.

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