Martin Best (Josh Charles) has one goal this weekend: get out of Port Wenn and meet Eden Montgomery (Eliza Coupe) in Boston. A busted windshield, a missed bus, three patients behaving very strangely after a meditation retreat... Does he make it? You’ll have to watch.
This week Mel, Gabriela, and Doug join me for Best Medicine Season 2, Episode 4, “No Place Like Om.” The gang agreed this one runs more on heart than comedy. (Did it try to cram in one storyline too many? I have opinions.)
What we get into:
- The Happy Grove retreat: Martin flexes some authority, a mud bath, a $100 bribe to Saffron, and Sheriff Mark Mylow (Josh Segarra) finds his zen at exactly the wrong moment
- Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer) juggling an IVF test and her first graduation speech as principal, with Elaine Denton (Cree) as roommate, cheerleader, and editor. Plus my science rant on “shoot for the moon.” Sorry, not sorry.
- Sally Mylow (Clea Lewis), a neck brace worn for 35 years, and Mark’s “I never grew up.” Gabriela brings the codependency research
- Aunt Sarah (Annie Potts) and a very cleaned-up Eddie McCroy (Terrence Mann). Commitment issues? Gabriela thinks so, as does Geneva (Didi Conn)
- George Brady (Jason Veasey), Greg Garrison (Stephen Spinella), and what lobster rolls really mean to Port Wenn
- Fred, played by Barry Pearl. Yes, Doody from Grease!
- Two-word Tim, the colorblind pill sorter. How the heck does he have this job?
- Commenter Almerita Galeone asks: is Al’s mom still alive?
- Predictions: can Louisa resist Parker (Jack Cutmore-Scott) or is she a sucker for an accent? Eden finds THE letter. What should she do with it?
Plus we rank this episode against the rest of Season 2 and pick our favorite major and minor characters.
Your turn: Was it really the timing? Was Louisa’s cliché-filled first draft a setup for the speech that followed? Mel and I see Eden’s next move differently. Whose side are you on? Tell us in the comments.
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[0:00] Cold open: the "shoot for the moon" rant & welcome
[0:41] First impressions: what's up with Aunt Sarah?
[2:16] More heart than comedy
[3:04] Martin tries to leave Port Wenn
[5:39] Fred, Barry Pearl & Martin's happy place
[6:56] Martin, the villager
[7:48] The Happy Grove retreat
[12:02] Is Martin excited about Eden?
[13:37] Louisa's IVF test & graduation speech
[19:31] Sally's neck brace & Mark's codependency
[21:29] "I never grew up"
[22:54] Ranking the episode
[25:05] Predictions: Parker & the letter
[31:02] Eddie cleans up
[32:05] Is Al's mom alive?
[35:01] Wild theories
[36:49] Favorite major & minor characters
[39:45] Two-word Tim & the pill mix-up
[42:52] Thank you, subscribers!
