Best Medicine is scrubbing up for Season 2, and so is Podcast Portwenn! For the first time, the whole Season 2 Unspoiled panel is together. Doug from New Jersey is back from our Season 1 crew, and he's joined by Mel from Maryland and Carol from Colorado.
First things first: Sheriff Mark Mylow (Josh Segarra) finally has some fans. Mark didn't get a lot of love from last season's panel, but Mel and Carol are here to fix that. Yes, he's a doofus. He's also a good guy, and this season he's getting his due.
Now, about that love pentagon. We're picking up five months later, and let's count: Martin Best (Josh Charles), Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer), Mark, Eden Montgomery (Eliza Coupe) who is somehow still in town (is she commuting?), and a brand-new arrival apparently sent to keep an eye on Martin after Glendon Ross (Patch Darragh) reported those blood draws to the medical review board. How many people can be in one love pentagon? Yikes. The panel does not agree on this one, and how many are too many?
There's plenty more to chew on. Does Al Large (Carter Shimp) actually leave for college, and what does that do to him and Elaine Denton (Cree)? Did the sea urchin money change Aunt Sarah Best (Annie Potts)? And now that Martin's blood phobia is about to become public knowledge, is that finally what gets him talking to his father, Robert Best (Martin Clunes)? We have three completely different theories about how those two ever have that conversation.
Plus a little casting news: Andrea Martin is joining the show, and Greg Garrison (Stephen Spinella) and George Brady (Jason Veasey) got promoted to series regulars. (George has always been my fave, so I was very pleased.)
No answers here, just three fans on the record before the season proves us right or wrong.
Available now: I went to Dorset, England for Buckham Fair and met Martin Clunes. There’s a podcast episode for that!
So tell me. Is Louisa better off with someone uncomplicated, or is that just Martin's cue to wake up? Does Al go to NYC? And are you Team Mark yet? Leave a comment on YouTube. I read all of them, I answer all of them, and I've started bringing some into the podcast. This is my little hobby, but if you're not happy, I'm not happy.
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[00:21] Introduction to Podcast Portwenn's Best Medicine Season 2
[00:51] Season Two Insights and New Panelists
[02:41] Who Is Rewatching And What's Your Favorite?
[06:15] Elaine and Al
[09:24] Eden And Martin And...
[11:51] Could Eden Be Good For Martin?
[13:55] Did The Sea Urchins Pan Out?
[16:18] Martin and Robert
[18:47] Andrea Martin
[20:29] New Characters and Plot Twists
[20:45] Baby or No Baby?
[22:36] Martin and Louisa
[24:53] Returning Characters And What Does The Future Hold?
