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The Best Episodes of Northern Exposure Season 2

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The Best Episodes of Northern Exposure Season 2

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan...

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  1. 8.8/10(487 votes)

    #1 - Spring Break

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    S2:E5

    Things get a little crazy as the town waits for the annual ice breakup and the annual ""running of the bulls"" down the streets of Cicely. Joel and Maggie find themselves irresistibly drawn together, Maurice is attracted to a dominating state trooper sent to uncover the villain behind the annual rash of petty thefts and Holling challenges all the customers to a fight.

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    Director:Rob Thompson
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.5/10(404 votes)

    #2 - Slow Dance

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    S2:E7

    The infamous O'Connell curse seems to have claimed another victim when a falling satellite hits Rick. Maurice has mixed feelings about selling some property for an outrageously high price to a couple he disapproves of, and Shelly becomes confused when Holling is really enjoying his reunion with an old lady friend from his distant past.

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  3. 8.4/10(431 votes)

    #3 - The Big Kiss

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    Ed's wish to know who his parents were summons up a 256-year-old Indian spirit named "One-Who-Waits" who offers to help him find out. Chris finds his voice has been stolen by a beautiful woman passing through town, and comes to believe in a folk cure he hears about-that he must sleep with the most beautiful woman in town, Maggie.

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  4. 8.3/10(407 votes)

    #4 - All Is Vanity

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    S2:E3

    Holling decides to be circumcised to please Shelly, Chris and Maurice organize the town to keep watch over an anonymous man whom died in Dr. Fleischman's office, and Maggie persuades Joel to pose as her boyfriend to please her father.

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  5. 8.1/10(400 votes)

    #5 - Goodbye to All That

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    Joel receives a "Dear John" letter from Elaine, who has decided to marry an older judge, and a concerned Ed enlists Maggie to help him deal with it. Holling regrets buying a satellite dish for Shelly, who soon develops into an international television junkie.

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  6. 8.1/10(380 votes)

    #6 - What I Did For Love

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    S2:E4

    Joel's plans for a vacation to New York are sidetracked by Maggie's dreams about his death in an airplane crash and his suspicions about the enthusiastic doctor sent to temporarily replace him. Maurice's annual visit from an astronaut "groupie" is interrupted by his sleeping problems.

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    Director:Steven Robman
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.0/10(417 votes)

    #7 - War and Peace

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    S2:E6

    A Soviet celebrity returns to Cicely for some relaxation, some borscht and a deadly serious chess match with rival Maurice. Holling suffers a bout of torturous dreams and Chris helps Ed win the heart of a farm girl with his erotic imagery of a motorcycle.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Spring Break" is the best rated episode of "Northern Exposure" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 487 votes. Directed by Rob Thompson and written by N/A, it aired on 5/6/1991. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Slow Dance".