Best Medicine is my favorite show from last season. A big reason is because of the sweet humor it brings every week. However, tonight’s episode at 8p on Fox is bringing the tears in an episode that will make you want a big hug after you watch it.
A magic act comes to Port Wenn, and they delight the town with their tricks. That is until their rabbit accidentally bites the wife of the magician. Martin (Josh Charles) treats her and says everything is going to be all right. However, the next morning she doesn’t wake up.
Her death affects people in different ways. Martin questions if he did something wrong. Elaine (Cree) questions how short our time on this planet really is. But her boyfriend, Al (Carter Shimp), has the opposite reaction. Together, they have a conversation that breaks my heart because what he says to her is so true about sadness.
But the saddest moments come when the magician doesn’t believe that his wife has died. He keeps expecting that he will be able to make her reappear. But even Houdini could not do that magic trick. What happens when he finally realizes that he can’t just wave his wand and bring her back? All I can say is you need to have the tissues ready, because I didn’t stop crying after that. I needed someone to hug, so I grabbed my cat, and now she doesn’t want me watching it anymore.
But it is not about us. It is also about Martin’s new medical monitor, Parker (Jack Cutmore-Scott), who asks Louisa (Abigail Spencer) on a date, and she accepts. He is just what the doctor ordered. Not Martin, but his girlfriend, Eden (Eliza Coupe), who is rightfully jealous of Louisa. What happens when Eden finds a love letter in Martin’s desk?
There is a lot that happens in this episode, and it is all very heartfelt. So whether you are addicted to the show like I am, or if you have never seen it, it is an episode that everyone will enjoy.
