This is a really stunning episode. The humanity of the characters really comes forward. We finally see the forming of mutual respect between Maggie and Joel. Joel has been treating an elderly woman for three years. While on a routine visit, she announces that by the end of the week she will be dead. Being the doctor he is, he refuses to listen to this and assures her that there is nothing wrong with her, other than typical age related things. He becomes rather obsessive, overstepping his bounds to a degree. In another odd feature, Maurice has been carrying around the belief that Shelly had once told him that she loved him. She lies and says it never happened . It sends him into a tailspin. But with what transpires, the final scene is the first snow of winter, gently falling as people stand on Main Street. Chris reads part of a beautiful poem about falling snow, what it does and where it goes, and how it makes the world gentle. We finally see a loving gaze as Maggie and Joel stand close to each other as the scene fades out.
Review of First Snow
