Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1
- Episode aired May 14, 1989
- TV-PG
- 47m
A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.
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- T.V. Reporter
- (as Richard Wieand)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSheriff Metzger complains that Cabot Cove has had five murders since he became sheriff, referring to the events in Mr. Penroy's Vacation (1988), Weave a Tangled Web (1989), Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble (1989), and The Sins of Castle Cove (1989).
- GoofsEarly in part 1, Hank Shipton is in the bathroom with his son and is seen giving his insulin in his hand, as if it was an intravenous injection. When a diabetic gives themselves insulin, it is subcutaneous ( under th skin in the fat layer) in the stomach, outer thigh or back of the upper arms, not in the fat-less wrist as shown here.
- Quotes
Sheriff Mort Metzger: I said, "Do me a favor, please, and tell me what goes on in this town."
Jessica Fletcher: Sheriff, I'm sorry, but...
Sheriff Mort Metzger: I've been here one year. This is my fifth murder. What is this? The death capitol of Maine? On a per capita basis, this place makes the South Bronx look like SunnyBrook Farm.
Jessica Fletcher: But I assure you Sheriff...
Sheriff Mort Metzger: I mean, is that why Tupper quit? He couldn't take it anymore? Somebody really should have warned me, Mrs. Fletcher. Now- Now, perfect strangers are coming to Cabot Cove to die. I mean, look at this guy. You don't know him. I don't know him. He has no ID. We don't know the first thing about this guy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
When the episode begins Eudora McVeigh (Jean Simmons) has a meeting with her boss (Richard Anderson) and he says that she has been surpassed as the best selling author by Jessica Fletcher. So Eudora storms off and decides to go to Cabot Cove without letting her husband know about her evil plan. Jessica is delighted of having a guest as she really needed a break from writing (as also Seth Hazlitt said her). The day after a dead man is found in a gorge and Jessica notices some of the pages from her book in production scrambled. Eudora is suspected, but then the episode ends.
I thought that this season was probably the best from the show and this episode of course didn't disappoint. Angela Lansbury was also very funny and it was surprising seeing a legendary actress of the 1950s such as Jean Simmons guest-starring in the show. William Windom, Richard Anderson and David Hedison give great support. The soundtrack too was great, and I think it's among the best for the entire show's installments.
The ending makes you anxious to see where everything is going, and it was for me until I saw the second part.
- bellino-angelo2014
- Feb 24, 2021