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This film is provocative and with many moments of beauty. It is also sometimes hard to watch, although equally hard to look away from. It undoes gender and sexuality with ease. It feels brilliant.

The released description is vague, and I would urge people to not do too much plot research prior to viewing it. Besides, how can one really prepare for this?

This first episode shows us the start of Mrs. Fletcher's writing career. She wrote a novel to distract her from the grief of her husband's death. She did not intend it to be read by anyone. Her nephew says this is because she does not have dreams for herself, and takes it to a publisher. Of course, this is a hit novel.

Of serious note in this episode is the fact that Mrs. Fletcher kisses her publisher. She is hesitant to enter into the arena of love. The series generally does not entertain Mrs. Fletcher's love life, so the inclusion of a kiss is a major element.

Murder, She Wrote generally includes a great cast of characters. This episode includes Ned Beatty, Ann Francis, Brian Keith, Herb Edelman and a very young Andy Garcia. This show is excellent for spotting people before they were famous and celebrating actors who have entertained us for decades, A wonderful start to a gentle series that is full of delightful moments.

At one point, the main character says 'what's going on? I don't understand.' All the audience can say to that is 'me too gurl, me too.' Poorly scripted, poorly acted, poorly edited, poorly choreographed fight scenes.