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Easily to me one of the best episodes of this always delightful series. The young man playing the Duke I thought was spot on. At times I wondered if they'd somehow regressed his age. But no, just great acting. Not just the voice, but his eyebrows, his mouth, et al. Whoever played Eliza did a good job too, just lacked some of the finer details of the older Eliza. The case was slim, but it wasn't about that, just about the two of them, and it was wonderful to see Ivy back then, and to meet her father. It made her determination to succeed at a man's job in a man's world that much more filled out. Bravo!

First review after countless years on here. And it's because I've lived in both Hawaii and now Boise that I watched it. But the scene of the downtown spread out with mountains in the background just isn't right. We have a real downtown, with high-rises. Not huge, but distinguishing from smaller cities. And the main pictures are from the Bench, staring down at the wide road leading through downtown and ending at the Capitol. Most photos of Boise are like that. We have foothills, leading to the Sawtooths behind, which are basically invisible from Boise. And it doesn't snow much here. Some now and then, and we did have a slightly snowy year very recently (climate change?), but snow on the ground, and drifts, etc., just isn't here. It's Dec. 11, and no snow. A few flakes, but nothing has stayed. And that's normal. But otherwise it's a typical Hallmark rom-com with the you either like them or not basic plots. I usually do, so they get my Hallmark rating, which is different from my action/sci-fi rating scale. Apples and kiwis.