- Family matters come to the forefront when Joel's parents, Nadine and Herb, visit. Nadine finds a unique connection with Marilyn and the eagles. Meanwhile Shelly is concerned that Holling will miss out on special father-son moments with their new baby after he announces that he's bored with sports.—From DVD insert
- Joel's parents come to Cicely for a visit. His mother, Nadine, cannot stop talking about how wild it is and giving pointers on every step in fixing her special recipes. His father, Herb, cannot stop looking around and finding things that have been neglected that need fixing - a rust spot on the truck's rear fender, a drip in the toilet, a bench in the patient waiting area that has split boards because nail holes weren't pre-drilled, a spot on the ceiling where the plaster is in need of repair. What's more upsetting, however, is his father keeps recommending folk remedies for his patients' ailments. A salve for a rash, wintergreen oil for a sore knee. This finally puts him over the edge, and he tells his father off. Meanwhile, Nadine has been talking Marilyn's ears off. She says she has seen a big bird. Marilyn tells her she has an eagle's spirit, then relates the story about how the eagle learned to stop talking so it could hear the wind. She takes Nadine up to Flat Rock to watch eagles. Later, Nadine returns on her own. In getting closer to the edge for a better vantage point, she falls over the lip of the 100-foot cliff. Rather than plummet to her death, she glides on the wind to a fairly soft belly-first landing. She is unharmed. Joel thinks she must have suffered at least a concussion. A parcel arrives from Shelly's new stepfather Kenny. Inside is a troll mobile and a baseball and glove. When Shelly gushes about how much fun it will be for Holling to play catch with Pooper, he goes pale. It turns out that he does not care a snap for any of the traditional team sports. He is bored to tears by baseball, in particular. It doesn't make him feel any better when he wins the baseball playoff series pool. Everyone is making a big deal about it which only serves to make him mad. In a fit of anger, he turns off The Brick's TV and tells everyone that they will have to watch some of his program selections in the future. In private, Shelly tells him that sports are not important to her. Later, at the bar, the patrons are betting over which TV chef is the fastest slicer and dicer.—Garon Smith
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