Jinx, January 17, 1997

By Shirley

Annie and Josh enter Harm's life again. This time around, though, there is a development in the relationship. Question: do we really want Harm getting involved in any kind of relationship with a single Mom still trying to deal with her grief for her dead husband? Annie's attractiveness as a mate for Harm is intense. Luke was his best friend. What better way for Harm to honour his best friend's memory than by taking care of his family. And the best way to do that is to marry Luke's widow and be a father to Luke's son. I think that Harm subconsciously came to that very logical conclusion, and as he kept visiting, he fell in love with Annie and with the idea of a wife, a child and a home. He himself admitted that at first he only came to check on them, then it changed. The dream sequence is extremely telling and substantiates this. Harm still regarded Annie as belonging to Luke, and he needed Luke's permission. Once that hurdle was cleared, we see Harm settling into his role as man of the house - he cooks breakfast, offers to take Josh to school, does repairs around the house. He seemed to relish the new role. Perhaps he even deluded himself into believing that he could settle down.

The jinx story is good, but only served as a frame for the story with Annie and Josh. I wish that it had been possible to actually have Tess McKee back rather than just old footage of her. I liked her a lot. I still smile when I recall her whaling away at the Marines in that bar fight in Pilot Error. It's too bad they killed her off. As well, Bishop returned, this time in a more sympathetic setting. I felt he should have been a bit more grief-stricken though. After all, he had been Tess' lover.

The funeral service was cleverly intermixed footage from the funeral service used in Pilot Error. I chuckled when I saw Harm and Meg in the footage, when Harm was actually supposed to be flying the missing man formation, and Meg was long gone.

Did I imagine it, or was Mac's nose out of joint when she came around the corner of the house to see Harm kissing Annie?
 

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