Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago.Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago.Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago.
Herb Edelman
- NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber
- (as Herbert Edelman)
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- TriviaCynthia Nixon had already previously played a powerless and disabled victim, in Silent Fury (1989)
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[last lines]
NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber: Ready? Ready for what?
Jessica Fletcher: Alice and Henry are taking me to the Philharmonic.
NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber: To... Wait a minute. What about all those people?
Alice Morgan: What do you think, Henry? Will Mrs. Fletcher be able to stand it?
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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'Murder She Wrote' at its most Hitchcockian
Have always been quite fond of 'Murder She Wrote'. It is a fun and relaxing watch that makes you think as you try to unwind in the evening. If one wants more complex, twisty mysteries with lots of tension and suspense 'Murder She Wrote' may not be for you, but if you want something light-hearted and entertaining but still provide good mysteries 'Murder She Wrote' fits the bill just fine.
"Threshold of Fear" is another one of the best episodes of Season 9 and a standout of the latter seasons. Although "Incident in Lot 7" had the Psycho house, "Threshold of Fear" had a creepiness and suspense (nail-biting in the murder and recalling past murder in the brownstone scenes), as well as some of the show's most stylish and atmospherically lit and shot visuals, worthy of Hitchcock and easily the most Hitchcockian the show ever got, high praise indeed. The story is really terrifically done, with an ending that is very effective and clever if not a complete shock, again high praise for Season 9 in a season with too many disappointing denouements.
Can't fault Angela Lansbury, while Cynthia Nixon puts many of the younger actors who've appeared on 'Murder She Wrote' with variable results (too many of them quite ropy in the latter seasons) to shame in an excellent performance that made me feel a lot of sympathy for Alice and her troubles. On a side note, that "Threshold of Fear" addressed some very sensitive themes like agoraphobia, amnesia and trauma and handled them with harrowing honesty was very brave and deserving of a lot of credit.
David Soul brought a surprising ambiguity to a character who one is not sure whether he is guilty or not, while Margot Kidder has fun in her role. David Lansbury makes by far his best 'Murder She Wrote' appearance, didn't care for him before while finding him pretty decent here. Herb Edelman's Gelber has a very easy-going likability and his chemistry with Lansbury charms. Only a fairly dull Michael Zelnicker isn't so good.
Production values are wonderful here, one of the few 'Murder She Wrote' episodes where one forgets it was made for TV. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
Writing is amiable and thought-provoking.
Overall, a fine episode and a standout of a very inconsistent season. 9/10 Bethany Cox
"Threshold of Fear" is another one of the best episodes of Season 9 and a standout of the latter seasons. Although "Incident in Lot 7" had the Psycho house, "Threshold of Fear" had a creepiness and suspense (nail-biting in the murder and recalling past murder in the brownstone scenes), as well as some of the show's most stylish and atmospherically lit and shot visuals, worthy of Hitchcock and easily the most Hitchcockian the show ever got, high praise indeed. The story is really terrifically done, with an ending that is very effective and clever if not a complete shock, again high praise for Season 9 in a season with too many disappointing denouements.
Can't fault Angela Lansbury, while Cynthia Nixon puts many of the younger actors who've appeared on 'Murder She Wrote' with variable results (too many of them quite ropy in the latter seasons) to shame in an excellent performance that made me feel a lot of sympathy for Alice and her troubles. On a side note, that "Threshold of Fear" addressed some very sensitive themes like agoraphobia, amnesia and trauma and handled them with harrowing honesty was very brave and deserving of a lot of credit.
David Soul brought a surprising ambiguity to a character who one is not sure whether he is guilty or not, while Margot Kidder has fun in her role. David Lansbury makes by far his best 'Murder She Wrote' appearance, didn't care for him before while finding him pretty decent here. Herb Edelman's Gelber has a very easy-going likability and his chemistry with Lansbury charms. Only a fairly dull Michael Zelnicker isn't so good.
Production values are wonderful here, one of the few 'Murder She Wrote' episodes where one forgets it was made for TV. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
Writing is amiable and thought-provoking.
Overall, a fine episode and a standout of a very inconsistent season. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- Nov 6, 2017
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- S Grand Ave & W 6th St, Los Angeles, California, USA(exterior: as Jessica's NYC apartment building, NE corner)
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