Review - Medium: Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

A reference to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow was a particularly interesting episode . . .

. . . starring Chad Lowe as David Call- a man who is first and foremost a murderous husband, but secondly a talented airline pilot. A pilot who, in Allison's dreams, saves hundreds of lives sometime in the future. Hence Allison's dilema, does she help to nab him for the murder of his young wife, or does she let him get away with it to maybe save hundreds of lives sometime in the future?

As husband and sometimes disbeliever, Joe (Jake Weber) is quick to point out Allison's dreams do not always mean exactly what she interprets them to mean. And if this man really did kill his wife, he deserves no special treatment. By the end of the episode Allison comes to a resolution with her internal dilema and all is well in her little world again.

We also see more evidence of Bridgette's (Maria Lark) eccentric side as she spends most of this episode outfitted with a bright red bike helmet. She loves the helmet so much so that she even wears it to her school pictrues. This at first infuriates Joe, but by the end of the episode you can tell that he has accepted the fact that Bridgette is a unique and interesting individual whose eccentricities should be treasured. By the end of the episode Bridgette is onto yet another obsession which is a pair of bright red galoshes that she enjoys wearing so much that she just might wear them forever!

. . . ain't kids grand?


Directed by
Jeff Bleckner (episode 1.03 "Couple of Choices, A")
Glenn Gordon Caron (episode 1.01 "Pilot")
Duane Clark (episode 1.11 "I Married a Mind Reader") (episode 1.14 "In the Rough")
Eric Laneuville (episode 1.10 "Other Side of the Tracks, The")
Aaron Lipstadt (episode 1.05 "In Sickness and Adultery") (episode 1.15 "Penny for Your Thoughts") (episode 1.16 "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 1") (episode 2.01 "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 2")
Artie Mandelberg (episode 1.04 "Night of the Wolf") (episode 1.07 "Jump Start")
Robert Duncan McNeill (episode 2.09 "Still Life")
Vince Misiano (episode 1.02 "Suspicions and Certainties") (episode 1.06 "Coming Soon") (episode 2.02 "Song Remains the Same, The")
Bill L. Norton (episode 1.09 "Coded") (episode 1.12 "Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber, A")
Ronald L. Schwary (episode 1.13 "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow")
Peter Werner (episode 1.08 "Lucky")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Angeli writer (episode 1.03 "Couple of Choices, A") (episode 1.05 "In Sickness and Adultery")
Glenn Gordon Caron creator
Glenn Gordon Caron writer (episode 1.01 "Pilot") (episode 1.02 "Suspicions and Certainties") (episode 1.03 "Couple of Choices, A") (episode 2.01 "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 2")
Moira Dekker writer (episode 1.06 "Coming Soon") (episode 1.09 "Coded") (episode 1.15 "Penny for Your Thoughts") (as Moira Kirland)
Chris Dingess writer (episode 1.10 "Other Side of the Tracks, The") (episode 1.12 "Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber, A") (episode 1.16 "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 1")
René Echevarria writer (episode 1.04 "Night of the Wolf") (episode 1.11 "I Married a Mind Reader") (episode 1.14 "In the Rough")
David Folwell writer (episode 1.08 "Lucky")
Melinda Hsu writer (episode 1.07 "Jump Start") (episode 1.13 "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow")
Bruce Miller writer (episode 2.02 "Song Remains the Same, The")

Cast (in credits order)
Patricia Arquette .... Allison Dubois
Miguel Sandoval .... D.A. Manuel Devalos
Sofia Vassilieva .... Ariel Dubois
Maria Lark .... Bridgette Dubois
Jake Weber .... Joe Dubois
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Cubitt .... Det. Lee Scanlon (2005-)

Regular guests:
David Cubitt .... Detective Lee Scanlon / Det. Lee Scanlon (13 episodes)
Tina DiJoseph .... Lynn DiNovi - Mayor's Liaison / The Mayor's Liaison / ... (9 episodes)
Kendahl King .... Devalos' Assistant / Devalos's Assistant / ... (8 episodes)
Seth T. Walker .... Detective / Forensic Tech (5 episodes)
Conor O'Farrell .... Larry Watt (4 episodes)