Okay, a lot of people like to talk shit on this episode (like ... how it makes no sense at all), but I kind of love it.
The Queen of Hearts Circus comes to town -- and with only two crew members, they force the citizens of Colorado Springs to become the performers. Of course, their performances force the citizens to confront their personal demons. I dig it.
Sully and Michaela become the trapeze artists, which is just browbeating us with symbolism. Michaela takes some risks and they learn to trust each other more. There are some very adorable and giggly moments while they train. Mr. Bray and Brian become a clown act. Mr. Bray discovers his joy.
Jake is the Ringmaster because he's full of shit. No, really, this is
what the Queen of Hearts tells him. The Reverend becomes a magician in a fun play on faith and Dorothy gets all sexy as his lovely assistant. Horace, for whatever reason, is the wet blanket of the town and frets and fusses about responsibilities the whole time.
Matthew and Colleen are walking the tightrope. Colleen is, you know, learning to take risks too and Matthew is just eye candy for Atlantis. She crushes hard on Matthew and is devastated when she realizes he's engaged.
Oh, I should add that Atlantis has webbed hands: she is self-conscious and wants Dr. Quinn to fix them; her mother feels like this means she's trying to conform and not proud of herself; her mother worries this means Atlantis is leaving her. You know the drill. But then she tries to "fix" her hands by cutting out the webbing herself and Dr. Quinn fixes the damage and fixes her hands.
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