Spoilers

“Somewhere Under the Rainbow”

David and Maddie are babysitting a woman who claims to be a leprechaun.

Kathleen Kilpatrick was a wee little Irish lass with bright red hair. She was being chased by a man who was trying to capture her so he could get her pot of gold. She hired Dave and Maddie to protect her. She was not hiding the fact that she was a leprechaun.

Alexandra Johnson played Kathleen Kilpatrick and she was great. She was charming, charismatic and funny. She fit very well with David and Maddie, holding her own with these two powerful actors.

The case caused conflict with Dave and Maddie, as every case would, but this one was not as much of a conflict as usual. That was because of the bubbly performance of Johnson.

There is a fun sequence with Dave, Maddie and Kathleen being chased through the airport by the man seeking her pot of gold.

The gold turned out to be stolen from a bank years before by three men, including Kathleen’s father. She discovered that he had lied to her about being a leprechaun and that he was a thief.

Kathleen leaves the gold with Dave and Maddie and heads back to Ireland.

This was a fun episode, but it was not the most standout one. Alexandra Johnson did a solid job, but she did not do much more than a handful of guest appearances after this.

In the office scene just before Kathleen arrived and during the time she was talking with Maddie and Davie, the lighting of the scene was really messed up. There were huge shadows in the room coming from Dave and Maddie as well as other objects of the room. There was one time when you could barely see David’s face because Maddie’s shadow was blocking him. It was real noticeable and distracting. There were other moments of the episode that made it feel as if it were shot differently than other episodes of the series and thus made it fell cheaper.