Spoilers

“Cross Examinations”

“Strangers”

“Blue Christmas”

I went to Hulu tonight, just browsing some of the other films and shows that the streaming service offered when I saw something that shocked me.

On the icon of Picket Fences was a little notice in the upper left hand corner that said “exp. Fri.”

I couldn’t believe it. I just discovered Picket Fences was available on Hulu about a month or so ago. I was so excited because I had not been able to see these episodes in literal decades. I decided to do the Picket Fences DailyView Re-watch during November, making sure to watch at least one episode for every day. I was up to the sixth episode of the second season.

I did not know what to do, so tonight I started a binge to try and get through as many as I could before it went away off Hulu.

I watched three episodes in a row of Christmas in Rome. One of them was one of my favorite episodes, one I think of every time Christmas comes around, any time I hear the song ‘Blue Christmas.’ Watching Carter and his brother sing the song at the end of the episode after their mother died. It is a beautiful scene that was as sad of a scene as the show has ever had.

As I was watching this run of episodes tonight, I discovered something else. The whole four seasons of Picket Fences were on Amazon Prime. I did not think that it was on Prime, but there it was. All four seasons.

So the plans that I had to ramp up the re-watch in high gear before the Hulu episodes expire on Friday are now out of the window. When Hulu gets rid of the show, I will continue watching it on Prime.

By the way, the other two episodes in this rush included a potential virgin birth and a man who killed his brother because of his facial agnosia. Kimberly’s friend was arrested for having LSD in her locker and she faced charges as a drug dealer. At the end of e9, Littleton had to rescind a confession on made up grounds to prevent the girl from going to federal prison for ten years. Judge Bone delivered a scathing lecture to the girl about how all these good people were forced to do things against their ethics because of her and that it was nothing to celebrate. It was a powerful moment for Henry who has had a couple of questionable moments this season.

These were three excellent episodes in a row, all taking place around the holidays.

For now, I will continue on Hulu. Thankfully, I have an option when its gone.