Author: Fiona May

Fair Warning

This episode guide is a deep dive into the details of Murder She Wrote S1 E2, “Deadly Lady.”  There will be spoilers.  There will be what passes for comparative literature here at MSWSW.  I recommend you grab a bite and watch the episode before continuing.

“Rage, Blow, You Cataracts and Hurricanoes”

Welcome to the first Cabot Cove episode of MSW!  It opens dramatically, on a dark and stormy night.  The MSW writers are still fresh and full of ambition.  After taking on Sir Conan Doyle in the series premiere, they move right on to Shakespeare in the second episode.  “Deadly Lady” doesn’t quite merit being called a modern retelling of King Lear; it’s a very standard MSW episode with a heaping measure of Lear flavor in the mix.  The very first notable Lear element is the hurricane, which Ethan calls a “deadly lady.”