情归何处

   Every day, there is another chance for you to decide who you want to be.
　　A chance to challenge yourself, to be a different version of you, a braver version.
　　A person who isn't afraid to grasp the joy, and take it for spin.
　　
　　Letting it go is never easy, because hanging on to the past feels good.
　　But sometimes, it only when you let it go,you can make room for the rest of your life to show up.
　　It is the hardest thing you think to leave the old you behind,sometimes when you do,it is the most of life you ever felt.'


I heard it from the sitcom <men in trees>, but it seems different to me today. I've been asking myself a lot of questions, but no answer at all. Until today I suddently realized you can change your life for SURE. I used to refuse to get out of my dilemma which I made by myself. Such a damn addiction, I almost lost myself. Afterward, I can see the whole thing thoroughly, let it go means set you free when you feel suffocated. All you afraided to face are not that tough, perhaps it is a little bit, but , trust me, you can over it. Just be braver, you can get the most of life you ever felt. Eventually, I understood the decision the 1900 made. It is not that he is not brave enough to land but too clear to not lose himself. Once a friend said: you have not written anything for a long time. How about your thoughtful soul? I doubted, if I ever had? Now I am sure I have.

This is the only new show I'm still sticking with this season, but it's a pity that this M.I.T seems to recruit girls exclusively.

To criticize the show for being a cheap combination of the "Sex and the City" and the "Northern Exposure" is simply a clue that the critic watches no more episode than the pilot: it might get some inspiration from the latter, but it is definitely not so single-and-desperate as the former; for instead of imitating the Carrie-finding-men-in-the-crowd storyline, it presents a Marin-finding-herself-in-the-wild scenario, with the help of some quirky yet unpretentious (and therefore lovable) characters.

The story begins at New York, but thank God the same old fancy scenes only last for some twenty minutes. As our protagonist heads for Elmo for her book promotion, we are taken to a small Alaskan town where the city-dwellers could finally stop and breathe, and where the landscape would soon take their breath away. The romantic drama features a relationship coach/self-help book author (how cocky is that) who, after her own relationship collapses, learns that she actually knows nothing about it and struggles to help herself start over. The remark that "The odds are good, but the goods are odd" portrays the menaissance lively - the affable inn-keeper/local radio host, the "sophisticated" bartender, the tough pilot, and the strong but silent biologist who oozes his charm in a low-key manner make Elmo a perfect place for the study of the male species. No stiletto heels and Marc Jacobs, no teasing eyebrows and Genévrier, no opera and Oprah, when the stereotype laws of attraction fail, love in Alaska becomes simple and sweet.

This is not a show one would fall into at the first sight, since the first few episodes do look mediocre and sometimes the script writer simply tries too hard to hook the audience with some inappropriate plot design (like Marin and Jack's "chapter two"). But the good thing is the relatively weak beginning leaves room for improvement, and the show IS improving, concerning both the depth of the characters and the richness of the plot. Plus, it is absolutely great to have some lighthearted alternative other than getting bored by those machine-made-crime-related intense dramas that flood the screen.

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Update: This was written after watching ep10, when I was apparently affected by the then-approaching holiday. I hate to admit but there was a turn-down since then; hope the show would not sink any deeper.

貌似只看过了第一季，但就算完全不记得看了多少，也还记得基本的人设，基本的剧情
每一集开头和结尾的一些对于爱情和人生的感悟，非常圆满的和每一集里面发生的故事糅合在一起，虽然略显俗套，却又给人非常深刻的感悟
当年看介绍，就有一句话，类似于“想看帅哥美女的请绕路”
确实，这一聚集没有那么多青春男女，却多了一份岁月的沉淀
过几年再翻出来看看，当自己又有了更多生活体验的时候，应该会觉得更有味道的吧，就像陈年好酒

PS 这片子让我对于静谧的小镇生活充满了憧憬

我非常喜欢电视剧的气氛,不紧张，不怪异，就是一个小镇上的生活爱情故事，平淡又有趣.那天看到MARIN对JACK说，没亲口说就不算后流泪离开，而JACK却笑着走向LYNN,我简直气死了,半天睡不着觉,爬起来大骂JACK大混蛋到没力气才入睡!喜欢那个坚强聪明独立又美丽的MARIN!也喜欢纯情的PATRICK和ANNIE,还有古怪厉害的MAI妈妈.到是不太喜欢THERASA和LYNN,感觉她们是一类人，自私地占有着爱而不珍惜，只有别人喜欢上那男人后才蛮横地要求取回自己的感情!可恨的是BEN和JACK也那么不争气.小镇上的人越来越爱MARIN,JEMOR在感恩节前夕感叹没有了金发美女好寂寞，我听后真开心.

当你觉得一切都是按照自己的计划进行的，一切都在自己的掌控中，一切都朝着清晰的方向前进，当重要的一环破裂，你又会如何面对自己呢？
如果生活建立于一段感情，一次学业，一份工作之上，丢了它，你还可以说生活你都搞明白了吗？
在没碰到这些事情之前，无法想象自己对于自己或自己的人生思考的是这样少。一旦发生了这些糟糕事，我也会选择躲起来，因为没想好怎么面对。
这部剧第一刷是大学本科无聊的夜晚，很快就看完了。第二刷是研究生在德国静静的深夜，每晚陪伴我入睡。
真实面对自己的人和自己情感的人最温暖。
一个寒冷的阿拉斯加小镇给人最温暖的感觉，在这里你就学会了做自己。

看到Marin穿着可爱的大毛靴，站在门口跟Jack说，good bye, honey！突然很感动。。。估计是在热带的国家呆久了，那一瞬间，我很怀念秋冬。不是，是自从进入10月以来，我就开始讨厌这里没完没了的夏天了。总觉得在那样的冬天，人们拥抱起来，才更温暖吧。

预感Marin会和Jack get back together。。