reasons why you should watch northern exposure like right now
chris "in the morning" stevens goes to a monastery and immediately realizes that he's bisexual. he's also attracted to women who are good at math
there's an Angry Doctor named joel and he is Perpetually Angry and it's hilarious
the Angry Doctor joel is also jewish and Very Proud and it's my favourite
maggie o'connell is empowered and she will let you know. also she's a pilot and mechanic and plumber. aka a true badass
bernard stevens, chris "in the morning" stevens' black brother, singlehandedly destroyed racism in a single epic monologue
maurice is a bigot and everyone hates him
except his korean son and grandson who are the sweetest people on the face of the earth
native american representation! representation of many different nations and cultures and customs! the show bounces humour off of them while still remaining respectful!
marilyn whirlwind is a gem and subtly calls Angry Doctor joel out on his bullshit
ruth-anne and ed's adorable mother-son proxy relationship
the fact that chris "in the morning" knows the entirety of leaves of grass by memory
close, tight-knit and loving community dynamics
they accept everyone. it's wonderful
no one is weird bc everyone is weird