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* AlwaysMurder: Surprisingly averted, as while there was an ATTEMPTED murder, no one really died this episode.
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* AlwaysMurder: Surprisingly averted, as while there was an ATTEMPTED ''attempted'' murder, no one really died this episode.
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* BlackmailBackfire: Wanda tried to blackmail Floyd Bigelow]] but she made a couple mistakes that derailed it and [[MuggingTheMonster almost caused her death]].
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* ClothesForChristmasCringe: Dr Hazlitt traces his dislike of Christmas back to when he was ten and got socks and underwear instead of a toy train.
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* ClothesForChristmasCringe: Dr Dr. Hazlitt traces his dislike of Christmas back to when he was ten and got socks and underwear instead of a toy train.
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* LoveMakesYouDumb: Amy Wainwright is so desperate to be loved by Floyd that she [[MurderIsTheBestSolution tries to murder Wanda]] to protect his [[LesserOfTwoEvils secrets being exposed]].
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* RedHerring: Bert Lazarus's jealousy of Charlie and his delight in the prospect of Charlie being imprisoned for murder set him up as the possible (attempted) killer. He wasn't.
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* RewatchBonus: After learning the relevant plot elements to this episode, it is fun to re-watch it only to notice the framing of Charlie and Floyd's car in a shot that is later shown in flashback form during Jessica's SummationGathering.SummationGathering.
* {{Yandere}}: Amy Wainwright is so desperate to be loved by Floyd that she [[MurderIsTheBestSolution tries to murder Wanda]] to protect his [[LesserOfTwoEvils secrets from being exposed]].
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* BadSanta: [[spoiler: Amy Wainwright]] Wainwright dons a Santa Suit, complete with beard, as a disguise when [[spoiler: she]] she attempted to kill Wanda.
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* ColorBlindConfusion: Wanda Andrews is colorblind, that is, she can't distinguish between green and red. As such, the {{Blackmail}} tape she had meant to send to [[spoiler: Floyd]] Floyd ends up in Charlie [=McCumber=]'s red car instead.
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* LoveMakesYouDumb: [[spoiler: Amy Wainwright]] Wainwright is so desperate to be loved by [[spoiler: Floyd]] Floyd that she [[MurderIsTheBestSolution tries to murder Wanda]] to protect his [[LesserOfTwoEvils secrets being exposed]].
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* RewatchBonus: After learning the relevant plot elements to this episode, it is fun to re-watch it only to notice the framing of Charlie and [[spoiler: Floyd's]] Floyd's car in a shot that is later shown in flashback form during Jessica's SummationGathering.
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* RelativeError: Beth thinks Charlie is having an affair with Monica, who is actually his sister.
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* FriendshipMoment: [[NoodleIncident: Seth explains to Jessica the reason he's grumpy during Christmas]]--he didn't get a toy train he had wanted so bad when he was a kid. Near the end of the episode, Jessica gives Seth a toy train as a gift, as Sheriff Metzger and his choir sing them Christmas carols from the outside.
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* FriendshipMoment: [[NoodleIncident: [[NoodleIncident Seth explains to Jessica the reason he's grumpy during Christmas]]--he didn't get a toy train he had wanted so bad when he was a kid. Near the end of the episode, Jessica gives Seth a toy train as a gift, as Sheriff Metzger and his choir sing them Christmas carols from the outside.
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Written by: Bruce Lansbury\\
Directed by: Anthony Pullen Shaw
The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
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!!Tropes:
* AlwaysMurder: Surprisingly averted, as while there was an ATTEMPTED murder, no one really died this episode.
* BadSanta: [[spoiler: Amy Wainwright]] dons a Santa Suit, complete with beard, as a disguise when [[spoiler: she]] attempted to kill Wanda.
* BlackmailBackfire: Wanda tried to blackmail [[spoiler: Floyd Bigelow]] but she made a couple mistakes that derailed it and [[MuggingTheMonster almost caused her death]].
* ChristmasEpisode: As it should, given the title.
* ColorBlindConfusion: Wanda Andrews is colorblind, that is, she can't distinguish between green and red. As such, the {{Blackmail}} tape she had meant to send to [[spoiler: Floyd]] ends up in Charlie [=McCumber=]'s red car instead.
* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: A subversion. While it is cold and generally windy in Cabot Cove, it doesn't snow. Dr. Hazlitt lampshades this early in the episode. At least the windows of certain houses and establishments are lined with fake snow frost.
* EasilyForgiven: Charlie was worried that Beth Forsythe and her family won't accept his daughter from a former love. At the episode's end, not only do they accept him and his daughter, but she officially becomes a part of the Forsythe family.
* FriendshipMoment: [[NoodleIncident: Seth explains to Jessica the reason he's grumpy during Christmas]]--he didn't get a toy train he had wanted so bad when he was a kid. Near the end of the episode, Jessica gives Seth a toy train as a gift, as Sheriff Metzger and his choir sing them Christmas carols from the outside.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: [[spoiler: Amy Wainwright]] is so desperate to be loved by [[spoiler: Floyd]] that she [[MurderIsTheBestSolution tries to murder Wanda]] to protect his [[LesserOfTwoEvils secrets being exposed]].
* MistakenForCheating: Beth suspects her fiancé Charlie of cheating and catches him kissing an attractive woman in the Lighthouse motel. Turns out, it's his sister.
* OneSteveLimit: There was at least one other character in Cabot Cove also named Floyd, Deputy Floyd. But since he [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared from the show with no explanation]], Floyd Bigelow enjoys being the only known Floyd this episode.
* OutOfFocus: Deputy Andy appears when they arrested [[spoiler: Amy and Floyd]] but he has no spoken lines.
* RedHerring: Bert Lazarus's jealousy of Charlie and his delight in the prospect of Charlie being imprisoned for murder set him up as the possible (attempted) killer. He wasn't.
* RewatchBonus: After learning the relevant plot elements to this episode, it is fun to re-watch it only to notice the framing of Charlie and [[spoiler: Floyd's]] car in a shot that is later shown in flashback form during Jessica's SummationGathering.
Directed by: Anthony Pullen Shaw
The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
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!!Tropes:
* AlwaysMurder: Surprisingly averted, as while there was an ATTEMPTED murder, no one really died this episode.
* BadSanta: [[spoiler: Amy Wainwright]] dons a Santa Suit, complete with beard, as a disguise when [[spoiler: she]] attempted to kill Wanda.
* BlackmailBackfire: Wanda tried to blackmail [[spoiler: Floyd Bigelow]] but she made a couple mistakes that derailed it and [[MuggingTheMonster almost caused her death]].
* ChristmasEpisode: As it should, given the title.
* ColorBlindConfusion: Wanda Andrews is colorblind, that is, she can't distinguish between green and red. As such, the {{Blackmail}} tape she had meant to send to [[spoiler: Floyd]] ends up in Charlie [=McCumber=]'s red car instead.
* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: A subversion. While it is cold and generally windy in Cabot Cove, it doesn't snow. Dr. Hazlitt lampshades this early in the episode. At least the windows of certain houses and establishments are lined with fake snow frost.
* EasilyForgiven: Charlie was worried that Beth Forsythe and her family won't accept his daughter from a former love. At the episode's end, not only do they accept him and his daughter, but she officially becomes a part of the Forsythe family.
* FriendshipMoment: [[NoodleIncident: Seth explains to Jessica the reason he's grumpy during Christmas]]--he didn't get a toy train he had wanted so bad when he was a kid. Near the end of the episode, Jessica gives Seth a toy train as a gift, as Sheriff Metzger and his choir sing them Christmas carols from the outside.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: [[spoiler: Amy Wainwright]] is so desperate to be loved by [[spoiler: Floyd]] that she [[MurderIsTheBestSolution tries to murder Wanda]] to protect his [[LesserOfTwoEvils secrets being exposed]].
* MistakenForCheating: Beth suspects her fiancé Charlie of cheating and catches him kissing an attractive woman in the Lighthouse motel. Turns out, it's his sister.
* OneSteveLimit: There was at least one other character in Cabot Cove also named Floyd, Deputy Floyd. But since he [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared from the show with no explanation]], Floyd Bigelow enjoys being the only known Floyd this episode.
* OutOfFocus: Deputy Andy appears when they arrested [[spoiler: Amy and Floyd]] but he has no spoken lines.
* RedHerring: Bert Lazarus's jealousy of Charlie and his delight in the prospect of Charlie being imprisoned for murder set him up as the possible (attempted) killer. He wasn't.
* RewatchBonus: After learning the relevant plot elements to this episode, it is fun to re-watch it only to notice the framing of Charlie and [[spoiler: Floyd's]] car in a shot that is later shown in flashback form during Jessica's SummationGathering.
