Picket Fences: Be My Valentine

Air Date

Friday February 12, 1993

Production Code

9K16

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  8.5 Great

  Not once has an episode lead me through so many twisted turns resulting in a thrill ride of incredible fear that leaves the viewer quite satisfied. hide show

  As my first review in a while, let me just say that I've fallen in love with Picket Fences for many reasons including it's sense of Comedy, Drama and of course Holly Marie Combs, who captured my heart during her Charmed run. And my personal opinion is that this Valentine's day episode is quite shocking and will keep the viewer guessing 'til the very end. I will not spoil the end result, but I will just say that this episode is not one to be missed! It starts on the shocking note with Jimmy Brock being shot by an arrow, and the many other characteristics this show was best known for.

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  zeofan1 Added Dec 28, 2008 All my reviews
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  8.4 Great

  It's near Valentine's day, it the episode starts with a twang as Jimmy is shot in the ass with an arrow. It turns out that the serial killer known as Cupid has apparently come to Rome. hide show

  After Jimmy is shot with a bow and arrow, Maxine realizes that it might be the serial killer known as Cupid. She worries that she may be a target due to her specific personal ad which mentions liking poetry. She and Kenny decide to stake out a date where they nope to lure out the killer, whom the FBI believes they already killed. In the process, they meet Barry Jennings, the man who lead the case for the FBI. Unfortunately, he went a bit crazy after the killer killed his wife and was fired from the FBI. The FBI and the Rome Sheriffs station believes that he is in fact the killer and set up a sting using Maxine. Playing on Jenkins' trust, Maxine agrees to go out with Ben, who Jenkins seems to be trying to use as a suspect for when he kills Maxine. Chaos ensues during the sting, with the police actually thinking the killer is Ben. It turns out that both Ben and Jennings are accomplices. Maxine barely survives with the help of her illegal pen gun. The episode ends with the FBI capturing the men and Maxine being fine.
  
  This was a very good whodunit and a mystery episode. There are multiple twists, with none of them being easy to figure out, IMO. I liked the fact that it was a Maxine centric episode and she really shined in this one more than the recent others. Also, Kurtwood Smith (That 70's Show) as Special Agent Jennings played a good villain, as is typical for him to do. A very interesting and original Valentine's episode.

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  Atreyu75 Added Jul 23, 2007 All my reviews

• Guest Cast

  • Jon Menick Kyle
  • Kurtwood Smith Barry Jennings
  • Stephen Tobolowsky Ben Sasha
  • Taylor Donlan Mona

• Stars

  • Holly Marie Combs Kimberly Brock
  • Justin Shenkarow Matthew Brock
  • Costas Mandylor Officer Kenny Lacos
  • Tom Skerritt Sheriff Jimmy Brock
  • Kathy Baker Dr. Jill Brock
  • Adam Wylie Zachary Brock
  • Lauren Holly Officer Maxine Stewart

• Recurring Roles

  • Sam Anderson FBI Agent Donald Morrell
  • Kelly Connell Carter Pike
  • Zelda Rubinstein Ginny Weedon
  • Fyvush Finkel Douglas Wambaugh
Episode Cast and Crew Details »

• It is said in this episode to be Jimmy and Jill's 15th wedding anniversary. However, it was previously stated that that Kimberly was 4 when Jimmy and Jill got married (and that they'd began affair when she was 2 and he was seperated although not legally from Lydia)Since Kimberly is only 16 that would mean they had been married 12 years not 15. [edit]
• Maxine's personal ad: Gorgeous red head, single, 27. Poetry lover seeks compatible compassionate man with buns of steel. - Lola [edit]

• Although featured in the opening credits, Holly Marie Combs does not appear in this episode. [edit]
• One of the guest stars for this episode is Kurtwood Smith, best known as Red Foreman on That 70's Show. [edit]

• Maxine: All of his victims have been kind of virginal.
  Kenny: Well, then you're safe [edit]
• Maxine: Kenny and I are tracking a potential serial killer. Now, you should leave.
  Carter: I can help! (Maxine and Kenny try to get him to move) No, this is behavioral science; paraphilia. I am of medical use here. I have a trained investigative eye. Don't push me! [edit]
• Maxine: I have back up. It's just backed up. [edit]

• Sea of Love: Maxine says that the sting on "cupid" is standard police work, just like how Al Pacino caught Ellen Barkin in the 1989 film Sea of Love. [edit]
• Layla: Maxine's date Ben, the suspected Cupid killer, sings a variation of the Eric Clapton song Layla. It includes the name Lola instead of Layla in order to impress Maxine. [edit]
• Cupid: The killers name comes the name of the cherub-like pixie of Roman mythology that now symbolizes Valentines day, using a bow and arrow to smitten lovers. [edit]