In Which Addison Finds the Magic

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired
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Addison and Pete treat a recently married couple who are having sexual problems. Cooper is trying to figure out why four siblings are all suffering from the same mysterious illness. Maya tells Naomi she's been hoping her and Sam would divorce since she was in the third grade. Meanwhile, Violet is trying to convince a patient to leave her husband, even though she is having trouble letting go of her ex-boyfriend who is now married.moreless
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  • Very good installement!

    8.5
    "Great"
    By holden_potter, Apr 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    This third episode of Private Practice is pretty good. It has all the drama and all the comedy at the same time. Addison and Pete treat a couple who has a sexual problem. The woman has problems when having sex with her husband. Addison is deeply involved in the case because it helps her believe that anything is possible when the couple finally fix teir problem. Cooper treats four siblings who are suffering from a mysterious disease-they are all blue. That is pretty magical as it relates to the name of the episode. Violet is trying to convince a patient leave her husband but she hersellf can't let go her own ex-boyfriend.
    I liked the funny staff in this episode: Addison is angry with the rain in California, Dell pleases Naomi with cakes and Pete talks to the grave of her deceased wife.
    I think that in this episode there was more depth in the characters' personalities which is a big step forward from the previous episodes.
    Favorite medical case: The couple who have trouble having sex
    Favorite character: Addisonmoreless

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  • Addison & Magic!

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    By Judy23, Oct 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode is the best of the 3 so far. Why?
    They start to develop all characters.

    Pete's reaction at her wife's death was.. strange. I saw a guy that really likes women, that enjoys good things of life, that tries to not be to sentimental crying his death wife. Was a very touching scene but.. it took to much to convince me in that situation.

    Naomi.. she still loves her ex Sam, she really needs some sesions with Violets.. but Violets is not so mentally stable =)

    I really like Violet's and Coopers friendship.. I think that maybe they will put some spicy stuff in nexts episodes.

    Addison in the other hand, amazing as always, I really like her way of performace. She really knows how to do it, but maybe they need better scripts, new things outside the practice in the clinic.

    Waiting for the next episode.moreless

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  • After last weeks entertaining medical cases this episode didn't seem to have anything interesting going on.

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    By OTHfan323, Oct 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    I wasn't really a fan of this episode. There was too much going on with different cases and none of them really drew me in. The explanation for why the girl kept turning blue wasn't that great, although it was kind of entertaining to watch him play with the kids as he tried to figure it out. I found that I didn't really care if the one couple got back together. The one good thing about it was that it related to the psychologists life, and she should have taken her own advice. The couple that couldn't have sex wasn't that unique or interesting of a case. The episode had a few good scenes with the doctors interacting with eachother and the eating cake part was pretty funny.moreless

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  • OK I liked it. funny episode

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    By karatiz, Oct 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    now I can say I like this series. this was a great episode.
    Dell found a way to please women, he takes chocolate cake for them, his grands chocolate cake!

    It's the anniversary of Pete's death, he is a little sensitive.

    We have three cases. One of Violet's patients is ready to say what he wants, there's a woman for Addison and four little kids for Cooper.
    Violet's patient, Doug, has been going there for years and now he is ready to tell his wife he wants a divorce. His wife gets sick and he stays. They find out later that she knew about the illness and hided it from him. Even then he chooses to stay.

    Now Coop's girls. There are four sisters turning blue and he can't figure out why. When one of them gets really bad he finds a way to make the other talk. They take him to their castle. That's the place that has been causing them to turn blue. There are open bags of fertilizer, that's the cause.
    Now they can fix it.

    Cathleen is a 35 years old virgin who just got married and can't have sex with her husband, she wants the magic. Addison tries to find out what's wrong with her.She finds that Cathleen has a disease and she finds the cause. Addison only can fix the cause, she asks Pete for help. At the end the Cathleen and Geoffrey walk in the clinic happy and hugging Addison and Pete, they had their special night, their magic.moreless

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  • Addison helps a couple get their wedding night and the rest of the doctors try to find symbiosis

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    By Starghella, Oct 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    I can't really get into this show but there doesnt seem to be anything else that I want to watch on Wednesday nights and sometimes I use it as a break when I'm studying and watch it online. I can't seem to figure out why I should care about this show or any of the characters. They are well written enough, but I think part of the problem is that the characters dont seem really well rounded. For example, I don't really buy that Addison and Naomi are actually friends. I also don't get how the therapist can be so good at her job but so very bad at her own life. I'll probably keep watching because I'm bored but I think ABC should really step it up.moreless

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    • Goof: Sam mentions to Addison that Pete's wife, Anna died 8 years ago. When Pete visits her on the cemetery on the anniversary of her death, we see that her gravestone says Anna Wilder Beloved Wife 1961-2001. So she died in 2001. Therefore 2007 is the 6th anniversary of her death. Edit
    • Music featured in this episode: Save You by Matthew Perryman Jones-The song plays as the episode comes to an end. Pete yells at his wife's grave, Violet deletes a saved message, Cathleen and Geoffrey thank the doctors, and Addison wakes to the sound of thunder. The Mischief Of Cloud 6 by Pepe Deluxe-The song plays at the beginning of the episode. Addison bolts upright in bed to find that it is raining in Los Angeles. Cooper finds Violet listening to saved voicemails in her office. Addison comes into the office soaking wet. Good Girl by Chrisette Michelle-The song plays as Addison, Naomi, and Violet discuss Cathleen's sexual problem over cake Edit

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    • Andy Milder (Doug) also worked with Tim Daly (Pete) in the episode "1968" of the 1998 mini-series From The Earth To The Moon. Edit
    • International Air Dates: Belgium: Thursday February 14, 2008 on VIJFtv Germany: Wednesday February 27, 2008 on ProSieben Sweden: Thursday March 13, 2008 on TV4 Israel: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 on YES Stars 1 Denmark: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 on Kanal 5 Norway: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 on TV 2 Malaysia: Sunday, July 12, 2008 on TV3 United Kingdom: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 on Living New Zealand: Tuesday, September 8, 2008 on TV2 The Netherlands: Monday, September 15, 2008 on Net 5 Finland: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 on MTV3 Latin America: November 17, 2008 on Sony Entertainment Television Croatia: Monday, March 16, 2009 on NOVA TV Edit
    • This is the second episode the title of which is "In Which Addison ..." Edit

  • Quotes

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    • (After Violet deletes Allan's message) Cooper: Way to be a man. Edit
    • Dell: It's not raining. Addison (unenthused): Yeah. Yippie. Violet: Yeah. I'm starting to agree with you... about the magic. Addison: Thank you. Thank you. Edit
    • Addison: For what it's worth-- Pete: Don't say anything nice to me. Addison: I wasn't. Pete: You were. I don't need you pity and I don't need your sympathy. Addison: I was going to say that whatever you did for Cathleen in there... I hope it works. They deserve a perfect night. Pete: Oh. Addison: I get a little... I need... Uh-- I'm a little lost here. Pete: My wife went to sleep beside me in bed on a Tuesday night, on Wednesday morning when I work up, she was dead. It was one bad night. But... all our nights were bad and we never had a perfect night. Not even our wedding night. Nothing's perfect, nothing's ever perfect. (walks away) Violet (walks up): That's the most that he's ever told anybody about his wife. Edit

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    • Addison wants to know why people don't run in slow-motion on the beach in L.A. This might be a reference to the series Baywatch which featured beautiful women and handsome men "floating" as they ran through the beaches. Edit
    • Addison: This is L.A. L.A. Is supposed to be full of swimming pools and movie stars. L.A. Addison mentions a line from the opening titles of The Beverly Hillbillies TV series, about LA having 'swimming pools, movie stars.' Edit
    • Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Addison: LA is the place you lured me to, with you Champagne wishes and Caviar dreams. Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams was a tag line for Robin Leach's show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Edit

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