Emily of New Moon

1998 • Starz Encore
4.5
40 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (13)

1 Summer of Sorrows
10/4/98
Season-only
Tragedy strikes New Moon, as Aunt Elizabeth is lost at sea. Adding to Emily, Laura and Jimmy s worries is that fact that Elizabeth has borrowed heavily from the family s Scottish relatives to finance New Moon. These unknown relatives are, de facto, the owners of their home.
2 And So Shall They Reap
10/11/98
Season-only
The Murrays are devastated by the loss of Elizabeth. Jimmy confesses his deep love for her. Emily realizes that she was their protectress. Trying to escape her fear, Laura is becoming addicted to laudanum. Having offered the Scottish Murrays all her worldly possessions in return for New Moon, Emily receives a letter announcing that the relatives are on their way to PEI to claim what is theirs.
3 A Shadow in His Dream
10/18/98
Season-only
Fighting to stay well, Laura feverishly prepares New Moon for the arrival of Malcolm and Isabel Murray, the Scottish relatives who have the power to sell New Moon and send them all to the poorhouse. Emily fantasizes that Isabel is a lyrical, kindred spirit. In fact, she turns out to be a bitter, austere spinster. Her father, Malcolm, is suspicious and fierce.
4 Where Angels Fear to Tread
10/25/98
Season-only
Tension mounts after Isabel Murray takes over New Moon. Emily is forbidden from attending school. She, must instead, earn her own keep. Isabel also decrees that, in order to feed the family, Jimmy must slaughter one of his beloved cows. She also relieves Laura of the household keys.
5 The Curse of the Poppett
11/8/98
Season-only
Playing hide and seek with Emily and Ilse, Teddy falls down an embankment. Before they can reach him, Mad Man Morrison bundles Teddy off to Dr. Burnley. Teddy s possessive mother believes that Emily is trying to steal her son away. Enlisting the help of the tormented Mad Man Morrison, the embittered Mrs. Kent plots Emily s demise by using spells and setting up a fatal accident .
6 By the Rivers of Babylon
11/15/98
Season-only
New Moon is for sale and the snooty Stuarts plan to buy it. As Laura s addiction to laudanum worsens, Isabel commits her to an asylum without consulting the family. Emily rallies Jimmy, Dr. Burnley, and Uncle Malcolm.
7 A Time to Heal
11/29/98
Season-only
Emily and Ilse are growing up and starting to ask questions about the facts of life questions not asked in Blair Water. Dr. Burnley is conducting milk pasteurization tests. Fed up with small-mindedness, Dr. Burnley accepts a position in Boston at the Massachusetts General Hospital. It would give him a chance to find a mother for Ilse, as his love for Laura Murray remains unrequited. Emily and Ilse attempt to run away together but before they get far, Malcolm falls deathly ill, giving Dr. Burnley a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of Isabel and the people of Blair Water.
8 The Devil's Punchbowl
12/6/98
Season-only
Reverend Nicholas Pitch appears in Blair Water, encouraging townspeople to rid their souls of the Devil. Immediately, devil sightings are rampant, sending Emily, Ilse, Teddy and Perry scrambling for answers. Who is the Devil? What does he or she or it look like? The Devil is sighted everywhere; friends blame foes, friends accuse friends, relatives fear relatives. Laura Murray suddenly turns calm. Reverend Pitch attributes her renewed sense of well-being to the devil leaving her body. Emily and her friends conduct an exorcism to drive Him out of Blair Water once and for all.
9 Pins and Needles, Needles and Pins, When a Man Gets Married, His Trouble Begins
12/13/98
Season-only
Emily and her friends pray to St. Agnes, the Patron Saint of Young Women, in hopes of ensuring a happy marriage for themselves. The girls send the plea but the lucky person who finds love is Jimmy Murray. The Kinches, a hard scrabble Catholic family of four, seek refuge at New Moon after a tragic fire wipes out their farm. Jimmy is drawn to the daughter, Eve. Eve s abusive father, Abner, finds out and is outraged. Emily and Ilse do everything they can to bring the shy lovers closer together. Eve is pregnant. Is Jimmy the father?
10 Crown of Thorns
12/20/98
Season-only
Deeply in love for the first time, Jimmy Murray plans to build Eve a dream house overlooking the ocean. Eve is pregnant. Emily decides it must be immaculate conception and shocks the town by distributing a petition to have Pope Leo XIII of Rome recognize Eve as a Saint. A secret rendezvous between Jimmy and Eve is interrupted by the arrival of the Kinch family. There is a struggle and Abner Kinch is killed, but by whom? Refusing to give testimony, even on his own behalf, Jimmy risks everything for the woman he loves.
11 When the Bough Breaks
12/27/98
Season-only
Baby Ollie Murray is abandoned by his father on the Murray s doorstep. Isabel is determined to send Ollie to an orphanage. Horrified by this, Emily, Ilse and Perry decide to reunite Ollie with his mother, Maida Flynn. Tucking Ollie in a wheelbarrow, the three embark on a clandestine quest full of high hopes and romantic thoughts about motherhood. Their youthful idealism and their hopes of finding Maida are dissolved and shattered by Aunt Thom, Perry s thieving aunt, and her new co-hort, Madame Marlene, a swindling clairvoyant.
12 Love Knots
1/3/99
Season-only
Forbidden by Isabel to enter the Island Romance Contest, Emily writes Isabella of the Highlands, an innocent love story, with Isabel as the protagonist who loves and loses the great poet, Lord Byron. Ilse finds the story and secretly submits it into the contest. The story wins first prize and is printed on the front page of the Charlottetown newspaper. Mr. Bowles, who was thought to be in Paris, shows up with a pregnant Margaux Lavoie. Emily watches Laura succumb to his excuses. In the end, the tangle of love knots unravel; some hearts are broken and bittersweet lessons are learned.
13 The Book of Hours
1/10/99
Season-only
Emily imagines four different outcomes for Laura s wedding day. As each day ends, the action rewinds, springing us back to the beginning. The Book of Hours, Emily of New Moon s Season II finale, provides fans with an opportunity to see their favourite characters act out their wildest hopes and dreams all in the context of Emily s imagination. The question remains: will Laura Murray marry Mr. Bowles?

About this show

Emily of New Moon tells the captivating story of a free-spirited girl orphaned at the age of 11 whose vivid imagination and passion to write put her in conflict with her new and strict adoptive family. Filmed on Canada's Prince Edward Island against a backdrop of dramatic coastal landscapes, the series is based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Set in the 1890's but written for the 1990's, Emily faces all the concerns confronting today's preteens along with the added challenges of her own times. As an agent of change, Emily handles the issues of the day with poise beyond her years and with an uncanny ability to wonderfully complicate the lives of everyone around her.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
40 reviews
Sarah Mason Walden
May 3, 2014
A bit clumsy but the source material cannot help but shine through when allowed. I found the casting most peculiar. Whereas Anne of Green Gables was illuminated by Megan Follows, I cannot find a speck of the elfling Emily in this actress.
Lisa Kalin
April 6, 2013
I LOVE THIS SHOW MORE THEN ANY OTHER SHOW. I SO WISH WE WERE ALL STILL LIVING IN THOSE TIME'S! I DREAM OF IT BEING THAT WAY AGAIN. SO INNOCENT AND FREE!!!!
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Michael Bookmiller
March 16, 2017
I love this show! Love the drama and the storyline, I find myself rooting for Emily, love her determined attitude