My favorite episode is probably "Nightmare at North Oak," which is about as beautifully concocted a suspense piece as can be made. 1960s episodic television at its best.

Also often appreciated episodes like "Come Watch Me Die," which had Kimball unwittingly deputized into a posse of locals to help capture and transport a youthful man accused of a killing. Amidst the rowdy captors, and seeing his own innocent self a bit in the desperate prisoner, Kimble falters in his judgment and has to rectify things. I liked the way the writers didn't take the easy and common (back then) trope of making the young prisoner innocent. "The Fugitive" was good about avoiding such predictable takes. Ditto for "Naked City," another great 1960s series.

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Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 10/9/22 at 8:31 pm to Aeolian Vocalion

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My favorite episode is probably "Nightmare at North Oak," which is about as beautifully concocted a suspense piece as can be made. 1960s episodic television at its best.

It's a classic, very highly regarded among fans, but it's not really a typical episode. It feels more like a 1940s film noir second feature. I think it's also the only episode w/a dream sequence

That dream sequence is where the iconic shot of shot of Janssen running in the alley comes from

Shots from the dream sequence:

"NANO" also has one of the greatest exchanges of the entire series:

Dr. Richard Kimble: [in his cell, talking through the bars to Girard] You make yourself believe that being a fugitive has done something to my mind. You're forgetting that my story's exactly the same now as it was the night of the murder.

Lt. Philip Girard: And it was and is a lie.

Dr. Richard Kimble: [angrily] Are you so godlike that because you couldn't find a one-armed man you don't believe he exists?

Lt. Philip Girard: I've done everything humanly possible to find him!

Dr. Richard Kimble: [studies Girard for a moment] I think you have. I wonder why.

Lt. Philip Girard: It's my job.

Dr. Richard Kimble: It's also a curse, isn't it, Girard? You know, I think you have nightmares too. Your nightmare is that when I'm dead you'll find him.

[Girard's jaw tightens slightly, then he turns to leave]

Dr. Richard Kimble: What are YOU running from, Girard?