I Came to Haplin for the Waters (5 May 2010)

Shaken by a grisly murder at the local pond and his father's bizarre, self-inflicted injury, Deputy Tommy Conroy reluctantly accepts the title of Sherriff bestowed on him by town matriarch ... See full summary »

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writers:

Josh Appelbaum (creator), André Nemec (creator),

Stars:

Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Geoff Stults	...	Tommy Conroy
Lauren German	...	Henley Boone
Amy Acker	...	Rachel Conroy
Robert Wisdom	...	Roger Hobbs
Sarah Gadon	...	Georgia Bravin
Jay Paulson	...	Eli 'Root Beer' Rogers
Ben Schnetzer	...	Andrew Haplin
Steven Weber	...	John Haplin
Sam Neill	...	Merritt Grieves
Frances Conroy	...	Peggy Haplin
M.C. Gainey	...	Sheriff Griffin Conroy
Abraham Benrubi	...	Big Dave Duncan
Linda Kash	...	Miranda Kirby
Peter Outerbridge	...	Handsome Dan Farmer
Lynne Griffin	...	Dot Meadows

Storyline

Shaken by a grisly murder at the local pond and his father's bizarre, self-inflicted injury, Deputy Tommy Conroy reluctantly accepts the title of Sherriff bestowed on him by town matriarch Peggy Haplin. However Tommy's shocking discovery of Jerry Friddle's murderer forces him to keep yet another of the town's secrets with mixed emotions. Meanwhile, Henley appears to know a lot more about Haplin's dark side than she's letting on - drawing Merritt Grieves closer - but she's determined to get access to the forbidden third-floor room of the mysterious boarding house, no matter what it takes.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Studios, Space Floor

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series was canceled after this, its second episode.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"You're So Vain"
(uncredited)
by Carly Simon

User Reviews

Mmmm, like tapioca pudding...

In the follow up episode to the pilot Happy Town delivers. There's a fair amount of character development, as there should be, and the story moves it self along. Some may argue that the story doesn't move along fast enough, but it seems to be a series that will keep at a steady pace, leaving us with many questions and anticipation walking into the next episode.

There's a couple revelations, but what makes this show so great in its early stages is the undertones and subtleties. You gotta give the actors great respect for selling these moments of "whats really going on?" Happy Town's fuse is officially lit, and i have a very strong feeling its gonna blow us all away by the time its all said and done.