Episode
Once and Again: A Dream Deferred
Overview
Lily faces the reality of being on her own and Judy begins to pull away from her Lily. This happens after Rick offers to remodel the bookstore and Judy feels like the ""odd man out"" because Lily and Rick's relationship, she feels, leaves her little time to spend with Lily.
Details
- Series
- Once and Again
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1999-10-26
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
A Dream Deferred is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Once and Again. It aired on 1999-10-26. The runtime is 60 min.
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