| “ | How mercurial is life? We all imagine being carried from the ashes by the Goddess Artemis and here I get a balatron from Barnum and Bailey. | ” |
| — Moira after being saved from a fire at the motel by Roland[src] | ||
"Smoke Signals" is the first episode in the sixth season of Schitt's Creek. It is the sixty-seventh episode overall.
Plot Summary[]
David, Patrick, Stevie, and the last second addition of Alexis, are checking out Elmbridge Manor, a possible wedding venue, before they drop Alexis off at the airport for her flight to the Galapagos Islands, where she will meet Ted and where she will be staying for six months. David and Patrick love everything about the venue except the sky-high price. Clive, the venue manager, offers them a much reduced rate for a specific date which another couple booked but canceled. Beyond the imminent date and whether they wanted to rush the planning of the wedding to fit the date for one month later, David and Patrick have to decide whether the pros outweigh the biggest con: Alexis will still be away in the Galapagos. Other factors may ultimately come into play. Johnny was originally going to go with them to view the venue, but he felt he had to stay behind to take care of Moira, who has been in a semi-catatonic state for the past week upon learning that "The Crows Have Eyes III" has been permanently shelved, it which she was banking was going to be her comeback vehicle in the entertainment business. Something that happens gives Moira a different perspective on whether she was meant to return to the business.
Cast[]
Starring:[]
- Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose
- Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose
- Dan Levy as David Rose
- Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose
- Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd
- Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer
- Chris Elliott as Roland Schitt
Co-Starring:[]
- Kerry Griffin as Officer Cornwall
- James Kall as Clive
Trivia[]
- According to Alexis' online flight ticket, this episode is set on Sunday, July 8, in-universe.
- It is also interesting to note that this episode is set one week after the events of Life is a Cabaret, which is set on Saturday, June 30 (This is supported by the playbill for Moira's Cabaret).
- The dates of June 30 being on a Saturday and July 8 on a Sunday are on the real-life 2018 calendar, therefore season 5 and 6 of Schitt's Creek are set throughout 2018.
