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Being Erica
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Being Erica

Mon, Jan 5, 2009
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Comedy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Erica Strange has tons of regrets in her young life - so many she's started a list. But when she shares her list with her therapist, he undertakes an unusual course of treatment: she is transported back in time and given the chance to make different decisions at pivotal moments in her life, based on her knowledge of the here and now.

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Cast

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  • Erin Karpluk
    Erin Karpluk
    as Erica Strange
  • Michael Riley
    Michael Riley
    as Dr. Tom Wexler
  • Reagan Pasternak
    Reagan Pasternak
    as Julianne Giacomelli
  • Morgan Kelly
    Morgan Kelly
    as Brent Kennedy
  • Vinessa Antoine
    Vinessa Antoine
    as Judith Winter
  • K
    Kathleen Laskey
    as Barb Strange
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Episodes

4 seasons · 49 episodes

Ended · 49 aired
Season 1
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    Dr. Tom
    Aired · Tue, Jan 6, 2009 · 60m

    Erica loses her job and boyfriend. A latte sample with nuts sends her to the hospital. She meets Dr. Tom. She consults him and makes a list of what went wrong in her life. She's suddenly back in high school, 16 not 32 y.o.

  • E2
    What I Am Is What I Am
    Aired · Tue, Jan 13, 2009 · 60m

    Erica goes back to 1995, her second year of university, where she is invited to join a secret society.

  • E3
    Plenty of Fish
    Aired · Tue, Jan 20, 2009 · 60m

    Erica is forced to confront her first sexual experience in Muskoka to understand and overcome her relationship woes.

  • E4
    The Secret of Now
    Aired · Tue, Jan 27, 2009 · 60m

    Erica is sent back to her first term at university where she learns to stand up to her haughty professor. Dr Tom hopes that in doing so, Erica will be able to use the skills to confront her bullying new boss.

  • E5
    Adultescence
    Aired · Tue, Feb 3, 2009 · 60m

    Erica is sick of being treated like a child so Dr Tom sends her back to her Bat Mitzvah, which is the source of the problem, so that she can prove herself as a woman.

  • E6
    Til Death
    Aired · Thu, Feb 12, 2009 · 60m

    Erica tries to persuade her sister Samantha not to marry Josh, and Dr Tom sends her back in time to prevent the two from falling in love but discovers a secret that threatens her relationship with Samantha.

  • E7
    Such a Perfect Day
    Aired · Thu, Feb 19, 2009 · 60m

    Erica is stressed out and struggling to juggle work and family life. Luckily, Dr Tom decides to give her a break and sends her back to a `perfect day'.

  • E8
    This Be the Verse
    Aired · Thu, Feb 26, 2009 · 60m

    Erica seeks her sister Samantha's forgiveness as Yom Kippur approaches, but before she can expect forgiveness from Sam, Dr Tom sends her back in time to help understand more about her parents' divorce and learn to forgive them.

  • E9
    Everything She Wants
    Aired · Thu, Mar 5, 2009 · 60m

    Erica relives a love affair from her university days as a means of exploring her feelings for Ryan.

  • E10
    Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma
    Aired · Thu, Mar 12, 2009 · 60m

    Erica is sent back in time to the source of her feud with enemy Katie to discover why the two, who were best friends for a while, fell out.

  • E11
    She's Lost Control
    Aired · Thu, Mar 19, 2009 · 60m

    Erica supervises the launch of Katie's new book but finds that her controlling behavior is hindering progress. Upon this, she realizes that her need to control things might be ruining her chances of having a romantic relationship with Ethan.

  • E12
    Erica the Vampire Slayer
    Aired · Thu, Mar 26, 2009 · 60m

    Erica longs to become more spontaneous and fun-loving and is sent back in time by Dr Tom to a time where her narrow-mindedness hurt somebody close to her.

  • E13
    Leo
    Aired · Thu, Apr 2, 2009 · 60m

    Dr Tom sends Erica back to the time of her biggest regret - her brother Leo's death, and Erica discovers that playing God isn't as trouble-free as she thought.

Season 2
12 episodes · 12 aired
▾
  • E1
    Being Dr. Tom
    Aired · Wed, Sep 23, 2009 · 60m

    Erica explores Dr. Tom's troubled past after Dr. Naadiah takes over her therapy in the Season 2 opener.

  • E2
    Battle Royale
    Aired · Wed, Sep 30, 2009 · 60m

    Erica is sent back in time to her teen years where she unearths some lessons from her early relationships that help mend her current conflict with Ethan.

  • E3
    Mamma Mia
    Aired · Wed, Oct 7, 2009 · 60m

    Erica babysits Max for the first time but Judith is unhappy with her inability to stick to her rules. Erica goes back in time to prove to Judith that she isn't as incompetent as she believes her to be.

  • E4
    Cultural Revolution
    Aired · Wed, Oct 14, 2009 · 60m

    Erica revisits a summer spent in Taipei, Taiwan.

  • E5
    Yes We Can
    Aired · Wed, Oct 21, 2009 · 60m

    Dr Tom gives Erica the chance to relive a day without any consequence for her actions. Will Erica come to appreciate the consequences of her decisions when she's without them?

  • E6
    Shhh...Don't Tell
    Aired · Wed, Oct 28, 2009 · 60m

    Erica finds herself caught in the middle of other people's revelations. Will it make her re-address her thoughts on keeping secrets to herself?

  • E7
    The Unkindest Cut
    Aired · Wed, Nov 4, 2009 · 60m

    Erica visits the future after she faints at a family bris, and learns a lesson about which problems she can solve.

  • E8
    Under My Thumb
    Aired · Wed, Nov 11, 2009 · 60m

    Erica asks Dr Tom for an entry to her past so she can escape from everybody else's problems. Will he send her back or does he have something else in mind?

  • E9
    A River Runs Through It...It Being Egypt
    Aired · Wed, Nov 18, 2009 · 60m

    Erica takes a trip back in time to a childhood outing with her brother Leo where she sees a different side to him. Will it make Erica see her relationship with Kai in another light?

  • E10
    Papa Can You Hear Me?
    Aired · Wed, Nov 25, 2009 · 60m

    Dr. Tom revisits the past, returning to the last time he saw his daughter, which results in an epiphany about the nature of relationships.

  • E11
    What Goes Up Must Come Down
    Aired · Wed, Dec 2, 2009 · 60m

    Erica's stability is threatened by changes at River Rock Publishing, and Dr Tom shows her an alternative to her life which is free of setbacks. Can she come to see setbacks as useful?

  • E12
    The Importance of Being Erica
    Aired · Wed, Dec 9, 2009 · 60m

    In the Season 2 finale, Erica is desperate for direction as she faces big decisions regarding her love life and career. Meanwhile, Dr. Tom adds a new slant to her therapy sessions.

Season 3
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Rabbit Hole
    Aired · Wed, Sep 22, 2010 · 60m

    Dr Tom sends Erica to the next stage of her treatment - group therapy. Erica must learn to help others as well as herself, but will it just be her own past that she ends up exploring?

  • E2
    Moving On Up
    Aired · Wed, Sep 29, 2010 · 60m

    Erica is determined to pick herself up after her break-up with Ethan. Dr Tom knows someone from Erica's past who knows exactly how she feels, but will Claire and Erica be able to put their differences to one side to help each other?

  • E3
    Two Wrongs
    Aired · Wed, Oct 6, 2010 · 60m

    Erica revisits the site of Leo's fraternity pledge, where she learns a lesson about the dangers of taking the low road.

  • E4
    Wash, Rinse, Repeat
    Aired · Wed, Oct 13, 2010 · 60m

    Kai's return prompts Erica to face up to her own mortality and try to embrace the present.

  • E5
    Being Adam
    Aired · Thu, Oct 21, 2010 · 60m

    Adam gets the chance to alter the circumstances that led him to a life of violence and crime. It's a path that Adam is sure he can't change; that is until he winds up in a surprising new present.

  • E6
    Bear Breasts
    Aired · Thu, Oct 28, 2010 · 60m

    Cassidy returns for Pride weekend in Toronto and Dr Tom instructs Erica to let her impulses guide her.

  • E7
    Jenny From the Block
    Aired · Thu, Nov 4, 2010 · 60m

    Jenny returns and wants to get her life back on track. Erica is eager to aid her friend but a trip to Black Creek Pioneer Village shows her that the helping hand Jenny needs is her own.

  • E8
    Physician, Heal Thyself
    Aired · Thu, Nov 11, 2010 · 60m

    The surprise return of a person from Dr Tom's past forces him to face old demons. Meanwhile, Kai returns to 2010 and Erica makes a decision that could affect both of their futures.

  • E9
    Gettin' Wiggy Wit' It
    Aired · Thu, Nov 18, 2010 · 60m

    Erica's therapy session uncovers a shocking secret that could mean the end of 50/50 Press. Dr Tom has a time-altering solution for her but will Dr Arthur allow it?

  • E10
    The Tribe Has Spoken
    Aired · Thu, Nov 25, 2010 · 60m

    Erica is offered an incredible career opportunity, which presents her with a difficult choice. To help her make her decision, Dr Tom sends Erica and Adam to a deserted island, to learn new ways of survival.

  • E11
    Adam's Family
    Aired · Thu, Dec 2, 2010 · 60m

    Erica and Adam are encouraged to confront their true feelings. For Adam, it leads to a journey into his family's dark past, where he discovers a startling memory that he has locked away.

  • E12
    Erica, Interrupted
    Aired · Thu, Dec 9, 2010 · 60m

    After three years of time-travel therapy with Dr Tom, Erica has visited the past, jumped to the future and changed her life in the process, but now she has arrived right back where she started.

  • E13
    Fa La Erica
    Aired · Thu, Dec 16, 2010 · 60m

    Erica is helping host 50/50 Press' first Christmas party, much to the disappointment of her Rabbi father. In an effort to give Adam the perfect Christmas, Erica travels back to past Christmases.

Season 4
11 episodes · 11 aired
▾
  • E1
    Doctor Who?
    Aired · Tue, Sep 27, 2011 · 60m

    In the opening episode of the fourth series, trainee doctor Erica discovers that her first patient is Josh, who is about to sign his divorce papers after splitting up with her sister. Erica doesn't think that she can help Josh move forward because she dislikes him, so Doctor Tom tries to help her by getting to the root of her antipathy.

  • E2
    Osso Barko
    Aired · Tue, Oct 4, 2011 · 60m

    Erica tries to delve into Julianne's bullying nature while a new assistant tries to adapt at 50/50 Press.

  • E3
    Baby Mama
    Aired · Tue, Oct 11, 2011 · 60m

    Sam and Erica's mother and father host a lunch for Lenin's parents to celebrate the baby news, but Barb doesn't seem to be taking it well and makes the event uncomfortable for everyone. In an effort to find out what's behind Barb's reaction, Doctor Tom sends Erica back to 1969, when her mother was a 17-year-old high school student.

  • E4
    Born This Way
    Aired · Tue, Oct 18, 2011 · 60m

    Erica revisits her high-school days to help an exchange student; Brent doesn't jive well with the new River Rock.

  • E5
    Sins of the Father
    Aired · Tue, Oct 25, 2011 · 60m

    Dr Naadiah realises that Doctor Tom is repeating his old patterns of behavior outside the office and she encourages him to return his ex-fiancée Amanda's calls.

  • E6
    If I Could Turn Back Time
    Aired · Tue, Nov 1, 2011 · 60m

    Dr. Tom grants Erica limited time-travel powers as part of her training and she is tempted to use them to resolve her arguments with Adam before they can get out of hand.

  • E7
    Being Ethan
    Aired · Tue, Nov 8, 2011 · 60m

    Erica bonds with Ethan in both the past and the present; Julianne and Brent share a revelation.

  • E8
    Please, Please Tell Me Now
    Aired · Tue, Nov 15, 2011 · 60m

    Julianne and Brent continue to hide their affair, while a visit from an unexpected person from Erica's future may shed some light on what the future may hold for her. Dr. Tom, on the other hand, isn't allowed to divulge the nature of his work to Amanda, which may place a wedge between the two.

  • E9
    Erica's Adventures in Wonderland
    Aired · Tue, Nov 29, 2011 · 60m

    Erica has relationship fantasies on Dave and Ivan's wedding day.

  • E10
    Purim
    Aired · Tue, Dec 6, 2011 · 60m

    Erica revisits her family's 1992 Purim party after she receives an unwelcome birthday surprise from Julianne.

  • E11
    Dr. Erica
    Aired · Tue, Dec 13, 2011 · 60m

    In the series finale, 50/50 reaches an important milestone as the publishing company branches out into fiction. Erica begins to experience headaches and visions as her training comes to an end and she realizes that she is becoming a fully-fledged doctor who can time travel at will.