Watt a Way to Go

Episode aired Oct 4, 1984
TV-14
47m

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7.9/10

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Dennis C. Alpert, Charles Haid, Betty Thomas, and Daniel J. Travanti in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Crime Drama Mystery

Goldblume goes after the guy who raped his ex-wife, even though she refuses to press charges. A member of Hunter's SWAT team is put under scrutiny after shouting an obscenity while firing at... Read allGoldblume goes after the guy who raped his ex-wife, even though she refuses to press charges. A member of Hunter's SWAT team is put under scrutiny after shouting an obscenity while firing at a hostage taker. Calletano participates in an undercover operation at a hotel. Davenport ... Read allGoldblume goes after the guy who raped his ex-wife, even though she refuses to press charges. A member of Hunter's SWAT team is put under scrutiny after shouting an obscenity while firing at a hostage taker. Calletano participates in an undercover operation at a hotel. Davenport performs a last ditch effort to save a former client who is scheduled to be executed.

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7.9/10

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Trivia
The first time prime time series featured "Son of a bitch" in dialogue was in this episode, which was quite controversial.

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It looks like one of the prison guards setting up the execution is wearing an MIT class ring. Not likely for that profession.

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10/10

Quite Gripping

Ultimately, this episode is about the value of life. Central to it is the execution of Celestine Gray who mutilated and killed a nun along with another man. In the eyes of the law he deserved his sentence. Peripherally, Henry Goldblume's ex-wife is raped at knife-point. She is refusing to report it, so Henry begins the process of finding the guy. He has been vilified by many of his colleagues for his views on the Gray execution, yet when it is his former wife, those beliefs are questioned. There is also a drug bust where Ray foolishly participates because of a form letter he received from division. Joyce is so torn in the matters here and the ending is quite stunning.