I thought the writing and acting for this episode were well done and imo I thought the topics were handled well. I didn't come out with snarky remarks while watching. The issues were handled in a very sensitive manner imo.
So our episode centers on the supposed suicide of a psychiatrist. Well, you know what show you're watching. It's not a suicide, it's murder. This psychiatrist had written a book profiling three cases he had worked on. I must admit that detail is a bit murky because I was thinking of HIPPA or did they not have that in the 70s? It sounds like this psychiatrist was careful...he put his notes in code. But still, if you read this guy's book you might be able to pin point that he's talking about your case.
Anyway, the psychiatrist didn't use names in his book. He refers to them as being X, Y, Z. Could one of them be involved with the murder?
I want to sugar coat this so the review posts. X did very inappropriate things to children.
Y is a musician that you can see her many moods just from the main scene she has with Mannix. I really must give credit to the actress because she was able to slip into this role that requires her to change at a second's notice. She's coming onto Mannix to start with, flips to being defiant, flips to being scared because she's thinking of childhood trauma, and then she gets angry at Mannix for still being there. The performance was incredible and you really would have to see it to get the full picture instead of reading episode descriptions or reviews.
Z is somebody that makes a point of getting close to lonely women and killing them.
So clearly these cases involve people that could've killed the psychiatrist and would have the rage to do so. But they didn't. The killer is a little bit closer to home. The psychiatrist's step son killed him. This is also a man deeply troubled and he believes it isn't gonna take much longer for the psychiatrist to say that the man needs to be committed. No doubt there's been enough discussions going on already and this has turned the mom into a drinker. I won't fault her or judge her. It's nice picturing yourself doing and saying the right thing during everyday of your life but that isn't going to happen. Sometimes you might be in a dark situation where you're torn at what to do or you do know what to do but the thought of doing it is devastating. The mom tried her best. Remember patient X? Well, he ends up being killed by this step son and the death is made to look like he hung himself. The mom was trying to say she killed X. Mannix saw through it because patient X was a heavy man and there's no way she'd be able to lift this man. She tried her best to protect her son but it just didn't work.
I'm skimming reviews and I must say I didn't get the vibe of everybody looking depressed. I think the scenes that required facial acting fit. Remember Y? I'll use her for an example. I liked the expressions on Mike Connors face when he was in that scene. He had a pained expression on his face when it was required of him. Again, one has to see what I'm talking about because words aren't doing it justice.
The episode does involve dark subject matters but I'd still recommend the episode.
So our episode centers on the supposed suicide of a psychiatrist. Well, you know what show you're watching. It's not a suicide, it's murder. This psychiatrist had written a book profiling three cases he had worked on. I must admit that detail is a bit murky because I was thinking of HIPPA or did they not have that in the 70s? It sounds like this psychiatrist was careful...he put his notes in code. But still, if you read this guy's book you might be able to pin point that he's talking about your case.
Anyway, the psychiatrist didn't use names in his book. He refers to them as being X, Y, Z. Could one of them be involved with the murder?
I want to sugar coat this so the review posts. X did very inappropriate things to children.
Y is a musician that you can see her many moods just from the main scene she has with Mannix. I really must give credit to the actress because she was able to slip into this role that requires her to change at a second's notice. She's coming onto Mannix to start with, flips to being defiant, flips to being scared because she's thinking of childhood trauma, and then she gets angry at Mannix for still being there. The performance was incredible and you really would have to see it to get the full picture instead of reading episode descriptions or reviews.
Z is somebody that makes a point of getting close to lonely women and killing them.
So clearly these cases involve people that could've killed the psychiatrist and would have the rage to do so. But they didn't. The killer is a little bit closer to home. The psychiatrist's step son killed him. This is also a man deeply troubled and he believes it isn't gonna take much longer for the psychiatrist to say that the man needs to be committed. No doubt there's been enough discussions going on already and this has turned the mom into a drinker. I won't fault her or judge her. It's nice picturing yourself doing and saying the right thing during everyday of your life but that isn't going to happen. Sometimes you might be in a dark situation where you're torn at what to do or you do know what to do but the thought of doing it is devastating. The mom tried her best. Remember patient X? Well, he ends up being killed by this step son and the death is made to look like he hung himself. The mom was trying to say she killed X. Mannix saw through it because patient X was a heavy man and there's no way she'd be able to lift this man. She tried her best to protect her son but it just didn't work.
I'm skimming reviews and I must say I didn't get the vibe of everybody looking depressed. I think the scenes that required facial acting fit. Remember Y? I'll use her for an example. I liked the expressions on Mike Connors face when he was in that scene. He had a pained expression on his face when it was required of him. Again, one has to see what I'm talking about because words aren't doing it justice.
The episode does involve dark subject matters but I'd still recommend the episode.