When Peter White is shot, he is about to commit another rape. As portrayed, he has learned nothing. Perhaps she should not have shot him in cold blood, but I also have zero sympathy for this character. It turns out there were two rapists at work--he admitted it. One character that I am so tired of is Morrison. His pained expressions. His wishy washy inability to make decisions. I find his speech to some of the staff at the end to be yet another tiresome example of his lack of judgment.
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Peter's death
jarrodmcdonald-123 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I think the writers made a mistake killing Peter. It would have been more interesting if he had been shot in the groin, lost his manhood, then had to deal with the disgrace of that.
His death in this episode is quick. He is in his hospital bed and looks over at Shirley, and that is it. I wonder if the writers toyed with the idea of Shirley euthanizing him in the hospital room. In season 5 there is a mercy killing storyline, where someone on staff is murdering terminal patients and Shirley is involved in that.
I liked the scene that occurred near the end of the episode inside the hospital chapel. Peter's widow is consoled by Shirley, which is very ironic. Jack Morrison (David Morse) is there and so is Dr. Donald Westphall (Ed Flanders). Karen Landry, the actress who plays Peter's wife Myra perfectly complemented Terrence Knox as Peter. They both have this charming but vulnerable quality.
Knox is not very menacing as the villain in this storyline. Back in season one, when Peter was revealed to have a drug problem, we were supposed to be shocked that this all-American, likable doctor had such a dark secret. His secrets became darker, his demons became scarier. But Peter himself never became scary, and I think that was deliberate. On some level we were still supposed to like Peter, because Terrence Knox is a likable actor.
His death in this episode is quick. He is in his hospital bed and looks over at Shirley, and that is it. I wonder if the writers toyed with the idea of Shirley euthanizing him in the hospital room. In season 5 there is a mercy killing storyline, where someone on staff is murdering terminal patients and Shirley is involved in that.
I liked the scene that occurred near the end of the episode inside the hospital chapel. Peter's widow is consoled by Shirley, which is very ironic. Jack Morrison (David Morse) is there and so is Dr. Donald Westphall (Ed Flanders). Karen Landry, the actress who plays Peter's wife Myra perfectly complemented Terrence Knox as Peter. They both have this charming but vulnerable quality.
Knox is not very menacing as the villain in this storyline. Back in season one, when Peter was revealed to have a drug problem, we were supposed to be shocked that this all-American, likable doctor had such a dark secret. His secrets became darker, his demons became scarier. But Peter himself never became scary, and I think that was deliberate. On some level we were still supposed to like Peter, because Terrence Knox is a likable actor.
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