The roles of Manny Jacinto as the game player and the (apparently) uncredited janitor demonstrate the fine writing and acting in this series. When told he has a brain tumor, Jacinto faces the news without speaking, letting his expression change from shock to acceptance to courage, finally saying he's had a good run. When the janitor finds Murphy in the storage closet, and is asked about the quality of his life, the janitor, only on screen for a minute or so, reflects on his life and decides that he has had a good life. Both of these scenes were exceptionally moving.
I would like to add that we have a family friend whose son is a person with autism, and Murphy's meltdown at the end of the episode was not only astonishingly realistic, it mirrored the occasional meltdowns our friend's son has experienced. This is one of the best program on TV I have ever watched.
I would like to add that we have a family friend whose son is a person with autism, and Murphy's meltdown at the end of the episode was not only astonishingly realistic, it mirrored the occasional meltdowns our friend's son has experienced. This is one of the best program on TV I have ever watched.