Powers Boothe was marvelous throughout the two iterations 9f this series (1983 and 1986). While the 83 episodes stand out, a couple from 86 measure up. One of those is Red Wind.
There are two factors that make this a standout hour. 1. Powers Boothe is perfect with the internal monologue. The natural forces of the agitating heat brought on by the Santa Ana wind is one of the ma8n characters in this episode. Boothe fleshes out exactly the level of skin-crawling agitation that this windswept heatwave is drumming up in the demimonde of 1940s Los Angeles. 2. Maury Chaykinks performance as the loathesome, bent copper, Lt. Copernik really is something to behold. The bigotry, laziness, stupidity are all unfurled perfectly and give us, for once, a secondary rooting interest in Copernik's I'll-treated partner, Lt. Ybarra. Just an excellent hour of noir!
There are two factors that make this a standout hour. 1. Powers Boothe is perfect with the internal monologue. The natural forces of the agitating heat brought on by the Santa Ana wind is one of the ma8n characters in this episode. Boothe fleshes out exactly the level of skin-crawling agitation that this windswept heatwave is drumming up in the demimonde of 1940s Los Angeles. 2. Maury Chaykinks performance as the loathesome, bent copper, Lt. Copernik really is something to behold. The bigotry, laziness, stupidity are all unfurled perfectly and give us, for once, a secondary rooting interest in Copernik's I'll-treated partner, Lt. Ybarra. Just an excellent hour of noir!