These final color season episodes have been hit or miss with me so far, so I start each episode now with trepidation rather than the excitement I had of the first three seasons.
I was drawn into the story by the first act and relieved that it wasn't going to be another bad episode. I empathized with all the characters and thought the actor who played Willie did an exceptional portrayal of a mentally challenged adult.
The episode sadly shows how people viewed those with mental disabilities during the era and also how the producers probably felt too by eliminating the character in the end rather than have him receive the help and care that he desperately needed.
Had this episode been made today I believe it would've had that kind of ending. By Act IV, the viewer has come to care about Willie which makes his death all the more sad and depressing.
There have been past episodes of The Fugitive where the protagonist bites the dust in the end and I was fine with those, but I was really rooting for Willie to get the help he needed in this one that it just left me feeling sad, and I wish it had a more uplifting ending than it did.
But even with the tragic ending, I think it's still one of the better season 4 episodes and well worth a watch.
I was drawn into the story by the first act and relieved that it wasn't going to be another bad episode. I empathized with all the characters and thought the actor who played Willie did an exceptional portrayal of a mentally challenged adult.
The episode sadly shows how people viewed those with mental disabilities during the era and also how the producers probably felt too by eliminating the character in the end rather than have him receive the help and care that he desperately needed.
Had this episode been made today I believe it would've had that kind of ending. By Act IV, the viewer has come to care about Willie which makes his death all the more sad and depressing.
There have been past episodes of The Fugitive where the protagonist bites the dust in the end and I was fine with those, but I was really rooting for Willie to get the help he needed in this one that it just left me feeling sad, and I wish it had a more uplifting ending than it did.
But even with the tragic ending, I think it's still one of the better season 4 episodes and well worth a watch.