It was past midnight by the time I returned from the
library. [Thursday] So, I've started to view the
finale of the 3rd season, using the Global television
website. And I've read a little bit. I know that Andy
made a big decision; and that Sam's inability to be
verbal enough [regarding his feelings for Andy] has
finally...well, you drive far enough with the parking
brake on, and you eventually reach a point where
the car simply cannot go any further.
More later...I've got some watching to do!!! :)))
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Okay. I'm back [Sept. 13]. I must admit that I found
the moment when Sam tells Andy that he loves her,
a bit awkward. Maybe this is what the writers had in
mind, I don't know. After all, when it comes to saying,
"I love you.", Sam Swarek is, basically, a rookie. So, I
guess that it's no surprise that his timing might be a
little off. Which it was. She was holding a grenade,
in one hand.
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I would've liked to see Sam try to calm Andy down, by
saying the words.
ANDY
My God...Ga...vomit...I'm going
to...Sam...going t'vomit...
SAM
(with test pilot cool)
Andy. Andy. Look at me. Look
at me...I love you.
ANDY
Wha...what?
SAM
(slight grin)
You heard me.
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But, despite my initial reservations, the episode's last
shot - in darkness, of a car taking Andy & Nick on a
secret, high risk deep cover assignment-really won me
over, again. The only lights in this scene are from this
car, and the other vehicles on the highway. Their car
slowly merges with the others, and blends in...
Such a simple shot. We know that Sam waits for Andy,
at the bar. But we know what he does not.
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I love you, ROOKIE BLUE.
When the writers decided that Detective Jerry
was going to die, they could've chosen any
number of ways. They chose a quiet way, a
timeless way. Noam Jenkins' final scenes on
ROOKIE BLUE [including his last, heroic act]
would've played well on the stage. Scenes
worthy of a Shakespeare play.
Well played, sir. Well played.
Not here. My favourite line from last week's
episode, which was a repeat. I think that the
2nd part of the most recent storyline is being
kept under wraps, until after the Olympics.
[ratings consideration]
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Anyway. Not here. Spoken by Sam, after SIU
asks Dov to surrender his gun after Dov shoots
a man. There's a crowd watching, and veteran
cop Sam knows that the optics would not look
good. Sam has seen it all before.
SIU seems to be Internal Affairs. But to the
street cops, SIU might stand for screw it up!
The acronym SIU is never really explained.
I assume it's Special Investigations Unit, or
something like that. They go into action when
a crime may have been committed by a cop.
For some reason, SIU does not seem to be
highly regarded by police officers like Sam.
Last week's episode, involving the psychic,
shows how complex the Sam character is.
No, really.
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It's true that he seemed to have nothing but
disdain for the gentleman's abilities. But this
is the same Sam who was always advising his
rookie Andy to listen to that little voice inside
of you. The argument being that police work
can be so quick sometimes, that to think for a
second too long can shorten your career...
For the 2nd time since the new season of the
show, I forgot to watch ROOKIE BLUE. Nor-
mally, I catch it on ABC at 11 on Thursday
night. An hour or so after I return from the
university library. Sigmund Freud might have
argued that there really is no such thing as
forgetting.
Of course, in his time, there was no such thing
as ROOKIE BLUE...
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Watched July 12 episode, where an officer almost kills a dealer who was messing with the officer's daughter. Sam, at one point, says that
right or wrong, officers back each other up. This kind of loyalty is, at once, admirable and alarming. This kind of code is one step away from looking the other way, when good cops go bad. One word...SERPICO.
The police, like the cab drivers, get to know their
city [or town]...
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In one of ROOKIE BLUE'S first episodes [season 1],
Sam sent Andy to a particular door in an alley. He
told her what colour it was, and that it should be
unlocked. Police know the stories behind many
doors in their town. It was the same way with me,
when I was a cab driver. When I was new, I couldn't
understand why many stands, in a particular part of
Halifax, were vacant during a certain time of day.
Until I picked up the passenger that everyone tried
very hard to avoid...
Of course, the flip side of this anecdote is that this
person was a loyal customer. On BLUE, the officers
also get to know some of their repeat customers.
Like the man in the tree, with the chain saw. He
insists on being addressed by his proper royal title.
Sam introduces Andy to him:
" You'll like her...she's a thinker."
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Everything looks a bit darker. I'm speaking of the
look of this new season's episodes. I don't know
if it is a cinematography decision, or if someone's
reading the light meter differently!
