When an agoraphobic young woman witnesses a murder, Quincy must find not only the killer, but the victim as well.When an agoraphobic young woman witnesses a murder, Quincy must find not only the killer, but the victim as well.When an agoraphobic young woman witnesses a murder, Quincy must find not only the killer, but the victim as well.
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- TriviaBoth Paul Carr and Jonathan Frakes were involved in Star Trek; Mr Carr in the second pilot (as Lt. Kelso, in Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966) - the re-worked version of the first pilot, The Cage (1966)), for the 'original series', Star Trek (1966), and Mr Frakes (would - in a few years from this appearance), become better known as 'number one', Commander Will Riker, in the follow-up series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- GoofsThe fact that Lt. Monahan bought a man he assumed killed the young woman in the house on the beach to Vickie's home to identify is beyond unprofessional and dangerous. Police lineups are done behind one-way mirrors for a reason.
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Quite good when it's not preaching at us.
While "The Face of Fear" is clearly a social issue episode of "Quincy", it also deals a lot with a murder investigation and you get to see Quincy do his job as a coroner (instead of as a grandstander who makes tons of speeches about a particular social topic of the week). So, it is a bit better than the average season 7 show--a season made up mostly of Quincy NOT investigating crimes but blustering about social issues.
The show begins with an agoraphobic (a person who is afraid to leave their home) taking a short walk from her home. While this is a MAJOR step in her treatment, this isn't all positive--she also witnesses a murder that naturally scares the crap out of her!! However, and this is where is gets a bit lame, when she brings the police, the murderer and victim are gone and the homeowner claims it's all a mistake. Why is this lame? The cops quickly dismiss the woman and assume no crime occurred! Way to go Monahan--perhaps the dumbest cop in the history of TV!! It was amazing when later in the show, Quincy actually said "..Lt. Monahan is rough around the edges but he's a competent officer..."--even though Monahan almost always tries to convict the wrong person and ignores real crimes!! I think Stan Laurel or Curly Howard would have been better cops! Can Quincy help sort all this out before the lady becomes the next victim of the killer or his accomplice?
The show starts off poorly. The lady's therapist (Dixie Carter) speechifies about agoraphobia. While it is good to explain this disorder to the laypeople out there, it sounded much more like she was preaching AT the audience--a major problem in some "Quincy" shows, though for once it was not Quincy doing the speechifying!! Later, the show becomes like a combination of the movies "The Window" (where a child witnesses a murder and no one believes him) and "Wait Until Dark" (where a blind woman is terrorized by killers). It's all very familiar stuff, but exciting and well done--though a bit unrealistic how almost everyone disbelieves the lady so quicky (even the security guard at the end).
By the way, I had a very cruel thought. In order to treat agoraphobics, couldn't a therapist set up this same scenario (using actors, not real murderers of course) in order to force the patient to leave their home? Sick...but possible!
The show begins with an agoraphobic (a person who is afraid to leave their home) taking a short walk from her home. While this is a MAJOR step in her treatment, this isn't all positive--she also witnesses a murder that naturally scares the crap out of her!! However, and this is where is gets a bit lame, when she brings the police, the murderer and victim are gone and the homeowner claims it's all a mistake. Why is this lame? The cops quickly dismiss the woman and assume no crime occurred! Way to go Monahan--perhaps the dumbest cop in the history of TV!! It was amazing when later in the show, Quincy actually said "..Lt. Monahan is rough around the edges but he's a competent officer..."--even though Monahan almost always tries to convict the wrong person and ignores real crimes!! I think Stan Laurel or Curly Howard would have been better cops! Can Quincy help sort all this out before the lady becomes the next victim of the killer or his accomplice?
The show starts off poorly. The lady's therapist (Dixie Carter) speechifies about agoraphobia. While it is good to explain this disorder to the laypeople out there, it sounded much more like she was preaching AT the audience--a major problem in some "Quincy" shows, though for once it was not Quincy doing the speechifying!! Later, the show becomes like a combination of the movies "The Window" (where a child witnesses a murder and no one believes him) and "Wait Until Dark" (where a blind woman is terrorized by killers). It's all very familiar stuff, but exciting and well done--though a bit unrealistic how almost everyone disbelieves the lady so quicky (even the security guard at the end).
By the way, I had a very cruel thought. In order to treat agoraphobics, couldn't a therapist set up this same scenario (using actors, not real murderers of course) in order to force the patient to leave their home? Sick...but possible!
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