Nice episode. We get to know Novak a bit better. But the the fact that her daughter is listed third in the opening credits makes me apprehensive. I generally have no time for kids in cop shows. I've criticized the show for becoming too Hunter-centric, but, for once, Dryer takes somewhat of a back seat and lets the female co- and guest stars shine. Kudos. As long as the rest of the season isn't filled with Novak's personal life, the kid being in danger etc.
Of course, the suddenly ridiculously over the top coke fiend of a journalist is totally laughable. But remember, this was the early 90s. Most of us who are old enough will remember that TV shows of the era often devoted subplots or even whole episodes to public safety messaging, warning against the perils of everything from AIDS to drugs to alcohol to smoking to littering to tax evasion. Of those, I'm betting that tax evasion was what most concerned governments. Nevertheless, the campaigns were effective and I have no doubt that they saved countless lives.
In fact, I absolutely know that the only reason I never had many girlfriends isn't that women didn't want me. It's that I didn't want to catch AIDS. Or be forced to submit a false tax return (I hear that's what really turns the bad girls on.) For everything else, I'm a beast. I can even throw an empty Coke can onto the OTHER side of the road. The Man will never keep me down.
Of course, the suddenly ridiculously over the top coke fiend of a journalist is totally laughable. But remember, this was the early 90s. Most of us who are old enough will remember that TV shows of the era often devoted subplots or even whole episodes to public safety messaging, warning against the perils of everything from AIDS to drugs to alcohol to smoking to littering to tax evasion. Of those, I'm betting that tax evasion was what most concerned governments. Nevertheless, the campaigns were effective and I have no doubt that they saved countless lives.
In fact, I absolutely know that the only reason I never had many girlfriends isn't that women didn't want me. It's that I didn't want to catch AIDS. Or be forced to submit a false tax return (I hear that's what really turns the bad girls on.) For everything else, I'm a beast. I can even throw an empty Coke can onto the OTHER side of the road. The Man will never keep me down.
