Each episode of Rescue Me, now in its fourth season, is full of some of the most entertaining dialog on TV (the only show that gives it a run for its money in this department is The Wire, but since their seasons run on opposite ends of the calendar, why make a competition out of it?). A and I missed the first two seasons of this superb show but luckily caught on with season 3 last year (and then promptly caught up with the first two seasons on DVD).Like: Last night's walk-through a burned knick-knack shop was hilarious (and also an impressive five and a half-minute continuous shot that appeared to be mostly improv). "Elbow! That's what we'll do." Also nicely done: the first shot of Janet in her new office had her handing off some T.P.S. reports (hopefully with cover sheets). Also funny: Shawn's failed attempt to become an alcoholic so that he can attend the Gavin family AA meetings, and Mikey once again ending up on the dark side of semantics. The humor was nicely offset by a good dose of the dramatic--I had to watch the scene where Tommy barely overcomes his fear of heights to rescue a window washer hanging off the side of a high-rise between my fingers.
Dislike: As always, I can't help but feel that Andrea Roth is horribly miscast as Tommy's wife Janet. I have no bones with Roth's acting, she's just too young and attractive to be believed in this role. According to IMDB, she's 10 years younger than Denis Leary (and looks 15), yet their characters were high school sweethearts. She also in no way appears to resemble a woman who has had four children, one very recently, nor a woman who has, by all accounts, lead a very difficult life. Specific to last night's ep, Tommy's topless speech in the station house kitchen was a bit
too preachy.
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