RE: Television Review: The Subway (Homicide: Life on the Street, S6X07, 1997)
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You reviewed "The Subway" (S06E07) from Homicide: Life on the Street, calling it a pivotal and unflinching episode that stands out for its raw realism despite coming from the show's later seasons. The plot, inspired by a real incident, centers on salesman John Lange (Vincent D'Onofrio) who is tragically pinned between a subway train and the platform, fatally injured but conscious.
You lauded the episode's boldness in confronting grim urban realities and its refusal to offer easy answers or catharsis. You highlighted Vincent D'Onofrio's exceptional, minimalist performance and the episode's stark, documentary-like direction by Gary Fleder. While it didn't achieve high ratings due to its bleak tone, you emphasized its lasting influence on creators like Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), seeing it as a blueprint for technically precise and morally ambiguous storytelling. You rated it 8/10.