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<blockquote data-quote="Seaviewer" data-source="post: 58967" data-attributes="member: 57">They seem to have found the right balance this time between the lighter and more sombre moments with the ongoing saga of Chris&#039;s romantic escapades nicely interspersed between the unfolding drama of the family and the missing girl. It was odd to see Chris defending the downtrodden in her discussions with the prosecutor. She will take the opposite side when she begins dating defence lawyer David. Gail Strickland&#039;s role was different to the outspoken feminist types I&#039;d seen her in before but she was most effective.Isbecki still seems to be partnered with La Guardia with Petrie somewhat on the outer. The show&#039;s natural emphasis is on the misogyny the &quot;girls&quot; are facing. Having come through the seventies I guess Petrie&#039;s struggles as a black man a now a given. I&#039;ll be interested to see how the relationships develop into what I remember from later.The unnamed desk sergeant is also starting to make his presence felt. I&#039;d forgotten him as a character and had to check Wikipedia to remind myself that his name is eventually revealed but his scenes do break up proceedings and add to the feeling of a working precinct.The episode title does annoy me. &quot;Suffer the children&quot; is a often-used misappropriation of a Biblical quote, &quot;Suffer little children to come unto me&quot;. In this context &quot;suffer&quot; means to allow or permit. It has nothing to do with &quot;suffering&quot; in its modern sense. Just the literalist in me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Seaviewer, post: 58967, member: 57"] They seem to have found the right balance this time between the lighter and more sombre moments with the ongoing saga of Chris's romantic escapades nicely interspersed between the unfolding drama of the family and the missing girl. It was odd to see Chris defending the downtrodden in her discussions with the prosecutor. She will take the opposite side when she begins dating defence lawyer David. Gail Strickland's role was different to the outspoken feminist types I'd seen her in before but she was most effective. Isbecki still seems to be partnered with La Guardia with Petrie somewhat on the outer. The show's natural emphasis is on the misogyny the "girls" are facing. Having come through the seventies I guess Petrie's struggles as a black man a now a given. I'll be interested to see how the relationships develop into what I remember from later. The unnamed desk sergeant is also starting to make his presence felt. I'd forgotten him as a character and had to check Wikipedia to remind myself that his name is eventually revealed but his scenes do break up proceedings and add to the feeling of a working precinct. The episode title does annoy me. "Suffer the children" is a often-used misappropriation of a Biblical quote, "Suffer little children to come unto me". In this context "suffer" means to allow or permit. It has nothing to do with "suffering" in its modern sense. Just the literalist in me. [/QUOTE]

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