Review

by Adam K

Stunning and simple, a real heartbreaker

Some episodes of television are impossible to enjoy. That is because the subject and writing are so serious and tragic that to take any pleasure in it seems wrong. This is the kind of TV that leaves you emotionally raw and drained. This, in my mind, is what ‘Must-See TV’ should really be.Many dramas go their entire run without any such episodes. Others like ‘ER’, ‘NYPD Blue, and ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ manage maybe one a season. Homicide averaged two or three a year. This season, we have already seen the detectives go through a wrenching journey in ‘Crosetti’, now in ‘Every Mothers Son,’ we get one that is less personal but no less powerful.