Poetic Television Review: Nearer My God to Thee (Homicide: Life on the Street, S3X01, 1994)

In streets of Baltimore, where shadows play,
A city's secrets hide, in darkness of the day.
A murder's whispered, of a life so fine,
A humanitarian, lost, in a world of crime.

A redball case, that grips the town,
A high-profile death, that turns it upside down.
Lieutenant Russert, with credentials high,
Finds herself in a world, where sexism meets the eye.

Tensions rise, as detectives clash and stare,
Bigotry and bias, in a profession they share.
Pembleton's words, a painful, racist sting,
Echoes of a time, when hate was hard to sing.

But amidst the darkness, a spark is lit,
A romance blossoms, between Felton and Russert's wit.
A twist so sharp, it cuts through the night,
A secret revealed, that changes everything in sight.

The episode unfolds, like a twisted game,
Where sensationalism, and exploitation hold the flame.
A sense of compromise, between art and commerce reigns,
Leaving the viewer, with a hollow, empty pain.

Yet, in the cold open, a glimpse of the past,
A commentary on TV, that foresees the future so fast.
500 channels, connected by the net,
A vision of the future, that's hard to forget.

Homicide: Life on the Street, a show so bold,
Fights for its integrity, in a world that's cold.
A balancing act, between artistic vision and commercial might,
A challenge that looms, in the dark of night.

In this Season 2, where the stakes are high,
The characters struggle, to keep their humanity alive.
But the episode's flaws, a lesson teach,
That even the best, can stumble and reach.

Nearer My God to Thee, a title that's so grand,
But this episode's narrative, feels like a missed hand.
It's a reminder that, even in the best of shows,
There's always room for growth, and a chance to glow.

(Note: The review in its original form can be read here.)

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