Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
Three episodes in, and three episodes where Debbie broke my heart. With none of the children is it more apparent the damage wrought by Frank and the missing mother than with Debbie. Fiona, Lip and Ian have all buried it in a much deeper place.
The cop story line is fascinating. Clearly, Fiona doesn't have the same spark with Tony that she has with Steve. At the same time, the fact that she chooses the car thief over the cop says a great deal about her self-esteem. How much about the ending was Fiona running to Steve, and how much was her avoiding facing Tony's mother?
I've read that this episode was the first big departure from the original series, with only Ian's subplot being taken from the UK third episode. Arguably the larger change is making the thieving Maguire clan Polish instead of Irish. From a demographic standpoint, it makes sense since Polish is third only behind Irish and German as the most common ancestry in Chicago. Going from two Irish families to one Irish family and one Polish family will have to have an impact on some level.
The cop story line is fascinating. Clearly, Fiona doesn't have the same spark with Tony that she has with Steve. At the same time, the fact that she chooses the car thief over the cop says a great deal about her self-esteem. How much about the ending was Fiona running to Steve, and how much was her avoiding facing Tony's mother?
I've read that this episode was the first big departure from the original series, with only Ian's subplot being taken from the UK third episode. Arguably the larger change is making the thieving Maguire clan Polish instead of Irish. From a demographic standpoint, it makes sense since Polish is third only behind Irish and German as the most common ancestry in Chicago. Going from two Irish families to one Irish family and one Polish family will have to have an impact on some level.