This was one of the toughest episodes to go through in the second season of the series. Considering the 2nd Season of this series is almost darker in comparison to the first season, between Forrest episodes and the latter half of that season.
The moody downward spiral of the past few episodes up to this one can really get to you.
I think this one is pretty powerful on its own. Tom Hanson sneaks into to a rehab clinic to look after a teen, Kenny, he put helped in the past. The way the episode leads into it is already moody, because of how Kenny's parents treat him and then trick him into rehab, only to end up being abused by a corrupted staff that seems to only keep their kids drugged and sometimes isolated for long periods of time.
Like you're in school minding your own business, all of a sudden your parents take you out and take you to a hospital on a lie your sister is hurt, but it's really a trap. Like what parents' would do this? I mean Kenny did do drugs, but still handled pretty weird. It's that kind of thing that makes this episode handle the drama well.
This is a strong episode for patients' rights and sometimes the reality of some places that did this kind of thing. As this episode seems to be based on cases of patient abuse in hospitals/rehab clinics, and the prison system.
It does make me wonder how Johnny Depp didn't like suffer PTSD from this episode or rather the series itself. Yeah it's purely acting and whatnot, but at mid 20s, can't help wonder if a young Depp or his castmates had reservations of doing this episode or a few of them up to this point.
Depp handles this episode really well as does the actors for Kenny. I liked to see Applegate guest star in this too. Didn't know Faustino also was in it. Makes senses though, can't help but wonder if Al & Peggy Bundy really would send his kids to rehab or somethin.
I kind of would have also seen Waxer in an episode like this to bring up more tension for Kenny, but they already reused him in an earlier episode. Probably possible if they didn't use Applegate's character and wrote this episode earlier, and before Waxer was jailed as an adult.
The moody downward spiral of the past few episodes up to this one can really get to you.
I think this one is pretty powerful on its own. Tom Hanson sneaks into to a rehab clinic to look after a teen, Kenny, he put helped in the past. The way the episode leads into it is already moody, because of how Kenny's parents treat him and then trick him into rehab, only to end up being abused by a corrupted staff that seems to only keep their kids drugged and sometimes isolated for long periods of time.
Like you're in school minding your own business, all of a sudden your parents take you out and take you to a hospital on a lie your sister is hurt, but it's really a trap. Like what parents' would do this? I mean Kenny did do drugs, but still handled pretty weird. It's that kind of thing that makes this episode handle the drama well.
This is a strong episode for patients' rights and sometimes the reality of some places that did this kind of thing. As this episode seems to be based on cases of patient abuse in hospitals/rehab clinics, and the prison system.
It does make me wonder how Johnny Depp didn't like suffer PTSD from this episode or rather the series itself. Yeah it's purely acting and whatnot, but at mid 20s, can't help wonder if a young Depp or his castmates had reservations of doing this episode or a few of them up to this point.
Depp handles this episode really well as does the actors for Kenny. I liked to see Applegate guest star in this too. Didn't know Faustino also was in it. Makes senses though, can't help but wonder if Al & Peggy Bundy really would send his kids to rehab or somethin.
I kind of would have also seen Waxer in an episode like this to bring up more tension for Kenny, but they already reused him in an earlier episode. Probably possible if they didn't use Applegate's character and wrote this episode earlier, and before Waxer was jailed as an adult.
