"St. Elsewhere" Rites of Passage (TV Episode 1987) Poster

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(1987)

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8/10
Great Themed Episode
tnothnagle7 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This episode explored Rites of Passage, as the name implies. We meet one of Westphall's childhood friends, tied in with the fire, and Fr. McCabe, with the future of St. Eligius itself up in the air.

Dr. Fiscus comes to terms with his sperm donation, and near death experience. Morrison is forced to deal with Moat.

The Greek chorus were four boys in the kids room, who each experienced Rites of Passage in their own way.

..and @Bttyknndy, this was the 80s, in Massachusetts, inthe days of a Mike Dukakis and Willie Horton. Not in the least unbelievable that he could have been paroled.
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6/10
Getting Religion
Hitchcoc31 March 2022
The interesting thing about this episode were the four boys in the room, each with a serious problem. They were sorting things out as they faced their mortality. The thing with the prisoner/rapist was ridiculous and will continue to be so. Strictly a contrived plot element as I said before.
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4/10
Poorly researched
brbrknndy14 May 2020
A murderer would never be released because he said he was a Christian after a few years. Totally ridiculous Writers did no research at all when writing these episodes. Would've helped to get some technical experts.
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