"Physician, Heal Thyself" is a very, very unusual episode of "Quincy". Think about it--the show deals with, among other things, abortion! In the States, you hardly ever hear about abortions on TV--mostly because it's such a divisive issue. But here, you have the likes of June Lockhart (of all people) playing a doctor who is very much an advocate for the procedure. Unusual to say the least! This episode is the third or fourth in Season 4 that dealt with incompetent, evil or ACCUSED or incompetent doctors! It makes you wonder if either the writers were lazy OR they simply hated doctors! Regardless, a pattern seemed to be developing this season.
The show begins with a mother requesting an autopsy on her daughter. It seems that the daughter had recently had a legal abortion but had unexpectedly died a few days later. Quincy sees that the woman should not have died but has a hard time proving incompetence. But, as the investigation goes, it appears as if the doctor might have a drinking problem and it might have caused this death. Next thing you know, without much proof, Quincy goes off on a crusade to have this doctor removed.
This episode brings up some excellent points, though I thought Quincy sure handled things in a ham-fisted manner (even more than usual). Additionally, he spent too much time preachy and yelling to make this a particularly good episode. Average at best.
The show begins with a mother requesting an autopsy on her daughter. It seems that the daughter had recently had a legal abortion but had unexpectedly died a few days later. Quincy sees that the woman should not have died but has a hard time proving incompetence. But, as the investigation goes, it appears as if the doctor might have a drinking problem and it might have caused this death. Next thing you know, without much proof, Quincy goes off on a crusade to have this doctor removed.
This episode brings up some excellent points, though I thought Quincy sure handled things in a ham-fisted manner (even more than usual). Additionally, he spent too much time preachy and yelling to make this a particularly good episode. Average at best.
