This was a great episode. Powerful, thought provoking and very emotional. We can all identify with the characters in this. People trying their best to avoid life, escaping their pain, holding onto hatred and resentment, waiting for their ship to come in and solve all of life's problems .
Monica has one miracle to give away to a regular group of world-weary patrons in a Chicago bar. She suffers humiliation & ridicule when she announces she is an angel with a gift to give and crawls under a pool table in embarrassment. She makes a play to escape the bar but is forbidden by Tess (who gives her the perfect reason why she must face this group of cynics). No one believes her and when they eventually do, nobody wants the miracle. How it plays out is beautifully done.
This is where the show was at it's best. It missed the mark plenty of times but nails it here. One of the best in the series.
Monica has one miracle to give away to a regular group of world-weary patrons in a Chicago bar. She suffers humiliation & ridicule when she announces she is an angel with a gift to give and crawls under a pool table in embarrassment. She makes a play to escape the bar but is forbidden by Tess (who gives her the perfect reason why she must face this group of cynics). No one believes her and when they eventually do, nobody wants the miracle. How it plays out is beautifully done.
This is where the show was at it's best. It missed the mark plenty of times but nails it here. One of the best in the series.
