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“The Autumn of Rome”

A tough episode of Picket Fences that shined a light on the behavior and choices of all of our favorite characters all centered around the upcoming mayoral election between Mayor Pugen and Douglas Wambaugh.

It also goes into some deep character bits throughout the story, including fat shaming, lack of respect, businessmen and their criminal acts, and police overstepping their rights.

The end of this episode did feel anti-climatic and I think that that is the whole idea of the episode. There were no easy answer to these difficult questions and Picket Fences was never about giving easy answers to challenging questions.

One of the best things about the show is that these characters are real people, who all do good, who all do bad, who all just try to get by. No one is one-dimensional. They are all deep and developed.

By the way, there is also Douglas Wambaugh singing. Oh, the outrageousness of this show is just wonderful.

This is really the first time when our heroes looked tarnished. It would not be the last time.

The official DailyView Rewatch of Picket Fences starts tomorrow. I will be watching at least one episode daily through the month of November. I am looking forward to it.