Maxine, Interrupted

Season 4, Episode 15, Aired

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Maxine's reunion with Sally Godwin, her college classmate and former co-worker in the social work trenches, comes under strain after the up-and-coming politician reveals that she's back in town to evaluate Maxine's performance, and they clash over the case of a child with a sexually transmitted disease; a father testifies on behalf of his teenage daughter who appears before Amy for conspiring in his attempted murder; Bruce utilizes Donna's assistance in a creative approach to mediating the divorce of an elderly couple fighting over custody of their pet parrot.moreless
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  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless reunite again after "Cagney & Lacey"'s TV movies, in this great but sad episode that shows us a lot about the friendship and how the time change the people.moreless

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    By acmb, Oct 11, 2008
    Maxine, as her friend Sally says "the best assistant in the wold" is in trouble because of her techniques for solving the problems with children. Her old friend Sally appears to examinate her but their friendship arrives to a point with no return.
    A very good episode, sad but very good, in which both Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless demonstrate the amazing actresses they are and the chemistry they still have between them after all these years. And not to lose their "Cagney & Lacey" days habits, they have a big argument. For me, this is one of the ebst episodes of the series.moreless

  • Maxine\'s college friend, Sally, isin town carring out a review on her performance at DCF, and havea happy reunion but as pressure caused due to Maxine\'s unconventional work methods develop, things between them turn rocky. Amy hears a case where a girl amoreless

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    By kalvertsyasmeen, May 25, 2006
    This is an excellent episode that depicts the ups and downs in a friendship, that happen through the years. Maxine and Sally share an excellent rapport, but as disapproval of Maxine\'s tactics in her work filter down from Sally,their friendship is endangered. They say very strong harsh words to each other, that brings out their feelings and expresses the change in their personalities thorugh the years. It brings out in a possibly cruel way, how each one may think that they are better than the other.

    Amy\'s words to the girl, when she confesses that the plan with her boyfriend to kill her father and run away was in fact true saying,\"you weren\'t supposed to miss\" are also very moving and makes a child appreciate what their parents do for them.It helps one realize the metamorphosis required to stop being selfish and make a complete turnaround in character in order to be a good parent. The guest star playing the girl\'s father, does an excellent job, potraying his grief poignantly.moreless
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