In 2005, when this came out I was in nursing school. We had to take a trip to a high security mental hospital. I went on to work in an ER that had a psych unit. Some things are sort of accurate and some not. As another reviewer says, there are cameras everywhere and there would have been one in the hallway outside the victim's room. But I have no idea if they actually record or are just used for surveillance. I do wish that had been addressed. The five points restraints shown were not what we used. The ones on the show would be considered unsafe and would not be allowed by government regulations. Also the nurses station is always locked. The team would have been told not to just leave the door open and we know Grissom would not have ignored that rule. Everyone had cards to open doors, not keys, so there would have been no fumbling to get into the nurses station when Sara was inside. There should have been many more *competent* security guards too. There were other small issues but in general they definitely tried.
All that aside, James Badge Dale did a great job. He is so very young here yet already showed talent. This might be what finally makes me pay to watch Rubicon again. Super great show. I loved seeing Jon Huertas from Castle. Funny that I recognized his voice before they even showed his face. Obviously his character was criminal and unethical to steal drugs from patients, but he had a point about how staff gets treated, including constant verbal abuse and being at risk of physical assault, all while some do just get minimum wage. If you pay better, you get better people. Additionally, I for sure met some staff, including nurses and others higher up, who are way worse people than that patients. That they got right.
The whole thing with the pot is ridiculous. In the end that facility would be shut down for a full scale investigation of its practices. The ending is sickening and absolutely enraging. I agree with Sara's assessment.
All that aside, James Badge Dale did a great job. He is so very young here yet already showed talent. This might be what finally makes me pay to watch Rubicon again. Super great show. I loved seeing Jon Huertas from Castle. Funny that I recognized his voice before they even showed his face. Obviously his character was criminal and unethical to steal drugs from patients, but he had a point about how staff gets treated, including constant verbal abuse and being at risk of physical assault, all while some do just get minimum wage. If you pay better, you get better people. Additionally, I for sure met some staff, including nurses and others higher up, who are way worse people than that patients. That they got right.
The whole thing with the pot is ridiculous. In the end that facility would be shut down for a full scale investigation of its practices. The ending is sickening and absolutely enraging. I agree with Sara's assessment.