Can we all just acknowledge how great the acting is here?? I mean Andy is dealing with Bobby and the guilt of being a bad husband and father to Katie and Andy Jr. Man he is just laying it out there, with his guilt and shame, "...All them years keeping care of Andy Jr, before him, me, takes her pension at the phone company...no one left to look after....all I didn't do for her." And then when he said he thought he would never make a new friend.... Wow that is some heavy stuff. And Sylvia...she understands what he's going thru. She sees and understands how he struggles to be a better man. That look there at the end she gives him...she's sad, but she also feels a lot of pride and love for him. She understood that it would help Andy to help Katie. I hope we all have someone like Sylvia in our lives. Fantastic clips, all of them. Thank you again my friend, thanks again.
It wasn't that deep down. He had his flaws - especially in the past - but he was very clearly an extremely good person who cared deeply about the people around him and did everything he could to help them.
When Andy says, "He told me in his eyes" is when Sylvia completely acknowledged that Bobby was going to die and there was no hope. The acting in this series was unmatched by any other TV show ever.
I just watched those 5 episodes of season 5 and they were the most real traumatic emotional heartbreaking episodes I have ever watched in my life I think partly its because I used to watch bits when I was a kid and I'm finally watching the whole show now back to back realising I was at the start then now I'm getting old.
Not a dry eye in sight as Andy expresses his guilt over Katie/Andy Jr to his fear of losing Bobby to Sylvia. This season has Andy going through the biggest transition of his character's life.
You need to watch the entire series to appreciate where Andy evolved into. No he wasn't perfect and his demons got the best of him on numerous occasions but if someone I loved was killed he is the detective I wish caught the case.
Yes, Arthur fancy filling in Tony Rodriguez when Tony was about to take over the squad That line stuck with me as well. Andy he was a “breaking dinosaur” but one hell of a detective
Anyone else notice how much noisier the background talking or is it just me? Everyone in the squad is quiet or slightly above a whisper so you hear everything else. For some reason when you’re sad you talk lower. Never understood why. Is it a social thing or some natural subconscious reaction to being sad?
Love the little details of this show. Notice how Delores doesn’t turn around when she tells Andy his ex wife is on the phone. She knows enough to give them their space while Andy is getting emotional over Bobby
After Andy Jr. died, she sort of fell apart and started drinking. She got picked up on a DWI and then was at a bar drunk during the day. She was hurting bad over Andy Jr.
I could not catch all of it. So Katie, Andy's ex, lost her pension because of a DUI, and now she's penniless, no money..did I get that right, because of a dui?
Katie used her pension to raise Andy Jr. because Andy Sr. was an active alcoholic and never helped her raise his son financially or by being there for them.
@@RisingTidesAC thank you for that. She had a pension, used it all up to raise andy jr and now she is broke. Maybe I am alone in this but for sipowicz his "redemption" is too little too late. With all the people he had hurt in his life the guy to me is just a douchebag and is not worthy of sympathy or redemption.
@@RisingTidesAC please...cute sayings and half assed wisdom cannot repair what he did to his ex wife. He ruined that relationship in her youth, destroyed her Hopes and ambitions in her youth AND middle age, having to raise THEIR son by HERSELF, and winding up destitute. In all my years of watching the show I never saw a guy like sipowicz get so many breaks that he DID NOT DESERVE. His ex wife lived a long, hard road thanks to this guy and now has nothing. There is a thing called accountability, and sipowicz has yet to earn the breaks that so many people have given this guy in his life. And sylvia, with this guy? My god, as a 62 year old man I will never understand what a decent woman like her is doing mixed up with a dumpster fire like sipowicz.
No, she didn’t loose her pension. She took her pension and retired from the phone company. Without Andy and Andy, Jr. to look after, and no job she has to go to, she lost her “reason for being”, thus turned to alcohol to ease her pain of having no one left in her life to “look after”.
Those eyes and beautiful hair. Sylvia was indeed beautiful. Sublime. She loved Andy strong. She believed in him, and that may have been exactly what Andy needed at that time. She was a very good woman. Pure heart.
I loved watching Dennis on Hill Street Blues with my mom when I was growing up.
"I never thought I'd make a new friend." So heartbreaking.
Can we all just acknowledge how great the acting is here??
I mean Andy is dealing with Bobby and the guilt of being a bad husband and father to Katie and Andy Jr.
Man he is just laying it out there, with his guilt and shame, "...All them years keeping care of Andy Jr, before him, me, takes her pension at the phone company...no one left to look after....all I didn't do for her."
And then when he said he thought he would never make a new friend....
Wow that is some heavy stuff.
And Sylvia...she understands what he's going thru. She sees and understands how he struggles to be a better man. That look there at the end she gives him...she's sad, but she also feels a lot of pride and love for him. She understood that it would help Andy to help Katie.
I hope we all have someone like Sylvia in our lives.
Fantastic clips, all of them. Thank you again my friend, thanks again.
Very well said, Joe S.
0:40 when Andy says "I don't know nothin about nothin" and his lip quivers, it's a level of acting seldom seen in film or television. Bravo Mr Franz.
What a wonderful scene and how supportive was Sylvia. Andy, deep down, was a good man, a friend to everyone who needed help .
I agree
and it was killing Andy that he was losing his friend, Bobby Simone. Dennis Franz is a world class actor
It wasn't that deep down. He had his flaws - especially in the past - but he was very clearly an extremely good person who cared deeply about the people around him and did everything he could to help them.
I'm cryin' like a baby watching this 😪
When Andy says, "He told me in his eyes" is when Sylvia completely acknowledged that Bobby was going to die and there was no hope. The acting in this series was unmatched by any other TV show ever.
I just watched those 5 episodes of season 5 and they were the most real traumatic emotional heartbreaking episodes I have ever watched in my life I think partly its because I used to watch bits when I was a kid and I'm finally watching the whole show now back to back realising I was at the start then now I'm getting old.
Man this scene gets me right in the gut. "I never thought I'd make a new friend"....Franz is just such a world class talent.
Perfectly put. You really do feel it in the guts.
Almost 20 years later and still this scene brings out the tears in me.
You and I both!
Stopped for a break in driving and now 😭
Great show!
This is over 24 years ago, having aired in November 1998. Can’t fathom that at all.
Best character on a tv show ever, a bow Mr Franz a bow.
This scene and Andy's line- "I never thought I'd make a new friend."- broke me.
Touching! The ever so tough Andy cries....
Then again...he's gone through lots of hard times.
Ugh….no matter how many times I see this, it’s always “ugh”…
for it's time, this was the most incredible show. You have to skip ahead 20+ years to find writing and acting this incredible on television
Dennis Franz should have a cabinet stuffed with Oscars. Top drawer stuff.
Unfortunately they don’t award Oscar’s for tv shows.
He did win four Emmys
@@jamesboswell530 Feel better now?
I thought his role in Die Hard 2 was a no-brainer Best Supporting Actor.
Seriously, which show today even comes close to how well written and acted this drama was ?
None. I think it is the best show of all time.
None
one of the great TV characters of all time. Franz was awesome as Andy Sipowitz.
This is a very tough scene to watch. Sad doesn't even describe it.
Not a dry eye in sight as Andy expresses his guilt over Katie/Andy Jr to his fear of losing Bobby to Sylvia. This season has Andy going through the biggest transition of his character's life.
And Sylvia gets killed a few weeks later.
Sylvia was such a quality human being.
I have regrets . All people do.This was a touching scene.I loved Silvia
Dennis Franz and Sharon Lawrence - no more needs to be said.
Gut wrenching emotion so very well performed. When those who’ve lived it validate it’s accuracy, that’s a real endorsement of their talent. Well done.
You need to watch the entire series to appreciate where Andy evolved into. No he wasn't perfect and his demons got the best of him on numerous occasions but if someone I loved was killed he is the detective I wish caught the case.
Yes, Arthur fancy filling in Tony Rodriguez when Tony was about to take over the squad
That line stuck with me as well.
Andy he was a “breaking dinosaur” but one hell of a detective
Andy Sipowicz had the single greatest character arc in TV history.
Jan, I wish you could post the first scene from the hospital…the look between Andy and Bobby priceless…
Shit. Why did I watch this during work hours.😥 Damn you January! 😆
🤣
This is where I started to lose it this episode and then when the scene of Bobby’s death came I completely lost it
Awesome Bobby and Andy.
1 of 3 scenes that got a tear out of me.
Beautiful scene
I always found it odd that they never showed Sylvia and Katie meeting each other. Don’t think they ever did.
Oh crap. It’s not tears, just water coming down my eyes.
What Amazing acting…
Dennis Franz.
'nuff said.
Those damn onions!
I sooo lament "NYPD Blue" ended!
Anyone else notice how much noisier the background talking or is it just me? Everyone in the squad is quiet or slightly above a whisper so you hear everything else. For some reason when you’re sad you talk lower. Never understood why. Is it a social thing or some natural subconscious reaction to being sad?
Wow❤
Love the little details of this show. Notice how Delores doesn’t turn around when she tells Andy his ex wife is on the phone. She knows enough to give them their space while Andy is getting emotional over Bobby
And then Sylvia gets killed just a few weeks later. How much does Andy have to take?
Not to mention Dolores dying in between.
I love Bobby Simone
God, poor Andy got put through the ringer in this episode.
Dennis Franz was awesome.
Andy had a great woman in Sylvia
What was the deal with Katy ? I missed it.
his ex-wife, also an alcoholic
After Andy Jr. died, she sort of fell apart and started drinking. She got picked up on a DWI and then was at a bar drunk during the day. She was hurting bad over Andy Jr.
I could not catch all of it. So Katie, Andy's ex, lost her pension because of a DUI, and now she's penniless, no money..did I get that right, because of a dui?
Katie used her pension to raise Andy Jr. because Andy Sr. was an active alcoholic and never helped her raise his son financially or by being there for them.
@@RisingTidesAC thank you for that. She had a pension, used it all up to raise andy jr and now she is broke. Maybe I am alone in this but for sipowicz his "redemption" is too little too late. With all the people he had hurt in his life the guy to me is just a douchebag and is not worthy of sympathy or redemption.
@@charlessedlacek5754 Redemption doesn't have an expiration date and Salvation is free.
@@RisingTidesAC please...cute sayings and half assed wisdom cannot repair what he did to his ex wife. He ruined that relationship in her youth, destroyed her Hopes and ambitions in her youth AND middle age, having to raise THEIR son by HERSELF, and winding up destitute. In all my years of watching the show I never saw a guy like sipowicz get so many breaks that he DID NOT DESERVE. His ex wife lived a long, hard road thanks to this guy and now has nothing. There is a thing called accountability, and sipowicz has yet to earn the breaks that so many people have given this guy in his life. And sylvia, with this guy? My god, as a 62 year old man I will never understand what a decent woman like her is doing mixed up with a dumpster fire like sipowicz.
No, she didn’t loose her pension. She took her pension and retired from the phone company. Without Andy and Andy, Jr. to look after, and no job she has to go to, she lost her “reason for being”, thus turned to alcohol to ease her pain of having no one left in her life to “look after”.
All my life I have waited to find my Sylvia.....never happened.
I love that he got with Connie but goddammit was Sylvia beautiful.
Those eyes and beautiful hair. Sylvia was indeed beautiful. Sublime.
She loved Andy strong. She believed in him, and that may have been exactly what Andy needed at that time. She was a very good woman. Pure heart.