City on a Hill 1.4 chugged along with no great surprises but a bunch of significant developments. My favorite, this time, was DeCourcy with the grand jury. Not that anything too exciting happened here, either, but you don't see grand jury proceedings too much in TV drama, and it was fun to see this one.
Otherwise, Jenny and Father Doyle got to the next predictable step - he invites her to do volunteer work in the church, so he can be close to her - but that doesn't get beyond the first minute, due to Jackie's intervention, i.e., carrot and stick with Doyle. I'm still holding out hope of seeing Jenny and Doyle in bed together.
Cathy Ryan (well played by Amanda Clayton) had a strong role in at least two ways in this episode. She puts her foot down on her daughter seeing a shrink (never a good idea when the family is involved in crime) and knows just what to do when one of the gang is thrown in jail for physically going after DeCourcy at the grand jury. Again, we've seen this all before, but it's nonetheless enjoyable to see it so well played.
But while I'm in a complaining mood, I heard someone mention Richard Nixon. Sheesh, this is 1992, no one was talking about Nixon anymore by then. And, unlike JFK, Nixon had no intrinsic connection to Boston.
In sum, City on a Hill is derivative to a fault. I wish it had something more. But I'll keep watching because I'm hoping it does and it's still fun to watch if it doesn't.
See also City on a Hill: Possibilities ... City on a Hill 1.2: Politics in a Cracked Mirror ... City on a Hill 1.3: One Upping The Sopranos
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