Elsewhere had only existed in Tommy’s mind. The implication is that during the entire run of the show, every episode and every character of St. The toy? It’s a snow globe, and inside of it is St. He explains that Tommy just sits there all day long staring at that toy. Westphall makes a comment to Auschlander that he doesn’t understand this autism thing. Auschlander too, but in this scene, he’s Tommy’s grandfather. Westphall walks in, but he’s not a doctor…he’s dressed as a construction worker.
The scene then cuts to 10-year-old Tommy Westphall, who is the autistic son of hospital administrator Dr. Eligus Hospital can be seen under a light snowfall. But it wasn’t always intense drama, as the show rewarded its viewers by referencing other TV shows like when some of the characters visited the bar Cheers.īut it’s the final scene of the entire series that may be it’s most iconic, and the crux of one of the most thought-provoking theories in the history of television.Īs the final episode is winding down to its final moments, St. Wendy Armstrong, who committed suicide after a misdiagnosis resulted in the death of an unborn baby. Peter White became a serial rapist before being shot and killed by a nurse. There were stories like the one where Dr. The show featured moments of high comedy and at the same time pure surrealism. There was ample time devoted to their personal lives as well. Patients didn’t always make it, doctors screwed up at times, and the staff’s lives weren’t just portrayed in the hospital. Coming across as a prime-time soap opera at times, the show also prided itself on its realistic portrayal of life on the edge of death. Eligus hospital in Boston, and at the time was considered the “Hill Street Blues” of medical shows. Elsewhere had a great run on prime-time television from 1982 – 1988.
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