The Peace of Wild Things

Episode aired Nov 11, 1999
TV-14
45m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

563

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

563

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
In the show, Alan Alda recites a portion of "The Peace of Wild Things," a poem by Wendell Berry. He mistakenly says that the poem is by William Blake.

Goofs
Dr Gabe Lawrence quotes the poem 'The Peace of Wild Things' and states that it is a William Blake poem. The poem is actually written by Wendell Berry. He says he doesn't understand how he can remember things like that poem so easily from his past, but cannot remember seeing a woman with an injured ankle from earlier that day.

But what he doesn't remember is that the poem was written by Wendell Berry (and not William Blake), so his Alzheimer's disease is also starting to destroy his earlier memories...makes the audience's realization of his deterioration even more poignant.

Quotes
[Dr. Lawrence comes face-to-face with his Alzhiemer's diagnosis]
Dr. Gabe Lawrence: I was thinking of committing suicide, but I wasn't sure when I should do it. If I did it too early, I'd miss out on what little life I had left. If I waited too long, I wouldn't remember to do it.