Silent Witness (TV Series) A Time to Heal: Part 2 (2004) User Reviews

The end of an era.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 7/10 · 16 July 2018]

In the previous episode you were made to believe that Sam had a very final ending, in this episode she seems to get a far more unlikely episode.

The story was good, and was very much written for Sam, it had a very personal feel for her, the involvement of her generations past and present. It's the only real time we see her lose control, and she's very angry throughout.

Well acted, with Burton signing off in style, and Daragh O'Malley playing the sinister cop in some style.

I'm not totally crazy about the manner of Sam's departure, but maybe Burton had exhausted her time on the show. I'm so glad it became even more successful years later, how many said it would fail post Burton.

Swan Song

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 8 March 2019]

Sam becomes embedded in all her demons. The son she gave up as a baby. The death of her father. The evil men who orchestrated the killings of two young men. Corruption at the basest of levels. Finally, Sam allows her emotions to go off. And we realize that once her father's death comes clear to her, she has no reason to carry the torch for the victims. I thought it was an admirable finish to her career so steeped in death.

Odd

[allisonjoys · 5/10 · 6 May 2023]

I'm super late to this series so I only started it last year. I am shocked in how they chose to end Sam Ryan's storyline.

One of the things I liked about her character is that she lived her life unapologetically. She decided not to have children. She decided to put her career first. If she was attracted to a men she would sleep with him. She lived as a man might. Sometimes before meeting her, people would assume she was a man based off her name. I always saw this as a nod to her lifestyle.

I also respected how calm and levelheaded she was able to remain. It was refreshing to see a female written this way.

I barely recognized her in these two final episodes. The mood was "happy ending" but I just sat there thinking WTF as her car drove away.