This episode is somewhat different, in that there is a lot of reminiscing on the past, mainly Terry's. Unlike the last review posted, I really liked this story. It outlines Terry's former connections with the gangs from his old neighbourhood, balancing how he has--and still--shows respect for the members, while simultaneously upholding his obligations as a police officer. As Lt Ryker stated, Terry understands the gangs and still gets respect from them, even though he's now a cop. It was interesting how, after he was hit by the car, he kept drifting in and out of consciousness and his mind process kept flitting between tender moments with his late girlfriend Pamela and various times when he had interacted with the gangs. The interweaving of parts of previous episodes into 'Invitation to a Rumble' made this storyline flow smoothly. One can just imagine what is going thru the mind of someone who was seriously hurt and left to die, as Terry was. It would be natural to recall various past experiences, all the while hoping to be rescued. I didn't feel that Georg Stanford Brown over-acted at all, as the last reviewer stated; I felt he did a fantastic job in his portrayal of relating to the problems of gang wars, as well as being deeply emotional when remembering his relationship with Pamela and how much he misses her. He is a tough, street-smart cop, who, at the same time, isn't afraid to show his softer, emotional side. I chuckled at the end, when he was leaving the hospital and Jill told him "your wheels are here", when she brought the wheelchair to his room. It was a new concept when Terry agreed to leave in the wheelchair, all as a favour to Chris. It was a fitting ending when she came out and gave Terry the wood carving that Pamela had given him that she, Jill, had been keeping for him. This is a tough--yet tender--storyline that will keep the viewers' attention!
