The Racialicious Review of If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, Part 1

And these health problems dovetail with the lack of adequate medical facilities, and the fight to save Charity Hospital from being turned from a dedicated public-service hospital with a track record of addressing victims of mental trauma to a “private-public venture” which would require the destruction of longtime residences to even be built. The series’ first installment closes with a chilling story to underscore the damage done by the lack of resources for the city’s mentally ill: the killing of police officer Nicola Cotton by a former Charity patient who, after it was closed, was shuffled around different facilities without an effective treatment plan. When the credits hit and images of the Saints’ celebration return to the screen, the juxtaposition is as unnerving as it is effective.

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