and Hunt blames Sam for having let the criminal go earlier in the episode, due to lack of evidence. Not only was the acting amazing, particularly when Sam cleans the blood off the ground with his coat

Oh yes. Great, intense scene. *fangirls writers and actors*

And then their fight in the hospital room! It's such a great blend of comedy, drama, and sci-fi(?). I love it!

Me too, and I thought it was a great way of handling an obvious cliché of the genre (the genre in this case being the cop buddy movie/ tv show, wherein two diametrically opposed characters have to physically fight and then they've bonded *g*). By not showing the actual fight because they kept diving out of camera frame, the show acknowledged that the audience is aware this is a cliché, with a wink, but at the same time the aftermath, when we saw them again, was emotionally real.

Also? This is such a "test your knowledge of 70s tunes" series. *g*