Post by TVFan on Jun 2, 2006 11:03:30 GMT -5
As a way of getting things up and running in this forum and by request, I'm going to post my Pass The Remote reviews of each of this past season's episodes. These "reviews" are in their original form, so they were written the Monday after the episode aired and they are meant for a more mass audience unlike our well versed CC group here. 
If you have a review, be sure to send it to me at tvfan08@yahoo.com.
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Second Time's the Charm for this 'Case'
So, we had another strong case last night with an interesting resolution, but Lilly was still MIA (despite the picture to the left). Sure, she popped in for a few scenes, but otherwise, she wasn't in it much. Call me crazy, but I like when the show that is billed as "the lone female detective in the Philadelphia homicide squad who finds her niche when she's assigned to 'cold cases'" (from cbs.com) to actually be about said "lone female detective" solving cold cases. Yes I know, we lost the whole "lone female detective" thing when Kat took up permanent residence, but it has been OK so far because we still get the feeling that Lil's playing quarterback. Last night and last week, it felt like she was on the sidelines. There are so many ensemble cop shows on the air that it was always nice to have one that centered on a woman. Oh well, in two weeks this will all be water under the bridge because we'll all be discussing the finale that appears to be centered completely on our favorite female detective and I'll be singing the show's praises for finally giving us some much deserved Lilly stuff and so on and so forth. Since we're not there yet, let's discuss last night's interesting and tragic episode (I'll talk about the finale's preview later - don't worry). First, I felt so relieved for Jeffries when Stillman brokered that deal with the new ADA. I'm also quite excited about the new ADA because ever since Lilly mixed a little too much pleasure with her business with Kite (totally his fault, though), our favorite cold case detectives haven't had any legal guidance. I'm hoping that new-ADA fills the void. Anyway, back to Jeffries and his desk detail. The poor man had nothing to do for days on end. While his fellow detectives were out arresting suspects and conducting interrogations, he was stuck inside at his desk making origami. On the plus side, he totally has everyone's Christmas gifts set as long as they all enjoy a nice Japanese Crane (or flying squirrel in Vera's case).
When Jeffries went back on duty, he was in top form too. He even managed to get a good jab in on Vera's excitement over a woman calling him. Poor Vera, he looked so disappointed when Jeffries dissed his woman. I know it doesn't sound like it, but all of the detectives were working on the 1984 murder of a prominent ER doctor. This episode was certainly a raw look at gambling addictions. A man who was on top of the world lost absolutely everything (including his life) to his addiction. There were so many scenes that really allowed that to hit home in this episode. First, we see him lying to his wife about having to stay late at the ER, then his credit cards get denied at a nice restaurant in front of his son's girlfriend and her family, and then we see him trying to steal money from his wife's purse and learn that the check he wrote to Cornell for his son's tuition bounced. Not to mention losing his relationship with his son, making medical mistakes, losing the ability to pay any of his son's tuition and having to send him to community college (and the son worked two jobs just to pay his own tuition) and of course, his actual death. As much as it was his own fault, I couldn't help but to feel very sorry for him at the same time. I just wish someone had gotten him some help before it was too late. The scene where he almost robbed Mrs. Lee was so heartbreaking! Here was the last person on the face of the earth who still thought he was a hero and a good man, and he was this close to taking every dime she had. Did anybody continuously notice the charm that Cy kept putting on his cards? It stuck out to me, and when I saw Mrs. Lee wearing it, I knew that Cy was the killer, but like Lilly, I couldn't figure out why he would do it. I was all proud of myself for my fantastic detective skills. My little proud bubble burst very quickly when Cy told the story about how he "killed" Dr. Bowen. I say "killed" because it was more like friend - assisted suicide than murder. Dr. Bowen saw no other way out of his predicament than to pay the rest of his life insurance and have Cy shoot and kill him so his family could get the $1.5 million policy. In the end, he wanted to take full responsibility for what he did to his family and he wanted to give them a chance at having a better life by taking his own. It killed me that Cy had to pay for what he did because he made the ultimate sacrifice for his friend. Just an all around tragic story. I have to say that seeing Kat telling the son what his father did made things a little better for me. I hated the fact that he was still angry with his father, and I'm so glad he knows the truth.
Scotty pulled a Stabler (from L&O: SVU) last night with that child molester beat down. Can't say I blame him, though. I just wonder if there are going to be repercussions to what he did. I guess the "victim" would have to file charges against Scotty, but then he runs the risk of the truth about himself coming out. How creepy that he was sitting in the park watching the kids, picking his victim. In case you're wondering, that injury that I hinted at with spoilers was sustained during that closing montage beating that we saw. I won't give anything away, but I will say that there's a reference to it in the finale. And speaking of the finale, what about that preview last night? I don't take much stock in previews because they tend to exaggerate and completely mislead, but this one seemed pretty accurate to CBS' release on the episode. I was a little perturbed that they revealed the big "twist," which I'll refer to as the not - twist now. I won't discuss it in case you missed it, but it annoyed me. Anyway, what has come over our dear Lilly? We all know she works a little too much and gets a little too involved in her cases, which is why we love her, but this "obsession" (if you will) is something else. Did you see her looking at the victim's picture... IN BED??!! This is going to be great! I can't wait!
To see this review it its original format including screen caps from the episode, click over to Pass the Remote
If you have a review, be sure to send it to me at tvfan08@yahoo.com. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Second Time's the Charm for this 'Case'
So, we had another strong case last night with an interesting resolution, but Lilly was still MIA (despite the picture to the left). Sure, she popped in for a few scenes, but otherwise, she wasn't in it much. Call me crazy, but I like when the show that is billed as "the lone female detective in the Philadelphia homicide squad who finds her niche when she's assigned to 'cold cases'" (from cbs.com) to actually be about said "lone female detective" solving cold cases. Yes I know, we lost the whole "lone female detective" thing when Kat took up permanent residence, but it has been OK so far because we still get the feeling that Lil's playing quarterback. Last night and last week, it felt like she was on the sidelines. There are so many ensemble cop shows on the air that it was always nice to have one that centered on a woman. Oh well, in two weeks this will all be water under the bridge because we'll all be discussing the finale that appears to be centered completely on our favorite female detective and I'll be singing the show's praises for finally giving us some much deserved Lilly stuff and so on and so forth. Since we're not there yet, let's discuss last night's interesting and tragic episode (I'll talk about the finale's preview later - don't worry). First, I felt so relieved for Jeffries when Stillman brokered that deal with the new ADA. I'm also quite excited about the new ADA because ever since Lilly mixed a little too much pleasure with her business with Kite (totally his fault, though), our favorite cold case detectives haven't had any legal guidance. I'm hoping that new-ADA fills the void. Anyway, back to Jeffries and his desk detail. The poor man had nothing to do for days on end. While his fellow detectives were out arresting suspects and conducting interrogations, he was stuck inside at his desk making origami. On the plus side, he totally has everyone's Christmas gifts set as long as they all enjoy a nice Japanese Crane (or flying squirrel in Vera's case).
When Jeffries went back on duty, he was in top form too. He even managed to get a good jab in on Vera's excitement over a woman calling him. Poor Vera, he looked so disappointed when Jeffries dissed his woman. I know it doesn't sound like it, but all of the detectives were working on the 1984 murder of a prominent ER doctor. This episode was certainly a raw look at gambling addictions. A man who was on top of the world lost absolutely everything (including his life) to his addiction. There were so many scenes that really allowed that to hit home in this episode. First, we see him lying to his wife about having to stay late at the ER, then his credit cards get denied at a nice restaurant in front of his son's girlfriend and her family, and then we see him trying to steal money from his wife's purse and learn that the check he wrote to Cornell for his son's tuition bounced. Not to mention losing his relationship with his son, making medical mistakes, losing the ability to pay any of his son's tuition and having to send him to community college (and the son worked two jobs just to pay his own tuition) and of course, his actual death. As much as it was his own fault, I couldn't help but to feel very sorry for him at the same time. I just wish someone had gotten him some help before it was too late. The scene where he almost robbed Mrs. Lee was so heartbreaking! Here was the last person on the face of the earth who still thought he was a hero and a good man, and he was this close to taking every dime she had. Did anybody continuously notice the charm that Cy kept putting on his cards? It stuck out to me, and when I saw Mrs. Lee wearing it, I knew that Cy was the killer, but like Lilly, I couldn't figure out why he would do it. I was all proud of myself for my fantastic detective skills. My little proud bubble burst very quickly when Cy told the story about how he "killed" Dr. Bowen. I say "killed" because it was more like friend - assisted suicide than murder. Dr. Bowen saw no other way out of his predicament than to pay the rest of his life insurance and have Cy shoot and kill him so his family could get the $1.5 million policy. In the end, he wanted to take full responsibility for what he did to his family and he wanted to give them a chance at having a better life by taking his own. It killed me that Cy had to pay for what he did because he made the ultimate sacrifice for his friend. Just an all around tragic story. I have to say that seeing Kat telling the son what his father did made things a little better for me. I hated the fact that he was still angry with his father, and I'm so glad he knows the truth.
Scotty pulled a Stabler (from L&O: SVU) last night with that child molester beat down. Can't say I blame him, though. I just wonder if there are going to be repercussions to what he did. I guess the "victim" would have to file charges against Scotty, but then he runs the risk of the truth about himself coming out. How creepy that he was sitting in the park watching the kids, picking his victim. In case you're wondering, that injury that I hinted at with spoilers was sustained during that closing montage beating that we saw. I won't give anything away, but I will say that there's a reference to it in the finale. And speaking of the finale, what about that preview last night? I don't take much stock in previews because they tend to exaggerate and completely mislead, but this one seemed pretty accurate to CBS' release on the episode. I was a little perturbed that they revealed the big "twist," which I'll refer to as the not - twist now. I won't discuss it in case you missed it, but it annoyed me. Anyway, what has come over our dear Lilly? We all know she works a little too much and gets a little too involved in her cases, which is why we love her, but this "obsession" (if you will) is something else. Did you see her looking at the victim's picture... IN BED??!! This is going to be great! I can't wait!
To see this review it its original format including screen caps from the episode, click over to Pass the Remote
