Truth be told, I never intended to add the third Law and Order to my viewing list. I didn't like Vincent D. or Kathryn Erbe and was fine with the Orignal and the Special. But then TNT had a marathon and I, like countless others, was thrilled to not have to think what I was going to have to do that day and tuned in. Now I love me some Goran and Eames though I'm not too down with Big and Tiny (or whatever those other two detectives are called).
The best thing about moving to USA - a new intro! It's super souped up! AWESOME! Even Danny had to admit it was worth jumping around and clapping - stopping short of air guitar.
Unfortunately, this episode was a little dull. Goran comes off of grief leave early to help Eames when her murdered husband's old partner gets himself murdered. This might be a good storyline if Katheryn Erbe could pull it off but she's just not that great an actress. Poor Goran is regulated to being bloated and weird on the sidelines.
Right away Goran realizes there is something wrong with other officer's story about going the bathroom when the victim was shot. But since he's a cop everyone gets mad at Goran for even suggesting he might be a big fat liar. Luckily the guy has a terrible eyesight problem that gives him a blind spot in the middle? or something? Anyway, Goran is right as usual. The guy was actually in his "girlfriends" car and didn't see the shooter. But he wanted to pin it on a Korean ganglord for some reason ...I'm guessing that reason has to do with our little friend Red Herring.
Anyway, it's off to victim's funeral where Eames remembers her husband and Goran stays outside. The guy's son rides up on the skateboard's retarded cousin and sqawks on about the "crazy" detective who let his dad's killer go and how "weird and hated" this detective is. Goran actually looks upset by this and I call "bullshit". Goran has never been bothered by how other detectives/cops view him. Never. So why start now? And why with a bratty little kid? Goran likes children but I can't see him being bothered by what they say. Oh did I mention this new skateboard thing is really dumb looking?
Then, another person rides up on another stoopid skateboard and shoots a guy. Of course, this guy helped put away Eames husbands killer too so now we've got a conspiracy. A boring one but there you go. They visit Joe's (the husband) killer in jail and Eames gets all "mad" i guess? The guy claims innocent and since this is Criminal Intent and Goran is on the case, you know that he is.
In the end, it was the innocent man's son - trying to get revenge for his father's unfair incarceration. Lamest motive ever. To top it all off the real killer was a kid himself when the shooting occured and became a doctor. Ha, did you think you were going to make it through a whole show without some patented slap you about the face L&O irony??.
Welcome back detectives, hope you enjoy your new network and new intro! I know I do!
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