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Southland Season 3 Episode 10

Graduation Day

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Aired Thursday 10:00 PM Mar 08, 2011 on NBC

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AIRED: 3/8/11

Officer Ben faces his final day as a rookie and contends with Cooper's increasing dependence on painkillers. Meanwhile, Detective Sammy Bryant is assigned a new partner and then makes a decision about his future with the LAPD.

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Interesting ending to an interesting season.

8.5

By DebraMcClure, Mar 23, 2011

Southland lost two characters this season, Detectives Moretta and Clarke. Morettas partner, by the end of the season, made several important decisions. He is going to be an active participant in raising his son, and he went back to patrol work, to help train rookie officers. Clarke's betrayal of his former partner, Lydia Adams, was only somewhat surprising. He had burned out as a detective long ago, and his greatest concern became his financial security. Lydia's relationship with her new partner has been altered because she slept with Det, Ochoa's son. I think Southland will be renewed for a fourth season - just hope we don't have to wait too long.moreless
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Perfect Conclusion

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By bluejayfusion, Mar 19, 2011

I really want there to be a Season 4. I know I am not alone. However, I am happy that they ended Season 3 as they did- if TNT cancels this terrific show, at least it will have gone out on a high note. Spoilers... now. Graduation Day finally took things to their logical conclusion- Sherman stops doubting himself and surpasses his mentor, Cooper finally accepts his problem, Sammy finds closure over the death of his partner, and (here it comes) Det. Adams "got her groove back." I like how they have minimized the cast (without losing too much of the depth) and wrapped up story lines which were becoming redundant (cooper's addiction, sammy channeling 'clint eastwood). 'Graduation Day' was an appropriate title for this episode as it marks an end of one chapter but also a hopeful beginning.moreless
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I can't give it a perfect score because this one wasn't the best of the whole season, but it came real close. This is the conclusion we've been waiting for.

9.5

By jacsan14, Mar 19, 2011

Between Sammy's return to the beat and John's trip to rehab this is the episode fans have been waiting for. It was a nice touch to make Ben, Sammy's new partner. I can't wait to see where they take them. Otherwise the Lydia love triangle issue is kinda old news, but then again it was interesting for a bit. I am interested to see how that partnership shakes out. Chickie and Dewey ended on an interesting note, but a good one. They have a lot of room to run with the way they ended the season. Overall, looking forward to another season, hoping they get a green light soon. I'm confident they will and so are the actors: http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/03/southland-season-4-where-will-they-go-from-here.htmlmoreless
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Michael Cudlitz	Officer John Cooper
Shawn Hatosy	Det. Sammy Bryant
Ben McKenzie	Officer Ben Sherman
Regina King	Det. Lydia Adams
Arija Bareikis	Officer Chickie Brown
Michael McGrady	Det. Daniel "Sal" Salinger

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Laz Alonso	Det. Gil Puente	Guest Star
Tara Buck	Denise	Guest Star
Courtney Gains		Guest Star
Emily Bergl	Tammi Bryant	Recurring Role
Jenny Gago	Det. Josie Ochoa	Recurring Role
C. Thomas Howell	Officer Billy "Dewey" Dudek	Recurring Role

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- The drugs that John Cooper states to the admitting nurse that he is taking for his back pain are Vicodin, OxyContin and Percocet, which are all powerful and highly addictive opioid analgesics.
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- Opening Voiceover: All cops know, and probationary officer Ben Sherman is beginning to understand, that sometimes you can't think about it. You just gotta make that leap.
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- Sherman: (to Cooper) You've got two options: either I drive you to rehab or I go to the Watch Commander and tell him to give you a piss test.
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- This episode won the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination (Peewee Piemonte, Stunt Coordinator).
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- Production on this episode wrapped on February 22, 2011.
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