Southland

Mozambique

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired 1/19/10

Episode Summary

An investigation is opened when Officers Cooper, Sherman, and Brown find an abandoned baby in the middle of an intersection. However, the case proves to be too close to home for Det. Adams, whose involvement with the investigation forces her to deal with past issues. Meanwhile, Detectives Bryant and Moretta find themselves in a difficult situation when they can't seem to gather sufficient funds to place a teenager under police protection for her safety.moreless

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Michael Cudlitz

Officer John Cooper
Ben McKenzie

Officer Ben Sherman
Arija Bareikis

Officer Chickie Brown

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6.5

"Fair"

By AvatarBlue, Dec 31, 2010 Report Abuse

A low key episode that attempts to keep our focus on the key personal issues faced by the members of the main cast. Instead of focusing on one key plot to provide the foil for all the characters, the writers have opted to use several shorter sub-plots and one or two that look like they will linger into episodes beyond this one. In this respect the only real worth to be found is in the characterisation, which keeps this episode from being downright average.

Most scenes unfortunately never register beyond a level of averageness, though a couple of action scenes do their best to raise the pulse to keep the pace moving forwards. However, the short scenes provide a sense akin to that of the impulses of a heart monitor, in that we know that very shortly the path of the teleplay will change to something else. This actually works very well in ensuring you will retain your focus on proceedings rather than being bored and switching over.

Dialogue is perhaps the only aspect of this particular tale that is consistently better than average throughout.

Hoping it picks up in the next few episodes.moreless

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The episode's two main stories deal with Detective Adams resolving the baby case along with Officer Sherman's continued development. Officer Cooper continues to play the veteran mentoring the rookie.

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By BlueKnight13, Apr 18, 2009 Report Abuse

The Good:
-- Acting is strong. -- Storylines are believable and highlight problems we continue to ignore as a society in the inner city.
-- Accurately portrays how the police have to put the puzzle pieces together to solve cases.

I found the Cooper storyline to be a bit forced. Would even a rookie rush into a robbery alone? Sure, he has to be mentored by the veterans but I'd have liked the writers to have him make a not so obvious error.

The stronger storyline was the one with Adams. It shows how issues in our own lives often motivate us to take issue with things at work.

Enjoying the show. And, for the record, I like the bleeped out cursing. I might be in the minority here but if they were cursing left, right, and center it would limit when I would watch it. I've heard it all before and don't need it broadcast through my house. If they want to keep it in the dialogue for 'realism' ok, but bleeping it out is fine by me.

Until next week,
BK13moreless

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- This episode originally aired on NBC on April 16, 2009. Edit
- The music heard in this episode was "Born to Be Wild (Easy Rider Version)" by Steppenwolf and "Tears Dry on Their Own" by Amy Winehouse. Edit
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- (after Kimmy spies Mia Sanchez making out with her father) Kimmy Salinger: Dad, she's so cool. Sal Salinger: What? Kimmy Salinger: She's so beautiful. I've seen her on the news. Sal Salinger: You're being disrespectful towards your mother. Kimmy Salinger: Mom's a bitch! Sal Salinger: Shhh. You will never talk that way about your mother, you hear me? Edit
- Cooper: (after Sherman misreads a situation and cuffs the wrong man) You may be a great shot, but you still know [bleep] about being a cop.
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- Officer #2: (interrupting Cooper's explanation of the Mozambique to Sherman to congratulate him on his takedown on the last shift) They don't put you up for the medal for this? Something's wrong.
  Sherman: (abashedly chuckling) Thank you.
  Cooper: Yeah, for the whole 30 seconds he's been on the job he definitely deserves the medal of valor.
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