Monday August 1, 2005
2T6007
Rated: TV-14-LV
When a gay man is murdered, seemingly the latest victim of a string of hate crimes, Brenda must confront prejudices inside and out of the LAPD. But when the perpetrator of the crimes turns out to be something quite different than expected, and has an alibi for the latest murder, Brenda must dig deeper to discover if this crime is part of the string, or a crime of passion disguised as a hate crime.
Meanwhile, Flynn and Taylor step up their efforts to undermine Brenda once again, but with unexpected effects, as the team begins to rally around Brenda. Provenza's quirks begin to emerge, and we meet Terrence Hynes, a County Coroner's Forensics Support worker with an odd sense of humor. On the home front, Brenda finds herself with some new charges when her (male) Kitty has kittens.
Oh my god – it is Ricky Vasquez. He always plays the small gay roles in these shows. So hate crimes in Los Angeles – good theme to go with. I actually really liked the fact that this was given to Priority Murder. Hate crimes should be dealt with differently – the punishment is different. Oh my god – those were the cutest kittens ever. As soon as I say them I could care less what happened in the rest of the episode. I just wanted to cuddle with them all. Sweetness. The other thing that I got my attention was the gift that came in the little blue box. Wow.
Brenda must battle politics and sexism hide show
When Chief Pope brings a case to Captain Taylor, Brenda
Gets very steamed and we all know that you should back off when she does get steamed
Brenda must battle politics and most of all, sexism with in her own department in order to get the case solved once and for all
Again she is very good when you tick her off!
Good times at catching Flynn out. It's about time! hide show
Flynn got caught as the back stabbing rat he is and Brenda totally calls him on it. It had plenty of Fritz in it for my tastes. I'm just a little pissy about Pope. You can totally tell now that he gave Brenda the job not only because she's the best, but also because he was hoping to reignite their affair. And with Fritz on the scene, there's no hope of that now, so he's getting vindictive, while still covering his butt. If there's any justice in the world, something bad needs to happen to that man and Brenda needs to wake up about him.
Character conflict needs to refocus, and get away from some people just being mean to others. hide show
Personally, I think the conflict between the characters is getting a little tiresome. Hopefully this will signal the end of the extreme arrogance and subversion of some of the main characters (ie. Taylor and Flynn). Some conflict makes for a good show, but I don't like watching complete assholes for an hour; the show is starting to suffer because of it.
On the upside, however, Fritz comes across as a great guy. He puts himself out a lot for Brenda, but he's not a pushover. Good thing in a man. I want her to express some more feelings for him, but I also like the fact that she resists it, because burgeoning love affairs always make better television than established ones.
Just a Note: In the previous reviews, I think we're supposed to substitute 'Taylor' or 'Flynn' for 'Gabriel'? I think you've got the wrong guy. How ironic ;)
Taylor and Johnson go head to head and leave Brenda's division some respect for her. hide show
In this episode, Brenda investigates the murder of a gay man and believes it to be a hate crime due to a supposed "gay basher" who has been stealing valuables from a gay community. As Brenda looks more into the case she discovers that it may not be a hate crime. However, Taylor thinks it is and attempts to ruin the case based on his beliefs.
In this episode, Brenda finally puts Taylor in his place after she solves the crime that surprisingly wasn't a hate crime but a "crime of passion". Because of Taylor's interference in the case, Brenda gets more respect from her division as you can see at the end of the episode when Brenda's leaving. Tao helps Brenda with her brinders, Sandchez helps her with her box full of kittens, and Provenza holds the door for her and the guys and looks at Taylor with a smug look.
All in all, a good episode.
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