I was sure I had last night’s mystery cracked before the first commercial break, but they faked me out. Read the full post.
Jul 22
2008
02:27 PM ET
'The Closer' recap: A tricky mystery and a return to top form
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Seriously? “For the first time this season.” We are on episode 2! Perhaps if you don’t like the show, you should let one of us who does like it write the recaps. I assumed that Lt. Tao’s “Walk with me,” was sort of a mocking hommage to Brenda … she says “with me,” all the time.
Maybe Tao was just excited to be out of the office, away from his computer, and doing CSI kind of work. Nice catch about Provenza’s ex-wives names being on the dummies. Hilarious!
I thought Daniels was pregnant after the last episode, but now I’m not so sure after her comment about not having “anything to go home to.” And if you think about it, she did solve the case by investigating the insurance policy angle.
I love Fritz and Brenda, and I think they do a good job of portraying a real relationship. Brenda is getting better at the relationship thing and truly does love Fritz, which I think was made clear when she put the wine away and laid down on the floor next to him.
Loved that Brenda FINALLY called Sgt Gabriel ‘David’ in one scene; shows they are getting closer. Also, I thought the bit with Tao was perfectly in-character – he always over-explains everything so of course he’s going to make her walk around the block instead of just saying ‘the car drove around the block’
Also like the Fritz-Brenda stuff – shows how Fritz loves her BECAUSE she’s brilliant & strong & crabby & whiny & difficult & INTERESTING instead of some cardboard-cutout-LA chick.
This was based on a true story. 2 little old ladies “befriending” homeless men, taking out life insurance on them, then running them over. When confronted and left alone, they turned on each other. Heard the audio tapes of that exchange.. scary, but perversely hilarious.
yeah, they’re trying to make their relationship more believable. i loved the part when Tao made her go on a wild goose chase. As for the mystery, i thought for a second that they were going to do what “Bones” did and find one of their own to be guilty.
Tao’s “Walk with Me” was a little poke at Brenda — my mom caught it, I didn’t so I think it was a joke that fell a little flat. I’m happy with the sexy Brenda and Fritz and back spasm story line. She can be so snitty sometimes you need story lines like that to explain why he loves her so much.
It was def. better than the premiere. But it was easily figured out. LOVED the old lady catfight though, def. a highlight of the episode.
Love this show so much. Loved Tao’s “walk with me”. I laughed every time he said it. Loved seeing Paul Michael Glaser back on tv. He used to be plastered all over my bedroom wall back in the day. Nice to see Brenda not being quite so mean to Fritz (as she is sometimes) but hope the writers don’t change her character too much.
Love Fritz and Brenda. I didn’t realize there were people that didn’t like them. I think Jon Tenney is fantastic. And to answer your question, she decided not to have a glass of wine after work to be more respectful of Fritz I think. This annoyed me a bit, b/c most recovering alcoholics that have been sober for quite awhile have no issue being around people drinking, esp a cop that no doubt is around people drinking pretty often. (And they certainly don’t need alcohol moved out of reach! Give me a break.)
LOL! So true, the concept of people NOT liking Brend and Fritz is strange to me. I love them!
I think that Brenda took out the wine to have a drink at the end of her long day, but then she changed her mind and decided to snuggle up with poor Fritz on the floor instead, not really having anything to do with his alcoholism. I think instead it showed Brenda taking a huge step forward in their relationship, where Fritz complained that they never talk about his past or his addiction issues, Brenda realized she is kind of selfish and dismissive when it comes to letting Fritz be part of her life, a recurring theme in the show. I liked the fact that she did it, it made her seem less harsh. Plus if her having a glass of wine while Fritz was asleep was going to somehow bother him, then having the wine in the house at all would bother him. In answer to the question, she pulled the wine out, then put it back in the same place.
Ahhh, how I’ve missed new eps of Closer. LOVE the sly little moments that make me hit rewind – Provenza’s glee while driving, Brenda saying that she WAS vibrating before the fall in the hallway, her (barely suppressed) excitement about “wrapping things up by noon”. I’m liking the adding view of her relationship with Fritz. Loved Flynn (as usual) and Tao in this one too. Where’s the Emmy love for this outstanding supporting cast???
This is so true. The entire cast is so great, and while Kyra definitely deserves her nominations, the cast should get some of the love too! And the writers, and (some of) the directors!