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 Episode 3.2 - "Hounded", by Catherine TregennaIt's that time again, and here is the place - discuss the second episode of L&O:UK Series 3! We will definitely keep these coming for the duration of the ITV run. NOTE: For those who are in Canada for whom the show just kicked off again last night, you can discuss episode 3.1 "Broken" on last week's Friday Forum thread. Also, once the S1 and S2 episodes begin airing on BBC America, we will probably do another discussion thread on Mondays if anyone's interested. (How many peeps are not caught up with the UK run at this point? I know there are quite a few of you, so we're down for it if you want. ;) ) -Thoughts on "Hounded" - I thought this episode, yet again, demonstrated a marked change of pace for the show - the stories may be taken from the same stock, but there is a naturalistic and organic note to the way the episode flows, the way the line readings sound, and the characters relate to one another. Really, really loving those choices and SO excited now to see the rest of what Emilia & Co. have in store from the writer's room! -I love how much teamwork is on screen between Teams Law and Order, seeing James and Alesha down at MIU quite a bit, banging out case details with the coppers. And Natalie was involved a lot this week! I have GOT to make my DI Chandler "HBIC" icon at some point ;) EDIT: Done. Please credit if you swipe ;):  -Though as with last week, it was an emotional and tough case (albeit maybe not quite as shocking), it's still always nice to see a brief respite of humor from time to time. The fact that this week's involved Matt's HAWTNESS was extra special.  Ohhh, how I laughed. XD - There is such a wonderful shorthand to the way Jamie and Bradley play off each other. Even when they're delivering expositional dialogue, it seems less utilitarian than before and more a matter of working through each other's thoughts, making sure they're on the same page. *sigh*... yeah, I'm about to do it again: ♥ COPPERS1!!11!!!!1!11 ♥ - There were comments on louk_mattdevlin last week about how sometimes the female defence briefs are portrayed as self-serving and publicity hungry; I think, to address their concern, this week's brief Cassie Shaw (Neve McIntosh) was a fine counterpoint to that perception. Just doing her job, and doing it very well... if anything, James (though he was right in the end) demonstrated a bit of arsey, over-confident behavior this week! (Only fair... we're all human, and this case obviously became very personal for him.) BTW, is it just me or does Neve McIntosh's looks/mannerisms remind one slightly of Kerry Norton? Like, they could be sisters or something. That kind of threw me for a sec, LOL. - I was glad I didn't see the orignal L&O episode for this one (or at least, didn't remember it) because I didn't see the ending coming and thought it was, though tragic, quite excellent. (I knew Darnell would end up relapsing and going down, and I had a feeling he might attack the fiancee's daughter, but I wasn't quite expecting the fiancee to end up murdering him in an angry rage. Good lord... deeply naive and misguided faith she may have had in him, but she did have faith. World of hurt, that.) OK, enough of my babbling... discuss away, kiddies! Oh, before I go though... that image up top is an alernate shot from this episode. Guess who has three more of them? ;)    Tags: friday forum, photos: law and order: uk, tv: law and order: uk
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I know we're only episodes into the new season, but it's already feeling like a much stronger season to me. Now, the actors had thirteen episodes of working together behind them and some months off in which to think about their characters before shooting the next thirteen eps and I think that all shows.
You mentioned how great it was to see everyone in a room together and I would agree. (Although, I actually chuckled during the scene since a behind the scenes photo taken during the filming of the scene serves as the background on my VAIO. ;) I'm sensing more of closeness, even camaraderie, between them all, something I've never felt on the original L&O.
I think, to address their concern, this week's brief Cassie Shaw (Neve McIntosh) was a fine counterpoint to that perception. Just doing her job, and doing it very well... if anything, James (though he was right in the end) demonstrated a bit of arsey, over-confident behavior this week!
I really liked Shaw. I'm assuming she was a public defender (or whatever the British equivalent is) and while she served her client well, it also seemed as if she had her doubts.
Having seen the original L&O ep this was based on (this was the first time I've gone, "Hey! I know this story! He's guilty!"), it seemed to me that there were more elements of Jack McCoy in James in this particular episode. Now, Jack has always struck me as a self-righteous, arrogant ass who happens to be very good at his job. In 'Mad Dog', Jack allowed his convictions to lead to disaster for what he believed to be the greater good. ('Mad Dog' differed in one respect. The rapist had reestablished a relationship with his adult daughter and ended up raping her friend/roommate. She walked in on it and killed him.)
Directly addressing the hotness of one of the detectives (Matt) is something I know they did during the Benjamin Bratt (Detective Curtis) era of L&O: UK. There was even the arc where Curtis was tempted to hook up with Lauren Graham's Hollywood studio exec.
And is it just me or is there a James/Alesha vibe? Or am I reading to much into Alesha telling James he was buying her a meal? ;)
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Now, the actors had thirteen episodes of working together behind them and some months off in which to think about their characters before shooting the next thirteen eps and I think that all shows.
Absolutely. They all look/sound/feel more at home with the characters. Although young Devlin really needs to do something about that desk of his. SO utilitarian! At least spruce up the clutter like Ronnie's done with that little bonsai. (Little glass of Jelly Babies not strictly required. Yes, I'm paying THAT much attention. *cackle*)
('Mad Dog' differed in one respect. The rapist had reestablished a relationship with his adult daughter and ended up raping her friend/roommate. She walked in on it and killed him.)
Interesting. I'm not sure which of the two scenarios is the more tragic, really, although this one has that sad air of the fiancee's confidence that she *knew* and trusted this man and his rehabilitation, only to have it come crashing down so spectacularly.
My bets are still on a hook-up with Anna (the defender Matt flirts with in "Samaritan"), if she ever comes back, and IF there's a hook-up at all. ;) Being a workplace fling, it won't work out obviously. That is unless they introduce someone more suitable into the mix...
Although speaking of workplace flings, I agree it felt like a strong undercurrent to that dinner invite scene. (One which, as you will no doubt be unsurprised to learn, has the James/Alesha shippers doing somersaults at the moment. XD)
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Previously on...
