Post by Patcat on Aug 5, 2010 12:04:55 GMT -5
Will air August 16, 2010, at 2am (EST) on the Bravo Network. First aired October 2, 2005. Second Episode of Season Five.
Written by Charlie Rubin and Warren Leight. Directed by Norberto Barba
Guest Actors:
Rebecca Wisocky as Dede Freist
Peter Scanavino as Johnny Freist
Synopsis: Logan and Barek’s first case involves a series of jewel store robberies and murders that lead to troubled mother and son.
Quotes:
Logan: “You know, I had a partner, oh what a great stick man he was. Here’s something he way too much decency to teach me.”
Logan: “I’m a rage-a-holic cop who took a swing at a city councilman. Everybody thinks I’m a ticking time bomb. Maybe today’s the day I blow. I don’t know. It’s up to you.”
Barek: “I was taught in catechism even the worst sinner deserves our compassion.” Logan: “Yeah? Yours, maybe. I’ll save mine.”
Barek: “Abusive ex-husbands, boyfriends. It’s what she’s had to put up with in order to support her habit.” Logan: “Lemme get out my violin.”
Logan: “Some parents send their kids out to get booze. Dede has Johnny knocking off jewelry stores to feed her habit.”
Carver: “This is now a press case. Assigning a cop with an asterisk next to his name could come back to bite you.”
Logan: “Just in case I need an interpreter, how many languages do you speak?” Barek: “Um…Well. Spanish, Yiddish, Italian, Polish, Creole. Some Russian. Some Cantonese, from working in Chinatown. You?” Logan: “I can say “stop, police” and “what’s your sign?” in fifteen different languages.”
Barek: “So, what did Mrs. Logan make her boy?” Logan: “Rum punch.”
Barek: “Relax, you’ve got the job.”
Logan: “You know, you might get a cell phone.”
Deakins: “Three days, and all you’ve got is Nancy and Sluggo and an id on the gun.”
Logan: “What’s your hurry? You got a date with a doughnut?”
Deakins: “He’s one of those cops. Looks for the crook in every room.”
Logan: “The day I can’t read dope dealers is the day I hang it up.”
Waitress: “Hey, you know how a gambling addiction is such a turn-on.”
Logan: “You don’t want her sixty years old and turning tricks to support her habit.”
Queries:
This episode, introducing Mike Logan and the audience to Carolyn Barek, inspired eight pages of comments. I especially recommend Observer2 and Catbird’s comments. But it’s telling, I think, that some of the discussion was hijacked by comments about Goren and Eames’ relationship. The shadows Goren and Eames cast over Logan and Barek were long, and probably unfair.
Several commentators found Barek and Annabella Sciorra’s performance boring. Were they? Was it the fault of the actress or the writing? And whatever happened to Barek?
Was it wrong for Barek to bring up Logan’s relationship with his mother in Johnny’s interrogation? Was Logan upset by it?
Is Barek more engaged with suspects and victims than with her fellow cops?
Is Deakins too hard on Logan and Barek? What is his relationship with Logan?
Is Carver something of a jerk in this episode? Is Deakins angry with him?
Would Johnny have been ok if he hadn’t run into his mother?
Did Dede care about Johnny? How will she do in prison?
Did Johnny love Maya?
What will happen to Maya’s brother? Did she love him, or just use him? How did he become addicted?
Comment, with queries:
I had a sense that some of the early Logan episodes had scripts that were originally written for Goren and Eames. Does this one feel that way?
I also had the sense that Logan was meant to be a mirror of Eames, with Barek as a variation of Goren. Was that the intent of the writers and producers? Was this a good idea? Could it have worked?
Watching this episode last night, I was surprised by how good it was. I have to confess that I’m a Goren and Eames fan, and I’ve rarely returned to Logan or Nichols episodes. But as I watched this story, I found myself liking Logan and Chris Noth’s performance. I could see why both have so many fans.
There’s a lot going on in this episode—the introduction of Barek, Logan’s first real case at Major Case, Deakins’ handling of his new detectives, Carver’s reactions, and the nasty relationship between Johnny and his mother, and the script does a pretty good job of handling all of them. One of those stories that was much better than I remembered.
Submitted, as always, for your comments, criticisms, and queries.
Patcat
Written by Charlie Rubin and Warren Leight. Directed by Norberto Barba
Guest Actors:
Rebecca Wisocky as Dede Freist
Peter Scanavino as Johnny Freist
Synopsis: Logan and Barek’s first case involves a series of jewel store robberies and murders that lead to troubled mother and son.
Quotes:
Logan: “You know, I had a partner, oh what a great stick man he was. Here’s something he way too much decency to teach me.”
Logan: “I’m a rage-a-holic cop who took a swing at a city councilman. Everybody thinks I’m a ticking time bomb. Maybe today’s the day I blow. I don’t know. It’s up to you.”
Barek: “I was taught in catechism even the worst sinner deserves our compassion.” Logan: “Yeah? Yours, maybe. I’ll save mine.”
Barek: “Abusive ex-husbands, boyfriends. It’s what she’s had to put up with in order to support her habit.” Logan: “Lemme get out my violin.”
Logan: “Some parents send their kids out to get booze. Dede has Johnny knocking off jewelry stores to feed her habit.”
Carver: “This is now a press case. Assigning a cop with an asterisk next to his name could come back to bite you.”
Logan: “Just in case I need an interpreter, how many languages do you speak?” Barek: “Um…Well. Spanish, Yiddish, Italian, Polish, Creole. Some Russian. Some Cantonese, from working in Chinatown. You?” Logan: “I can say “stop, police” and “what’s your sign?” in fifteen different languages.”
Barek: “So, what did Mrs. Logan make her boy?” Logan: “Rum punch.”
Barek: “Relax, you’ve got the job.”
Logan: “You know, you might get a cell phone.”
Deakins: “Three days, and all you’ve got is Nancy and Sluggo and an id on the gun.”
Logan: “What’s your hurry? You got a date with a doughnut?”
Deakins: “He’s one of those cops. Looks for the crook in every room.”
Logan: “The day I can’t read dope dealers is the day I hang it up.”
Waitress: “Hey, you know how a gambling addiction is such a turn-on.”
Logan: “You don’t want her sixty years old and turning tricks to support her habit.”
Queries:
This episode, introducing Mike Logan and the audience to Carolyn Barek, inspired eight pages of comments. I especially recommend Observer2 and Catbird’s comments. But it’s telling, I think, that some of the discussion was hijacked by comments about Goren and Eames’ relationship. The shadows Goren and Eames cast over Logan and Barek were long, and probably unfair.
Several commentators found Barek and Annabella Sciorra’s performance boring. Were they? Was it the fault of the actress or the writing? And whatever happened to Barek?
Was it wrong for Barek to bring up Logan’s relationship with his mother in Johnny’s interrogation? Was Logan upset by it?
Is Barek more engaged with suspects and victims than with her fellow cops?
Is Deakins too hard on Logan and Barek? What is his relationship with Logan?
Is Carver something of a jerk in this episode? Is Deakins angry with him?
Would Johnny have been ok if he hadn’t run into his mother?
Did Dede care about Johnny? How will she do in prison?
Did Johnny love Maya?
What will happen to Maya’s brother? Did she love him, or just use him? How did he become addicted?
Comment, with queries:
I had a sense that some of the early Logan episodes had scripts that were originally written for Goren and Eames. Does this one feel that way?
I also had the sense that Logan was meant to be a mirror of Eames, with Barek as a variation of Goren. Was that the intent of the writers and producers? Was this a good idea? Could it have worked?
Watching this episode last night, I was surprised by how good it was. I have to confess that I’m a Goren and Eames fan, and I’ve rarely returned to Logan or Nichols episodes. But as I watched this story, I found myself liking Logan and Chris Noth’s performance. I could see why both have so many fans.
There’s a lot going on in this episode—the introduction of Barek, Logan’s first real case at Major Case, Deakins’ handling of his new detectives, Carver’s reactions, and the nasty relationship between Johnny and his mother, and the script does a pretty good job of handling all of them. One of those stories that was much better than I remembered.
Submitted, as always, for your comments, criticisms, and queries.
Patcat
Patrick Roy, 2006 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame
