Post by Patcat on Jan 20, 2011 9:30:18 GMT -5
Will air January 26, 2011 on SLEUTH at 12pm(EST). Fifth episode of Season 6. First aired October 17, 2006.
Written by Julie Martin, Stephanie Sengupta and Warren Leight. Directed by Frank Prinzi
Guest Actors:
Carrie Preston as Lena Copeland (Ms. Preston was one of the victims in ZOONOTIC and played Doreen Whitlock in MAGNIFICAT. She’s married to Michael Emerson, who was the villain in PHANTOM.)
Missy Crider as Charlene Copeland
Paul Fitzgerald as Ted Copeland
Will Kemp as Adlai Copeland
Rip Torn as Jules Copeland (Mr. Torn was in MEN IN BLACK with Mr. D’Onofrio, although they didn’t share any scenes. Mr. Torn’s first wife, Ann Wedgeworth, played Robert E. Howard’s mother opposite Mr. D’Onofrio in THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.)
Synopsis: Eames and Goren investigate the poisoning of a bestselling historian and unravel a Hitchcockian conspiracy.
Quotes:
Rodgers (about a victim): “Well, aside from being dead, he’s in perfect health.”
Ross (leaving Goren with an attractive female witness): “Your dance, detective.”
Ross (looking at a victim who was shot, stabbed, and hit with a statue): “Well, no points for form, but a ten for stick-to-it-tiveness.”
Eames: “She broke up a doctor’s marriage and then left him for a shy historian on the bestsellers list.” Ross: “Classy. How does a man of Dr. Copeland’s stature end up married to a future guest of Jerry Springer?”
Goren: “Charlene is a full-on borderline. The more drama that she creates outside herself, the calmer she gets.”
Ross: “The wife. She really slept with his corpse?” Eames: “Then she brought Gus Ferrero, her gardener, to his funeral.”
Goren: “Copeland, the historian?” Detective: “Well, he’s history now.”
Goren: “The problem with being a scapegoat is that you get tired of being blamed for everything.”
Eames: “You had two sons, Mr. Copeland.”
References:
Lena borrows her plot from the Alfred Hitchcock film, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, which is in turn based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. See en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Strangers_on_a_Train_(film) Warning—spoilers revealed in this article. Both the film and novel are terrific, and knowledge of them can make this LOCI episode more interesting.
The story may also be based on the murders of brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkshake_murder and en.wikipedi.org/wiki/Andrew_Kissel
Queries:
What will happen to the Copeland grandsons?
Why is Adlai favored? Is Adlai uncomfortable with his status as the favored one? Is Adlai so perfect?
Where is Adlai and Ted’s mother?
Does Adlai love Charlene? Does Charlene love Adlai? Does Ted love Lena? Would Adlai have been happier with Lena? Ted with Charlene?
How did Adlai and Charlene meet?
Adlai (or “Adelaide”, as I kept hearing Rip Torn pronounce it) is an unusual name. The only other Adlai I know of is Adlai Stevenson, Illinois Governor, sacrificial Democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956 against Dwight Eisenhower, and Ambassador to the United Nations in the Kennedy Administration. Does this means that Jules Copeland is a liberal Democrat?
Jules appears to recognize that Lena is far more capable than Lena. He’s willing to provide an alibi for Lena. He seems to like her. Why doesn’t he like her son? Is it because he dislikes Ted so much?
Does Lena underestimate Charlene?
Who’s the real villain, Lena or Jules?
Is Ross hovering over Goren and Eames?
Does this case mark a change in the relationship between Ross and Goren?
Does Goren treat Henry (Adlai and Charlene’s son) coldly?
Does this case hurt Goren?
Are Goren and Eames responsible for Ted’s death?
Comments:
An episode that I liked initially, and continue to like after repeated viewings. The various members of the Copeland family are written and acted well (even though we see very little of him, Adlai Copeland appears as good and vivid enough of a character to be mourned), and the use of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN is a witty reference. The father’s scapegoating of one son affects Goren, but it remains in the background. I’m puzzled as to why Jules Copeland favors one son so much over the other, but completely convinced that the man believes Adlai is better than Ted. A solid episode, one of the best of the later seasons.
Submitted, as always, for your comments and considerations.
Patcat
Written by Julie Martin, Stephanie Sengupta and Warren Leight. Directed by Frank Prinzi
Guest Actors:
Carrie Preston as Lena Copeland (Ms. Preston was one of the victims in ZOONOTIC and played Doreen Whitlock in MAGNIFICAT. She’s married to Michael Emerson, who was the villain in PHANTOM.)
Missy Crider as Charlene Copeland
Paul Fitzgerald as Ted Copeland
Will Kemp as Adlai Copeland
Rip Torn as Jules Copeland (Mr. Torn was in MEN IN BLACK with Mr. D’Onofrio, although they didn’t share any scenes. Mr. Torn’s first wife, Ann Wedgeworth, played Robert E. Howard’s mother opposite Mr. D’Onofrio in THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.)
Synopsis: Eames and Goren investigate the poisoning of a bestselling historian and unravel a Hitchcockian conspiracy.
Quotes:
Rodgers (about a victim): “Well, aside from being dead, he’s in perfect health.”
Ross (leaving Goren with an attractive female witness): “Your dance, detective.”
Ross (looking at a victim who was shot, stabbed, and hit with a statue): “Well, no points for form, but a ten for stick-to-it-tiveness.”
Eames: “She broke up a doctor’s marriage and then left him for a shy historian on the bestsellers list.” Ross: “Classy. How does a man of Dr. Copeland’s stature end up married to a future guest of Jerry Springer?”
Goren: “Charlene is a full-on borderline. The more drama that she creates outside herself, the calmer she gets.”
Ross: “The wife. She really slept with his corpse?” Eames: “Then she brought Gus Ferrero, her gardener, to his funeral.”
Goren: “Copeland, the historian?” Detective: “Well, he’s history now.”
Goren: “The problem with being a scapegoat is that you get tired of being blamed for everything.”
Eames: “You had two sons, Mr. Copeland.”
References:
Lena borrows her plot from the Alfred Hitchcock film, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, which is in turn based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. See en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Strangers_on_a_Train_(film) Warning—spoilers revealed in this article. Both the film and novel are terrific, and knowledge of them can make this LOCI episode more interesting.
The story may also be based on the murders of brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkshake_murder and en.wikipedi.org/wiki/Andrew_Kissel
Queries:
What will happen to the Copeland grandsons?
Why is Adlai favored? Is Adlai uncomfortable with his status as the favored one? Is Adlai so perfect?
Where is Adlai and Ted’s mother?
Does Adlai love Charlene? Does Charlene love Adlai? Does Ted love Lena? Would Adlai have been happier with Lena? Ted with Charlene?
How did Adlai and Charlene meet?
Adlai (or “Adelaide”, as I kept hearing Rip Torn pronounce it) is an unusual name. The only other Adlai I know of is Adlai Stevenson, Illinois Governor, sacrificial Democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956 against Dwight Eisenhower, and Ambassador to the United Nations in the Kennedy Administration. Does this means that Jules Copeland is a liberal Democrat?
Jules appears to recognize that Lena is far more capable than Lena. He’s willing to provide an alibi for Lena. He seems to like her. Why doesn’t he like her son? Is it because he dislikes Ted so much?
Does Lena underestimate Charlene?
Who’s the real villain, Lena or Jules?
Is Ross hovering over Goren and Eames?
Does this case mark a change in the relationship between Ross and Goren?
Does Goren treat Henry (Adlai and Charlene’s son) coldly?
Does this case hurt Goren?
Are Goren and Eames responsible for Ted’s death?
Comments:
An episode that I liked initially, and continue to like after repeated viewings. The various members of the Copeland family are written and acted well (even though we see very little of him, Adlai Copeland appears as good and vivid enough of a character to be mourned), and the use of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN is a witty reference. The father’s scapegoating of one son affects Goren, but it remains in the background. I’m puzzled as to why Jules Copeland favors one son so much over the other, but completely convinced that the man believes Adlai is better than Ted. A solid episode, one of the best of the later seasons.
Submitted, as always, for your comments and considerations.
Patcat