Brief Synopsis: When Leviathan resurfaces after four
years, Woody's prime suspect escapes, while Nigel figures out that the killings
coincide with blue moons.
Fascinating concept, intriguing murderer and an adorable
cat.
So this will be one of the more memorable episodes of
season 4 I’m betting. Woody got to shine. I liked this new gal, Santana. Lily
likes cats and Seely drove me nuts.
Seely: Since I’m on the topic. I like Seely. I
like his character. I agree he’s a jerk most of the time, but that’s what makes
him fun. He does his chauvinistic role quite well. No complaints here. But…oh
my…when he was trying to be serious I wanted to scream. It was so false. I’m
blaming part of it on the writing and part on the actor. One it was too much of
a ‘shift’ (or change in character) for it to be believable. Also our actor did
a lousy job of acting it. He felt so forced…even I could have done better.
That said…I like the flirting going on between Lily and Seely. Lily is so
completely 100% opposite of Seely that it’s hard to even imagine there could be
any attraction between the two—yet there is. Seely’s definitely throwing Lily
off guard every now and then coming out with the occasional thoughtful…or nice
comment. Lily wants to believe there’s more to Seely that his chauvinistic side
too. I’m definitely entertained. I want to see where this leads.
Seely’s story was the B-plot and a very good, much needed
humorous story line. A cat that ate a bullet. And how could Bug not resist
making the comment “Well the cat’s out of the bag.” It was a lighter side to
our A-story.
Woody: Woody got to shine in this episode. It was
interesting to learn more about his father. We know Woody’s childhood wasn’t
the easiest. I liked the emotion shown by Woody when he was talking with
Gordon. Woody played so many game faces (naďve guy, nice cop, honest cop,
furious cop) I wasn’t sure if his reaction to Gordon was all show or not. I
figure though even if Gordon didn’t get to Woody and Woody was just playing
along it gave Woody an excuse to ‘attack’ Gordon.
Woody’s a strong character. Oh he can be goofy and he can
play the bad cop when he wants, but he’s a good guy underneath it all—who just
wants to make Boston a little safer a place to live. He has a way of endearing
himself to those around him.
Jordan’s role was not a major one; most of it was in the
lab. She wasn’t up to date on Leviathan case. She jumped in and did what she
does best though. I liked her line when she goes to leave for the precinct to
do a life autopsy and Garret says let one of the guys go—this guys a
psychopath. Jordan responds “And I’m not?” How typical. And it’s true—she can
be a little crazy (in a good way though).
I found it interesting and very telling that even
Santana—who doesn’t know Woody or Jordan—picked up on the ‘vibe’ between Woody
and Jordan. Woody’s left speechless when she tells him to go see his
‘girlfriend’. Did it not look like he liked the sound of that? Wish Jordan had
heard it.
Santana: I liked her. Spunky, young, goodhearted
and a little pushy. She and Woody worked well together—after they settled who
was in charge. Santana pushed, but not too hard and she held her own. She made
a mistake, but jumped right back up and proved she could hold her own. And you
get the impression she really learned from her mistake.
Gordon: I have to comment on him because he was
such a good villain. He was smart. He was cool under pressure. He pushed all
the right buttons and he for all purposes played the game and won…until the
end. He played the normal guy, with not so much as a traffic ticket. He
started to poke holes slowly and in a very calculated way through out the
interrogation.
How much do you want to bet Gordon will think twice before
doing a U-turn again? That’s if he ever makes it out of jail in his life time.
4 out of 5 Dead Bodies. A memorable villain.
