Julie's Review of Boys Will Be Boys 

Delinda Deline and Danny McCoy breeze into town for a New Year's Eve party, and it's not long before the host ends up a victim at his own party. When Woody makes a snide remark, the challenge to solve the crime in a boys versus girls contest is on. Meanwhile, at the morgue, the BPD becomes a thorn in Garret's side as everyone wants in on the case of the demise of Maxi Melons.

VS7 writers Madambeth and jmkw have provided a virtual treat to Crossing Jordan and Las Vegas viewers as well as fanfic readers. And once again, it's a holiday (New Year's) episode.  Banter in this episode was quick and well written, and all the characters, including Danny and Delinda, were extremely well written.  The exchanges between Woody and Danny; Delinda and Jordan; Roz and Seely; and Nigel and Kate; and Jordan and Woody (especially at the end of the episode) were priceless. 

This episode worked very well as a complete package. The mystery of who killed King Midas was especially engaging, particularly in light of the contest, and the slightly less serious, if not irreverent, case of Gail Archie/Maxi melons added a lot of humor to an already entertaining episode.

As usual, Harbor Runner's artwork was top notch, not only because it captured some hysterical moments, like Woody wearing the pimp costume, but because it also conveyed scene-defining shots such as the crime scene tape and the blight outside the Roxbury housing project.

The music, though much different that in previous VS7 episodes, was well chosen and varied. It's difficult to imagine any venue where Jay Z, Stevie Wonder, and Tc

This episode was pulled together extremely well, with some truly entertaining and surprising moments. Kate's jealousy was endearing. It's good to see her so angry over Nigel's preoccupation with Delinda, though she'd never admit it. Nigel's delight with Kate's jealousy (and subsequent ranting) was also endearing. And the final exchange with Jordan and Woody was quite a pleasant surprise. Jordan and Woody actually discussing marriage without someone running or delivering completely sarcastic remarks represented progress in their relationship.

This episode was truly a strong showing for the VS7 crew. Kudos to the writers and the episode artist for bringing on such a compelling crossover episode.