Julie's Review - Dinner for Two

A dinner date, a murder, and a nursery rhyme all come together amid an array of quotable quotes in this third episode of Crossing Jordan Virtual Season 7. Jordan has every reason to be nervous about this date, and it ends, somewhat mercifully, on a murderous note, when a man is shot just outside L'Espalier. Also, the morgue staff marvel at the somewhat surprising stomach contents recovered from a corpse.

Strengths:

Storyline: The storyline was entertaining, dramatic, and had the nice touch of weaving in the snow globe we've seen so many times before.  Dialogue: From the beginning of this virtual episode, the banter was quick and clever and filled with quips that had me laughing. For the most part, the statements were all in character, and "viewers" could easily imagine characters delivering the remarks. Woody definitely would have said "and that is littering" when Jordan threw the cigarette on the ground. Artwork: The pictures provided a nice supplement to the scene, visually breaking up the reading. The pictures of Jordan's date outfit; the corpse outside the restaurant; and Nigel, Bug, and Lily looking at the giant container of stomach contents were all particularly good. Relationship development: It was interesting to see both Woody and Jordan struggling to get through a formal date, and all the bets being placed on that date really added amusement to the plot. Music: The music also provided a nice supplement to the episode, and the "oh yeah" song really made me laugh. Favorite Quote: Well, there are a couple—"I can win my money back if one or both of you is admitted to the ER before midnight."; and  "No battery charges were filed. I'm impressed."

Areas for Improvement

Editing: This episode could have benefited from an editor. There were some omitted words, some words out of place, some incorrect word forms, and some misspellings. To the editorially minded person, it could be distracting. Additionally, one of the pictures, the one entitled waa-laa (voila?), seemed just a little late in placement. Dialogue: The one bit of dialogue that was on the disturbing and (perhaps out-of-character) side was Woody's statement about thinking of Jordan as a piece of lint. I would hope he wouldn't say something like that, particularly to someone else, considering where they are in their relationship. Artwork: Only one picture, the picture at the investment firm, stood out as not being as important to the story as the others. Plot: While the Prader-Willi plot was interesting, it's already been used in an episode of CSI.

I give Dinner for Two 3 stars out of 4 as the clever and quick banter more than made up for the editing pitfalls and the Prader-Willi plot.