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I also have a big problem with stereotypical portrayal of gender/racial/etc roles so her role to that point had kind of been bothering me. That seems to have been righted now, with her taking a more visible/active role in cases in the police department. There's just a generally good 3-way dynamic between her, Frank, and Bob that's nice to see happen on screen.
I also watched Wide Open this morning, which continued this sort of positivity so that's nice. The one scene in this episode that really stands out though, is nothing plot-centric...it was the scene with Frank and Catherine sitting on their front steps in the evening just having a conversation about the changing nature of life--how Frank's parents and grandparents never locked their doors day or night, and how we've simply come to accept the necessity of locks and security systems. It was very simply shot, but great delivery from both of them and a really geniune chemistry between the two of them.
The other thing I really liked about this episode is how successfully it achieved its goals, while understating violence. Such a sharp contrast from people having eyes and mouth sewn shut, the most gruesome this one got was a white sheet over the bodies at the crime scene with some small bloody spots soaking through. But it still worked.
My only real gripe with the episode was a bit of corniness in some spots. Namely, a 'dramatic' moment where the killer for some reason finds it necessary to roll his (untinted) car window down to just below eye level to look menacingly at a sign advertising new housing. That made me cringe.
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The Judge, while also not a standout in my books, was much more watchable. I like both of the guests, both of whom I recognized from their later appearances in Deadwood. The buildup for a lot of the episode was decent, but the payoff was a bit lacking.
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