It seems to me that if the season ended today, Cooper was broken at the beginning of the series and he stayed broken all the way through. It's sad. I think throughout the series Ben had the best character development and that's what I'll definitely remember about this show.

First time Commenter! I got referred to this site from tv.com and Kevin great writing I read last week's recap and this week's and it's very insightful. 
I do have to say though that you said Southland is a little disjointed at times and it looses the thematic thread from scene to scene, but I honestly believe that's…