“This American Butt Hosted By Ira Ass”

Fully agree. The Ross taking the fifth thing was really annoying. I’m pretty sure that there’d be a chambers conference or something with the judge to decide on some details about that. Instead, we got the prosecutor asking questions and the judge immediately telling the prosecutor to “back off” during questioning,…

It’s not without precedent, Robert Morgenthau (the Manhattan DA from 1975-2009) was 90 when he retired.

I felt like they were drawing a distinction between Fontana (who they presented as dirty) and Cosgrove (who they presented as a dick but who wasn’t actually dirty in this episode.)

My five dollar bet is that they’re setting Cosgrove up as an abrasive jerk who’s ultimately a “good apple” (see, for instance, his “phones…

I agree! Review’s a bit harsh. Give it a few episodes to tone down Cosgrove and the let the detectives gel. I thought the Order side was pretty solid from the jump, actually.

“Yeah, Jim. Good guy. Taught me to lift wit’ ma knees. Strange, he didn’t show up to day. Hey, he’s not in any kinda trouble, is he?”

I don’t know, but apparently they’ve doubled the budget for guys whose only job appears to be lifting boxes into the back of trucks. 

Well, looks like some things are better off left in the past after all...

At least Fontana had a sense of humor and that flashy is-this-cop-on-the-take style to make his character more entertaining. Cosgrove is uptight and actively unpleasant so far with no personality to make up for it. I’m also cracking up at the stray observation about his name, although for me I’m annoyed because…

Yeah, it was bad that it wasn’t Jack who went to talk to Jamie...and ridiculous that they didn’t even consult him about how to approach her.

I’m confused by the Cosgrove character because they tried it before with Fontana before and it didn’t work then either. Even when Dennis Farina effectively sold Fontana’s temper as a symptom of having seen too much and losing faith in people, he was still unpopular enough that the writers had to lighten him up. Plus…

Yeah, it was not great. I think the biggest problem was Donovan’s character was practically a cartoon, but they didn’t do Jamie Ross any favors either, by making her betray the Justice System, completely inconsistent with her character.

“Can I have an ORDINARY household task? One that you’d PROBABLY want to PUT OFF?”

No, no, you see, two middle-aged men with families and high pressure jobs had trouble staying best friends with each other, and they sometimes made career decisions without fully considering the other’s feelings. It’s fascinating.

Shannon and McKay go way back, getting their start on improv stages in Chicago.

He also has that Vegas-style magic act to fall back on! ;-)

To be fair, I had the hardest time getting out of bed when I was 22.

I can tell you from experience as a crewmember: No. No, we would not want that.  We already work enough long ass hours and being forced to do so even more is not worth the overtime that we may not even get anyway.

Theron’s description of the events paired with her apology (because of course she’s apologizing) sets you up for typical “actors being fussy dickheads with each other” nonsense, but it really does seem like Tom Hardy was a completely inconsiderate asshole who revelled in disrespecting the cast and crew by wasting…

“Now that I’m older, MAYBE I could rise to the level of showing up for work on time.”