Amy's Robot

We're watching Law & Order:

We're watching Law & Order: Criminal Intent, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as "The Only Character Worth Watching". Having seen this show maybe 6 or 7 times now, I have definitively concluded that the show operates according to a certain formula every week. Here it is.

1. Body discovery or conflict setup followed by off-camera murder.
   
2. Vincent creates initial hypotheses, identifies Suspect #1, but doesn't seem quite convinced.
   
3. Vincent and Blonde Lady discover nuance of Suspect #1 which makes them identify Suspect #2.
   
4. Vincent/Blonde Lady visit Suspect #2 and get new info which leads them to Clue Generator #1. Suspect #2 shows signs of his/her particular neurosis.
   
5. Visit to Clue Generator #1 makes them think about Suspect #2 in a different light. This is called "The Twist".
   
6. Different light leads to Clue Generator #2.
   
7. Visit to Clue Generator #2 gives them enough to visit Courtney Vance.
   
8. Courtney says, "Find Clue Generator #3 and use it against Suspect #2."
   
9. Vincent visits Clue Generator #2 again and uses it to find Clue Generator #3.
   
10. Vincent visits Clue Generator #3, and uses it to arrest Suspect #2.
    
11. Vincent interrogates Suspect #2 without much luck.
    
12. Vincent re-vists friend of Suspect #2, garners some small piece of new information.
    
13. In second interrogation of Suspect #2, Vincent combines new information with neurosis-exploitation and good-cop routine, causing Suspect #2 to have an emotional breakdown and confess everything.

Also, maybe I've said this before, but the show is turning into L&O: Special Victims Unit, which is very grisly and stupid. I hope they make it less so.

categories:
posted by adm at 2:05 PM | #