(S01E11) Didn't Stephanie March have shorter hair last week?This week we have another instance of Nick Potter (Jordan Bridges) wrestling with his demons. He's trying to save a reformed gang member from jail and he goes over ADA Jessica Rossi's (Milena Govich) head to Bureau Chief Alexandra Cabot (March), who recommends a lesser sentence. I thought we got over Nick's psychological problems with his mugging last week, but this episode may be out of order. On a side note, we get to see very little of Rossi this week. Her only storyline is to establish that she's not a high-class gal because she doesn't know what 'Cocktail Attire' means or what Foie Gras is.
(S01E10) I really wanted to like this show, but I just don't. I'm going to finish out the season (please, God make it end soon) and then it's being deleted from my TiVo Season Pass. I don't like it because of the multiple storylines in each episode. It goes from story to story so quickly that I still don't feel invested in any of the characters. Plus, it's hard to follow the stories when they're so fragmented and there are so many of them.
(S01E09) I totally hated the judge on ADA
Steele's case. He made my blood boil as he kept ruling against Steele and pushing for a lesser charge against a high
school kid who killed a classmate. I know I wouldn't have kept my cool the way Steele did. But, was he right to
continue with the murder charges? The judge's original offer for a lesser charge was for 1-3 years in jail. Steele
refused to reduce the charge, got his conviction (no thanks to the judge), and then the judge reduced the charge anyway
and put the kid on probation. Steele had to know that the judge had the ability to do this. He had to see it coming,
right? Or is he just so stubborn and self-absorbed that he can't see past his own nose? He didn't seem to be fighting
for the victim, rather for himself.
(S01E06) First of all...
yum. Eric Balfour dancing with that woman in the opening scene? That, my friends, is how you open a show. Too bad J.
August Richards totally ruined the mood.
Once again, lots of things happen. Christina (Julianne
Nicholson) is heartbroken over an emotional case involving a dead baby, Billy (J. August Richards) is trying to keep
his perfect record in the courtroom, Cabot (Stephanie March) and Steele (Anson Mount) get it on, Potter (Jordan
Bridges) grows some balls, and Peluso (Eric Balfour) hounds the beautiful but icey girl in the office. By the way, did
anybody catch why the title of this episode is 'Savasana'? I don't get it.
I thought this week's episode of Conviction was
much, much better than last week's episode. I still think that there are too many storylines in each episode, making it
hard to care too much for any particular character. But, the multiple storyline thing seems to be the M.O. for this
show. So be it.
Is anybody else wondering where this show is
going? It's trying to balance a procedural drama, which is Dick Wolf's cup of tea, with a bunch of personal storylines,
which are usually not included in Dick Wolf shows. It seems clumsy, fragmented, and packed with too much information. I
still don't know any of the characters' names and I feel like I'm not getting any time to get to know them because the
show jumps from character to character so quickly.
Giveaway Monday: That '70s Show The Complete Series Stash box set
Giveaway Monday: Back to You season one DVD
Six shows that I am watching pretty regularly this season
