City Hall
By Hank 74
Lennie-10/10
Ed-10/10
Van Buren-9/10
Jack-10/10
Serena-9/10
Arthur-10/10
Supporting Cast-10/10
Plot-9/10
Performance-10/10
Value-10/10
Total-97/100
Notes:
I liked the way they
incorporated the real life NYC Councilman's shooting and then turned it around
to make it look like some international terrorism scheme. The way they also
brought back Danielle Mellnick was terrific too.
This ep should give us
pause as to what was created over 25 years ago and how it's being applied today
in this post 9/11 world. You have to wonder what the folks in Washington are up
to behind the scenes, especially given a controversial Attorney General like
John Ashcroft at the helm.
For a moment I thought
this was going to be like Nullification in the sense the jury might
either acquit or be hung given a supposed disgust over the far reaching powers
of any governmental intrusion. I would raise the argument that Jack's closing
was the clincher for conviction on both counts. Because before that, it could
have gone either way.
Back to Danielle's
return, it was nice to see her back only limping after what she went through
last year. It appears not only her life was spared, but the ethics cmte. or the
DA didn't see anything rising to the level of disbarrment or criminal charges
against her. Since she is a semi-regular now with the likes of Shambala, where
would you rank this ep with all of her other appearances?
Lennie's performance as
the water inspector rep was brilliant. Only someone like JO can play undercover
roles and be real as that person. Just like Chris Meloni on SVU. Those two need
to get together for some big project.
Certainly a must taper!