Everyone Loves Raimondo’s
By Hank74
Lennie-10/10
Ed-10/10
Van Buren-9/10
Jack-10/10
Serena-9/10
Arthur-8/10
Supporting Cast-10/10
Plot-10/10
Performance-9/10
Value-8/10
Total-93/100
Notes:
When I first saw the title,
I thought that not only would this be a rip-off from a popular show on a rival
network, but the ep would be somewhat lame and not watchable. Like it tends to be before, how wrong I am.
Usually when we have eps
about the mob, the action tends to be at the top. Or at least, the cops and DA's start small and then work their
way to the Dasos, Napolis, and Massuccis, the kingpins themselves. In this case though, most of the attention
was centered on the grunts who have connections to the underworld but who does
the dirty work. That's one reason why I
liked this ep and recommend taping it.
What I also liked was the
apparent jurisdiction battle brewing between NY and NJ. I was bracing for a bigtime fight between
Jack and the Hudson county DA. A little
disappointed though at the time, but did like the clever twist which Jack used
to get the shooter for larceny when he couldn't get extradition on murder 1.
We are going to join you
Lennie fans in mourning due to the magnificent and versatile portrayal which he
gave us tonight with him an doing undercover and the usual police work on both
sides of the Hudson River. I don't
think whoever replaces him will be able to be as credible and authentic as a
NYPD as he was tonight and has been for the past 12 years.
I liked how this thing
played out with the restaurant owner involved. I had a feeling he was involved in something. The only thing was did Jack press him to
give his mob connections, like anyone from the Massuccis since that seems to be
in fashion this season.
Finally, at the beginning of
the show, when Lennie and Ed talked to the judge, did anyone notice that Judge
William Wright was still presiding since his nameplate was on?