The Sixth Man

 

By Hank 74

 

Joe-9/10
Ed-9/10
Van Buren-8/10
Jack-10/10
Borgia-8/10
Arthur-8/10
Supporting Cast-8/10
Plot-7/10
Performance-8/10
Value-7/10

 

Total-82/100

 

Notes:

 

This thing about RFTH is getting to be too much for me.  You should know where I stand about how to treat high profile cases on L&O.  I'll repeat once again.  There needs to be more twists and turns and spice.   This looked like a carbon copy of the fracas which took place in Detroit last November.  Even the fight on the video was re-enacted.  What was pathetic though was seeing that "staged" or "scripted" performance on that video.

 

I didn't think there was too much spark on the "Law" side this time as Joe and Ed were going through the motions.  It seemed to carry over to the "Order" side.  The size comparison between the player and the court officer though was interesting.   But had I been on that jury, it would not have been a slam dunk to convict the player.  There was enough doubt in my mind that his claim of self defense was warranted.  I was wondering if there was going to be a racial angle involved, but that card wasn't played.  Maybe that would have made things more interesting.