Veteran’s Day
By Hank74
Lennie-9/10
Ed-9/10
Van Buren-8/10
Jack-10/10
Serena-8/10
Arthur-8/10
Supporting Cast-8/10
Plot-8/10
Performance-8/10
Value-7/10
Total-83/100
Notes:
As for this ep, I would
really appreciate it if TPTB will put an end to the Iraq war and 9/11
references all the time and stick to more local or national events which
haven't received a lot of attention.
Having said that though,
it was great to see another angle of a stressed out former soldier defending
his late son's honor. But the question which even the jury couldn't resolve is
whether that gives someone in that position a legal pass for killing someone
who strongly disagreed with their viewpoints.
There was a lot of
reference to the Iraq war, but of course it harkens of another time called
Vietnam. We shouldn't forget about Jack's views on that subject from the past.
Notice it was the same judge (Pongracic) who presided over the Vietnam
protester's murder at the hands of a guard who's son was killed in Vietnam in
the S9 ep Ramparts? Interesting indeed.
While most of this ep
was rather on cruise control, I did like the ending with some legal manuverings
and the jury ultimately deadlocked on the manslaughter issue. One might say
nullification, one might say voting with their conscience. Clearly though this
was one which gnawed at the jury for days with no resolution in sight.
I was a little curious
as to why when the EED defense was brought up, there was no consultation from
Skoda, Olivet, or a defense expert. I would very much like to see Huang just
once appear on the original to see how he does in an evaluation and then has to
report it to Jack. That would be interesting.
As for taping this or
not, I would be like the jury. Go with your gut.