Slaughter
By Hank 74
Lennie-10/10
Ed-10/10
Van Buren-8/10
Jack-10/10
Serena-10/10
Nora-10/10
Supporting Cast-9/10
Plot-8/10
Performance-9/10
Value-8/10
Total Grade-92/100
Notes:
When I first saw this promo, I thought "Here we go again with another story
about big business getting out of control and responsible for a death."
But in this instance, I was rather impressed with the simple storyline going
from a young man's stabbing to 5 children dying of food poisoning. The
background information of the US government getting involved and
confidentiality agreements reminded me of season 3's "Corporate
Veil." As I've mentioned before, CV was the first episode to address the
issue of corporate liability when a person died. Some might say it would have
been better to hear about these children dying from the beginning, maybe even
make that the central crime in the opener and have the stabbing as a secondary
crime. But the way they did this was good and kept me interested. This is an ep
which you should consider taping.
I liked the one liners which Lennie, Ed, and even Nora brought in. It seems
that Nora is getting more involved and the chemistry between her and Serena and
Jack seems to be working.
Just so you know NYPIRG, which was mentioned in the "Law" part, is a
real organization here in NY. While attending college, it was mentioned all the
time. They argue for keeping tuition steady and student participation in the
political process. Protesting against a shady meat company isn't unusual.
Finally, didn't the attorney for the company executives look familiar, or the
judge who ordered the civil litigation handed over to the DAs?
What do you think? Email me!