Detective Eames is being set up as the patsy in the murder of a man involved in a notorious murder case Eames investigated years ago. But who is doing it, and why?Detective Eames is being set up as the patsy in the murder of a man involved in a notorious murder case Eames investigated years ago. But who is doing it, and why?Detective Eames is being set up as the patsy in the murder of a man involved in a notorious murder case Eames investigated years ago. But who is doing it, and why?
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- TriviaRaúl Esparza, who plays Kevin Mulroney in this episode, goes on to play ADA Rafaél Barba in "Law & Order: SVU."
- GoofsEames states that there are no jellyfish found in the East River. She also implies that the East River is fresh water. In fact, jellyfish are often found in the East River as it's really a salty tidal strait.
- Quotes
Bartender: They had white wine and bourbon. I never forget a drink.
Detective Robert Goren: [referring to Eames] She likes wine, huh?
Bartender: She was the bourbon.
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Womaniser
Anybody who automatically judges a film, television episode etc by their title without reading the plot synopsis may find themselves put off prior to watching, with the worry that the episode could be too sleazy. However, when reading the plot synopsis it actually does interest story-wise. It's not novel certainly but when it works very it works very well. It is also easy to be intrigued in seeing a different side to Raul Esparza some years before he joined 'Special Victims Unit' as ADA Barba.
"Lady's Man" turned out to be a mostly very good, and at its best great, episode that is a lot more diverting and nowhere near as potentially sleazy as it sounds. In fact, it is not the episode that is expected from seeing the title and it is a great showcase for the character of Alexandra Eames. Season 8 was mostly very solid (not as good as the original 'Law and Order's' Season 8 but better than the very uneven one of 'Special Victims Unit'), with nearly all the episodes being good to great, with a few brilliant. Only two or three episodes disappointed and they were still not misfires.
It's not a flawless episode. Do have to agree that the conclusion could have done with a lot more punch, it was surprising but for my tastes it was a little too dragged out and lacked the tension that one kind of expects when reading the synopsis.
Did feel too that the writing started to ramble a little going into the conclusion and did so even more in it.
However, there is so much that "Lady's Man" does brilliantly. The production values are slick and have a subtle grit, with an intimacy to the photography without being too claustrophobic. The music isn't used too much and doesn't get too melodramatic. The direction has enough taut urgency when needed while giving the case breathing space. Nothing bad can be said about the performances either.
Particularly that from Kathryn Erbe, who is beautifully understated. As said, it was interesting seeing a different side to Esparza and it was a side that he does very well in, he doesn't overplay and he isn't anaemic either. It was really lovely to see more of a focus on Eames and her situation has intensity and is investable emotionally.
Story is diverting and clever, where it is easy to care about getting to the truth. Despite some rambling later on, the script is mostly taut and intelligent. It's a lot of information to take in but it doesn't feel too much, well to me it didn't.
Concluding, very good. 8/10.
"Lady's Man" turned out to be a mostly very good, and at its best great, episode that is a lot more diverting and nowhere near as potentially sleazy as it sounds. In fact, it is not the episode that is expected from seeing the title and it is a great showcase for the character of Alexandra Eames. Season 8 was mostly very solid (not as good as the original 'Law and Order's' Season 8 but better than the very uneven one of 'Special Victims Unit'), with nearly all the episodes being good to great, with a few brilliant. Only two or three episodes disappointed and they were still not misfires.
It's not a flawless episode. Do have to agree that the conclusion could have done with a lot more punch, it was surprising but for my tastes it was a little too dragged out and lacked the tension that one kind of expects when reading the synopsis.
Did feel too that the writing started to ramble a little going into the conclusion and did so even more in it.
However, there is so much that "Lady's Man" does brilliantly. The production values are slick and have a subtle grit, with an intimacy to the photography without being too claustrophobic. The music isn't used too much and doesn't get too melodramatic. The direction has enough taut urgency when needed while giving the case breathing space. Nothing bad can be said about the performances either.
Particularly that from Kathryn Erbe, who is beautifully understated. As said, it was interesting seeing a different side to Esparza and it was a side that he does very well in, he doesn't overplay and he isn't anaemic either. It was really lovely to see more of a focus on Eames and her situation has intensity and is investable emotionally.
Story is diverting and clever, where it is easy to care about getting to the truth. Despite some rambling later on, the script is mostly taut and intelligent. It's a lot of information to take in but it doesn't feel too much, well to me it didn't.
Concluding, very good. 8/10.
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