Law & Order (TV Series) Illegal (2008) User Reviews

Auxiliary cops

[bkoganbing · 7/10 · 24 April 2020]

At a rally for immigration reform things get a bit hinky and then downright ugly when someone uses live ammunition and kills a demonstrator. The perpetrator turns out to be Daniel Sauli an auxiliary police officer.

I suppose they have their function, but to me those that join that group are the police wannabes, not good enough or hey would be cops.

Anyway new District Attorney Sam Waterston is starting his tenure off making an enemy of the police unions because of his prosecution.

He answers quit eloquently at the climax of the show.

Protest

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 13 October 2022]

The subject matter for "Illegal" is another one that is quite bold and controversial, and has been done harrowingly more than once. Have said more than once about my long term admiration for the franchise's handling of heavy and polarising topics, some of them being ones that many shows would go nowhere near, and how it does not hold back when it approaches any of them. Regardless of the overall execution of the episodes, this aspect always is deserving of credit.

"Illegal" is another great episode and proof that the excellent previous outing "Quit Claim" wasn't a fluke. It is every bit as good as that episode and for similar reasoning, yet has the further plus of giving a previously (meaning the previous Season 18 outings) under-utilised fan favourite more screen time and in material worthy of him. It may not be one of my favourite episodes of 'Law and Order', when as far as Season 18 goes "Illegal" is one of the better ones.

Maybe the conclusion could have slowed down a little.

Otherwise, there is nothing else to be mildly critical of. It looks professional and the camerawork is neither overblown or static. The music has a haunting and not too melodramatic presence. The direction keeps things tight while allowing time to breathe. The script is intelligent, layered, lean and provokes a lot of thought. The story is compelling and is intricate without being convoluted, the moral dilemmas of the case are intensely and thoughtfully handled.

Conflict has tension and the kind where a result, and the right kind, is rooted for, while the approach to the subject is uncompromising and suspenseful while not being preachy. It was fantastic to see more of McCoy, his underuse in the previous Season 18 episodes was criminal but here not only does he play a quite active role he also has a subplot that reminds one fondly of the kinds of subplots he had in the early seasons. The content could have been over complicated, but just about wasn't.

Had nothing to fault the character interaction for, with the most dramatic moments being between McCoy and Cutter. Or with the acting, which is great all round.

In conclusion, excellent. 9/10.

Where did I get the idea I could do this job without the politics, and stay above the fray?

[Mrpalli77 · 8/10 · 7 March 2018]

During an immigration rally at Central Park, a riot occurred and a man started shooting several times, killing an hispanic woman from El Salvador in the process. There was a dispute over a recorder, a cell phone used by the victim. Detectives managed to track down the cell and a guy, a fat man hispanic as well (Dominic Colòn), who confronted the victim shortly before the accident. Anyway, the weapon belonged to an auxiliary officer, a bosnian immigrant; unfortunately the only witness was the street thug seen in the footage, not so reliable in court. When the case seemed to be hard to be solved, McCoy called Cutter again on his behalf and defense attorney had to change claims....Was it all superiors' fault who shouted "green light"?

McCoy confronted his new prosecutor, giving him the boot: Cutter is back on track. McCoy proved to be the kind of guy who can't be bought by anyone, great powers please stay away from him!

AntiFa in charge of DA office

[evony-jwm · 1/10 · 16 March 2021]

Which contains a brand new keystone DA put on the case to submarines said case to discredit McCoy. All police brass go political to cover up multiple police at fault.. Kent State 2.0

A bit concocted a bit unwatchable