A cop is accused of racially motivated killings, but the detectives delve a little deeper and find a complex plot of revenge.A cop is accused of racially motivated killings, but the detectives delve a little deeper and find a complex plot of revenge.A cop is accused of racially motivated killings, but the detectives delve a little deeper and find a complex plot of revenge.
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- Detective Mellon
- (as Richard E. Council)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaParasomnia refers to all the abnormal things that can happen to people while they sleep, apart from sleep apnea. This includes nightmares, night terrors, sleep walking, etc..
- GoofsWhen Eames and Goren visit the neighbor to interview her, the shadow of the boom mic is intermittently visible on the wall.
- Quotes
Detective Robert Goren: You know, you've been in jail for contempt of court longer than anyone in the history of New York.
Bingham Post: I'm well aware of the Kafkaesque journey I'm on.
Detective Robert Goren: Well, the journey your wife put you on. Now, I'd think that you'd jump at the chance to implicate her in a murder.
Bingham Post: She doesn't have the wherewithal for this sort of violent calculation.
Bingham Post: Now it's time for my shift in the mail room. Thirty-eight cents an hour. Don't tell Elizabeth's lawyers. They'll move to garnish.
"Consumed" ends Season 3 on a high. Not one of the very best episodes of the season but if splitting all the episodes in two groups of better and lesser, "Consumed" would be in the better group. It is great and almost everything is brilliantly done, while ever so slightly lacking the special something that the best above mentioned episodes of the season. And it would have had the special something if the pace was a little more consistent than it was.
My only real criticism of "Consumed", and this is a nit-pick really, is that the momentum that the first half had so brilliantly doesn't quite carry over going into the final quarter.
The first half in my view, having gotten that out of the way, is brilliant. It is immensely engrossing and always keeps one guessing all the way through to the end, the tension growing slowly but always assuredly. The case is intricate (something that 'Criminal Intent' more often than not did very well), while not getting over-stuffed or too complex (the latter being for me what brought "Ill-Bred" down). There are lots of twists and turns, and "Consumed" does a great job making one think strongly that one person in particular is guilty.
Furthermore, "Consumed" is high in suspense (but in a slow-burning and not overt way) and the identity of the responsible and the motive were both not just unexpected but really shocked me. Nothing feels obvious and it feels plausible too. The concept sounds tried and tested, but the execution in "Consumed" doesn't feel like that at all. Very like the story, the characters are remarkably layered. Was really surprised by the amount of complexity given to Beth in both writing and performance.
The character relations and really add to the tension and depth of the storytelling. The usual, well at this stage of 'Criminal Intent' entertainment value and tautness in the writing still remains.Great performances all round, with a particularly classy one from Karen Sillas. Larry Pine does loathsome very believably to almost creepy effect and Vincent D'Onofrio continues to be a joy. "Consumed" looks great, is hauntingly but not over-bearingly scored (the main theme is memorable still) and the direction is tight yet lets the drama and tension breathe enough.
In conclusion, great final episode to a solid if uneven Season 3. 9/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 20, 2020