After mafiosi kill the wrong man by throwing him in the water with chains on his feet, detectives Logan and Barek are faced with the job of unraveling the chain of responsibility for this mu... Read allAfter mafiosi kill the wrong man by throwing him in the water with chains on his feet, detectives Logan and Barek are faced with the job of unraveling the chain of responsibility for this murder.After mafiosi kill the wrong man by throwing him in the water with chains on his feet, detectives Logan and Barek are faced with the job of unraveling the chain of responsibility for this murder.
Jimmy Burke
- Vincent
- (as Jim Burke)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTV debut of Frankie Shaw (Marissa, waitress).
- GoofsA doctor of chiropractic medicine is bound by the same privacy and confidentiality ethics and rules as all health care workers are under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). A chiropractic patient's medical records are privileged, meaning Logan and Barek would have needed a warrant to access the chiropractor's records. Although like with any medical practitioner patient lists are not privileged, a doctor is allowed to say whether or not they are treating a specific individual, but without a court order or written permission from the patient that is all they are allowed to say. The only exceptions would be if a medical practitioner learned that their patient was a danger to them-self, or planned to harm someone. Or suspecting that a underage patient was a victim of physical or sexual abuse. In those instances they would be required by law to report what they know, or suspect, to the police.
- Quotes
Detective Mark Virgini: You stepped between me and my family.
Detective Mike Logan: Which family was that?
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Chain of responsibility
Am actually somebody that likes Logan as a character (do vastly prefer Goren though) and generally, not always though, liked his chemistry with Barek, a different chemistry but interesting in its own way. Also liked Barek better than expected in enough of her episodes, again in her own way, and it was a shame that she didn't last longer. They made big impressions in their first outing together "Diamond Dogs", so despite the plotline for "Unchained" being a very old hat one one cannot help have high expectations.
"Unchained" has always been a bit of a disappointing 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' episode to me. Didn't care for it on first watch, my mixed/indifferent feelings are the same now. After three such great previous episodes, Season 5 hits its first stumbling block and the show has with "Unchained" (up to this point of its run) its worst episode in a while, since perhaps either Season 3's "Ill Bred" or Season 4's "Eosphoros". It has nothing to do with Logan and Barek or their chemistry, it's the story that's the problem.
There are good things here. The production values as ever are slick and with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear with the theme tune still memorable. The episode starts off quite well.
Chris Noth is subtly tense and dryly humorous, although there is more of his grittier side this time, and Annabella Sciorra is understated without being overly-low key. Actually like Logan and Barek together, it certainly doesn't electrify or entertain as much as the one between Goren and Eames but Barek's perceptions are interesting and it was good to see more emphasis on investigating together and on more equal ground. The regulars are fine in their acting.
Not so much in support, with a mix of try hard and forgettable. Nobody really stands out, David Keith has the most presence but he could have toned it down as well and made his character less obvious. The characters are not developed enough to make one care about the situation, while the script lacks its usual tautness and is unusually stilted. The direction this time round dramatically is fairly pedestrian.
What lets "Unchained" down most is the story. Too much of the pace is dull and with a severe lack of tension and suspense it was bland too. Even the ending doesn't completely come off, it was the closest the episode got to having any kind of emotion but the lead up felt underdeveloped so it was too late to care enough. Everything with Logan's past is too heavily emphasised and gets in the way too much of the case, and while the case intrigued at first there is next to nothing original here, all major revelations easily foreseeable, and then when the episode tries to cram in too much with not much time left to go it became more convoluted than complex.
In summary, underwhelming. 5/10
"Unchained" has always been a bit of a disappointing 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' episode to me. Didn't care for it on first watch, my mixed/indifferent feelings are the same now. After three such great previous episodes, Season 5 hits its first stumbling block and the show has with "Unchained" (up to this point of its run) its worst episode in a while, since perhaps either Season 3's "Ill Bred" or Season 4's "Eosphoros". It has nothing to do with Logan and Barek or their chemistry, it's the story that's the problem.
There are good things here. The production values as ever are slick and with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear with the theme tune still memorable. The episode starts off quite well.
Chris Noth is subtly tense and dryly humorous, although there is more of his grittier side this time, and Annabella Sciorra is understated without being overly-low key. Actually like Logan and Barek together, it certainly doesn't electrify or entertain as much as the one between Goren and Eames but Barek's perceptions are interesting and it was good to see more emphasis on investigating together and on more equal ground. The regulars are fine in their acting.
Not so much in support, with a mix of try hard and forgettable. Nobody really stands out, David Keith has the most presence but he could have toned it down as well and made his character less obvious. The characters are not developed enough to make one care about the situation, while the script lacks its usual tautness and is unusually stilted. The direction this time round dramatically is fairly pedestrian.
What lets "Unchained" down most is the story. Too much of the pace is dull and with a severe lack of tension and suspense it was bland too. Even the ending doesn't completely come off, it was the closest the episode got to having any kind of emotion but the lead up felt underdeveloped so it was too late to care enough. Everything with Logan's past is too heavily emphasised and gets in the way too much of the case, and while the case intrigued at first there is next to nothing original here, all major revelations easily foreseeable, and then when the episode tries to cram in too much with not much time left to go it became more convoluted than complex.
In summary, underwhelming. 5/10
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