Law & Order Criminal Intent - The Second Year

Law & Order Criminal Intent - The Second Year Review

The second season of "Law And Order: Criminal Intent" kicks into high gear with the introduction of Nicole Wallace in one of the first episodes, and continues through the end to the shocking season finale. Vincent D'Onofrio is perfectly cast as a Sherlock Holmes-type officer, and he carries the show very well, particularly when he's interrogating potential suspects and he gets the culprit to reveal himself or herself. Kathryn Erbe, Courtney B. Vance & Jamey Sheridan round out the cast, and do fine jobs, but it's clear that this is all about D'Onofrio's well-rounded Robert Goren. He's excellent from start to finish, evoking pain and genuine empathy when he's cornered, either by the villains or by the law. The second season includes deleted scenes, but it also would have been nice to have included commentary explaining why the scenes were cut. My favourite scenes are when Nicole & Robert face off. The acting is just perfect, and the scripts were well-written. Nicole Wallace's final line "Don't think for one second that this is the end of us, Bobby" is an enigmatic prelude to more cat-and-mouse intrigue to come.

My only minor gripe is that if you're going to put nudity, don't just imply it, SHOW IT. I'm referring to the episode "Zoonotic," in which one of the females was taking a shower, but the nudity was obscured by the heavy glass. It would have been better to just show her naked from the waist up.

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Law & Order Criminal Intent - The Second Year Overview

From the most successful franchise on television comes Law & Order: Criminal Intent - The Second Year. Experience life on the wrong side of the law as perpetrators plan and execute the crimes that lead them into the fascinating, frustrating and sometimes frightening justice system. This highly collectible 5-disc set contains all 23 powerful episodes and features the original cast - including Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance. Law & Order: Criminal Intent - The Second Year is mastermind Dick Wolf's most innovative creation yet.

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