The DA's office tries to prove that a businessman who believes that he is the illegitimate son of President Kennedy was the mastermind of a plot that ended with three dead bodies.The DA's office tries to prove that a businessman who believes that he is the illegitimate son of President Kennedy was the mastermind of a plot that ended with three dead bodies.The DA's office tries to prove that a businessman who believes that he is the illegitimate son of President Kennedy was the mastermind of a plot that ended with three dead bodies.
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- TriviaIn this episode Rue McClanahan plays a woman, who claims to have slept with Former President John F. Kennedy; 19 years earlier, in the Golden Girls episode Clinton Avenue Memoirs (1990), Rue McClanahan plays Blanche who hints to having slept with JFK.
- GoofsDuring the teaser the hostage negotiator, trying to dissuade Waylon from committing suicide, says "It's a temporary solution to a permanent problem", incorrectly switching the adjectives. The phrase commonly used in such a situation is "It's a permanent solution to a temporary problem".
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Connie Rubirosa: [seeing Lupo and Bernard questioning a suspect] Why are they talking to him? Didn't he call a lawyer?
Anita Van Buren: Yes, but he waived his rights. He can't help himself; he likes to hear the sound of his voice.
"Illegitimate" is another good episode, though falls short of greatness. It took a while to get the head around the story's tone to begin with, but if that puts anybody off my advice is stick with it as it does get better and comes together just about. As far as the surprisingly solid Season 19 goes, "Illegitimate" is not one of the best episodes. It is also not one of the middle. If anything, it's probably somewhere around high middle which is a good position to be in.
A lot is good, though it isn't perfect. It is very wild and strange at first, which does affect the story's coherence at times. So not the easiest of episodes to get into at first.
Maybe it tries to cram in a little too much as well, a lot goes on and it could have done with more time to go into more depth and could have afforded to do a little less.
Despite how that sounds, a lot is positive about "Illegitimate". Can find nothing to fault the production values for though, the slickness and grit still present and likewise with the more fluid editing. The music is used relatively sparingly and is not too intrusively orchestrated, fitting too with the mood. The direction is generally alert but also sympathetic, shining in the character interactions in the legal scenes. Liked the tautness, edge and thought-probing of the second half's writing.
The story does get more cohesive and more compelling in the second half, with lots of intrigue. Absolutely loved the scene between Rue McClanahan and Linus Roache, both strong. As is chilling Christopher McDonald. The regulars are all very good.
Good but not great. 7/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 21, 2022