After a mother orders a professional hit on the new husband of her former daughter-in-law, detectives reopen an investigation into her son's death.After a mother orders a professional hit on the new husband of her former daughter-in-law, detectives reopen an investigation into her son's death.After a mother orders a professional hit on the new husband of her former daughter-in-law, detectives reopen an investigation into her son's death.
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- TriviaMark Margolis portrayed three different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 3.8 Prince of Darkness (1992) - George Lobrano.
- Episode 7.10 Legacy (1997) - Bronson.
- Episode 12.3 For Love or Money (2001) - Frankie 'Threads' Polito.
- GoofsFederal attorney Chuck Rodman's previous appearance, in Causa Mortis (1996), ended with him furious at McCoy and Ross. He even declared Ross "persona non grata". There is no evidence of that animosity in this episode. --- But Jamie Ross also said that he would get over it. So maybe he did.
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A.D.A. Jamie Ross: Almost a record! They convicted him in an hour and a half.
D.A. Adam Schiff: How's the wife doing?
Jack McCoy: Shaky, but she served him with divorce papers on his way out of the courtroom.
D.A. Adam Schiff: Gotta be tough finding out you married your stalker.
- ConnectionsReferences Donkey Kong (1981)
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Searching for the truth
'Law and Order' was incredibly good at exploring challenging topics and themes that hit hard and are still relevant and important to address. It was also, as has been said more than once in previous reviews, incredibly good at exploring them in an honest and pull no punches way and in a way that still holds up. This was evident in so many episodes of the previous six seasons and evident too in the previous episodes of Season 7.
While other episodes did all this even better, "Legacy" still executes its subject extremely well. To me, it is the best episode since "Corruption", one of the better episodes of Season 7 and definitely a massive improvement from the disappointing (in an uneven way, not a bad one) previous two outings. Also agree that there are a couple of things that makes it stand out compared to what came previously in the show. "Legacy" is an episode that requires full attention, but does so in a way that is richly rewarding.
As usual for 'Law and Order' and its spin offs, the production values in "Legacy" are solid and the intimacy of the photography doesn't get static or too filmed play-like. The music when used is not too over-emphatic and has a melancholic edge that is quite haunting. The direction is sympathetic enough while also taut.
The script is always very thought-provoking, especially the legal scenes and the moral dilemmas that come with the case, and while it is very rich and complex it doesn't become too much so that one becomes lost. Nothing simplistic about it either. The story is absorbing in both the policing and the legal scenes, the latter of which are a return to the powerful and thoughtful ones the show is known for and not the improbable and too complicated ones of the previous two episodes. Plenty of clever and unexpected twists and turns that make it unpredictable all the way to the end. The pace is deliberate but never dull and is taut.
Furthermore, as mentioned already, "Legacy" is quite different. Not many episodes where the entire truth is figured out and revealed very late in, pretty much right at the end without the explanations feeling rushed or too much of an afterthought. It is indeed an episode that a vast majority of the time searches for the truth.
Cannot fault any of the performances, Sam Waterston and Carey Lowell (the latter has settled very well indeed) stand out of the regulars. While Frances Sternhagen unsettles in her role and Tom Riis Farrell playing the quirkiest and most deceptive hit man imaginable.
In summary, brilliant and a return to form. 10/10.
While other episodes did all this even better, "Legacy" still executes its subject extremely well. To me, it is the best episode since "Corruption", one of the better episodes of Season 7 and definitely a massive improvement from the disappointing (in an uneven way, not a bad one) previous two outings. Also agree that there are a couple of things that makes it stand out compared to what came previously in the show. "Legacy" is an episode that requires full attention, but does so in a way that is richly rewarding.
As usual for 'Law and Order' and its spin offs, the production values in "Legacy" are solid and the intimacy of the photography doesn't get static or too filmed play-like. The music when used is not too over-emphatic and has a melancholic edge that is quite haunting. The direction is sympathetic enough while also taut.
The script is always very thought-provoking, especially the legal scenes and the moral dilemmas that come with the case, and while it is very rich and complex it doesn't become too much so that one becomes lost. Nothing simplistic about it either. The story is absorbing in both the policing and the legal scenes, the latter of which are a return to the powerful and thoughtful ones the show is known for and not the improbable and too complicated ones of the previous two episodes. Plenty of clever and unexpected twists and turns that make it unpredictable all the way to the end. The pace is deliberate but never dull and is taut.
Furthermore, as mentioned already, "Legacy" is quite different. Not many episodes where the entire truth is figured out and revealed very late in, pretty much right at the end without the explanations feeling rushed or too much of an afterthought. It is indeed an episode that a vast majority of the time searches for the truth.
Cannot fault any of the performances, Sam Waterston and Carey Lowell (the latter has settled very well indeed) stand out of the regulars. While Frances Sternhagen unsettles in her role and Tom Riis Farrell playing the quirkiest and most deceptive hit man imaginable.
In summary, brilliant and a return to form. 10/10.
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