The murder of a fireman, stabbed 22 times, ends up in a brawl between NYPD and FDNY, leading to a hearing before the Commissioner for Logan and Wheeler, and a possible repeat killer.The murder of a fireman, stabbed 22 times, ends up in a brawl between NYPD and FDNY, leading to a hearing before the Commissioner for Logan and Wheeler, and a possible repeat killer.The murder of a fireman, stabbed 22 times, ends up in a brawl between NYPD and FDNY, leading to a hearing before the Commissioner for Logan and Wheeler, and a possible repeat killer.
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- GoofsWhen Logan is faking the interrogation of Charlie Hugo, he mentions that he and Duffy had reservations on Cape Cod "...in Massachusetts, the only state that allows gay marriage." This has two problems; at the time the episode is set, Massachusetts law only extended same-sex marriage to residents of Massachusetts or Rhode Island or to couples who declare an intent to take up permanent residence in Massachusetts; even if the situation had been as it was presented, Duffy was still legally married to his wife and bigamy laws would thus prevent his marrying anyone else even if the other conditions of Massachusetts law were met. However, Keel was apparently so upset by this "revelation" that he forgot about those points (assuming, of course, that he would have known about them in the first place - not unreasonable considering the publicity passage of the law received).
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Mike Logan: Firefighters, cops, we're all on the same side pretty much.
Danny Ross: Logan, somebody tells me you're gay, I don't care. But the NYPD is not the FDNY.
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Crossing with fire
Have always liked Logan ever since the early seasons of the original 'Law and Order'. Not everybody likes Wheeler, have actually never had a problem with her and found her consistently written than Barek (who was a bit up and down, but overall didn't mind her). Also liked them together, not the best duo on 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' but nice enough in its own way. Ross didn't do it for me for a while though to be honest.
"Maltese Cross" as of now is the highest rated Logan and Wheeler episode (of Season 6 anyhow) and one of the higher rated Logan episodes overall of his three season stint on 'Criminal Intent'. To me, it is very easy to see why and absolutely agree personally that it is up there with the best on both counts. And if anybody suggested that it is the best Logan and Wheeler episode, that would definitely not be a problem with me and consider it a worthy contender. "Maltese Cross" is a great episode and does show well why Logan and Wheeler episodes don't get enough credit and why it is a shame that Wheeler wasn't more popular.
There is actually very, very little wrong. My only real complaint was really not liking that Wheeler's role in the brawl scene was pretty much useless. Ross is still neither interesting or easy to connect with yet, at the moment he is too much of the stock aggressive boss.
Chris Noth however is great, love his gritty edge and dry humour that he always showed as Logan and there is a little conflicted edge too. As said, Wheeler has never been a problem for me (to me she is probably the best of Noth's three partners he had on the show). Julianne Nicholson plays her with enough subtlety without being too low key. Their chemistry works well, it doesn't have the same amount of fire as Goren and Eames' but they at least gel, contrast well and work well as a team.
All the other performances are fine. The script is tight and well balanced and the story engrosses throughout with plenty of unpredictable and intriguing turns to satisfy. Was surprised by the identity of the perpetrator and the why wasn't immediately obvious either. The chase is well choreographed and exciting, a welcome change of pace for a show that is heavy on talk.
Production values are slick and are simple without being simplistic. The music is haunting and not too over-emphasised when used. The direction is sympathetic while having momentum and personality.
On the whole, great. 9/10
"Maltese Cross" as of now is the highest rated Logan and Wheeler episode (of Season 6 anyhow) and one of the higher rated Logan episodes overall of his three season stint on 'Criminal Intent'. To me, it is very easy to see why and absolutely agree personally that it is up there with the best on both counts. And if anybody suggested that it is the best Logan and Wheeler episode, that would definitely not be a problem with me and consider it a worthy contender. "Maltese Cross" is a great episode and does show well why Logan and Wheeler episodes don't get enough credit and why it is a shame that Wheeler wasn't more popular.
There is actually very, very little wrong. My only real complaint was really not liking that Wheeler's role in the brawl scene was pretty much useless. Ross is still neither interesting or easy to connect with yet, at the moment he is too much of the stock aggressive boss.
Chris Noth however is great, love his gritty edge and dry humour that he always showed as Logan and there is a little conflicted edge too. As said, Wheeler has never been a problem for me (to me she is probably the best of Noth's three partners he had on the show). Julianne Nicholson plays her with enough subtlety without being too low key. Their chemistry works well, it doesn't have the same amount of fire as Goren and Eames' but they at least gel, contrast well and work well as a team.
All the other performances are fine. The script is tight and well balanced and the story engrosses throughout with plenty of unpredictable and intriguing turns to satisfy. Was surprised by the identity of the perpetrator and the why wasn't immediately obvious either. The chase is well choreographed and exciting, a welcome change of pace for a show that is heavy on talk.
Production values are slick and are simple without being simplistic. The music is haunting and not too over-emphasised when used. The direction is sympathetic while having momentum and personality.
On the whole, great. 9/10
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