Detectives discover that an Assistant Attorney General was having an affair with a murdered investigator in his office, and that he had made threatening statements about her to his psychiatr... Read allDetectives discover that an Assistant Attorney General was having an affair with a murdered investigator in his office, and that he had made threatening statements about her to his psychiatrist.Detectives discover that an Assistant Attorney General was having an affair with a murdered investigator in his office, and that he had made threatening statements about her to his psychiatrist.
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- TriviaThe scenes for the Albany train station were filmed at the Yonkers, NY train station.
- GoofsThe victim had dental work that made the detectives initially think that she was a German national. However, after investigating, they discover that she lived in Germany as a child when her father was stationed there. This was supposed to be why she had German dental work, including stainless steel fixtures. This is wrong because the children of American service members and their families would receive their medical treatment on the their post or base unless the site was too small to have its own hospital for it residents. If that was the case, then service members would likely be prohibited from bringing family members, especially minor children.
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Alec Conroy: You know, this may come as a big surprise to all of you, but I loved Karen.
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Killing someone's a pretty sick way of saying "I love you".
Despite not being one of the very highest rated episodes of Season 11, to me "Ego" was fantastic and in the top 5 of the best episodes of the season. As has been said, the season left me mixed but it did have some truly fine episodes and "Ego" is one of them. Made even better by one of the most interesting and most terrifying supporting characters of Season 11, matched only by the perpetrator in "Hubris" (another one of the season's best episodes).
"Ego" works brilliantly in so many ways, in fact every way. 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 direction keeps things tight while allowing time to breathe.
Script is tight and intelligent, with nice tension in the exchanges in the second half and Briscoe's one-liners and wisecracks will never get old. It is particularly good when exploring the roadblocks that complicate the case. Conroy's line about that he loved the victim being a surprise is chilling. The story is suspenseful, twisty, crackling in tension in the legal scenes and one of the season's most disturbing. After many ridiculous defense arguments this season, it was refreshing to have one that had some plausibility.
Admittedly, the perpetrator's guilt is never in doubt when put on trial, but the way their mind works and what lengths they go to complicate things for the prosecution that disturbs. As well as their motives. All the regulars are excellent, but Nestor Serrano is unforgettable and gives one of the most unnerving performances of the season.
In conclusion, brilliant. 10/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 4, 2022