When a prominent historian is found dead, the prime suspects include his unfaithful wife and her lover, and his deadbeat brother who owes millions of dollars in crooked financial schemes.When a prominent historian is found dead, the prime suspects include his unfaithful wife and her lover, and his deadbeat brother who owes millions of dollars in crooked financial schemes.When a prominent historian is found dead, the prime suspects include his unfaithful wife and her lover, and his deadbeat brother who owes millions of dollars in crooked financial schemes.
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
- Henry Copeland
- (as Seamus Davey Fitzpatrick)
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- TriviaThis episode's story alludes to the murders of the Kissel brothers. Robert Kissel was killed by his wife in November 2003. Andrew Kissel who was killed by his chauffeur Carlos Trujillo, and Trujillo's cousin, Leonard Trujillo in April 2006. The story also uses elements from both murders including (among other things) the poisoned shake, embezzlement of the coop association funds and the subsequent embarrassment and bailout, and the Ponzi scheme by one of the brothers.
- GoofsFenthion is a commonly used insecticide because its harmful effects on humans and other mammals is minimal. Fenthion has a low bioavailability, meaning that it is not absorbed well when ingested, most cases of fenthion poisoning are caused by dermal exposure. It would take the ingestion of a very large amount of fenthion to cause a fatal case of poisoning, it's unlikely enough could be introduced into a carton of milk to cause death, not without the majority of the volume of liquid in the carton being fenthion and the victim drinking the entire carton which would be very unlikely as organophosphates have an extremely unpleasant odor and taste.
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Robert Goren: Charlene is a full-on borderline. The more drama that she creates outside herself, the calmer that she gets.
- ConnectionsReferences Strangers on a Train (1951)
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Love the early seasons of 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent', but the show became more hit and miss around Season 5 (with some great episodes, most in between and some disappointments) and stayed that way up to the end of the run. "Bedfellows" is one of those episodes with a premise that would have been easy to overplay and/or not do in good taste. Carrie Preston (who was so fantastic in her previous 'Criminal Intent' appearance "Magnificat") and the great Rip Torn are interest points though.
While "Bedfellows" is a long way from being one of my favourite episodes and it is a long way from perfect, it was not a bad episode at all (the opposite). It also handled its premise more tastefully than expected, as on paper it to me doesn't sound the most appealing, though suffers a bit from one character unbalancing the episode somewhat. Ranking it among the rest of the episodes of Season 6, "Bedfellows" is neither among the best or worst and is in the high in between category.
Starting with what "Bedfellows" does well, and there are a great many things done really well, it is always a delight seeing Goren hard-boiled and hugely entertaining. Can't get enough of how his mind works. Eames is a great contrast as usual, more understated while not losing her sass. Do like that she has a little more of a serious side since her trauma. The two work so well together and play off each other equally so well, easily the best of the 'Criminal Intent' duos. Carrie Preston is powerful and affecting, just as much so as she was in "Magnificat". While not liking his character, which the writers do go overboard with, Torn gives it one hundred committment.
"Bedfellows" story is from start to finish compelling, keeping one guessing and has much to say about the dark side of favouritism. Something that may not be entirely insightful, but still intrigues and shocks. The script is not too rambling and never confused, exploring the subject thoughtfully. The production values 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 without being leaden.
For me though the character of Jules was overwritten, Torn's performance is very committed but the character was rather too strange and over the top too often even for the story. Ross is still too much of the stock aggressive bias boss type of character.
In conclusion, very good. 8/10
While "Bedfellows" is a long way from being one of my favourite episodes and it is a long way from perfect, it was not a bad episode at all (the opposite). It also handled its premise more tastefully than expected, as on paper it to me doesn't sound the most appealing, though suffers a bit from one character unbalancing the episode somewhat. Ranking it among the rest of the episodes of Season 6, "Bedfellows" is neither among the best or worst and is in the high in between category.
Starting with what "Bedfellows" does well, and there are a great many things done really well, it is always a delight seeing Goren hard-boiled and hugely entertaining. Can't get enough of how his mind works. Eames is a great contrast as usual, more understated while not losing her sass. Do like that she has a little more of a serious side since her trauma. The two work so well together and play off each other equally so well, easily the best of the 'Criminal Intent' duos. Carrie Preston is powerful and affecting, just as much so as she was in "Magnificat". While not liking his character, which the writers do go overboard with, Torn gives it one hundred committment.
"Bedfellows" story is from start to finish compelling, keeping one guessing and has much to say about the dark side of favouritism. Something that may not be entirely insightful, but still intrigues and shocks. The script is not too rambling and never confused, exploring the subject thoughtfully. The production values 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 without being leaden.
For me though the character of Jules was overwritten, Torn's performance is very committed but the character was rather too strange and over the top too often even for the story. Ross is still too much of the stock aggressive bias boss type of character.
In conclusion, very good. 8/10
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