The book is closed…

I just finished watching the final episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and kind of think that the ending was pretty anti-climatic, but it wasn’t bad. The show closed out with Detective Goren’s final assessment appointment with Police Pyschiatrist Gyson, which included a short montage of Det. Goren at work through the years. The closing scene was Goren leaving the pyschiatrist’s office with Det. Eames waiting outside; it concluded with them going to their next crime scene… and fade to black.

On the plus side, I’m glad that they did not butcher the ending like they did with the entire ninth season. The downside, they butchered the series with the ninth season by completely shaking up the cast and the working dynamics between the two detectives. Det. Goren, as quirky as he may be, is a character that draws you in; while, Det. Eames provided a bit of balance when Det. Goren stepped out of line in one way or another. In the ninth season, Det. Nichols was too quirky and was not a personable character and there wasn’t a lot of link between him and Det. Stevens. The same could be said about Det. Logan and his numerous partners, but neither Det. Logan and his partners were that off-putting.

With that said, I am saddened that there will no longer be any new episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which leaves the hormonal roller-coaster series that is SVU left in the US. I will no longer follow or watch SVU when the new season starts, partly in protest but also in lack of interest.

If anyone at USA Networks is reading this (doubtful), the only reason why I continue to watch your channel is solely for Law & Order: Criminal Intent re-runs, until the rest of the seasons come out on DVD, and for In Plain Sight. TNT has already reeled me in with Rizolli & Isles, which I think is a slightly better series than In Plain Sight.