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TNT's The Closer is Our Favorite Summer Treat
July 23, 2010 - 05:10 PM
Now that
summer is in full swing we get to enjoy another
new season of
The Closer. Brenda
Leigh Johnson is the proverbial fish out of
water. Has been since season one. That one phrase
describes the show’s premise. The magic is how
successfully they’ve pulled it off. In season one
our Southern belle was transplanted to Los
Angeles and floundered about finding her bearings
in a new city while fighting to gain the loyalty
of her new team.
By season six that team has solidified and has every ounce of sarcasm, wit, love, and loyalty that this talented cast can pour into it. Even Brenda’s detractors (Capt. Raydor, Cmdr. Taylor) have come around. If they don’t love her the way her team does, they have at least grown to respect her.
Brenda Lee is often not comfortable in her own life, which is what makes her such a compelling character to watch. She struggles with the niceties of the politics of her job, squirms when her parents come to visit, and stumbles through her relationship with Fritz.
She copes by being a workaholic and indulging her chocolate addiction. What’s not to love and how can you not relate.
The one place she is secure and confident is in the core of her job because Brenda Lee is The Closer. She closes cases. That’s why she was hired. That’s what she does. She puts the bad guys away and she does it well. Work is the one world where this fish knows how to swim.
The Closer is entertaining on a lot of levels. The cases are generally fun and intriguing but not really the reason to tune in. The reason is the incredible characters. Few shows pull off a supporting cast that makes you want to watch just for them but The Closer does just that. G.W. Bailey and Tony Denison as Lt. Provenza and Lt. Flynn have brilliant chemistry but every other character is worth the screen time too.
One of the best things this show did was to put Brenda in a serious relationship with her now husband FBI Agent Fritz Howard and realistically grow it throughout the course of the show. It adds one more complicated layer to Brenda and is a satisfying part of each episode. The Closer never strung along its audience with a will they / won’t they scenario. They chose to show two adults struggling to find their way and all of the fascinating entanglements and obstacles that that presents. I wish other shows could understand that concept.
Then top this awesome show off with the incredibly talented Kyra Sedgwick. Kyra could read the phone book and I’d probably find it compelling. Give her a great script and a brilliant cast to play off of and you have a show you just can’t miss.
If you’re already watching The Closer you know what I mean. If you’re not, tune in (TNT 10 / 9 C) and pick up the dvds. You won’t regret it.
*****
Care to share your thoughts on The Closer? E-mail them to us at proudtvjunkie@gmail.com and we'll post them down below.
*****
Comments:
KyraFan1 (7/23/2010 - 11:279m)
-Luv The Closer. Brenda and Fritzie are the best part of the show. They are so cute together. You're right. Other shows could learn a lot from these two.
By season six that team has solidified and has every ounce of sarcasm, wit, love, and loyalty that this talented cast can pour into it. Even Brenda’s detractors (Capt. Raydor, Cmdr. Taylor) have come around. If they don’t love her the way her team does, they have at least grown to respect her.
Brenda Lee is often not comfortable in her own life, which is what makes her such a compelling character to watch. She struggles with the niceties of the politics of her job, squirms when her parents come to visit, and stumbles through her relationship with Fritz.
She copes by being a workaholic and indulging her chocolate addiction. What’s not to love and how can you not relate.
The one place she is secure and confident is in the core of her job because Brenda Lee is The Closer. She closes cases. That’s why she was hired. That’s what she does. She puts the bad guys away and she does it well. Work is the one world where this fish knows how to swim.
The Closer is entertaining on a lot of levels. The cases are generally fun and intriguing but not really the reason to tune in. The reason is the incredible characters. Few shows pull off a supporting cast that makes you want to watch just for them but The Closer does just that. G.W. Bailey and Tony Denison as Lt. Provenza and Lt. Flynn have brilliant chemistry but every other character is worth the screen time too.
One of the best things this show did was to put Brenda in a serious relationship with her now husband FBI Agent Fritz Howard and realistically grow it throughout the course of the show. It adds one more complicated layer to Brenda and is a satisfying part of each episode. The Closer never strung along its audience with a will they / won’t they scenario. They chose to show two adults struggling to find their way and all of the fascinating entanglements and obstacles that that presents. I wish other shows could understand that concept.
Then top this awesome show off with the incredibly talented Kyra Sedgwick. Kyra could read the phone book and I’d probably find it compelling. Give her a great script and a brilliant cast to play off of and you have a show you just can’t miss.
If you’re already watching The Closer you know what I mean. If you’re not, tune in (TNT 10 / 9 C) and pick up the dvds. You won’t regret it.
*****
Care to share your thoughts on The Closer? E-mail them to us at proudtvjunkie@gmail.com and we'll post them down below.
*****
Comments:
KyraFan1 (7/23/2010 - 11:279m)
-Luv The Closer. Brenda and Fritzie are the best part of the show. They are so cute together. You're right. Other shows could learn a lot from these two.