Have loved the original 'Law and Order' for a long time, particularly the earlier seasons, and consider it my personal favourite of the 'Law and Order' franchise. "Killerz" on paper immediately intrigued, to some (not me) it may seem too basic and ordinary. 'Law and Order' does have a good track record at making something great and more complex than expected out of stories that don't sound out of the ordinary on paper and understandably one expects similar from "Killerz".
After such a great start in "Gunshow", Season 10 continues the high standard with the even better "Killerz". It is another episode to be consistently attention grabbing and high quality throughout the entire duration but be even more special in the second half. Am saying that after seeing some 'Law and Order' episodes lately where the second halves were better than the first, a few quite a bit so. There have been a fair share of unsettling female perpetrators throughout the show and franchise, and the one here is definitely up there with the most unsettling.
"Killerz" is brilliant in every area. The production values are still fully professional, the slickness and subtly gritty style still remaining. The music is sparingly used and is haunting and thankfully non-overwrought. The direction shows some nice tension in the legal scenes. The script is well balanced, taut and intelligent, and handles complex themes tactfully yet with unyielding grit. McCoy made a lot of spot on summing ups of perpetrators, he sums this one up perfectly.
Moreover, "Killerz" has a compelling and clever story that delivers on plenty of unexpected and plausible twists and turns as well as some dark suspense. Helped by that the perpetrator is so amoral and really makes the skin crawl. The police portion is great but the legal scenes are absolutely riveting. Green has settled remarkably well and he and Briscoe are already well gelled and this is only their second episode.
While all the regulars are great, particularly Sam Waterston's authoritative and ruthless McCoy, the episode belongs to Hallee Hirsch. Who gives one of the show's best and scariest child performances, one would be hard pressed to find a more creepy performance from her and to this day it's still one of her best.
In conclusion, brilliant. 10/10.
After such a great start in "Gunshow", Season 10 continues the high standard with the even better "Killerz". It is another episode to be consistently attention grabbing and high quality throughout the entire duration but be even more special in the second half. Am saying that after seeing some 'Law and Order' episodes lately where the second halves were better than the first, a few quite a bit so. There have been a fair share of unsettling female perpetrators throughout the show and franchise, and the one here is definitely up there with the most unsettling.
"Killerz" is brilliant in every area. The production values are still fully professional, the slickness and subtly gritty style still remaining. The music is sparingly used and is haunting and thankfully non-overwrought. The direction shows some nice tension in the legal scenes. The script is well balanced, taut and intelligent, and handles complex themes tactfully yet with unyielding grit. McCoy made a lot of spot on summing ups of perpetrators, he sums this one up perfectly.
Moreover, "Killerz" has a compelling and clever story that delivers on plenty of unexpected and plausible twists and turns as well as some dark suspense. Helped by that the perpetrator is so amoral and really makes the skin crawl. The police portion is great but the legal scenes are absolutely riveting. Green has settled remarkably well and he and Briscoe are already well gelled and this is only their second episode.
While all the regulars are great, particularly Sam Waterston's authoritative and ruthless McCoy, the episode belongs to Hallee Hirsch. Who gives one of the show's best and scariest child performances, one would be hard pressed to find a more creepy performance from her and to this day it's still one of her best.
In conclusion, brilliant. 10/10.