Goren and Eames investigate the shooting of a reporter and his fiancée.Goren and Eames investigate the shooting of a reporter and his fiancée.Goren and Eames investigate the shooting of a reporter and his fiancée.
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- TriviaThIs episode borrows its title from 'The Pardoner's Tale,' one of the stories in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" (1387--1400). This Chaucer story is one of greed and murder.
- GoofsAbout 39 minutes in to the episode Eames pulls up Richard Uffland's rap sheet on the computer, but his first name is shown as "Robert".
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Detective Robert Goren: I could get someone in so deep, even I couldn't find them.
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All the previous episodes of 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' are in my opinion very good to brilliant, such a promising standard for so early on which one doesn't always get with shows, which range from great from the get go, solid but a little unsettled but gets better and doesn't ever take off. So hopes were understandably high for "The Pardoner's Tale", when the good things about all the episodes are so many and are actually more than good. Making one truly gripped and excited for more.
"The Pardoner's Tale" turned out to be a very good episode, but a little disappointing compared to "The Faithful", "Jones" and "Poison". All three were brilliant episodes, especially loved "Jones" for the tension and the ending while "Poison" had one of the season's most reprehensible perpetrators. "The Pardoner's Tale" doesn't quite have those interest points that set those episodes apart, but did execute its components very well.
It is very sordid though, 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' at its most sordid at this point, and may not appeal to all tastebuds. Do understand and agree somewhat that it does leave a bad, or at least unpleasant aftertaste.
Parts of the episode are a touch on the over-complicated side.
Great things are many though. An interest point of "The Pardoner's Tale" is the ending, with a rare occurance of Goren, Eames and Carver not being on the same side and Carver actually disgusting the other two. Different but an interesting side and change to their chemistry without being too out of character. The viewer is always kept guessing and it was great to see, as always intriguing and entertaining though also unorthodox, how the detectives got to the truth and their methods (have always liked that about 'Criminal Intent').
All the writing for "The Pardoner's Tale" is a good balance of not being overly-simple or too complicated, treating the viewer with respect with neither making them feel dumb or losing them. The production values are slick as always and the music (though there is a preference for the other 'Law and Order' themes) isn't overdone in orchestration or how it's used. Vincent D'Onofrio expertly brings out Goren's hard-boiled personality, matched by a more understated Kathryn Erbe. Their chemistry carries the episode very well.
On the whole, very good but not the season at its best. 8/10
"The Pardoner's Tale" turned out to be a very good episode, but a little disappointing compared to "The Faithful", "Jones" and "Poison". All three were brilliant episodes, especially loved "Jones" for the tension and the ending while "Poison" had one of the season's most reprehensible perpetrators. "The Pardoner's Tale" doesn't quite have those interest points that set those episodes apart, but did execute its components very well.
It is very sordid though, 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' at its most sordid at this point, and may not appeal to all tastebuds. Do understand and agree somewhat that it does leave a bad, or at least unpleasant aftertaste.
Parts of the episode are a touch on the over-complicated side.
Great things are many though. An interest point of "The Pardoner's Tale" is the ending, with a rare occurance of Goren, Eames and Carver not being on the same side and Carver actually disgusting the other two. Different but an interesting side and change to their chemistry without being too out of character. The viewer is always kept guessing and it was great to see, as always intriguing and entertaining though also unorthodox, how the detectives got to the truth and their methods (have always liked that about 'Criminal Intent').
All the writing for "The Pardoner's Tale" is a good balance of not being overly-simple or too complicated, treating the viewer with respect with neither making them feel dumb or losing them. The production values are slick as always and the music (though there is a preference for the other 'Law and Order' themes) isn't overdone in orchestration or how it's used. Vincent D'Onofrio expertly brings out Goren's hard-boiled personality, matched by a more understated Kathryn Erbe. Their chemistry carries the episode very well.
On the whole, very good but not the season at its best. 8/10
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