I'm gonna rank this season #2 just below the first one. Titus Welliver is still awesome as det Harry Bosch. I love how they start introducing the main arc for the next season in the ending of current season(and even earlier - a tiny scene dedicated to it was inserted in the episode 1). All around this is a perfect Bosch season. I binged it in like 2 days. The next one has a lot of potential, serial killer investigations are always fascinating and captivating so if the writers don't mess up we're in for a wild ride next year!
8 Reviews
Chickens Roosted, But....
Hitchcoc21 April 2019
Of course, Harry had to finally confront the drug guys. That is a given. But through all that is the specter of some really nasty activity. Harry has another case coming up in a year or so. J. Edgar is deeply involved once more and he is as driven, in his own way, as our title detective. Maddie is back in school but she will play another part someday. Bosch continues to create enemies on the inside as well. Couldn't help myself. Watched it all in a couple days.
Such a amazing show
cindymyoung28 December 2019
Titus is so good for the part of Harry Bosch. I binged watch 5 seasons in a couple weeks, pretty addicting with great story lines, some good humour and of course J. Edgar character is well played too. Can't wait for season six!!!
Review of Season 5: Enormously Ambitious
nanonta13 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
An enormously ambitious season! At one point I wondered if the show had bitten off more than it could chew....
1) The criminal drug organization with its clinics, doctors, pharmacies, airports, and murderous thugs
2) Preston Borders with his wife and crooked lawyers,
3) Harry Bosch working with Chandler and her investigator Hector Bonner. See "Two Kinds of Truth" below.
4) Jerry and the Jamaicans, 5) New homicide detective Vega finding body parts all over the place.
6) An investigation into a police shooting featuring Irving and a new DA 7) Drug addicted mother with murdered daughter unsolved.
8) In addition, the season began with a "flash forward" storytelling technique with the drug boss pointing a gun at Bosch's head and in a later episode pulled the trigger.
Season 5 and the Connely novel Two Kinds of Truth: Some reviewers complained about the absence of Micky Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) in the TV show.. A sincere opinion, but if I were producing this show, I would consider the cost vs. Benefits of such a change. In the Amazon series we have Honey Chandler replacing Haller and Hector Bonner replacing Haller's investigator Cisco (both big bikers and former members of biker gangs Outstanding performance by the actor who played Opie in Sons of Anarchy). Also I liked Mimi Rogers in he role of Chandler.
Season 5 had some things that others complained about. For example, at first I thought the "flash forward" in episode 1 was manipulative, but I got over that. Overall. I think there is a lot to like....
4) Jerry and the Jamaicans, 5) New homicide detective Vega finding body parts all over the place.
6) An investigation into a police shooting featuring Irving and a new DA 7) Drug addicted mother with murdered daughter unsolved.
8) In addition, the season began with a "flash forward" storytelling technique with the drug boss pointing a gun at Bosch's head and in a later episode pulled the trigger.
Season 5 and the Connely novel Two Kinds of Truth: Some reviewers complained about the absence of Micky Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) in the TV show.. A sincere opinion, but if I were producing this show, I would consider the cost vs. Benefits of such a change. In the Amazon series we have Honey Chandler replacing Haller and Hector Bonner replacing Haller's investigator Cisco (both big bikers and former members of biker gangs Outstanding performance by the actor who played Opie in Sons of Anarchy). Also I liked Mimi Rogers in he role of Chandler.
Season 5 had some things that others complained about. For example, at first I thought the "flash forward" in episode 1 was manipulative, but I got over that. Overall. I think there is a lot to like....
Great season
shelleyquest20 October 2019
I know I'm late for the party....
stellacarlin2 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words.
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words.
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words.
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words. Nothing more to say.
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words.
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words.
I know I'm late for the party but my gosh I love this show. I'm so happy the dog came back. I am in tears. I can't really come up with 600 words. Nothing more to say.
Series 5 ends well
snoozejonc9 October 2023
Life seems to calm down for Bosch after his undercover operation, or does it?
This is a solid finale that delivers a bit of bada___ action, wraps up some series 5 arcs nicely and opens the door for what is likely to be coming in series 6.
Bosch's scenes are the strongest for me, as he has some good exchanges with various characters like Maddie, Irving, Chandler. Plus there is a reasonably thrilling piece of spectacle that is well made in (a typically Bosch way). Irving's reaction to one phone call related to this is very predictable but enjoyable nonetheless.
There are enough plot threads left dangling for me to want to know what happens next, so the writers and filmmakers have done their jobs efficiently.
7.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
This is a solid finale that delivers a bit of bada___ action, wraps up some series 5 arcs nicely and opens the door for what is likely to be coming in series 6.
Bosch's scenes are the strongest for me, as he has some good exchanges with various characters like Maddie, Irving, Chandler. Plus there is a reasonably thrilling piece of spectacle that is well made in (a typically Bosch way). Irving's reaction to one phone call related to this is very predictable but enjoyable nonetheless.
There are enough plot threads left dangling for me to want to know what happens next, so the writers and filmmakers have done their jobs efficiently.
7.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
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