Season 8 - Not so great!
I really enjoyed season 7, but what happened?
By the end of eight, you could see D'Onofrio had reached his limit, and I'm not surprised he decided to quit after this dog's breakfast of a season. The editing was sloppy, and the direction was careless. And what was with the horrid out-of-character scripts?
Firstly, no reference was made to the events in 'Frame'. Just one discussion with Eames about Bobby's obvious depression would have satisfied, but nada!
Worse still, the eps were all aired in a different order from which they were filmed. I highly suggest you watch them in the correct sequence, so you better appreciate Goren's slow (but silent)recovery from his grief: Faithfully, Folie a Deux, Identity Crisis, Alpha Dog, Playing Dead, Lady's Man, All In,and Family Values.
Of these episodes, my personal favorites were 'Lady's Man', where both Erbe and D'Onofrio get a chance to shine, and 'Family Values'. The latter was a little heavy-handed,...
Glad to have it...wish it was the ENTIRE season
Review by Ruby: I was very happy to receive my Season 8 set of LOCI today! I was, however, disappointed that it did NOT include the episode "The Glory That Was"! I paid for the entire season of 16 episodes -- and paid more by pre-ordering than I would pay now, a mere 4 days after release -- and still did not get the whole season, this episode apparently not being available at all now. This fact really should be put in the description of the product!
Nonetheless, I am happy to have the set (though I would have prefered a box cover which was not dented and wrinkled). Can't wait for the final 2 seasons of this iconic show to be released! My favorite of all crime shows!! And Robert Goren is the best of all possible detectives!! Vincent D'Onofrio rocks!!!
Law & Order C.I. Season 8
Unlike many VDO fans, I found myself surprised by how much I actually like Jeff Goldbum's character, Det. Nichols. He is quirky, but in a different way than Goren. Also, like many others, I couldn't understand some of the decisions/missed opportunities made by the producers in their stories this season.
Two glaring errors were in the episode 'All In', in which the character Josh Snow was obviously Joey Frost from season 5. There was no reason not to keep him as Joey Frost, which would have provided some continuity. (perhaps they couldn't get the original actor who played Joey for this episode?)
Also, in the episode 'Faithfully', Goren's 'new family' is most likely his previously unknown family via his biological father Mark Ford Brady (the infamous serial killer).
Also, the missing episode 'The Glory That Was' being withdrawn from broadcast due to apparent pressure from outside the U.S. is especially galling.
And finally, there is the inexcusable falling off in...
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