Season 10 of 'Law and Order' was a very solid one (most episodes being very good if more in their second halves than first) and Briscoe's new partner Green and their chemistry settled very well, of Briscoe's partners it was the one that settled the quickest. Sure there were a few disappointments, such as "Merger", "Panic", "Surrender Dorothy" and "Untitled". But when the season was at its it was brilliant, evident in "Killerz", "Justice", "Marathon" and "Blood Money".
Its last episode "Vaya Con Dios" is a very good way to end and all the good things that all the episodes had are here. Not mind-blowing and the ending is likely to be a source of frustration, but it struck me as very impressive with a lot that is truly great. As far as Season 10 goes, "Vaya Con Dios" is close to being one of the better ones and don't agree personally that it is ridiculous but maybe that is just me. Very sad to say goodbye to Schiff, always liked his character and his successors were not in the same ballpark.
Production values are slick and are simple without being simplistic. The music is haunting and not too over-emphasised when used. The direction is sympathetic while having momentum and personality. The script doesn't sugarcoat things and is intelligently and tautly written. It is lean too while having enough room to breathe.
The story also grips and it has uncompromising tension and it becomes more complex the more that's revealed. The moral dilemmas of the case are also handled very well, as was Schiff's exit which wasn't cheap or indifferently done. The acting is very good all round, Sam Waterston and Jerry Orbach always deliver and Steven Hill's final performance for the show is touching.
Really do wish that the case had a proper conclusion, considering that it was a season finale and eventually a quite complicated story to me this was a story that needed close. The ambiguous abruptness did not satisfy and the last twist was on the far fetched side.
Concluding, very good final episode for a solid season. 8/10.
Its last episode "Vaya Con Dios" is a very good way to end and all the good things that all the episodes had are here. Not mind-blowing and the ending is likely to be a source of frustration, but it struck me as very impressive with a lot that is truly great. As far as Season 10 goes, "Vaya Con Dios" is close to being one of the better ones and don't agree personally that it is ridiculous but maybe that is just me. Very sad to say goodbye to Schiff, always liked his character and his successors were not in the same ballpark.
Production values are slick and are simple without being simplistic. The music is haunting and not too over-emphasised when used. The direction is sympathetic while having momentum and personality. The script doesn't sugarcoat things and is intelligently and tautly written. It is lean too while having enough room to breathe.
The story also grips and it has uncompromising tension and it becomes more complex the more that's revealed. The moral dilemmas of the case are also handled very well, as was Schiff's exit which wasn't cheap or indifferently done. The acting is very good all round, Sam Waterston and Jerry Orbach always deliver and Steven Hill's final performance for the show is touching.
Really do wish that the case had a proper conclusion, considering that it was a season finale and eventually a quite complicated story to me this was a story that needed close. The ambiguous abruptness did not satisfy and the last twist was on the far fetched side.
Concluding, very good final episode for a solid season. 8/10.
