I began watching this show expecting it to be pretty bad based on what I read here. The first episode did seem a bit too LA, what with starlets and the goings on in Hollywood and all. After a few episodes, the series did pick up steam and find its direction. I must admit, after Molina and Stoll became partners it really all came together.
If I have to find some criticism it would be the complexity of the crimes. I've watched all the L&O franchises but this one seems to have the most outlandish twists and turns. By the time the episode ends you are typically miles away from how it started. Not a bad thing but at times way too contrived.
Finally, did the episodes air the way they are arranged on the DVD? A major character is killed off midway only to re-appear in subsequent episodes. Really odd way to arrange the shows.
