Major Crimes

I watched The Closer from beginning to the end! I absolutely love this spin off. I love that some of the characters have stronger roles and I love the firm and human side that Mary McDonnell brings to the show. Last weeks episode was so realistic with the use of infra red surveillance equipment and I must say that I was on the edge of my seat during the shoot out! I love the continuing appearance of Rusty and honestly prefer him and his problems to Brenda Leigh's cats. Seeing Fritzy in ongoing episodes lends to the continuity of the story line of the last show of The Closer. I do miss Det. Gabrien and I hope he has moved on to to some opportunities but all in all I totally do enjoy the new show and the existing cast!

The ensemble is terrific except for Rusty and Sharon. Sharon was such a horrible replacement for Brenda, but keeping wimpy Rusty around for seasons beyond when that soap-opera story line should have ended makes her unbearable. Let them both go! All the rest of the ensemble are great. Let Rayder marry Flynn and move away and let Rusty marry his boyfriend and go with them. Provenza can handle it!!! Leave us with him, Tao, and the rest, and it will be a much much better show.

I didn't watch Major Crimes or The Closer during the runs on TNT but sure glad I discovered both. I was able to rent both shows DVD sets from our local library (check it out, you might be surprised what's available at Libraries) and made copies so I could watch at my convenience. I watched in the proper order and started with The Closer, great show but that's for another review, and it's a great lead into Major Crimes. The weekly plot lines are mostly good but what sets this show apart is the excellent balance of characters. They really compliment each other and all the actors did a great job. Was kind of funny seeing Julio in Major Crimes after the actor (Raymond Cruz) was Tuco Salamanca in BB. Quite the opposite...LOL. They had good guest stars along with good part time characters too. Overall an enjoyable show and one that left me wanting more episodes. I believe the downfall in ratings for Major Crimes was the Rusty character and storyline. I found it uninteresting and others I've talked to about the show agreed. Not that it shouldn't have been there but the focus on him went too far. Glad I watched it and I'll probably watch both again. It's been a couple years since I last watched an episode but been seeing them pop up occasionally in syndication.

I like this show but Rusty ruins everything...

His character is pointless and annoying.

Great ensemble cast picks up where "The Closer" leaves off. Good stuff. But I guarantee you will tire of Rusty's constant whining and his annoying voice.