Originally Posted by riley_dude (Post 10805950)

Yes. Yes it is. Much like the mini-show Harper's Island. I think 13 hours is too long to carry a mystery.

Originally Posted by kstublen (Post 10805968)

Good episode, but like everyone else, I think it was oddly/poorly timed. It would have been better to get this episode a little earlier, or spread out over the course of a few episodes.

Holder is definitely the best character on this show. He's extremely well-written and well-acted and has a lot of depth. If this show gets another season, I hope Linden leaves and Holder becomes the lead. He's sympathetic and I feel like he's someone we can actually root for, since he's getting his life together and trying to make amends. And he's got a great sense of humor.

It was nice to see some background on Linden and for her to actually show some emotion, but the character is pretty unlikable. I can't imagine that her son isn't the crack baby or whatever she was talking about. Add to that Reggie is a social worker it just seems to make sense. I sort of wondered this episode as well as earlier when he was sending out the pictures if Jack wasn't the murderer; he seems pretty screwed up, but I doubt they'll go in that direction.

Originally Posted by riley_dude (Post 10805950)

Yes. Yes it is. Much like the mini-show Harper's Island. I think 13 hours is too long to carry a mystery.

Originally Posted by northmoor (Post 10808327)

I'm left wondering how the home-boy even made it out of the police academy, let alone becoming a detective, and then a homicide detective, esp after having a drug addiction while on the job.

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 10806716)

Harper's Island at least started to get good around episode 6 or 7.

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 10808368)

Isn't this a fairly normal occurrence for undercover cops who have to end up shooting up to maintain their cover? I'd think it would be, and Linden seemed to imply as much.

Originally Posted by northmoor (Post 10810207)

I don't think she implied it, but rather she came out and said it, as that was her assumption that the problem was from his undercover work. Holder said that wasn't the case though.

But, nevertheless your point is right. As far as substance abuse, it doesn't really matter though, as the police, like a lot of other employers, are prohibited from "throwing an employee under the bus" for substance abuse problems as long as the employee is seeking help to fix it (and hasn't caused some major accident or problem on the job). This isn't the case though before the employee is hired ... or is going through the police academy.

I was just more wondering how the heck home-boy Holder even made it through the police academy. I think his backstory would be more interesting than Linden's.

Originally Posted by thelwig14 (Post 10810223)

Have we ever found out why the mob boss was so disgusted when he saw the Aunt at the wake?

Originally Posted by Metrodub (Post 10810320)

Wsa that the mob boss or the rich kid's (the one who was hooking up with Rosie) dad?

Either way, that has stuck with me too. She was eager to say hi and he gave her such a look of disgust.

Originally Posted by Fandango (Post 10806405)

When Holder and Linden were at the restaurant and she was talking about a previous case she worked on. She said the dad killed the mother and she had him put away so the kid was taken by protective services.

Originally Posted by joefrog91 (Post 10805001)

As a strong supporter of this show, I must admit this was a waste of an episode so close to the end. This needed to have been earlier in the season. However, I have to believe there was a reason it wasn't.

This show has been great about dropping little clues here and there. Can't wait for whatever comes next.