I'm new to watching "The Closer" and "Ruby" is by far the best episode I've seen so far. The acting is top notch, with special nods to Corey Reynolds, Kyra Sedgwich, and G. W. Bailey. Reynolds displayed all the fear, hurt, and then anger of a case like this and he was brilliant. Sedgwick was as intense as she has ever been since I've watched the show, and Bailey brought it all home in just a couple of scenes- his scene with "Buzz" when he ordered him to turn off the recording equipment was just great.
Normally, Bailey ("Lt. Provenza") is just around for laughs and the occasional sage advise, but this time he was as determined as "Sgt. Gabriel" (Reynolds) to bring that little girl home- by any means necessary. I guess all of the cops on the show were, but these three stepped it up a couple of notches.
Reynolds' acting in the scene where Ruby's body is found is very likely all of our reactions if were were in his shoes, and I think we all would have beaten the perp to a pulp if given the chance.
This episode had my heart pounding, then breaking, and then worried about what the future would hold for Gabriel and his relationship with "Chief Johnson".
Again, just a well written, terrifically acted episode from a show that I was lukewarm on at first, but am really starting to enjoy.
Normally, Bailey ("Lt. Provenza") is just around for laughs and the occasional sage advise, but this time he was as determined as "Sgt. Gabriel" (Reynolds) to bring that little girl home- by any means necessary. I guess all of the cops on the show were, but these three stepped it up a couple of notches.
Reynolds' acting in the scene where Ruby's body is found is very likely all of our reactions if were were in his shoes, and I think we all would have beaten the perp to a pulp if given the chance.
This episode had my heart pounding, then breaking, and then worried about what the future would hold for Gabriel and his relationship with "Chief Johnson".
Again, just a well written, terrifically acted episode from a show that I was lukewarm on at first, but am really starting to enjoy.