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  Average Rating for Law And Order Criminal Intent - Series 2 - 4 out of 5

  
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• Law And Order Criminal Intent - Series 2

  Kashif Ahmed 08 August 2008

  

  NYPD Major Case Squad detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) & Eames (Kathryn Erbe) are back on the beat as creator Dick Wolf diligently ensures every major world religion gets it in the neck: Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Catholics, all they had to do was include Sikhs, Agnostics, Hindus and a few cults like Zionism, Freemasonry, Apocalyptic Zionism, Scientology and Atheism and we'd have had the whole set! 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' began to gain momentum in its second season; working on back stories, inter-departmental dynamics and even shedding some light on Goren"s stint in the military (which, one hopes, went better than that of D'Onofrio's character in 'Full Metal Jacket'). We're also introduced to 'Criminal Intent's' signature villainess; Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace (played with calculating, murderous glee by Oliva D'Abo of 'Kicking & Screaming' and 'Wonder Years' fame) now Miss Hitchens (perhaps a sly dig at erstwhile left wing author turned fascist Rottweiler Christopher Hitchens) is an ideal antagonist for Bobby & Alexandra in that she's just as skilled in psychological warfare as the detectives. 'Criminal Intent' is, in many ways, a calling card to the moral conscience of an America gone awry; one of the few TV shows prepared to address the issues of our time in a robust, sober and rational manner. Nowhere was this more evident than in Seasons 4 & 5 which, though hampered by problems off set, were the strongest by far with classic episodes like 'Stress Position' & 'Running Scared' both of which featured unforgettable performances by Vincent D'Onofrio. D'Onofrio, though ably supported by an integral cast of co-stars, is 'Criminal Intent', as important a factor in this show's popularity & success, as Mandy Patinkin was in 'Criminal Minds'. For Vincent creates a unique character in Bobby Goren; in that he's someone working within the establishment who struggles against its duplicitous motives and yet, despite all that he encounters, shows us that they're still those public servants who honourably uphold the original law of the land, as opposed to those who shamefully enforce the law of the jungle, or debased doctrines like 'The Patriot Act'. Chalk up another one for Wolf, for 'Criminal Intent' is arresting television.
  

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All 23 episodes from season 2 of the US drama series. The detectives of the NYPD's Major Case Squad pursue New York City's worst criminal offenders and these episodes follow the Squad as they discover how a slain social worker was trying to protect a child prodigy from his ruthless father; detectives accidentally discover a terrorist plot whilst searching for the daughter of a retired cop; the team discovers a hotel magnate dead in her bathtub showing signs of Botox injections. Episodes Included: 'Dead', 'Bright Boy', 'Anti-thesis', 'Best Defense', 'Chinoiserie', 'Malignant', 'Tomorrow', 'The Pilgrim', 'Shandeh', 'Con-Text', 'Baggage', 'Suite Sorrow', 'See Me', 'Probability', 'Monster', 'Cuba Libre', 'Cold Comfort', 'Legion', 'Cherry Red', 'Blink', 'Graansha', 'Zoonotic' and 'A Person of Interest'