SouthLAnd Recap 2.6 – Maximum Deployment
Woot!! Chickie, Chickie, Bow Wow! Our girl is back! Wow what a hell of a get back too. While the entire episode showed John prodding and pushing Chickie (Arija Bareikis), even suggesting a desk job etc. it ended on a high note for her and means that we will probably see more of her in the next! While off-duty, Chickie’s cop instincts kick in when she manages to find an elusive rapist... [Read more]
SouthLAnd Recap 2.5 – What Makes Sammy Run
No more Tweety (Wood Harris), this episode of SouthLAnd leaves the Gangster and his Mexican hit men washed up with no chance at get back. The bust and the money count from Tweety’s enterprise was up to 19 Million by the time they were halfway through counting it. This man was a monster and I wished that we could have gotten a bit more exposure and face-time with Wood before they decapitated... [Read more]
SouthLAnd Recap 2.4 – The Runner
Did you see Lydia’s (Regina King) arms at the end of tonight’s episode? All I have to say is dammmmmnnnnn! Work it out detective, work it out! She’s been hiding those shotguns underneath her jacket apparently. Okay so tonight’s episode started with a bit of a “what the hell” from me and I am assuming most fans… Where is Rene Cordero (Amaury Nolasco) and who is this new fellow?... [Read more]
SouthLAnd Recap 2.3 – U-Boat
This episode of SouthLAnd featured the core group of Lydia (Regina King), Rene (Amaury Nolasco), Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) and Ben (Ben Mckenzie). Chickie (Arija Bareikis) is still getting harassed by the boys and getting crap duty so she confronts John Cooper about forcing her to turn Dewey in – thus causing her fall in popularity. This sets up an awesome sequence of teaching as punishment... [Read more]
SouthLAnd Recap 2.2 – Butch & Sundance
Although not as strong as the premier, Tuesday’s episode entitled “Butch & Sundance” gives us a bit more glimpses into the shady mind of Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie). Seriously I think that below the surface there is something off about the seemingly quiet and normal guy with an affinity for shooting ranges. I think back on the times when he sat in front of the psychiatrist or even... [Read more]
Southland Recap 2.1 – Phase Three
So the Southland premier season ended with a bang and the new episode launched without missing a step in this beautiful dance of Cop drama. Season One’s finale showed us what detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) could do when pressed, and she showed her quality in prime fashion with a shotgun, some focus and a whole lot of heart. In the season opener Lydia is given a new partner in Rene... [Read more]
Southland – a fresh take on Police Drama
This isn’t The Shield, Law and Order or CSI, this is a dramatic take on the everyday lives of a handful of LAPD Cops and the atrocities they face in a gang nation. Southland offers nothing new in terms of police drama but that shouldn’t be a reason to avoid watching it as I found it to be a very well shot, well acted bit of television. Like most of these cop inspired movies you have... [Read more]
