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| Monday, March 24, 2008 12:54 PM |
| On the Viewer - New Amsterdam ("Soldier's Heart") |
 by Fëanor |
I'm already falling behind on this show, even though I can watch it whenever I want online. D'oh! Anyway, this episode, which is from... two weeks ago now, is a pretty good one. The crime being investigated is the murder of a psychiatrist, and the obvious suspect is a seriously disturbed Iraq War veteran who is prone to violent outbursts and who had an appointment with the doctor around the time of her death. And indeed Amsterdam talks the guy into confessing. But later he feels certain that he made a mistake and that the real murderer is still at large. In Amsterdam's flashback story, we learn that he was a surgeon during the Civil War and had some tragic first-hand experience with the same kind of post-traumatic stress his suspect is experiencing (although back then it was known as "Soldier's Heart" - thus the episode title). Meanwhile, he finally gets an excuse to officially meet the woman whom he suspects is "The One." She quickly recognizes him as her mysterious walk-out resurrection case and asks if she can do some tests. He submits and seems to be getting closer to her, but later learns something about her that puts a pretty big stumbling block in the way of his pursuit of her.
This show is sort of still on probation with me. It hasn't done anything so amazing that I feel absolutely dedicated to watching it from here on out, but it also hasn't done anything so stupid that I feel like I can drop it for good. It's clever and moving at times, cheesy at others. I wasn't a big fan of the scene in this episode when we realize that the guy in Amsterdam's flashback is a famous historical personality. I always thought that was corny and hard to believe when they did this in Young Indiana Jones, and I think it's corny and hard to believe here, too.
I should also mention that the "hidden compartment" in the desk that Amsterdam rather ridiculously finds because he recognizes the type of desk from his past is barely hidden at all, and his partner is a pretty crummy detective for missing it.
Still, like I said, nothing too awful happens in this episode, there's some good acting, and the story's interesting enough. I suspect I'll load up the next episode pretty soon. |
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