Jack McCoy uses a post-9/11 terrorism statute to prosecute a group of street fighters involved in a deadly retaliatory brawl--a move that A.D.A. Cutter strongly disagrees with.Jack McCoy uses a post-9/11 terrorism statute to prosecute a group of street fighters involved in a deadly retaliatory brawl--a move that A.D.A. Cutter strongly disagrees with.Jack McCoy uses a post-9/11 terrorism statute to prosecute a group of street fighters involved in a deadly retaliatory brawl--a move that A.D.A. Cutter strongly disagrees with.
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- TriviaRoberto Duran never really said "no mas" in the ring, although some people say that his body-language conveyed the idea.
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Cyrus Lupo: The Bloods and the Crips are not terrorists, and neither are a bunch of hardhats and day traders with anger issues. But it sure makes a hell of a sound byte when you're running for election.
D.A. Jack McCoy: [entering] I see. A few law school classes, detective, and all of a sudden you're an expert on jurisprudence?
Cyrus Lupo: Maybe not, but I do have one credential you don't. I spent four years chasing actual terrorists.
D.A. Jack McCoy: All the more reason I need you to testify. At the end of the day, we all want the same thing for the city. Safe streets, freedom from fear.
Cyrus Lupo: That's funny. When a cop stretches the rules, we get slammed. When you do it, we're supposed to hear the angels sing. I'll testify in your terrorism trial about what I saw and what I heard. But if you try to use my résumé to sell your case, you won't like what you hear.
"Rumble" is a great start to a surprisingly good Season 19 (certainly much better than 'Special Victims Unit's' Season 19). One of the season's best, most tense and most complex. As well as most thoughtful, with so many viewpoints and all understandable, and most relevant topic-wise (scarily so). Is "Rumble" one of the best 'Law and Order' episodes? No. Is it a sign of that the show was still worth watching despite not feeling the same? Yes indeed.
Still find Lupo and Bernard's chemistry a little on the bland, so their tensions never quite ignite and certainly not to the same extent as Lupo's with McCoy.
However, all the legal stuff is absolutely riveting, with plenty of snappy and thought provoking dialogue and a lot of tension. The subject is a difficult one to get right, with it being so political oriented it could easily have been heavy handed, but instead turned out to be disturbingly unflinching and tense as well as scary in its relevance (with this issue still happening today and to this extent, more so) and truth. Neither does it feel convoluted or over-stuffed. The moral dilemmas are thoughtfully handled and don't come over as laid on too thick or one-sided.
All the acting is fine, with Linus Roache (who has settled incredibly well) and Sam Waterston firing on all cylinders. The disagreements between them blister. Pablo Schreiber, who always does unsettling expertly, and Margot White, as the only person in the case to come off well, are excellent too.
Production values as ever are slick and with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear with the theme tune still memorable. The direction keeps things tight while allowing time to breathe.
Summing up, absolutely great. 9/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 9, 2022