What I'm Watching: The Closer

The Closer: Season 4, Episode 7 "Sudden Death" (B+)

I've always been a fan of episodes spotlighting each of the individual cast members, and while I would have liked to see more of Sanchez's (and Tau's for that matter) home life, this will do fine. That was an intense opening scene with Sanchez darting to frantically help his brother and nearly attacking the paramedics for not coming immediately to his brother's aid. It's weird to see the whole team in plainclothes, but then again, I wouldn't mind seeing them like this again in a more personal sense, especially with characters like Tau and Daniels who we really don't know too much about (I loved last year's episode with Provenza and Flynn on their way to the ball game, and Pope's dealing with his wife's lawsuit). Besides offering a nice spotlight for one of the characters, this is a good, moving episode with a lot of intensity and a compelling finish.