What I’m Watching: The Closer

The Closer: Season 6, Episode 3 “In Custody” (B+)

It’s fun imagining how Major Crimes would be run if someone besides Brenda was in charge. Unfortunately, Brenda doesn’t seem to have faith in anyone except for Sergeant Gabriel, who strikes me as not intimidating enough to command a team. Watching Provenza lead the investigation at the crime scene when Brenda wasn’t able to get there was highly enjoyable, and the initially antagonistic Flynn could be a good choice too. Commander Taylor would be great also, especially since he really doesn’t have much to do on the show at this point – the character or the actor, wandering around trying to find his office and wishing he could be a part of Major Crimes. I wonder how Pope will react when he finds out that Brenda is going to apply, and I’m sure it will be just as entertaining, if not more so, as Fritz’s fury upon finding out. Watching Lieutenant Tau tackle a suspect while Sanchez was being chewed out for bringing a kid to the crime scene was funny, and it’s interesting to see Sanchez as this deeply loyal family man who got his own showcase a couple of seasons back when his brother got gunned down. On the guest star front this week, we have Geoffrey Arend, who played Tom’s best friend McKenzie in “500 Days of Summer” and can currently be seen looking suspicious in the trailer for the M. Night Shyamalan-involved film “Devil,” as the jittery boyfriend. This case definitely got serious very quickly, and I think that worked well.