Round Two: The Finder

The Finder: Season 1, Episode 2 “Bullets” (B+)

Despite my enthusiasm for last week’s series premiere, I didn’t find myself anticipating this second installment, yet my expectations were once again surpassed with another entertaining hour. With Thursday nights not nearly as crowded as I feel like they used to be, or at least as the earlier half of the week, I might well stick with this show for a while. I recognized John Francis Daley’s Sweets from “Bones,” and I feel like bringing him in this early wasn’t a problem, mainly because Walter’s tricky answers to each and every one of his questions were easily the highlight of the episode. His semi-effective hypnosis was also amusing, and he ultimately got what he came for: an explanation of why Walter feels compelled to find, in all its dramatic glory. Mitch Pileggi’s innocent death row cop provided an excellent impetus for Leo to make a character-defining comment, threatening to bring him back to life and electrocute him again if he was lying. The complicated case led to a superb and surprising revelation that inspired Walter to shoot the internal affairs agent in the rear end to expose the bullet already lodged in there. This show embraces Walter’s motto – that he doesn’t care about murder mysteries, he just likes to find things. In her entirely unrelated subplot, Willa managed to cause plenty of trouble, not making friends on the volleyball court and then framing the jerk that crashed the stolen car she was in to take the fall for the theft and crash. What a cast of personalities this show has.