Major Crimes: Season 2, Episode 3 “Under the Influence” (B+)
This episode got off to a fast-paced start after an unsuspecting introduction to Tao’s TV writer friend with an enthralling police chase scene that is somewhat rare for this show, along with the excessive amount of blood present on the driver’s clothes. It was jarring to recognize Ben Feldman, who plays opinionated copywriter Michael Ginsberg on “Mad Men,” as the cocky, curious Jason Andrews. His romantic interest in Sykes was a bit surprising, as was her being referred to by her first name, an unusual thing for any character on this show. It would be good to see her loosen up and enjoy a love life, though I’m not sure he’s the best fit for her. He did prove helpful in giving Rusty advice on how to write and nearly getting him in trouble for plagiarism, but it’s something considering Rusty framed himself as his own greatest influence, which presents more than enough problems as it is. The showier guest star of the episode was, of course, Elizabeth Pena, whose mother of the year was willing to let her son be deported to Mexico to take the fall for a crime of which she was equally guilty only before she realized that she too would be deported and face certain doom at the hands of the cartel. I noticed that D.D.A. Rios was nowhere to be found in this hour, and instead we got the more reliable D.D.A. Hobbs. Additionally, with Jon Tenney starring in his own show right after this one, D.B. Sweeney’s Agent Morris is a fitting consolation prize.
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