Major Crimes: Season 2, Episode 8 “The Deep End” (B+)
This felt like an event episode in many ways, starting with a helicopter approaching the crime scene with the journalist within charged to get the true story and not just what the cops were telling people. The fact that the supposed victim was actually the perpetrator was a great way to start things off with a twist, but that was outdone considerably by the fact that he was also guilty of an entirely different and much more major crime. The coach wasn’t featured nearly as much as the family of his victim, which was an interesting way to spin things. That allowed for the crime to take on a much grander nature, as Sharon’s very clever ploy to tell the media that they had cleared the coach of all allegations of sexual misconduct only served to bring forward more accounts, one of them recent enough to be used against him in a court of law. It’s difficult to see Rusty present and involved so directly in cases like this, and to see him lash out when Brenda checks in to see how he’s doing handling a very adult subject such as this. The part of Chris’ mom wasn’t a typical role for Lori Loughlin, and her interaction with Sharon suggests that the non-romance between Rusty and Chris isn’t yet over. I’m not sure if it will be the case, but I’d love to see Flynn and Sharon together at Flynn’s daughter’s wedding, which would be a rare glimpse into the personal life of one character defined previously only by his health and his friendship with Provenza.
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