The addition of the girls improves the show immeasurably – the black chick captain knocks off two PC birds (black, woman) with the one stone – having a female cop gets to add an extra dimension to the cop stories (eg the one on baby farming). Jill Hennessy as the prosecutor is mostly just easy to look at to start off with, but that’s not unimportant – as her character gains confidence so does her performance. (I notice they refer to her sexual side in one episode which they never did with Richard Brooks.) Chris Noth grows his hair a little in this one – it’s very early 90s.
Less well known guest stars this season: Ted Bikel, Viveca Lindfors, Robin Tunney, Christine Baranski, the fat chick off the Practice, Lisa Eichhorn, Alison Janney (back in a bigger role than her previous guest star stint). Of more interest is the returning players – this one brought back a couple of defence attorneys: the black woman (who has been in a few), the cheery white haired guy who is smart, the pompous guy with a moustache; plus some of those terrific judges with their wonderful dry delivery.
There’s an episode where they deal with multiple cases as opposed to one; a poor episode dealing with a riot (where the black characters are forced to make a dopey argument, which is unfair); a terrific final episode for Michael Moriarty, who has a great method actor hug with Steve Hill at the end.
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