Rizzoli & Isles
Plot summary:
Boston PD homicide detective, Jane Rizzoli, and doctor of
forensic pathology and chief medical examiner of Massachusetts, Maura Isles,
although are quite dissimilar in personalities, as a team, along with their
colleagues, work brilliantly in solving the complicated and dangerous cases
that come their way.
Review:
The cases introduced in this series are quite interesting,
ranging from singular murders to mob-hits to serial killings. And the varying
build-ups of suspense are achieved well for these different cases. Aside from
the various subplots, there are two main plots which the series tends to recur
on. Considering Jane Rizzoli, played by Angie Harmon, a main storyline revolves
around the serial killer known as Charles Hoyt(Michael Massee), whom Jane almost
fell victim to on more than one occasion. And considering Dr. Maura Isles,
played by Sasha Alexander, there’s the infamous mobster called Patrick “Paddy”
Doyle(John Doman), who’s also revealed to be Maura’s father.
There’s some good drama involved in this series and it gets
quite emotional as well. We see Rizzoli struggle through her trauma after her
confrontations with Hoyt and Dr. Isles endeavour the life-threatening events
that follow her father and her attempt to uncover secrets about her past. And
aside from these events, Rizzoli and her family is put through a couple of
other personal hardships whilst both, she and Dr. Isles are burdened with the
loss of a fellow colleague and friend.
Rizzoli is shown to have a quite stubborn, bold, and confident
personality, not to mention somewhat easily irritated and childish at times.
Dr. Isles, on the other hand, is depicted as methodical, somewhat socially
awkward and odd, and having a tendency to talk more than required about science
or any other topic she begins to talk about. And she’s shown to stray from the
original topic as well, at times. A couple of her quirks that prove to be
amusing in the series is her incapability to lie and her refusal to take
guesses.
Aside from Rizzoli and Isles, there’s Detective Vince
Korsak(Bruce McGill), who’s like a father-figure to Rizzoli, and who’s
compassionate, to both, people and animals, Detective Barry Frost(Lee Thompson
Young), who’s not only skilled at self-defense, but also tech-savvy, Rizzoli’s
younger brothers; Frankie(Jordan Bridges) and Tommy(Collin Egglesfield); of
whom Frankie follows Jane’s footsteps and becomes a cop whilst Tommy is still
putting his life back together after some past mistakes, Jane’s mother;
Angela(Lorraine Bracco); who can be quite overbearing and overprotective, Susie
Chang(Tina Huang), who works under Dr. Isles, and Lieutenant Sean Cavanaugh of
the Boston PD.
The dialogues are really good and interesting, the
characters are well-differentiated, and the acting from the main cast is
brilliant. Both, the cast and crew do a great job in bringing the stories to
life. Plus the music involved in the series is also pretty good. It’s quite the
interesting series to watch.
Very interesting TV series. Great review.
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