The Closer

Today I never changed out of my pajamas. I woke up at 1:00 in the afternoon, relocated from my bed to the couch in the living room, and never really left. Did not set one foot outside. Why, you may ask? Because The Closer is awesome, that's why. An all-day marathon, followed by the premiere of Season 3.

I love this show very much, which rarely happens for me with any of these detective-type series. Couldn't care less about any of the Law & Order's or CSI's. Ok, granted, I did grow up watching Matlock. When I was a kid- cartoons? No, thank you. Ben Matlock was The Man. That's why it's so cool to have found another character-driven show where justice is served daily. Kyra Sedgwick plays Brenda Lee Johnson, a homicide investigator from Atlanta. She's got the Southern manners, the little personality quirks, and and the general bad-ass nature that intimidates murderers into confessions.

This episode had one of the most surprising twists in any of the cases to date. Opens with: mom, dad, and 12-year old daughter stabbed to death in their home. No broken windows or doors. Drugged out teenage son hiding in the attic. But, just like always, the first suspect is never the guilty one... Twist: father was a bigomist. His son from his other family found out about his dad's double life, decided to confront him, and things got out of control.

sidenote: Jon Tenney, who plays Brenda's boyfriend Fritz, is so cute. He is another example of one of those guys who gets better looking as he gets older. I never fully realized until I saw Tim Daly in the Grey's spinoff, Private Practice, but that's a pretty common thing. Now that I've thought about it, totally true. George Clooney, Patrick Dempsey, Paul Newman. To use a calculus term, the limit of their attractiveness does not exist. Unfortunately, it only works for guys... Thanks for being so fair, universe.