When the highly mummified remains of a woman long dead are discovered washed up along the Bronx River, Goren and Eames find that this cold case is an unsolved homicide investigated years ago... Read allWhen the highly mummified remains of a woman long dead are discovered washed up along the Bronx River, Goren and Eames find that this cold case is an unsolved homicide investigated years ago by James Deakins, the man now their captain.When the highly mummified remains of a woman long dead are discovered washed up along the Bronx River, Goren and Eames find that this cold case is an unsolved homicide investigated years ago by James Deakins, the man now their captain.
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- Kathy McLellan
- (as Allison Daugherty)
- Elden Green
- (as Tim Warmen)
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- TriviaQuaaludes is both the street name and a former prescription drug brand name for methaqualone (and other similar drugs). Methaqualone was a sedative and hypnotic medication that used to be available by prescription in the United States and Europe in the 1960's thru the early 1980's. It was used to treat anxiety and insomnia by increasing GABA receptor activity in a similar manner to benzodiazepines and barbiturates, only with a higher incidence of side effects and addiction potential. Methaqualone was removed from the market in the US and Europe in the early 1980's due to widespread abuse and addiction, and also because data showed that benzodiazepines could treat anxiety and insomnia just as well, if not better, and had a much lower potential for abuse and addiction. Quaaludes started becoming a popular party drug in clubs (and a date rape drug) in the 1970's and continued to be into the 1990's, known variously as "ludes" or "sopers" (also "soaps") in the United States and "mandrakes" and "mandies" in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It started becoming seen less frequently in the late 80's, this was in part due to the DEA reclassifying it as a Schedule I controlled substance in 1984, which made its sale or use illegal even for medical uses, making the drug much harder to obtain as doctors could no longer prescribe it.
- GoofsThere is no "Sicilian Gambit" in chess. There is the Sicilian Defense (1. e4, c5) which is one of the most popular openings in the game.
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Detective Alexandra Eames: Too strange for the chess club? That must be some kind of record.
"Yesterday" may not be one of the best episodes of 'Criminal Intent'. Or even one of the best of the first season, of which "Yesterday" is towards the end of (after it there were four episodes to go until the season's end). There is still more than enough of what makes 'Criminal Intent' the great show it is, though like the original and 'Special Victims Unit' the earlier seasons are in my mind better. This is a solid example of why, even if other episodes do it even better.
For my tastes, the murderer did incriminate himself too easily and obviously.
Maybe the final scene was a bit over-heated this time.
On the other hand, there is so much that "Yesterday" excels in. Lippman is a character one really loves to hate without being a cartoon, Jim True-Frost is deliciously conceited as him. The chemistry between him and Morrissey is also fascinating, the amount of psychological dominance/power that the former has over the latter is quite chilling especially. Goren, one of the most interesting lead characters in the 'Law and Order' cannon, is a massive part of 'Criminal Intent's' appeal, his deductive methods and way of thinking is both entertaining and intriguing. Love his restraint here in "Yesterday" while showing who is boss when interrogating, he sure has a powerfully effective way of getting results. Cannot imagine anybody else playing him than Vincent D'Onofrio.
The episode is well shot as always and the music never came over as inappropriate in placement or tone. The writing provokes thought and is tightly structured while the story is compelling, with Goren, the chemistry between the characters/actors and that Lippman is an interesting character lifting it above ordinary. The performances are all strong, though the show belongs to D'Onofrio and True-Frost.
In summation, very good. 8/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 7, 2019